Party: Steve Poltz

Party: Steve Poltz

Steve Poltz is not normal.
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) but has lived most of his life in Southern California and those geographic poles are quite likely responsible for his unhinged genius. He is a dual citizen - Canada/USA - but has often said that, "should a hostage situation arise, I become conveniently Canadian."

Over the course of his life he’s met Elvis Presley, trick or treated at Liberace’s house, was Bob Hope’s favourite altar boy (according to him), bravely travelled the world busking before he knew how to do it, famously co-wrote “You Were Meant For Me” with Jewel, pissed off David Cassidy and can count some of the world’s coolest people as fans.

He’s a smart-ass philosopher and a child-like adventurer/observer with an absurdist’s view of this crazy world and the various life-forms that inhabit it. His shows are the stuff of legend – no two are alike – he can take an unsuspecting audience from laughter to tears and back again in the space of a single song. He is a master of improvisational songwriting and works without a set list to be free to react instantly to the mood of a room. He is an astonishing guitar player on top of everything else and he is quite possibly the most talented, and engaging, solo performer on this planet. Whether he's Canadian, or American, or simply from space there's no denying there's only one Steven Joseph Joshua Poltz and to know him is to love him.