Trilogy Records and Inner Music announce the release of

"The Dream"

The new CD by Steve Holt.

Toronto, August 21 – Trilogy Records and Inner Music announced today the long-awaited release of "The Dream", the new album by Steve Holt. It is the first album in the pop/rock genre by the artist who had previously been known as one of Canada’s great jazz pianists and composers. "The Dream" features Steve as a vocalist and songwriter, as well as pianist.

A seasoned musician with a prodigious history, Montreal-born Steve Holt is a Juno award nominee with 5 albums to his credit. With his new album, The Dream, Steve has crossed over into mainstream pop-rock music. The CD was produced by acclaimed engineer/producer Darius Szczepaniak (Barenaked Ladies, Jann Arden, Chantal Kreviazuk).

Steve studied music at McGill University and graduated with distinction as McGill's first-ever Bachelor of Music majoring in Jazz performance. He began his professional career playing Jazz clubs in Quebec and then relocated to Toronto several years later. In addition to his musical endeavors, Steve became a top-ranked Bay Street analyst and chalked up more than 15 years of senior analytical experience with major Canadian investment firms, specializing in entertainment and consumer related companies. But in 1999 Steve decided to walk away from Bay Street to pursue a life-long desire to write and perform pop/rock music. In April 2002, the first single from the album was released. “We Need You,” a plea for tolerance and understanding in a confusing world, achieved a great deal of success at radio, in particular in the province of Quebec, and Steve is hoping that "The Dream" will strike a similar chord in the hearts of listeners.

As Steve says, "The making of The Dream was like nothing I'd ever attempted. Over a period of many months, songs were written and re-written. Tracks were recorded. Slowly, like some sleepy giant, the album began to take its shape. There was real, palpable magic surrounding the project. The musicians - most of whom I had never met - they could feel it. The recording engineers could feel it. We all knew something remarkable was happening to all of us. It was as if all who touched this project received some kind of magical gift. Really."