Artist Watch List: Stephen

Stephen, who has been making a name for himself recently, is definitely on top of my list for 2016. Not only is he incredibly talented, he is equally as diverse as talented. You might have heard about Stephen, or Stephen Swartz as he went by, back in 2012 when he dropped his signature track “Bullet Train” that has over 2.6 million plays on his Sound Cloud page. Obviously the track took off and never stopped growing, but it seemed that Stephen had gone missing. The music world, including myself, had been confused and starving for more tracks from the genius mind behind Bullet Train until late 2015. Stephen went off for a couple years to develop himself as a musician and decide which path he wanted to take in the industry, and I for one and very glad he did. Stephen, who plays almost every instrument, produces and now provides his own vocals on his tracks, woke the world back up when he put out his first track since Bullet Train titled, “Remembering Myself”. It was clear that Stephen was moving away from the EDM sounding music towards a more alternative/indie sound but keeping a very refreshing feel to it that wowed me. He is such a diverse musician I could play that song over and over with out getting sick of it. Stephen then made his way across social media with a viral cover of Adele’s “Hello”, which is debatably better than the original (link below). I would definitely check out Stephen's Sound Cloud page linked below if you haven’t already and I wouldn’t be surprised if you see him on your favorite summer festival lineup for 2016.

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