STEVE AZAR

FOUNDER

From touring with Bob Seger, having an album featured on Oprah's Top Things to Buy at Christmas, ranking in the top 5 of the top 100 celebrities that play golf by Golf Digest, writing the official song for the 2015 FIS World Ski Championships, to making a #1 music video with Morgan Freeman, having the highest charting single for an independent record label, having one of the top 5 most played songs on country radio since 2001 and writing hits for other performers, Steve has a wealth of knowledge to pass on. He is the official Music & Culture Ambassador of Mississippi and artist in residence at the Delta Music Institute.

Founding Partner

Ride Records

Highest charting radio single for an independent record label. #1 Music video. Engaged by major labels to provide radio promotion and marketing services for major label acts. Visit website.

Steve Azar St. Cecilia Foundation, Delta Soul Celebrity Golf & Charity Event

In 2006, Steve and his wife Gwen started the Steve Azar St. Cecilia Foundation, and annually host the Delta Soul Celebrity Golf & Charity Event. Since it’s inception, the foundation has channelled nearly $900,000 to many worthwhile causes in the Delta and beyond. Additionally Steve has raised multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars for charitable causes through the auctioning of songs. These songs are written for the highest bidder’s charity of choice. The charity event brings celebrities of the likes of actor Morgan Freeman to quarterback Jim McMahon. Visit website.

Music FestivalS

In 2013, Steve co-founded The Mighty Mississippi Music Festival which ran for 5 consecutive years. It received many accolades such as #1 best new music festival in America by the American Blues Scene 2014, Visit south.com top 8 festival in the South 2014, Acoustic guitar magazine- 50 states 50 must attend events, 2014 Festival of The Year of Mississippi 2013, Los Angeles Times #1 Event in Mississippi, AAA Southern Travel named MMMF as their official southern travel treasure for 2015, made the publication 1000 Places to see before you die. In 2021, he co-founded the Mockingbird Songwriters Music Festival which takes place in Leland, Mississippi in the spring.