StevenHeroProductions
In 1992 i moved from Graz/Austria to Boston/MA to accept a scholarship. In 1996 I graduated summa com laude from the prestigious Berklee College of Music and moved to New York City the following year. In 2000 I graduated with a BFA from Mannes College for Jazz and Contemporary Music (New School University).
A lot has happened since…..
I am endorsed by Sadowsky, Fodera and Lakland basses, Epifani speakers and LaBella strings and have been Voting member of the Recording Academy (the Grammys) for 10 years.
Due to the huge success of my production house I recently expanded my business and opened www.StevenHeroProductions.com LLC, a full service Music/Audio Composition/Recording/Production House.
I have performed and/or recorded with legendary singers B.J.Crosby; Darlene Love; W.Houston; Billy Porter (“The Broken Hearts Club”, ”Grease”, ”Smokey Joe's Café”); Tony Award winner Deborah Yates; Kevin Aviance (Four #1 Billboard dance hits); Tony Winner Harvey Fierstein; Grammy nom. Saxophonist David “Fathead” Newman; ASCAP/Sammy Cahn award-winning songwriter Larry "J.Phoenix" Loftin, David Shiner (Cirque du Soleil, Fool Moon, Seussical); Blue Note Records recording artist Elizabeth Withers; Pianist Manuel Valera; Miss America 1998 Kate Shindle("Legally Blonde"); Grammy nom. percussionist Raphael Cruz; Theatre World and Obie Award winner Euan Morton (lead "Taboo"-London and on Broadway); pianist John Hicks; American Idol's Diana DeGarmo; Tony Award winners Melba Moore and Cleavant Derricks; Grammy-nominated trumpeter Claudio Roditi; Ari Gold("Love Will Take Over" Billboard Top 40 Dance hit); Grammy & Emmy award winner John McDaniel; master drummer Victor Lewis; Grammy nom.Flutist Dave Valentin; pianist David Hazeltine; legendary saxophonist Sonny Fortune; NBC's “Queer eye for the straight guy” Jai Rodriguez (“Rent”, ”The Producer's”, ”Zanna don't”); Laurence O'Keefe("Bat Boy the musical", "Legally Blonde"); DreamWorks recording artist Antonique Smith("Notorious" FOX Searchlight 2009); American Idol star Frenchie Davis; Karmine Alers(“Rent” , ”Aida”); Eden Espinosa (“BKLYN-the musical”); Shoshana Bean (“Wicked”); Shayna Steele (“Hairspray”); Rob Evan (Jim Steinman's the Dream Machine); Mandy Gonzales ("Lennon"); Brad Little (“Phantom of the Opera”); Barbara McCulloh (“The King and I” , ”Peter Pan”) and countless more…
I have played with Grammy winner Mike Stern,
Saxophone legend Oliver Lake and drummer Joe Chambers.
I was invited to and appeared with my own bands at festivals in the US (JVC-jazz festival; Boston jazz festival), Japan (headlined the Ballentines festival in Tokyo), Korea
(Trad.Korean Jazz and Folk Festival in Seoul; headlined the Monk festival in Pusan) and Austria (Donauinsel Rock festival; Jazz festival Wiesen; headlined the Jazz Sommer Graz festival
Performed on MTV, VH1, CBS, KBS (Korea), Munwa(Japan) and ORF (Austria) to name a few.
Produced and/or recorded for BMG, Warner Brothers and Columbia Records among others.
Publications:
Bass Player Magazin;
SA Bass Players Collective(http://www.bassplayers.co.za/interviewstefan-held.html)
Musicals:"Brooklyn-the musical"(1st nationl tour);
on Broadway: “Hairspray”, "Mama Mia", "Jersey Boys", ”Lennon”
Off-Broadway and regional:
”Little shop of Horrors”, ”Secret Garden”,
”The great American Trailer Park musical”,
”Bat Boy-the musical”, ”The joys of sex”,
”Mother Devine”, ”Streakin”, ”Zanna don't”, ”Urban Cowboy”, ”Always, Patsy Cline”, "Are we there yet? " ; "Neil Berg's 100 years of Broadway"
TV, Movie Soundtracks, Jingles, Shows: "Pimp my ride" on MTV; Range Rover Comercials; Discovery Channel ("Road Trip"); FOX ("Union Jackass"); "Home Room" MOR Entertainment, 2003 Directed by Paul F. Ryan. Starring Busy Phillips, Erika Christensen, and Victor Garber; VPR Creative Group ("Building our future together", EISAI human health care) ; "Bay state Blues" ( Allyson Sereboff), 2008; "The last Smoker in America" (Directed by Sheryl Kaller)
Affiliated artist faculty member at Sarah Lawrence College.
Local 802 member.
“Stefan is an awesome bassist with amazing musicianship”
(Grammy winner Julie Gold)
“He just burns, man, he's a real genius”
(Grammy winner Mike Stern)
A lot has happened since…..
I am endorsed by Sadowsky, Fodera and Lakland basses, Epifani speakers and LaBella strings and have been Voting member of the Recording Academy (the Grammys) for 10 years.
Due to the huge success of my production house I recently expanded my business and opened www.StevenHeroProductions.com LLC, a full service Music/Audio Composition/Recording/Production House.
I have performed and/or recorded with legendary singers B.J.Crosby; Darlene Love; W.Houston; Billy Porter (“The Broken Hearts Club”, ”Grease”, ”Smokey Joe's Café”); Tony Award winner Deborah Yates; Kevin Aviance (Four #1 Billboard dance hits); Tony Winner Harvey Fierstein; Grammy nom. Saxophonist David “Fathead” Newman; ASCAP/Sammy Cahn award-winning songwriter Larry "J.Phoenix" Loftin, David Shiner (Cirque du Soleil, Fool Moon, Seussical); Blue Note Records recording artist Elizabeth Withers; Pianist Manuel Valera; Miss America 1998 Kate Shindle("Legally Blonde"); Grammy nom. percussionist Raphael Cruz; Theatre World and Obie Award winner Euan Morton (lead "Taboo"-London and on Broadway); pianist John Hicks; American Idol's Diana DeGarmo; Tony Award winners Melba Moore and Cleavant Derricks; Grammy-nominated trumpeter Claudio Roditi; Ari Gold("Love Will Take Over" Billboard Top 40 Dance hit); Grammy & Emmy award winner John McDaniel; master drummer Victor Lewis; Grammy nom.Flutist Dave Valentin; pianist David Hazeltine; legendary saxophonist Sonny Fortune; NBC's “Queer eye for the straight guy” Jai Rodriguez (“Rent”, ”The Producer's”, ”Zanna don't”); Laurence O'Keefe("Bat Boy the musical", "Legally Blonde"); DreamWorks recording artist Antonique Smith("Notorious" FOX Searchlight 2009); American Idol star Frenchie Davis; Karmine Alers(“Rent” , ”Aida”); Eden Espinosa (“BKLYN-the musical”); Shoshana Bean (“Wicked”); Shayna Steele (“Hairspray”); Rob Evan (Jim Steinman's the Dream Machine); Mandy Gonzales ("Lennon"); Brad Little (“Phantom of the Opera”); Barbara McCulloh (“The King and I” , ”Peter Pan”) and countless more…
I have played with Grammy winner Mike Stern,
Saxophone legend Oliver Lake and drummer Joe Chambers.
I was invited to and appeared with my own bands at festivals in the US (JVC-jazz festival; Boston jazz festival), Japan (headlined the Ballentines festival in Tokyo), Korea
(Trad.Korean Jazz and Folk Festival in Seoul; headlined the Monk festival in Pusan) and Austria (Donauinsel Rock festival; Jazz festival Wiesen; headlined the Jazz Sommer Graz festival
Performed on MTV, VH1, CBS, KBS (Korea), Munwa(Japan) and ORF (Austria) to name a few.
Produced and/or recorded for BMG, Warner Brothers and Columbia Records among others.
Publications:
Bass Player Magazin;
SA Bass Players Collective(http://www.bassplayers.co.za/interviewstefan-held.html)
Musicals:"Brooklyn-the musical"(1st nationl tour);
on Broadway: “Hairspray”, "Mama Mia", "Jersey Boys", ”Lennon”
Off-Broadway and regional:
”Little shop of Horrors”, ”Secret Garden”,
”The great American Trailer Park musical”,
”Bat Boy-the musical”, ”The joys of sex”,
”Mother Devine”, ”Streakin”, ”Zanna don't”, ”Urban Cowboy”, ”Always, Patsy Cline”, "Are we there yet? " ; "Neil Berg's 100 years of Broadway"
TV, Movie Soundtracks, Jingles, Shows: "Pimp my ride" on MTV; Range Rover Comercials; Discovery Channel ("Road Trip"); FOX ("Union Jackass"); "Home Room" MOR Entertainment, 2003 Directed by Paul F. Ryan. Starring Busy Phillips, Erika Christensen, and Victor Garber; VPR Creative Group ("Building our future together", EISAI human health care) ; "Bay state Blues" ( Allyson Sereboff), 2008; "The last Smoker in America" (Directed by Sheryl Kaller)
Affiliated artist faculty member at Sarah Lawrence College.
Local 802 member.
“Stefan is an awesome bassist with amazing musicianship”
(Grammy winner Julie Gold)
“He just burns, man, he's a real genius”
(Grammy winner Mike Stern)