Sparkbird (Stephan Nance)

Hi to everyone! If you don’t know me well yet, here I am in a nutshell! My name is Stephan Nance, my pronouns are they/them, and I make music as Sparkbird. Thanks for checking out my music! The background music is the instrumental of my self-titled single Sparkbird (out December 1, 2023). #indiemusic #chamberpop #songwriter #meetme #queer

sad sleepy characters are a little less safe today because The Circle Maker is out and ready to wreak emotional havoc Vocal engineer/mixing: Adam Sweeney @adamacreative Mixing: Josh Frigo @junior.frigo Mastering: Alex Dobbert @alexdobbert Artwork: Rebecca DeMoss @demoss_studio Graphic design: Chad Lowe @chadmadeit Animation: Miuranga D. #indiemusic #sparkbirdmusic #sparkbirdcirclemaker #oc #originalcharacter #thecirclemaker #ripvanwinkle

“November” is out TODAY! It turned out absolutely epic, thanks to the dream team behind it. Their incredibly high calibre of artistry brought the track beyond what I even imagined. Find it on all platforms! Link in bio. Music & lyrics by Stephan Nance Produced by Josh Frigo (@junior.frigo ) Keyboard, vocals, backing vocals - Stephan Nance Drums & percussion - @mathiaskunzli Bass - Jeni Magana (@maganarama ) Strings arrangement - Stephan Nance and @michellepackmancello Strings - @bizarrestarstrings : • Patti King (@pattikingpdx ) - violin • Kyleen King (@kyleen_king ) - viola • Anna Fritz - cello Guitar, additional backing vocals - Josh Frigo Vocal coaching - Nevada Jones and Adam Sweeney (@adamacreative ) Vocals recorded at The Map Room Vocal session engineer - Adam Sweeney Mixed by Josh Frigo Mastered by Alex Dobbert (@alexdobbert ) Artwork - Rebecca DeMoss (@demoss_studio ) Graphic design - Chad Lowe (@chadmadeit )

Get this special sticker designed by the Sparkbird community liaison @silveradash !! Only on tour! If you’re in the Sparkbird discord you’re well acquainted with Sporkbird… and now you can have a sparkly Sporkbird of your own. #indiemusic #sparkbirdmusic #sparkbird #sporkbird #spork #sparkflock

They’re heeeeere!! MINOR HOLIDAY is my very first physical music release as Sparkbird. This limited edition CD will be hand-numbered by me (and signed by me if you wish), and there are only small numbers available on Bandcamp (like 10-20 of them) because I need to make sure I have enough for the tour. The CDs have the first eight songs I released as Sparkbird. If you’re coming to a show, you can also buy a copy to pick up later by Venmoing me (stephannance) $15. Artwork by @demoss_studio Graphic design by @chadmadeit Mastering by @liquidmastering Printed by @atomic.disc #indiemusic #minorholiday #sparkbirdmusic #sparkbird #disembodiedmind #unboxing

Ten out of ten parents agree that Sparkbird / @madilynmei concerts are educational AND contain essential nutrients Jul 11 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge Jul 12 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room Jul 13 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Moroccan Lounge Jul 14 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord Jul 16 - Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s Jul 17 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Lounge Jul 19 - Boise, ID @ The Shrine Jul 21 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall Jul 24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Jul 25 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen Jul 26 - Ann Arbor, MI @ The Blind Pig Jul 27 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups Jul 28 - Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck Bar Jul 30 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair Jul 31 - New York, NY @ Baby’s All Right Aug 1 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry Aug 2 - Washington, DC @ The Atlantis Aug 3 - Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall Aug 6 - Raleigh, NC @ Motorco Music Hall Aug 7 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Purgatory) Aug 8 - Nashville, TN@ Row One Aug 10 - Austin, TX @ The Ballroom Aug 11 - Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues #indiemusic #sidequesttour #madilynmei #sparkbirdmusic #sparkbird

Aaahhhh I haven’t made many videos lately because everything has been chaotic with the collab and moving and trying to do all the stuff that has to get done before the tour. I’m still here!! Thank you for still being here. And I’ll see you NEXT WEEK on tour!! #indiemusic #sparkbirdmusic #goblincore (fr what is all of this stuff we have amassed)

In case anyone missed it—I’m going on tour!!! Opening for @madilynmei !!! It starts July 11th and we’re playing all around the US plus Toronto. Come say hiiii! You know where to find tickets #indiemusic #sparkbirdmusic #sidequesttour #madilynmei #goblincore

3 million?!?!? Also I hid something in this video for folks on my Discord server… But to everyone, thank you thank you thank you. I’m so grateful to you for caring about this song. #indiemusic #sparkbirdmusic #sparkbirdnovember #spotify #trauma

No clue when MAYDAY! will come out BUT I’ll have stickers and posters with @demoss_studio ’s STUNNING artwork with me on tour, so you’ll be ready for the release <3 Artwork by Rebecca DeMoss Animated by Miuranga D. #indiemusic #sparkbirdmusic #sparkbirdmayday #oc #originalcharacter #goblincore #thecaptain #villainarc #villain

16 days until the tour starts! Who’s coming?? And do you think this look falls into one of @madilynmei ’s clothing themes (knight, bard, tortoise/hare, muse)? Get tickets through the link in my bio or at sparkbirdmusic.com or madilynmei.com Photo by @photojq <3 Incredible shirt-dress from @wearewildfang #indiemusic #sparkbirdmusic #plants #goblincore #bard

Pride hits! If by “hits” you mean an angsty punch to the gut by characters doomed by the narrative 🎶: Disembodied Mind by Sparkbird #indiemusic #sparkbirdmusic #tma #lifeseries #goodomens #hazbinhotel #jrwi #omori #bungostraydogs #warriorcats #theowlhouse #honkaistarrail #disembodiedmind