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Born
Oct. 09, 1973 in Gulfport,MS
5'11" Brown Hair, Hazel Eyes
Weight....errr.. Variable :-p
I was a musician before I was even born as my mother would say I
kicked and played whenever music was played around her. As a baby
my mother would sing to me and I would try to match her voice and
pitch even though I was not yet talking. I sang my first solo in
church at the age of 8 and was a member of the adult choir singing
alto/soprano with the ladies of the church. At the age of 14 I started
playing a small Casio keyboard for fun. I quickly taught myself
how to play and by the age of 18 I was proficient not only as a
vocalist but in 4 instruments. Piano, Drums, guitar, and Bass. I
started doing studio work at the age of 16 and by age of 19 my name
had already been placed on several nationally distributed albums
ranging from rap, to folk, to rock. I started my first band at the
age of 17. It was a Christian rock band called "Solid Rock"
that toured the southeast performing for youth groups and churches.
It was during this time that I became enamored with writing and
with the production/engineering side of recording.
Though I was by far the youngest member of this band Not only was
I the Lead vocalist and keyboardist, but I was also the musical
director and produced my first demo consisting of 4 original tunes.
It was at the age of 20 as a seasoned performer that I turned to
mainstream rock and began to play professionally around the Ms gulf
coast. I began playing in clubs that I was not even old enough to
be in and learned much from these experiences.
Over the last 8 years I have played in nearly 10 different bands
covering a range of most any musical style you can imagine. All
the while continuing to grow as a writer, flourish as a producer,
and gain recognition as a talented and versatile musician. My stepping
into the keyboard/ backing vocalist position for BILOXI was all
but predestined as I have worked extensively with Clyde Holly over
the past 5 years on more projects than you could easily count.
As a side note my interests apart from music include a great love
for all things computer, especially online games such as "EverQuest"
and "DAOC" in which I play extensively. I have always
held a special place in my my heart for eastern Asia. I love the
food, culture, values, martial arts and most everything else of
the orient. I like biking and enjoy a good fantasy novel or science
fiction movie. Anything else you wanna know just ask and I'll let
you know.
Stefan
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