RTP-area local music and culture

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Come out as Durham plays host to the "Let Me Stay" tour.

Steven Bryan will be at The Broad Street Cafe (1116 Broad Street in
Durham - www.TheBroadStreetCafe.com) starting at 10pm on Thursday,
April 8th.  NO COVER CHARGE
http://www.myspace.com/stevenbryanmusic

Steven Bryan (born Francesco Dell=92Orco, 4 April 1982) is an =93English
adopted=94 singer/songwriter. Born in Milan, Italy, Steven=92s first
contact with music happened at age of 8, thanks to a tape including
songs of Beatles, Cat Stevens and Guns =91N=92 Roses, appreciated gift
from a close cousin who studied piano at the Music Conservatory.

According to Steven, that scratched and =93million times=94 used tape is
still on his desk=85

He was influenced by music from a very young age, listening to artists
such as Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel and big rock bands
like U2, Bon Jovi and Guns =91N=92 Roses among others.

Steven started writing at the age of 14 and he established his first
band in 1998, The Kids, playing piano-bar duo acts around the city.

Things began to be more interesting in 2000 after an audition with a
band called Destiny. With Nick D=92Elia and Alessandro Barberio at the
guitars, Oreste Di Blasi at the bass and Michele Salgarello (Amanita
Muscaria, Gruppo Elettrogeno, Eugenio Finardi, Matia Bazar) at the
drums, the band recorded a demo in the studio of the famous American
sound engineer Alan Goldberg (Yes, Fabrizio De Andr=E8, Ivano Fossati,
Pino Daniele). The four songs included had rock, blues and funky
influences. The band started getting the attention of some important
A&R and promoters; nevertheless after a great final concert for
GreenPeace, in 2002 the band broke up.

Steven kept on writing new material with his =93alter ego=94 Nick D=92Elia,
ex-guitarist of Destiny; in the meanwhile gained stage experience with
some rock&roll cover bands such as 3G (2003), The Distance (2004) and
Jasmine Gun (2006), playing several local and regional shows.

In 2007 Steven Bryan moved to London as a very important stage in his
artistic journey.

After playing acoustic sessions in London clubs like =93The Spice of
Life=94, =93Belushi=92s Bar=94, =93Half Moon Pub=94 and =9312 Club=94, in 2=
008 his
first single Help Me if You Can Tonight, produced by CrazyMind, had
airplay on some local Italian radio stations and internet radios.

In 2009 Steven hired experienced musicians such as Francesco Lo Castro
at the guitars, Dominic Giannetta (New Trolls, O.R.O., Red Box Blue, J-
Funk) at the bass and Gabor Dornyei (Musical "Thriller" of Michael
Jackson) at the drums and recorded his first British EP Let Me Stay
including four tracks: Let Me Stay, Feelin=92 Good, Say Goodbye (You
Still Want Some) and Only 24-7

A few months later, in July 2009, Steven Bryan has signed with Foley
Entertainment Group, whose owner/president, Eugene Foley, has worked
with various record labels (EMI, Sony, Interscope, Atlantic, Geffen,
Elektra), and whose clients have earned nearly 40 Gold & Platinum
Records & 3 Grammy=AE Awards for their overall career accomplishments.

What they are saying:

Steven proves a more than entertaining guide to some of the finer
points of the musical anatomy. The vocals has all the low-key passion
of James Morrison and Paulo Nutini, the whimsical, yet intense,
emotion of David Gray with a soulful, continental twist..."
OVERPLAY.COM

"I would call Bryan=92s vocal delivery a softly-spoken approach with a
rock edge. His style of singing is very distinct in terms of his cool
pitch. Steven Bryan wants to stay in the world of music making and I
think that we, the public, will have no problem letting him do that.
Bryan is here to stay!"
SKOPE MAGAZINE

"Overall this is a stellar 4 track EP.The writing of the tracks is
awesome. Attention to detail is evident in each of the lyrical sets.
This is a great way to begin the next chapter and I for one am glad
that I heard it=85don=92t miss out!"
STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT MAGAZINE

""He has a catchy bittersweet quality to his songs, and the passion is
there!"
ORIGIVATION MAGAZINE
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The Broad Street Cafe
1116 Broad Street in Durham
www.TheBroadStreetCafe.com