HillTop Records is dedicating the opening week of the Festival to Steve. While Steve Euto-Mullis led a full and multi-faceted life, we at HillTop best knew him for his contributions as a songwriter--and a great one, at that. After retiring from teaching composition at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, Steve devoted his time to songwriting, recording and performing. He wrote dozens of songs at Birdie In A Cage Music Studio, and recorded at Studio G and Log Cabin Productions. His first love was Gospel music; however, Steve also wrote and recorded wonderful songs in his own style of Americana/Folk/Country. He was inducted into the Carolinas Country - Bluegrass - Gospel Hall of Fame, and he was also a member of the Charlotte Folk Society.
HillTop Records is honored to have been a part of Steve Euto-Mullis' songwriting process. Last year, at our First Annual HillTop Records Online Music Festival for Songwriters, Steve's song "The Master of the Sky" won multiple awards: It was the Most Liked Song in July (thanks to participating voters) and it also won the Best of Genre in the Country Music category. Best of all, "The Master of the Sky" took home the Festival Blue Ribbon and the Grand Prize of $1000 for being the Best Song of the Festival. After the prizes were awarded, we received a heartfelt letter of thanks from Steve Euto-Mullis; we remember well what a kind and eloquent writer he was.
Of his signature song, Steve Euto-Mullis said: "The morning that I sat down with my guitar in hand to write 'Master' still lingers in my heart as a significant emotional event for me. I started the song with the intention of writing a Folk or Country piece about home; however, by the time I'd reached the second verse, the real 'Master of the Sky' evinced a subtle but meaningful shift away from the secular to a Gospel message."
We at HillTop Records are so proud to be able to work with gifted songwriters like Steve Euto-Mullis. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones, and we know that his legacy will live on in his beautiful music. Please take the time to visit Steve's HillTop Records Songwriter Page, and listen to some of his incredible songs. They have been Featured many times on our website. Last year's Industry Professionals page on our Music Festival website featured his signature song - "The Master of the Sky." All of his HillTop recorded songs are available for purchase on our official website at http://www.hilltoprecords.com/. Steve was our Featured Songwriter for the month of May 2012.
Steve Euto-Mullis is survived by his wife Chris Stoner-Mullis, daughter Jennifer Capousis and her husband Gavin, five grandchildren, and his brother Dillon Mullis and his wife Margaret. Although we never met Steve in person, we knew him well through his eloquent letters and his great songs. All of us at HillTop feel that we have lost a dear friend, but we know that Steve has gone home to be with the Master of the Sky.
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