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'''Steve Pederson''' is an American [[guitarist]] from [[Omaha, Nebraska]].
He left [[Cursive (band)|Cursive]] in 1998 to attend [[law school]] at [[Duke University]] in [[North Carolina]], after graduating from [[Creighton University]] with a [[Academic degree|degree]] in [[political science]]. At Duke, he started the band [[The White Octave]], which released two [[album]]s and appeared on a few [[Sampler album|samplers]]. When Pedersen graduated, he returned to [[Omaha, Nebraska]], started [[Criteria (band)|Criteria]], and began working at [[Kutak Rock|Kutak Rock LLP]].

With the help of some friends, he wrote ten songs in a friend's basement, where he also lived for a short while. Their debut album, ''[[En Garde (album)|En Garde]]'' was released on [[Initial Records]]. ''En Garde'' became a very underrated album, probably due to lack of promotion. Pedersen soon found a job and became a [[lawyer]]. Even with a new job, he still found time to play a few shows here and there.

After [[Initial Records]] disbanded, Criteria needed to find a new [[record label]]. Hometown friends [[Saddle Creek Records]] took them in and re-released ''[[En Garde (album)|En Garde]]'' in 2005, as well as a new album, ''[[When We Break]]''. Since then, Pedersen quit his day job to focus full-time on his music.

==Album appearances==
See also albums under [[Criteria (band)|Criteria]], [[Cursive (band)|Cursive]], [[Slowdown Virginia]], and [[The White Octave]].

===With Cursive===
*''[[Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes]]'' (1997, [[Crank! Records]])
*''[[The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song]]'' (1998, [[Saddle Creek]])

===With Criteria===
*[[Criteria (band)|Criteria]] - ''[[En Garde (album)|En Garde]]'' (2003, [[Initial Records]])
*[[Criteria (band)|Criteria]] - ''[[When We Break]]'' (2005, Saddle Creek)
*[[Criteria (band)|Criteria]] - ''Years'' (2020, 15 Passenger)

===Other===
*[[Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes]]/[[Britt Daniel]] - ''[[Home Volume IV]]'' (2002, Post-Parlo)
*Produced and sang on ''The Ice Storm, Big Gust, and You'' on [[Tilly and the Wall]]'s ''[[Wild Like Children]]'' album, released in 2004 on [[Team Love]]. The album was recorded in his basement.
*Produced The Lovekill's ''These Moments Are Momentum'' album, released in 2006 on [[Eyeball Records]]. The album was recorded in his basement in Omaha, Nebraska, as well as Presto! Recording Studios in Lincoln, Nebraska.

==See also==
*[[Criteria (band)|Criteria]]
*[[Cursive (band)|Cursive]]
*[[Slowdown Virginia]]
*[[Smashmouth (indie rock band)]]
*[[The White Octave]]

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060402195558/http://criteriamusic.com/ Criteria official website]
*[https://www.myspace.com/criteriarocks Criteria on MySpace]
*[http://www.saddle-creek.com Saddle Creek Records]
*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3839466175310524016&q=criteria Video Interview with Steve Pedersen]

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[[Category:Team Love Records artists]]
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[[Category:Creighton University alumni]]


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