Bio

Some say that The Big Sid (Sidney Stephens) is the real deal. The poetry of his lyrics often reflect real life. The music is uniquely composed to solidify the meaning behind every song. A multi talented, well seasoned Producer, Songwriter, Composer, Engineer, Multi-instrumentalist, Recording Artist, Photographer, Graphic Designer, and Author.. He’s released four albums and seven singles to date. He is a member of BMI (Performing Rights Organization) and has a wide variety of music available on all streaming platforms. He plays all the instruments on his recordings and produces the music in his very small, private, home studio. He also designs almost all of the cover art and produces his own online videos. Sidney is also the Drummer for the band, J5th and the 77 Riders in Austin, Texas

In the beginning of his musical career, he was powerfully, cosmically, divinely inspired by a songwriter showcase in Santa Fe, New Mexico and soon after arrived in the cosmos of Austin in the mid 1990’s. He developed his style and played around Austin for a few years, creating a small following, then went back to Santa Fe to regroup. He was making plans to head to Tennessee and subsequently started a band with friends. The band, Stephens and Steele played Michael Martin Murphy’s Westfest concert before a difficult, and typical, band breakup. A little while later, he left for Nashville to learn more of the business and eventually started up a recording studio in Tennessee. He recorded local Nashville artists along with two of his own personal albums of a different style. A kid’s novelty album, “Bugs for Dinner”, and a Rock collaboration album under the name, “The L.G.’s.” called “Want Too Much”.

He went back to Austin to raise a family in 2005. Although he left music for a few years, he started up again around 2019 with the “Origins” album and followed it with the “Nashville Millennium” album. He also recorded a handful of Single releases. He released his fifth album, “Heart Shaped Rain” in 2023.

His writing style is sometimes comedic, sarcastic, and whimsical. Sometimes heavy, serious, and deep, and sometimes socially observant and irreverent. He often writes from his own introspective, blue collar to poverty, life experience, but occasionally there’s an imaginative exploration. When the ideas and melodies float from the ozone and oxygen in the atmosphere and somehow land in his ear and mind. He simply tries to keep grounded and thoughtful with a touch of subtle poetry and flair. He writes sometimes with intellect and complexity, open to artistic interpretation, and other times straightforward and simple to understand. His writing style and content is as fluid as his musical style of minor and major and diminished chords, reflecting the shifting mood of all human nature. He’s influenced by all music and philosophy and holds no allegiance to any era or genre. He is unique in his work and influenced by all. He is as original as original is. He calls it “Countri-cana-Blues-n-Roll” but its sound is most easily described as a tangled confection of Country and Rock.

His personal life has been rocky starting from a dysfunctional, abusive childhood and later struggling with alcoholism and depression. He’s sober now and focused on his family and musical path. He is grateful for sobriety and those around him that have held solid ground and allowed him to stabilize. He’s optimistic for the future and appreciates anyone who listens.

Official Website
www.bigsid.biz

The Big Sid on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086390771041

Music and Personal on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/SidneyStephensMusicFacebook

YouTube Channel – Sidney Stephens – Songwriter Series/Official Videos/ Raw Videos/Vlogs
https://youtube.com/@sidneystephensmusic8793

YouTube Channel – The big Sid – Songs/Videos
  https://www.youtube.com/@ThebigSid4U

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