A respected songwriter, Steve put his rebound into music that his partner, playwright Jim Brochu, turned into the critically acclaimed The Last Session.

[1] The Times has also raved about Schalchlin and Brochu's musicals, The Last Session[2] and The Big Voice: God or Merman?

Schalchlin volunteers time as a board member of GLBT support organizations, Families United Against Hate and Youth Guardian Services.

George Michael allowed Schalchlin to play John Lennon's IMAGINE piano in the front yard of Gabi and Alec Clayton in memory of their son, Bill, who committed suicide after a gay bashing.

[4] Steve's personal video blogs of the event: Steve's song "My Thanksgiving Prayer" was selected to honor the 30th Anniversary Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine of the Beirut barracks bombing, honoring the 241 Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers who served as Peacekeepers in Beirut, Lebanon 1982–1984, killed on October 23, 1983.