Stephen Laycock

Profile

STEPHEN LAYCOCK is an independent, full-time artist and songwriter within alternative rock, adult contemporary, R & B and folk genre, drawing heavily from early blues-ballad artists of the 60’s and 70’s with similarities to Paul Simon, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, and Willie Nelson. Based out of Los Angeles, California, Stephen has been writing and performing since the age of fifteen, and has performed in churches, schools, coffee shops, auditoriums, and nightclubs throughout the United States and Europe.

His delicious wordsmith lyrics offer to inform us, and evoke images of life from days past, while sweeping along today’s interpersonal perceptions we share in common. As a current and versatile composer, Stephen’s vocal style, blended with classic music melody, is founded in Americana and traditional music. “Dropped In” is an album of songs written during his time of transition and personal challenge, and was self-produced in Los Angeles at Tripod Recording Studios. This independent label and a division of the label, TM Publishing was established while attending Musician’s Institute, Hollywood, California.

Album credits: Dropped In – released September 2007

Back-story: Stephen has reach for the top of several careers including downhill racing, figure skating, military services, Real Estate, business development, financial services, retail and design. As an award-winning product and interior designer, he created the interiors of nightclubs, private residence and commercial space, including products for worldwide markets in fabric, wallpaper, lighting, stained glass, canvas, and furniture. As a stained glass apprentice, he participated in restoration of six large windows from a 1920’s theater featured in the Wolfsan Museum, Miami Beach, Florida. He has been featured in South Florida Magazine with fabric collections. His furniture designs and restorations have won awards in the United States and Canada from the mid 90 until 2002. He has participated in fund raising for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and the American Diabetes Foundation.

Stephen is currently working on the writing and pre-production of his second music CD for release in 2009, which will include a video production. For relaxation and as a creative outlet, he travels and sets up photo shoots, designs and produces original stain glass, and paints canvas.

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