Steven Kowalczyk Santoro

I have enjoyed a career as a singer/songwriter and producer/arranger throughout his years in Los Angeles, New York City and New England.  A Professor at Berklee College of Music, I teach on the subjects of Voice, band leading and indie recording. My experience as a former major label recording artist (Atlantic - signed and produced by Ahmet Ertegun), studio session vocalist, indie producer, and touring musician allows me to bring my life in the music business to my work as an educator. 

I have performed as a background vocalist for Sting in “A Winter’s Night - Live at Durham Cathedral” (PBS / BBC) and have recorded jingles for major advertisers in the USA and Hong Kong including Canon, Olive Garden, Nickelodeon, NBC, Panasonic and many more. 

In the past few years, I have been touring as a headliner in Germany, Austria, and Czech Republic Performing original music along with standard Jazz repertoire.  And while on faculty at Berklee, I have presented workshops for vocalists and  instrumentalists in the USA, Canada , Europe, and Asia, including workshops for “Tour Music Festival” finalists in Rome.  

With a degree in Afro-American Music and Jazz from The University of Massachusetts, I am an improvisor in multiple styles, expressing myself musically both in collaboration with live players and as a composer in the digital realm.  I recently recorded an original song cycle entitled, “here.gone.” with the Turtle Island String Quartet. I want to bring it to a stage near you.  As a prolific creator all around, I continue to expand my vision with the  production of my own music videos and short films.   

You can watch and listen at www.stevensantoro.com

Please contact me if you would like to experience the EPK for "here.gone".  Industry professionals will receive a private link.

I am also a filmmaker and have an interest in collaborating on projects that are the right fit.  You can also see my film reel on this site. I use Blackmagic and Panasonic cameras and edit on Davinci Resolve.