Stephen Tures

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Who am I?

Bio

I was born and raised in El Paso TX US, and lived for 13 years in San Francisco, CA (1, 2, 3, 4, 5),  and returned to El Paso TX US in 2011.



What keeps me busy?

I write and record music (see Music Work below).

I occasionally take photos (including places).

I love the outdoors!  I primarily hike, but mountain biking, ziplining, horseback riding are also great.

I do remixes, master albums, and sometimes do soundtrack work.

I play the occasional videogame.

I run a Mastodon instance for musicians. I used to run Mastodon instance for musicians.  Read more here (archived status page, functions as a small window in the process).

I post the occasional video, and shoot the occasional drone music video.

I (occasionally) drink fancy beer and sometimes cook (Lemon Pasta recipe).

I'm game for whatever else sounds like fun.


I'm married to Angie Reza Tures, with an awesome kiddo and three trouble-making cats.


Work

I currently work for this large tech company.

Previously IT here.

Before those I worked various odds and ends like laptop assembly lines or doing retail.  

I've also had some unusual internships at architects, structural engineering firms (where ended up doing mostly IT because lol I'm in no position to design buildings without experience) or did a handyman work at a small airport.  I nearly went to pilot school after high school and wonder what my life would have been going down that route.


I've also worked from home since 2011 and I have some advice for anyone in a similar situation.


DM me on social media if you want to talk.

Music Work

I've been working in music as a hobby since high school, including receiving an audio engineering degree from The Recording Workshop while still in high school.

Kyiv Radio

Moody, textural electronic music, 2002-Current

Responsibilities: Write, Perform, Record, Master.

Note: this was previously known as "Kiev Radio", but I fixed the name in 2022.

Silk Trade

Electronic / Rock three piece with Sean Keating and George Strompolos, 2006-2010

Responsibilities: Bass and Keyboards, Engineering and Production

Navarone

Post-something Punk / Rock - 2005-2006

Responsibilities: Guitar, Songwriting, Engineering

Broadcast Engine 

Punk / Rock / Post-something - specialized in playing demolition parties, 2004-2005

Responsibilities: bass guitar, engineering

Metamusicland 

Solo Project: High School and College

Responsibilities: Write, Perform, Record, Master.

Social Media

Links to rants and other nonsense. 

...and LinkedIn, given the modern necessity for having this...

Featured Video

Selection of better-than-average videos of mine

Aerial Video

My new 2020 hobby