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Serious music nerd. Multi-media geek. Songwriting junkie. Lover of indie rock and folk. Multi-instrumentalist. Looper Artist. Singer. Yet another one of those millennial’s who are TikTok. Specialist in writing melancholy tunes that turn the insides out and cinematic ballads the bring us home. Left Stanford to be an artist. Failed at becoming a rock star at 25. Decided to soul search and restart again. Fell in love and got married. Had a baby boy. Got a job in tech. Bought a house. Lost my mother to cancer. Got a puppy. Had a baby girl. Company went public. Lost my father to cancer. Decided to soul search and start again. Renovated and sold our home in utah. Bought some farm land in the big island. Moved back home to Hawaii. Now I’m 35 and work remotely during the early mornings, have a mini homestead and go to the beach with my kids in the afternoons while somehow magically keeping my music dreams alive.
Maui to San Francisco to Oahu to Los Angeles to Boulder to New Zealand to Salt Lake City to Hawaii.
Collaborators include: Robot Koch Okoren Kimberly Knighton ARIUS Leilani Wolfgramm
Heroes Include: Kris Kristofferson Gabby Pahinui George Kahumoku Jr. Bon Iver Jack Johnson John Mayer Ludwig van Beethoven
Influences Include: Novo Amor Arcade Fire Panama Dawn Golden RY X Kwabs James Vincent McMorrow Bernhoft Sleeping At Last
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Stephen Henderson is an independent producer, singer/songwriter, looper pedal artist and multi-instrumentalist whose roots stem from the small town of Hana, Maui, Hawaii. Raised in a musical family, Stephen had his first taste of the music industry touring with The Jets at a young age, while his father managed them in the 90's. His passion for music was fueled when his family moved from Los Angeles to the small town of Hana, Maui where Stephen was inspired by country legend Kris Kristofferson to begin writing his own music at the age of 12. Since then he has written over 200 songs and holds a Bachelors and Masters degree in Music, Science & Technology, emphasizing in Music Cognition and Audio Engineering from Stanford University. He traveled and lived in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Boulder and New Zealand before settling down with his family in Salt Lake City.
Stephen derives his acoustic soulful style from influences such as Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, James Vincent McMurough, Active Child, James Blake, KWABS, Jack Johnson, Allen Stone, Earth Wind and Fire and Stevie Wonder. His fusion of genres give him a unique voice and sound.
Stephen was awarded the Carolyn Applebaum Prize for Music for excellence in service to the musical community and entrepreneurial endeavors from the Stanford University Department of Music. While in Stanford he produced the Stanford Soundtrack and was integral in creating a community of artists that remains strong and intact today. Stephen co-founded The Red Couch Project, a non-profit that showcases and produces up and coming collegiate artists in the west coast using social media as the primary launching platform. He curated opening acts for multi-grammy award winning artists while working as an intern for Stanford Live. As an artist he has performed with notable hawaiian acts such as Willie K., Kaumakaiwa Kanakaole and multi-grammy award winner George Kahumoku Jr.; recorded with multi grammy award winner Dave Thomas of Take 6, and performed with Reggae Rising Star Leilani Wolfgramm, and country legend Kris Kristofferson in small and intimate settings. He is also featured in the song 'Dreams' which he co-wrote with producer Robot Koch on his album 'Hypermoment'. In 2016 he crowdfunded and released his Debut Album: ‘Outside Looking In’.
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