Even’s songwriting career spans many years and stylistic borders from the multi- platinum international hit, “When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman” by rock’s Dr Hook, to the three week running #1 Pop hit, “ I Love A Rainy Night” by long time partner and superstar, Eddie Rabbitt. He has accumulated an unprecedented 53 BMI Awards, which includes: 14 Pop Awards – 26 Country Awards – 1 Five Millionaire Award – 1 Four Millionaire Award – 1 Three Millionaire Awards – 4 Two Millionaire Awards – and 6 One Millionaire Awards.

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The Grammy and NSAI Songwriter Hall of Fame nominated composer has written ASCAP’s Most Played Song of the Year, “Love Will Turn You Around” by Kenny Rogers and won BMI’s Robert J Burton Award, Song of the Year for “Suspicions” by Eddie Rabbitt, earning him the distinction as a BMI “Songwriter of the Century”.

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He received New York’s prestigious Big Apple Advertising Award for writing a series of national Miller Beer TV & Radiocommercials, the CMA Triple Play Award (for having three #1 hits in one year) and has had #1 songs in numerous motion pictures and television productions.Some of the eclectic mix of major artists who have recorded his songsinclude: Joe Cocker, Tim McGraw, Engelbert Humperdinck, Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride, Mac Davis, Roger Miller, George Jones, Ronnie Milsap, Paul Overstreet, Dolly Parton, Sammi Smith, Suzy Bogguss, Conway Twitty, Brenda Lee, J.D. Souther, Stonewall Jackson, Marylin McCoo, Blake Shelton, Steel Pulse, Tom Jones, Roger Whittaker, Lacy J. Dalton, Cecil, Stella Parton, The Oak Ridge Boys, Mickey Gilley, Kenny Rogers, Marie Osmond, Crystal Gayle, Glen Campbell, Alabama, Pam Tillis, Bobby Bare, The Chipmunks, Barbara Mandrell, Eddie Rabbitt, Dr. Hook, Kim Carnes, The London Symphony and Julio Iglesias.

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As a record Producer, Even has had #1 successes with Eddie Rabbitt as well as numerous chart records and albums with artists, Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic), Hillary Kanter (RCA), Stella Parton (Elektra/ Asylum) and Wood Newton (Elektra/Asylum).

Even has contributed to the Nashville music scene by designing and building Emerald Sound Studios, Music Rowʼs premier award-winning recording studio, with partner/writer/producer, David Malloy.” As co-owner of DebDave Music Publishing with David and legendary mentor/engineer/ producer, Jim Malloy, they helped develop such successful writers as Paul Overstreet, Thom Schuyler, Hillary Kanter, Spady Brannan, Dan Tyler and Wood Newton, among others.” Some of the hit songs published and created by these songwriters at DebDave Music were: “Sixteenth Avenue”” Thom Schuyler (Lacy J. Dalton), “Think About Love””Spady Brannan, Tom Campbell (Dolly Parton), “I Donʼt Know Where To Start” Thom Schuyler (Eddie Rabbitt)“You & I” Frank Myers (EddieRabbitt & CrystalGayle), “RealLove” Randy McCormick, David Malloy, Spady Brannan (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton), “Old Yellow Car” Thom Schuyler (Dan Seals), “Itʼs Such A Hearthache” Hillary Kanter & Even Stevens (Conway Twitty, Dolly Parton), “Years After You” Thom Schuyler (John Conlee).