I started posting Backstage Archive photos on social media in September 2019. As of a few weeks ago, they’ll now be on my website too! Click HERE to see new (old) photos of Charlie Hunter, John Mayer, Norah Jones, Marc Broussard, Jesse Malin, Tommy Stinson, The Alternate Routes, and more!!
New video goes global
I made a video for my latest single “With Every Love Lost” and you can see it around the world…
Apple Music (International)
Daily Motion (Europe)
Orange (France)
That Buzzing Sound (USA)
Vegan Birthday
Yesterday’s vegan birthday cake from Imagine Vegan Cafe was epic! Chocolate, peanut butter, cookies and cream!!
Livestream TONIGHT
Tune in to Instagram @stephenchopek TONIGHT - Wednesday, August 19th - 9:00 PM CST (10:00 PM EST, 7:00 PM PST) for my new livestream series! Each episode will feature five songs, and a different flavor of chewing gum. Short and sweet!! My first guest will be Trident Original. More info on SHOWS page.
On the radio...
Big thanks to Bob Newman, host of Mawkish Twaddle on KXSF in San Francisco, CA; Joe Belock, host of Three Chord Monte on WFMU in Jersey City, NJ; and Al C., host of Signal to Noise on WFDU in Teaneck, NJ for playing my new single “With Every Love Lost”. Please tune in to these stations, and support independent community radio!
Spotify playlists
My new single “With Every Love Lost” is now playing on the following Spotify playlists…
Declared Goods - Goods Stuff
That Buzzing Sound - Daily Turntable
Commercial Appeal - The 901 Fadeouts
Elliot Jacobson - Indie Pop Discovery
ICYMI - WELL
In good company
Cardi B, 2 Chainz, Dawes, Anderson Paak, Rick Ross, Blink-182, and me! Big thanks to Brooklyn Vegan for including my latest single "With Every Love Lost" in their NEW SONGS!! Here’s the full list…
brooklynvegan.com/28-new-songs-out-today-16
Music Video Monday
Big thanks to Chris Mccoy at The Memphis Flyer for featuring my latest creation in today's Music Video Monday!! Watch here…
memphisflyer.com/FilmTVEtcBlog/archives/2020/08/10/music-video-monday-stephen-chopek
San Fran radio
Big thanks to Bob N. at KXSF in San Francisco for playing my new single “With Every Love Lost” on Mawkish Twaddle last night! Listen to the show here…
https://www.mixcloud.com/Bob_N/mawkish-twaddle-with-bob-n-8820/
New single! New video!!
My new single “With Every Love Lost” came out yesterday - https://orcd.co/mxmlrbl - and here’s a pic from the new video, coming out Monday!
New song TODAY!
Excited to announce that my new single "With Every Love Lost" is out today from Declared Goods, and you can listen HERE everywhere! AND And its Bandcamp Friday (they waive artists fees), so go and support with a download HERE.
The song is about shedding old skin when moving from one chapter of life to the next. We leave part of us behind, but always hold on to our true selves. Hope you like it!! Thanks for listening!!!
I wrote, recorded, and mixed it at The Perch; then Matt Qualls mastered it at Young Avenue Sound. Made in Memphis!!!!
diamond in the rust
Working on a new project. Details coming soon.
Next Friday!
My new single "With Every Love Lost" is coming out one week from today on Friday, August 7th! You can pre-save/add from the link below. The song is about shedding old skin when moving from one chapter of life to the next. We leave part of us behind, but always hold on to our true selves.
https://orcd.co/mxmlrbl
ICYMI - MJH cover song
In case you missed it, my cover version of Mississippi John Hurt’s “My Creole Bell” is now on the VIDEOS for your viewing pleasure.
Playlists
mini vaca
Abby and I (and Elsie) took a few days off last week, and headed for the hills of Arkansas. We stayed at a cabin in the woods for some hiking and a lovely day at the lake. Here are a few photos.
"My Creole Belle"
I put together a version of “My Creole Belle” by Mississippi John Hurt. (Adapted from "Creole Belles" by J. Bodewalt Lampe and George Sidney.) Check it out HERE on YouTube.
New label and new song!!
Excited to announce that I recently signed with NYC label Declared Goods! My next single “With Every Love Lost” is coming out August 7th, and you can pre-save/add from the link below. Looking forward to sharing the new music!!
https://orcd.co/mxmlrbl
SodaCan is back (again)!
It all started in 2006 from a basement apartment in Jersey City, NJ. The concept was sparked by my interest in experimental music, hip hop, sound collage, cut-up technique, and spoken word.
I began with lo-fi drum beats captured on a hand held cassette player, then looped through a Boss SP-202. The grooves became a foundation for samples gathered from my CD and DVD collection, accompanied by a Casio keyboard. The songs were composed on a Windows 98 Dell desktop computer with Sound Forge editing software, ReBirth 808, and Sonar multitrack recording program.
The second SodaCan album Remember Forget Repeat was originally released in 2009, and you can listen HERE. Check out the videos HERE!!
