He is a founding member and drummer of groups including Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Hardly Knew Ya, El Michels Affair, and Dan Auerbach's The Arcs, among many others.
[3][4][5] The Mighty Imperials included Steinweiss on drums, bassist Nick Movshon, multi-instrumentalist Leon Michels (later founder of Truth and Soul Records),[6] and singer Joseph Henry.
The Mighty Imperials' raw funk and soul sounds morphed into many collaborations including Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, El Michels Affair, Fabulous Three, Menahan Street Band and The Arcs[7] and others.
Steinweiss has recorded and toured with artists such as Amy Winehouse, The Arcs, St. Vincent, Foreigner, The Kills, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Sheryl Crow and others.
[2] With The Mighty Imperials With Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings With Lee Field & The Expressions With El Michels Affair With Menahan Street Band With The Fabulous Three With The Arcs With The Olympians With Holy Hive Credits as a session musician.