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an attempt at a comprehensive listing of music recorded and/or performed by new cool now artists
| YEAR | TITLE/ARTIST/song titles | AVAILABILITY | DETAILS |
| 2008 Jan. | Winter Nights single/Mini Mendez 1.Winter Nights | Online at Mendez myspace page. | Steve produced and recorded this. Steve played all guitars and lead on this track and recorded it at John Cash in San Dimas. This is Steve and Mini's third collaboration. |
| 2007 Nov. | The 5 Song E.P. #2/Steven Wesley Guiles 1.Thinkin' On You (one of the Valentine's songs written for Joy each year featuring a full band arrangement--all instruments by Steven) 2. The Next Chapter (another classic Valentine's songfully instrumented by Steven) 3. Tammy Faye, I Love You (the bass riff in this song has been featured in three other SWG compositions, but it seems to have found a happy home in this song) 4. Simple Math (one of the newer songs, this song was written specifically for songwriting challenge over at www.songwritingapples.com) 5. People Are Pictures (a sad reflection on death and the imprint that people make on us) | Available at shows. 10 hand numbered copies were made and promptly given away. | Two E.P.s in two months! A first for SWG. Both E.P.s are in the works for full recording and mastering to a full-length CD. |
| 2007 Oct. | The 5 Song E.P. #1/Steven Wesley Guiles 1. I Can't Get Over It (a song written as part of a songwriting experiment for steve's contributions at songwritingapples.com) 2. I've Got News For You 3. To Keep Me Comin' Back To You 4. Things 5. Such Great Heights (featuring joy on bgvs--this song was performed at phil and bunni's wedding and was recorded as a gift) | Available at shows. Four copies with original art by Silas were auctioned off at this show. One was given away. | An experiment inspired in part by radioheads download "name your own price" release of in rainbows. This album featured original artwork by Silas. This E.P. was released at a show in October at Rico Coffee in LaVerne, CA. Audience members were encouraged to pay what they thought it was worth. Everyone paid at least $5. |
| 2007 | Stay Gold E.P./Mini Mendez | Available through Mini Mendez and My Trip Records. | SWG played guitars, bass, and a few bgvs along with Reckless Ways frontman, Mini Mendez. This is the second collaboration between these two. |
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| 2004 | L.A. Was Our Alamo/Pushstart Wagon | itunes, cdbaby, and the pushstart wagon website | Steve wrote all of the songs and arrangements and recordings were all done by the Pushstart Wagon collective of Ben Eggehorn, Eric Shouse, and Steven. Several special guests were also invited to record including Sean Hall, Jon Elliot, Elliot Chenault, and others. |
 2003 | Misery Loves Harmony/The Vegas Nerve Grass Marimaba Music in association with Cosmic Jukebox Records | CD only Several hundred copies still exist. | Our 2nd outing (Tony's third) with Sir Eric Paulsen at the helm. Mastered by Andrew J. Prickett. This is the first recording made in Steve's new John Cash Studios. |
 1997 | mini-deluxe/The Vegas Nerve cassette only | sold out or in a box somewhere gathering dust. | After a 3 year hiatus from the recording world, the band took on it's newest moniker, The Vegas Nerve. This album was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Andrew J. Prickett. |
| 1995 | Squeaky Clean/Pushstart Wagon |
 1994 | Live at Bowles/EEG (The Vegas Nerve) originally cassette only, now re-mastered by Andrew Prickett for eventual re-release | cassette only sold out |
Recorded and mixed by Sir Eric Paulsen in glorious 1/2 inch tape reel.
First recording featuring Steve "Guy" Guiles. This album was indirectly
responsible for EEG taking on all of West Covina's toughest rock bands
at the weekly Battle of the Bands at the Boar's Head. They won. With
the $100 that they took away they invited all the fans over the Donut
Man and treated everyone to free donuts. Classic. |
| 2004 | The Silent Night/New Cool Now/indpendnet | Friction Bailey | Steve and Joy record their second full-length CD. Recorded and engineered by Steve and mixed and mastered by Ben Eggehorn. Steve played the majority of the instruments on the record (Casio, dulcimer, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, harmonica, etc. Several guest musicians included John R. Williamson (and orignal artwork for the album) Jesse Rebol, Mike Nichols, and Ben Eggehorn. |
| 2004 | Madonna Tribute Album "The Immaculate Deception/Independents Anonymous | The Toast | Steve engineered this version of Madonna's "Material Girl" in John Cash Studios for friends, The Toast (featuring Sean Hall and Joel Clelland). Ben Eggehorn provided additional engineering and the final mix. |
| 2004 | Band Aids and Broken Arms/indpendent | Corporate Authority | Steve records local punk rock kids with vs 1680 at John Cash. |
| 2003 | Misery Loves Harmony/Grass Marimba/independent | The Vegas Nerve | Steve played guitar on this record and contributed a chorus to the song "Stop". All other lyrics and melodies by George Matamala. Album recorded by Steve Guiles and Eric Paulsen (mixed by Eric and George). Most recordings done at John Cash (old room). Album available on iTunes. |
| 2003 | Beauty World E.P./My Trip Records | Mini Mendez | Steve produced, recorded, and mixed this E.P. for Mini Mendez (The Holidays, Reckless Ways, Glimmer Stars). He played all acoustic guitars, and did drums, bass and percussion. This recording session was a lot of fun and went very quickly. Recorded in January of 2003 at John Cash Studios. |
| 2002 | Merciful King FPC of Monrovia | Eric Shouse | Eric recorded "Blessed Am I", a song off of Friction Bailey's first demo, Songs and Second Thoughts. |
| 2002 | The Future Five 3 song demo independent | The Future Five | Steve engineered, mixed, and co-produced all three songs and sang BGVs on one tune. |
| 2002-2001 | untitled independent | Red Draw Two | Steve and Dave Guiles indie/emo/hardcore/non-ska project. Steve plays the instruments and Dave sings, writes the lyrics, and creates all related images and art. |
| 2001 | Even Better Than The Real Thing: A Tribute To U2 Independents Anonymous | Friction Bailey w/others | Features FB's version of "Pride (in the name of love)" along with fellow Southern California artists Lance Angelus, Peoplemover, Aaron Kaplan, Trepassers William, and others. |
| 2001 | Hero Recording Co. Sampler Vol. 1 | Friction Bailey w/others | FB's contributes 2 songs from "Tengo Yellow Pedal" along with The Evoka Project, Black Eyed Dog, Novice, and more. |
| 2001 | Drive Baby Drive independent | Mike Nichols | Steve produced, mixed, and engineered this album for his brother-in-law. He also played lead guitar, drums, and bass on several tracks. |
| 1995-2001 | The Love Songs | Steve solo | Steve played, wrote, composed, recorded and mixed a song a year before each Valentine's day. |
| 2000 | Tengo Yellow Pedal independent w/Hero Recording Co. | Friction Bailey | Steve played all guitars, and bass on several tracks. Joy and Steve sang and co-wrote or arranged all songs on this album. |
| 1999 | untitled 3 Song E.P. independent | Mike Nichols | Steve recorded, engineered, mixed and produced on an old Tascam 4-track |
| 1999 | Puddlegum Sampler: Kids Like Us Vol. 1 Puddlegum | The Vegas Nerve | Features a song from The Vegas Nerve's "Mini-Deluxe" E.P. Steve plays guitar. |
| 1999 | Isaiah 53:5 (A Tribute To Stryper) 1340 Records | Honeymooner | 1340 Records asked Pushtart Wagon (who had temporarily renamed themselves "Honeymooner"--don't ask) if they would be interested in contributing a track to a Styper tribute. Steve arranged a version of "Calling On You" on his 4 track and then brought it to the band. |
| 1998 | Songs and Second Thoughts independent | Friction Bailey | This 4-track demo was what started it for Friction Bailey. It was recorded in Apartment #5 just above Finkbiner park in Steve and Joy's first apartment. The entire demo was recorded using one SM-58 microphone. |
| 1998 | Hot Off The Tracks 97-98 | Steve Guiles | This was Steve's second jump into 4-track recording on his own. Some of the songs that ended up on "Tengo Yellow Pedal" started out here. |
| 1997 | The Early Years: Vol I | Steve Guiles | A compilation of most of the songs Steve had written on his 4 track from 91-97. This tape has some early Pushstart Wagon material. |
| 1997 | mini-deluxe independent | The Vegas Nerve | Steve joined the band back when it was called EEG (short for Electroencephologram) back in 92 or 93. Steve shared lead and rhythm guitars with Billy Coates and also sang a few BGVs. This was a tape only release. |
| 1997 | Singing With Fervor Sonic Hope | John R. Williamson | John had Joy and Steve sing bgvs on "Chess With Death". Steve also played slide guitar on this track. Steve played bass on "The Green Stick". |
| 1996 | Squeaky Clean Brainstorm Artists International | Pushtart Wagon | Features songs written by Steve. He also played guitars and sang lead vocals. This was our first chance to work with Andy Prickett and Gene Eugene. Andy did the majority of the work mixing, engineering, producing, and motivating. |
| 1995 | Songs You've Never Heard: Light Volume Two Ocean Records | Pushstart Wagon and Various | Steve plays guitar and sings lead vocals on these tracks. This was the CD that attracted the attention of Gene Eugene at Brainstorm Artists International and got them a record deal. Pushstart had played a show with Plankeye and the lead singer, Scott, took a copy of our demo to Gene. This recording was Pushstarts first time in a "real" studio, Ocean Way. |
| 1995 | Simple Praise independent | Peter Nuemann | Steve played acoustic guitars on several tracks. |
| 1994 | EEG & Bakersfield: Live @ the Roxy | EEG & Bakersfield | Steve plays guitar and sings BGVs. This was our first exposure to the famous Roxy theatre in Hollywood. This was a tape that Steve found. We think it was made through the Roxy soundboard, but it's possible that it was made on an Radioshack Optimus cassette recorder. Only one copy exists that we know of. |
| 1994 | EEG Live in Bowles independent | EEG | This was the first recording that I played my Fender strat and used my Fender Blues Deville amp. |
| 1993 | Hey Hose! | Gracing Liz | Joy sang with Mary Hill and recorded this tape only demo. This was an Indigo Girls inspired recording. |
| 1993 | A Backyard Auction Sonic Hope | Eric Paulsen | Steve played acoustic guitar on Someday Soon and the postlude for "Feeling Generally Hostile". A tape only release. |
| 1992 | no recording made | BWE | This was one of the first bands Steve joined in college. It was a punk band featuring members of many of APU's finest bands (Sean Hall of Cranium/Ignite, George Matamala,Joel Clelland, and Adam Bosler all of EEG. |
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