Hailing from Scranton, PA (yes, like The Office), Stephen is a multi-talented performer, music director, arranger, conductor, and composer.

He is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA in Music Composition, and is entering his first year at New York University for his Master’s degree in Film Scoring.

He is the lead singer and keyboardist for the indie-pop band Modern Ties. To hear their music, click here.

He also serves as the Music Director and Resident Composer for the Scranton Shakespeare Festival.

To view a full resume, click here.

Major Works

Composition Highlights:

  1. Athena - for Orchestra, 2015

  2. Nocturne - from “Romeo and Juliet”, for cello and keyboards, 2020

  3. Jabberwocky - for tenor and mixed ensemble, 2016

  4. The Family - for Jazz Quartet, 2018

Multimedia Works:


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Your Alice

A Play by Billie Aken-Tyers

Original Music and Songs;

BAM Fisher (Off-Broadway), Edinburgh Fringe, 2018

“…music both beautiful and cartoonishly mad” - Nikki Muller, fringereview,co.uk


The Vampyress

Written and Directed by James Worthington

Short Film, UK Monthly Film Festival; Norfolk, England, UK, 2021


One of the Family

Written and Directed by Bradley Plaxen

A VR Branching Narrative Game, Game Developers Conference, 2018


“All the World’s Inside

Scranton Shakespeare Festival, 2020