Drone 1 - Del Stephen Experimental

Del Stephen is an exploratory artist, interdisciplinary researcher, listener, poem-maker, and sonic collagist.

In live performance, Del Stephen blends sound, spoken word, and experimental movement, typically performing on some combination of keyboard synthesizers, percussion, and various electronics (samplers, tape, radio). He often navigates sets through open-ended structures, investigative compositions, art, and poetry. The most recent Del Stephen live performance saw him curate a diverse group of artists to collaborate on and interpret a selection of his oil pastel graphic scores and other spontaneous group compositions.

Del Stephen has an extensive solo discography - around 40 releases - as performer, composer, visual artist, and producer. He tends to approach the studio with experimental intent, mainly creating freely from a blank canvas, though occasionally taking older pieces in new directions, all of which can then be further explored in live concert settings.

While Del Stephen’s music is generally released in limited and handmade editions, such as the cassette tapes and art objects he produces via Today Versions, he has also had albums published and more widely distributed by labels near (Vacancy Recs, Niagara) and far (Hyster Tapes, Finland). He has been invited to perform solo and in various group settings at concert series and festivals in Canada, Portugal, and the UK.

Del Stephen is actively pursuing an unending creative process. He is currently living in Toronto and has previously lived, worked, and produced art in Lisbon, East London, South West Wales, and downtown St. Catharines, where he studied Applied Linguistics and co-founded the improv-electronic-multimedia group Think Of A Name.

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