Stefny Winter | DJ/Producer
Stefny's true love has always been music. She came from a classical background, playing the flute and self taught the piano. At this time she was able to pick up just about any instrument and play it. Later her influences came from 70’s and 80’s electronica, new wave, pop, underground hip hop, dancehall, and classic rock.
After discovering the sound of raves in the early nineties from California where she was born and raised, it wasn’t until she moved to Colorado that she naturally started to DJ in various events in 1996. Inspired by Californian collectives such as The Wicked Crew & Funky Techno tribe, she brought with her a strong background of various influences that ranged from acid house to techno, and eventually brought her to drum n' bass.
çHer unique way to be able to bring a mix from one style to another drew more and more attention as an original way to bring life to a party. She always has been “behind the curtain” so to speak, she doesn’t want to be a dj icon, her goal is to have people just dance and let go no matter who is behind the decks.
2002 she relocated to New York. A Brooklyn‐based DJ/producer recently relocated to Montreal. Stefny Winter, spent a lot of time dedicated to the studio. After being a resident of Direct Drive and part of a women collective in NYC as well as organizing events altered her musical direction to something more stripped down with a slower bpm. She also gained inspiration from volunteering on WBAI’s, Jeannie Hopper’s Liquid Sound Lounge. So she strongly became influenced from the bouncy rhythms of house, and the depth of bass in drum n’ bass, she felt she could bring something of her own into her productions.
"I hear the rhythms and melodies of everyday life and try to translate them into my production. Taking it to an intensity of deep, dark, melodic, and driving bass, however I interpret a feeling at a given moment.
" Stefny played in numerous events in NYC, the most recently renowned being The Bunker and the Resolute Events. Also playing Chicago and Detroit, Montreal’s Picnik Electronik, in early 2009 toured Japan and most recently debuted London’s, fabric. She had the floors moving with her funky, deep and quirky sound.
Stefny’s first release, a remix on SF’s label Hector Works in 2005. Soon after she lost her hearing in one ear and it actually made her focus more on her compositions’ for she was unable to DJ for a while. It was her way to keep her sanity. You can read a complete interview about it on FWD.DJ. Her debut single that had caught recognition was released in October of 2007 on Dietrich Schoenemann's Addon imprint and was supported by Ryan Elliot of Spectral. In March of 2008 she contributed two tracks to the DJ tools compilation Assignment 3, on Pheek's Archipel label. A Digital EP on Archipel, Migratory Insertion was supported by Matthew Dear and Three. Stefny also did remixes for San Francisco's label De'fchild Recordings and has also produced remixes with Nick Chacona for DJ Ulysses Sodium label out of New York , and Darko's Lucy Lee Quality Recordings.
For 2009 she has an EP with Pheek Japan Excursions Joint 3, and a single on Contexterrior, Speakeasy EP. Coming is a remix compilation on Three’s Hallucination Limited as well as an EP on Archipel, with Isomer Transition, Flourish, and Bruno Pronsato remixes.
+ www.discogs.com/artist/Stefny
+ Stefny's myspace page
+ Download Stefny's press kit here
Jan 30, 2010 8:00 PM - Igloofest
Montreal, Quebec
CA
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Description:http://www.igloofest.ca/
Dec 30, 2009 8:00 PM - 5 Days of Mutek@The Drake Hotel
Toronto,
CA
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Description:w/Alex Smoke, Pheek, Noah Pred, Vincent Lemieux
Dec 10, 2009 8:00 PM - live on rts.fm Berlin
Berlin,
DE
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Description:http://www.rts.fm 17:00 w/Pheek and Sebastian
Dec 5, 2009 8:00 PM - Archipel vs Sleepless@ Tape
Berlin,
DE
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Description:Archipel Label night with Jin Choi and Pheek also together with Sleepless!
Nov 29, 2009 8:00 PM - Fabric
London,
UK
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Nov 21, 2009 8:00 PM - Subtil @ Vinylbar...Canceled
Frankfurt,
DE
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Nov 14, 2009 8:00 PM - Tanzngen Bar/CANCELED
Berlin,
DE
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Oct 24, 2009 8:00 PM - Stammheim @ u60311
Frankfurt,
DE
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Description:with niederflur, someone else, pheek, pierre, marky, bine
Oct 17, 2009 8:00 PM - Tape
Berlin,
DE
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Sep 5, 2009 8:00 PM - La Nuit Electronik Festival@ FME
Rouyn Noranda,
CA
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Description:w/ Pheek and more!
Aug 27, 2009 8:00 PM - Laika
Montreal,
CA
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Jul 26, 2009 8:00 PM - Old Miami Sunday Beats
Detroit,
CA
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Description: Pheek, Eric Johnston
Jul 25, 2009 8:00 PM - Game On! Chicago’s Doubleheader Weekend
Chicago,
US
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Description: Pheek w/Kate Simko
Jul 10, 2009 8:00 PM - Soirées Audioclub (Boudoir Lounge)
Quebec City,
CA
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Description:Pheek and Stefny
Jun 28, 2009 8:00 PM - Piknic Electronik
Montreal,
CA
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Description:M-nus vs Archipel http://piknicelectronik.com/news/186/
Jun 13, 2009 8:00 PM - Nuit Blanche sur Tableau Noir
Montreal,
CA
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Description: Pheek
Stationnement PAJAR - Avenue Mont-Royal / angle De Bullion
May 17, 2009 8:00 PM - Sonem
NYC,
US
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May 7, 2009 8:00 PM - Parking
Montreal,
CA
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Description:Mateo, Mini
Apr 28, 2009 8:00 PM - LIVE on CIBL
Montreal,
CA
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Apr 25, 2009 8:00 PM - Archipel Showcase w/Mikael Stavöstrand
Toronto,
CA
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Description: Pheek, Jesse Somfay and Mikael Stavöstrand
Mar 24, 2009 8:00 PM - Radio CIBL
Montreal, Quebec
CA
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Description:Stefny guest on Canadian radio
Mar 6, 2009 8:00 PM - SAT
Montreal,
CA
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Description:Pheek and Stefny DJ tag set
Feb 13, 2009 8:00 PM - Color Studio
Tokyo,
JP
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Description:Archipel showcase
Feb 10, 2009 8:00 PM - Sound Bar
Tokyo,
JP
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Description:Stefny and Pheek Live
Osaka,
JP
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Description:Archipel showcase
Feb 5, 2009 8:00 PM - Metro [Edit] [Cancel]
Kyoto,
JP
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Description:Stefny and Pheek live
Jan 17, 2009 8:00 PM - Tek-Mission@Pearl
Montreal, Quebec
CA
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Description:Pheek and Stefny
Dec 27, 2008 8:00 PM - Less@Annex
New York, New York
US
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Description:Stefny w/Pheek live
Dec 2, 2008 8:00 PM - Salon Daomé
Montreal,
CA
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Description:Dizzyphunk Prensented by microzoo Salon Daome 141 Mt-Royal E. Door: 10pm / 4$
Oct 24, 2008 8:00 PM - Pacha
NYC,
US
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Sep 13, 2008 8:00 PM - Minitek Festival
http://www.minitekfestival.com/
NYC,
US
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Description:connie vs. stefny 1:30pm on the mint stage coney island http://www.minitekfestival.com/
Aug 29, 2008 8:00 PM - reSOLUTE @ Bar 13
NYC,
US
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Description:Marc Nastic and COnnie
Aug 24, 2008 8:00 PM - Waxx Dolls Reunion@The Porch
The Porch | 115 Ave C (Between 7th & 8th) New York, NY, 10009 | 212.475.1515 | info@porchnyc.com
NYC,
US
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Description:Waxx Dolls Reunion Maya,Connie,Jen Lusker, Kendra,Stefny We will miss Camea, but she will be ther in spirit
Jul 26, 2008 8:00 PM - Love Me@LOVE
NYC,
US
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Description:Love me@ Love Macdougal at 8th street NY,NY
Jul 11, 2008 8:00 PM - Quenum@The Bunker
NYC,
US
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Description:Quenum and my b-day bash
Jun 19, 2008 8:00 PM - M51
M51 on 52 Walker St. in tribeca
NYC,
US
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Description:Jeannie Hopper from liquid sound lounge
May 25, 2008 8:00 PM - DEMF after party/with reSOLUTE TBA
Detroit,
US
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Description:Lee Curtiss, Pheek, Ryan Crossan, MIss Fitz,,Camea and more plus
Apr 26, 2008 8:00 PM - Less@Annex
NYC,
US
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Feb 16, 2008 8:00 PM - reSOLUTE-Sweet N’ Candy
NYC,
US
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Description:Sweet N’ Candy