Artist description Digital Storm defies one standard genre classification. It is an original sound that fuses melody-driven hooks with wide elements of pop, rock, trance, ambient, industrial and classical.

Music Style Electronica/Trance/Rock/Pop/DarkWave

Musical Influences Degarmo & Key,Depeche Mode, Moby, Nine Inch Nails, Robert Miles and Gary Numan

Similar Artists Depeche Mode, Moby, Nine Inch Nails, Robert Miles,Gary Numan

Artist History Stephen Matthews is the creative and performing force of what has become "Digital Storm". The dream began in his mind at a very young age. Stephen has been playing music since he was four years old. At the age of thirteen he began writing guitar based blues and rock and continued this throughout his teenage years. However, there was another side of musician and songwriter that lurked far below the surface. For most of Stephen's life he’s been an admirer of film composers and the classical greats. His favorite being "Beethoven". He has always been moved by strong melodies even as a child. This "melodic" influence would prove to be a huge part of the Digital Storm sound. Although he experimented on the piano and keyboards throughout his life, he never fully focused on the possibilities that could be accomplished if he dedicated more time to perfecting his talent. This all changed in the mid to late nineties. After performing and writing guitar-based rock for almost a decade he decided to master his talent on the piano and keyboard. For many years he knew he could express himself through other styles of music. Now he was determined to do just that. He began by writing all of his songs using the piano and keyboards. Many songs were written while envisioning intricate string movements and dramatic arrangements to accompany them. Since he did not have the equipment needed to add these arrangements at the time, he would often sing each part of the arrangement into a small tape recorder. Thus assuring they would be kept and not forgotten. Digital Storm defies one standard genre classification. It is an original sound that fuses melody-driven hooks with wide elements of pop, rock, trance, ambient, industrial and classical. As you listen to Stephen's catalog of songs (nearly 100) you will find this originality among many other things set Digital Storm apart from other artists. Another factor that sets Digital Storm apart from the majority of others in the Electronic genre is that a true musician and not simply a programmer writes and performs all of the music. Much of the accompaniment is recorded live rather than being sequenced. This also applies for many of the arrangements. Stephen uses this method when recording because he does not want the music to lose its human touch. It is important that the emotion and feeling not be lost in any song. Stephen Matthews has officially been writing and performing under the name "Digital Storm" since 1999. However, The ideas behind it, the talent and writing skills that drive it, and the desire for the world to hear it has been burning inside him for many years. His philosophy is easy to understand, "Being true to yourself and your art is the most important thing. If you write music that you enjoy, other people will enjoy it as well." Enjoy!!

Group Members Stephen Matthews: Writes and performs all of Digital Storm's music,vocals and all instruments.

Instruments Yamaha Rx1,Kurzweil sp88,Roland Juno 106.

Albums Digital Storm (debut:2001): Digital Infinity (2002): TECHTRICITY (2002): REMIXED (2002): Darker Shade Of Light (2002): Prime Cuts (2003): Interlude (2003)

Additional Info Send your e-mails to: DigitalStormMail@cs.com

Location Houston, Texas - USA

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