Stephen Nelson
To say that music runs through Stephen’s veins would be an understatement. From an early age, he could hear music in his head scoring life’s day-to-day activities. Growing up, there was no keeping him from the piano as he spent hours composing original songs. At the age of fifteen, he was hired to write and arrange music for several local performing groups. Soon after, Stephen became a regular in recording studios where he could finally produce the music in his head. Because every creative aspect of the music industry fascinated him, Stephen pursued it all: songwriting, producing, film scoring, and performing.
Stephen is renowned for his rare piano abilities. From the age of sixteen, his flawless sight reading and improvisational skills have caught the attention of ballet, modern dance, and vocal studios. Additionally, various recording studios have sought him out for his rare gift to hear a song and play it back verbatim. Even universities have taken notice of his talents. While still enrolled in high school, Stephen was accepted into the prestigious music program at Brigham Young University. He has been teaching piano technique, theory, ear training and song writing for three years now. He has gained a reputation for making music exciting and helping his students “think outside the box”.
As a seasoned performer, Stephen‘s vocal talents and piano ability have made him invaluable to artists from coast to coast. Stephen has performed with names like RAab Stevenson, Shaun “Hammerhands” Barrowes, and the BYU Young Ambassadors. His voice can also be heard on the radio, in albums, demos, and performance tracks.
Most recently, Stephen has spent most of his time songwriting, producing, and film scoring professionally. For a local cause he wrote the theme song “Angels” for Murray Utah’s 2010 American Cancer Society Relay for Life and co-wrote “Legacy of Love” for the BYU Young Ambassador’s 40th year anniversary. On a national level, Stephen was recently recognized for writing the main themes for the animated film “Mashed” which later won a student Emmy for its composition. Soon after, a song with his string arrangement won ASCAP’s National Song the Year award. Since then Stephen continues to delve into new projects, collaborate with other artists, and hone his skills as a writer.
Stephen welcomes the challenge of producing albums of any genre. Some of his credits include pop, country, gospel and R&B. Because of his wide range of abilities, Stephen has established himself as a hands-on producer with the capacity to be involved in every step of the creative process. In every project he strives to push the musical envelope with innovative sounds and melodies.
Throughout his career, Stephen has proved himself to be a distinctive orchestrator, versatile producer, and gifted songwriter. He looks forward to making his mark on the music industry by influencing it one song at a time.
