<b>Stéphane Vera </b> (known to many as Teknostep) is a widely skilled and prolific session player, producer, DJ and remixer. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, and raised in France, Vera has called Toronto his home since 1997; having also previously lived in New York, Ottawa, and Montreal. Throughout his childhood, Vera was a student of a wide range of instruments. After 5 years as a Royal Conservatory of Music piano and drum teacher, his innate talent and polished skills remain undisputed. In his wealth of musical experience and contribution, he has weathered stints as; a keyboardist for Roy Davis Jr (since 1996), a keyboardist and founding member of Toronto's original live house band, Galactica Blast (established in 1996), and a composer for film & television. With over 70 singles and compilation appearances, Stéphane’s credits boast an extensive list of labels.
As a DJ Stéphane can be heard on recently resurrected CKLN 88.1 for his weekly show called Bass is the Place from Midnight-1am which will feature all styles of electronic music from house & techno to glitch-hop & dubstep to idm & experimental...
After completing his first remix for <b>Mixed Signals Music </b> for King Sunshine’s "Love Your Brother" in 2008, as one half of his production team Today’s Special, label head Andy Roberts inked Stéphane to come on board to produce an album. As a precursor to Stéphane’s aforementioned upcoming album, Mixed Signals Music will be releasing his debut single<b> “Shine”
featuring Ingrid Jones.