Steffanie Christi'an

 

Steffanie Christi’an is a rock maven

with magnificent presence. In an era where it is challenging for original

music to gain and keep people’s attention, this singer/songwriter

breaks through the ubiquitous white noise that crowds the musical landscape. Audiences willingly

submit to her infinite energy and

fiery passion while they are

captivated by her hypnotic vocals.

Take some Tina Turner, add a dash

of Rage Against the Machine, along

with a sprinkling of Alanis

Morissette, and you have the perfect combination of Rock and Roll and Motown personified by Steff Chris.

 

A native of Detroit, Michigan,

Steffanie is a natural born singer

who was blessed to begin

performing at local events around

the city while she was a young child.

At age nine, Steffanie secured her

first professional gig as a paid

performer at boxing legend, Tommy Hearns’ birthday party. Her Detroit

roots have cultivated her music;

giving birth to collaborations with

local legends like, Big Proof from

D12 and J Dilla’s original producing partner, Amp Fiddler.

 

Steffanie was 18 years old when she explored the concrete jungle of

New York City. After signing to

Famous Music Publishing, she spent

a few years writing with some of the industry’s top songwriters and producers. Yet, Steffanie yearned to fulfill her creative destiny by

expressing her own unique musical talent. She returned home to Detroit

and immediately reconnected with fellow artists who were close to her heart, including Big Proof.

 

With an unwavering work ethic,

Steffanie has performed at hundreds

of events. A popular staple in poet, Jessica Care Moore’s Black Women

Rock collaborative, she is also the former front woman of the rock

band, FluxPhonic. As a solo

performer, she has toured with

regional funk and soul bands and

has opened for a diverse range of acclaimed artists including Tom

Morello, Thousand Foot Krutch,

Erykah Badu and Talib Kweli. Her

highly anticipated debut album, Way Too Much was released in 2014. It

was a fitting reflection of her

signature style.

 

In 2015, Steffanie toured nationwide

with Talib Kweli and internationally

with the Sisters and Sirens tour

created by the Black Rock Coalition,

a New York based artists’ collective

and non-profit organization

dedicated to promoting the creative freedom and works of black

musicians.

 

Dedicated to honing her craft,

Steffanie became a full-time artist in 2016, after leaving her 9-5 job as a Marketing Coordinator. This year represented an evolution for her as

she toured with seminal acts such

as, Taylor Mac and worked on her second album, It’s Complicated. Featured in Mac’s A 24-Decade

History of Popular Music, Steffanie contributed to what The New York

Times deemed as one of “the best performances of 2016.”

 

Steffanie’s recent sold out tribute concert to rock icon Tina Turner,

Nice and Rough: A Night with

Steffanie and Tina was a dynamic display of her bold artistry. She is reeling with excitement for what’s to come as she prepares to command

new endeavors in 2017 and beyond.