# Steelism

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{{Short description|American instrumental band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Steelism
| image           = Steelism Publicity Photo.jpg
| caption         =
| image_size      = 300
| landscape       = Yes
| origin          = [Nashville](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee), [Tennessee](/source/Tennessee), U.S.
| genre           = [Instrumental](/source/Instrumental)
| years_active    = 2011–present
| label           = [Single Lock Records](/source/Single_Lock_Records), Intoxicating Sounds, Names Records, Theory 8 Records, Turbo Time Records
| website         = {{URL|http://steelismmusic.com/}}
| current_members = Jeremy Fetzer<br />Spencer Cullum Jr.<br />
}}

'''Steelism''' is a Nashville-based [instrumental](/source/instrumental) band.  A "country twang, jazz, blues, R&B, surf guitar, and Ennio Morricone-like movie soundtrack washed in a 21st century blend,"<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|last1=Leggett|first1=Steve|title=Steelism: Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/steelism-mn0003277593|website=allmusic.com|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=23 June 2017}}</ref> Steelism is composed of guitarist Jeremy Fetzer and pedal steel player Spencer Cullum.<ref name="Rolling Stone 10">{{cite magazine|last1=Gold|first1=Adam|title=10 New Artists You Need to Know: Fall 2014|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/new-country-artists-2014-20141010/steelism-20141010|accessdate=23 June 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=October 10, 2014}}</ref>

==History==
Fetzer (from Canton, Ohio) and Cullum (from Essex, England)  met while backing up singer [Caitlin Rose](/source/Caitlin_Rose) on a UK tour.<ref name="Weekend edition">{{cite news|last1=Hight|first1=Jewly|title=Revisiting An Era When Pop Didn't Always Have Lyrics|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/11/09/362084228/revisiting-an-era-when-pop-didnt-always-have-lyrics|accessdate=23 June 2017|work=NPR|date=November 9, 2014}}</ref> They began writing together after discovering a shared interest in classic movie soundtrack composers such as [Ennio Morricone](/source/Ennio_Morricone) and 1960s instrumental artists including [Booker T. and the M.G.s](/source/Booker_T._and_the_M.G.s), [The Ventures](/source/The_Ventures) and [Pete Drake](/source/Pete_Drake).<ref name="Relix">{{cite news|last1=Sliver|first1=Glen Burn|title=On the Verge: Steelism|url=https://www.relix.com/ontheverge/detail/steelism|accessdate=23 June 2017|work=Relix|date=October 10, 2014}}</ref>   Their debut EP, ''The Intoxicating Sounds of Pedal Steel and Guitar'', was released in October 2012.<ref name="East N">{{cite news|last1=Fox|first1=Randy|title=CHARACTER CONSTRUCTION Steelism is building music for the future on a solid foundation|url=http://theeastnashvillian.com/article/character-construction|accessdate=23 June 2017|work=The East Nashvillean}}</ref>

In September 2014, the band released their debut full-length album, ''615 to FAME'', in North America on [Single Lock Records](/source/Single_Lock_Records). It was recorded at [FAME Studios](/source/FAME_Studios) in [Muscle Shoals](/source/Muscle_Shoals%2C_Alabama), [Alabama](/source/Alabama)  and at Club Roar in Nashville.<ref name="CMT">{{cite news|last1=Deusner|first1=Steven M.|title=Steelism's Debut Stretches From Surf to '70s|url=http://www.cmtedge.com/2014/09/17/steelisms-debut-stretches-from-surf-to-70s/|accessdate=23 June 2017|work=CMT|date=September 17, 2014}}</ref>  The Fame Studios sessions were co-produced by Ben Tanner of the [Alabama Shakes](/source/Alabama_Shakes), who also played on the record.<ref name="Powers">{{cite news|last1=Powers|first1=Ann|title=First Listen: Steelism, '615 To FAME'|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/09/07/345596609/first-listen-steelism-615-to-fame|accessdate=23 June 2017|work=NPR|date=February 7, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|last1=Dauphin|first1=Chuck|title=Steelism on New Album's Influences: 'We Kind of Have Two Sides to What We Do'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6141137/steelism-615-to-fame|accessdate=23 June 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=June 30, 2014}}</ref>

Steelism released a limited-edition EP entitled ''The Drawing Room Vol. 1'' in July 2015 on their own label, Intoxicating Sounds.<ref name="Voice">{{cite news|last1=Orr|first1=Dacey|title=Steelism Are Nashville's Biggest 'Studio Nerds' and Its Secret Weapon, Too|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/08/25/steelism-are-nashvilles-biggest-studio-nerds-and-its-secret-weapon-too/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005037/https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/08/25/steelism-are-nashvilles-biggest-studio-nerds-and-its-secret-weapon-too/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 7, 2018|access-date=23 June 2017|work=Village Voice|date=August 25, 2015}}</ref>  ''Ism,'' their second album, was released in June 2017.<ref name="Amer Song">{{cite news|last1=Horowitz|first1=Hal|title=Stellism: Ism|url=https://americansongwriter.com/2017/06/steelism-ism/|accessdate=23 June 2017|work=American Songwriter|date=June 21, 2017}}</ref>

==Discography==
*''Ism'' (Album, 2017, Intoxicating Sounds)
*''The Drawing Room, Volume 1'' (EP, 2015, Intoxicating Sounds)
*"The Informant" / "The Spook" (Single, 2015, Turbo Time Records)
*''615 to FAME'' (Album, 2014, Single Lock Records)
*"China Plate" <small>b/w "Emily"</small>, Split single with [Andrew Combs](/source/Andrew_Combs) (Electric Western, 2013)
*''The Intoxicating Sounds of Pedal Steel & Guitar'' (EP, 2012, Theory 8)
*"9 to 5 Jive" / "Lewis & Clark" (Single, 2012, Theory 8)
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|1=http://steelismmusic.com/}}
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*{{allMusic|artist/steelism-mn0003277593}}
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Category:2011 establishments in Tennessee
Category:American instrumental musical groups
Category:Musical duos from Tennessee
Category:Musical groups established in 2011
Category:Musical groups from Nashville, Tennessee

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