“Regarded as a genius level musician , Stephen DiJoseph is a fascinating and diverse artist. Making him an even more interesting and compelling story is his successful adaptation to a rare condition called Tourette Syndrome, that he hasn't merely tamed, but in some respects has seemed to incorporate into his art and performance. To see Stephen perform live is frankly like watching a juggernaut on piano. To realize he is also a polished contemporary singer-songwriter-guitarist, as well as an experimental jazz and celtic performer just adds to his mystique. This guy might be the most amazing discovery we ever made." - Brian Austin Whitney - JPFolks International Music Network
Award winning multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter Stephen DiJoseph is an artist who pushes the envelope of versatility. "Stephen is a sound experience" says Lisa Ferrari, a Philadelphia based Wiffledust Concerts Series producer. "My influences are fairly diverse" says DiJoseph "so to bring together different musical worlds and make them welcome under one roof feels normal to me."
His solo piano CD, Pianopoetry, has been featured on PRI’s Echoes, syndicated on over 170 radio stations nationally. Stephen is a frequent guest on Philadelphia's longest running syndicated folk radio program "The Gene Shay Show" and has been featured on WHYY Philadelphia Public Radio’s Radiotimes with Marty Moss-Coane and Maine Public Radio's Main Things Considered with Charlotte Renner and discussing his music, Tourette Syndrome and creativity. Stephen is soon to be featured in a BBC- TV documentary on Tourette and musical genius currently in production.
DiJoseph is one of those rare animals, able to offer up captivating and truly original songs with a soulful voice and then, in the blink of an eye, mind-bending instrumentals that leave you feeling " like you found something you didn't know you needed". In concert, he frames his music with a hyperactive sense of humor, visual commentary, and auditory surprises: the story of his "synaptic adventure"... Tourette-inflected fusionary passion fashioned from the heart of experience. Audiences are entertained, excited, toyed with, awe-inspired and touched to the soul by this appropriately called unique artist.
Stephen's latin-jazz piano arrangement of a Chopin etude (no.14) has thrilled audiences worldwide. His 2005 release Hypnotized on which he sings and plays acoustic guitar using his own "C" tuning met with much critical acclaim. In 2009 he released Just Chill, an ambient new age instrumental album which won Best Ambient Album in the JP Folks International Music Awards.
Stephen is currently in the studio recording an instrumental album of original piano compositions for the holidays slated for release in fall of 2010.
DiJoseph's been compared to such artists as varied as Beck, Peter Gabriel, Michael Hedges, Randy Newman , Kenny Loggins and Keith Jarrett. Classical and jazz piano studies, new age chill, folk, songwriting, celtic, funk and experimental rock bands, and multimedia collaborations have all helped to shape DiJoseph's eclectic style, a style that Al Foster of Songwriter Magazine calls "accessible brilliance."
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