Kresge Arts in Detroit
S​tevie was named a 2024 Gilda Snowden Emerging Artist Award winner in music performance by ​Kresge Arts Detroit. Gilda Awards recognize artists who are early in their artistic career, are gaining momentum, and who demonstrate exceptional potential through creative risk-taking and pushing the boundaries of their chosen art form.
PERFORMING LIVE
Stevie Soul is an award-winning beatboxer, vocalist, and multimedia artist from Detroit. As a child, Stevie stuttered. When he tried to speak, funny sounds came out of his mouth. He’d always get caught on the first letter of words and struggled to push out the “right” phrase. Eventually, he embraced these funny sounds and converted them into beats and patterns, helping him learn sentence structure, rhythm, and music composition. Once he found his internal rhythm, these sounds became Stevie’s unique form of self-expression, exchanging his childhood struggle for his true talent - beatboxing.
Today, Soul wows audiences with his ability to uncannily recreate the sounds of numerous instruments, such as drums, trumpets, and guitars, using only his mouth, body, and looper. A high-energy performer, Stevie is available for festivals, as well as corporate, holiday, public, and private events.
Regardless of venue, he is well known for his fun and vibrant family-friendly shows. His sets incorporate hip-hip/R&B, contemporary, and classic theme music and mashups, along with live beatboxing and audience participation. Stevie is available to collaborate with a wide variety of artists, bands, and Dj's and will make an unforgettable addition to your next event.
SING OUT FOR KIDS PERFORMANCE
FAR Therapeutic Arts and Recreation hosted it’s annual “Sing Out For Kids” event at the Historical Garden Theater in Detroit. Sing Out is a unique, musical fundraising event that includes dinner, a live auction, and unforgettable performances by local celebrities performing their favorite songs.
BEATBOXING AT HIP-PROV
Hip-Prov is a game show where comics and improvisers compete in short-form improv games and hip-hop challenges. It began as a virtual show during the pandemic lockdown and can now be seen in-person monthly, every 2nd Wednesday at Planet Ant in Hamtramic and every 4th Friday at One Night Stans Comedy Club in Waterford. Audience members may also join in the fun by providing game suggestions and winning prizes.
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
This singer, beatboxer and multi-media producer is a native Detroiter who used beatboxing to overcome stuttering as a kid. For the past several years he's been performing and producing music around Metro Detroit, appearing everywhere from the Detroit Opera House to MotorCity Casino's Sound Board to Arts, Beats & Eats.
IT ONLY TAKES 15 SECONDS FOR STEVIE SOUL TO INSPIRE
How can you spend "15 seconds a day" working towards your goals this year? How can you put yourself and your art at the forefront by giving it a little time each day? Watch Stevie and take what he did as inspiration to focus on yourself and your growth every day this year. Allow yourself good days and bad days and give yourself the time and space you deserve to grow.
MEET THE BEATBOXER WHO WON DETROIT’S BIG SHOT
The D Brief hosted Detroit's Big Shot talent competition in the fall of 2021. The contest featured musicians, comedians, actors, impressionists, burlesque dancers, sideshow performers, and more. Meet the performer who has been crowned the champion: Beatboxer Stevie Soul.
STEVIE SOUL SHARES HIS STORY AND PERFORMS LIVE ON WDET
Growing up in Redford, performer and producer Stevie Soul was bullied for his stutter. It didn’t take him long, however, to turn that adversity into the talent of beatboxing.
Soul stopped by CultureShift to perform live in the WDET studios and share his inspiring story. Soul recently won the inaugural “Big Shot” talent competition hosted by the D Brief podcast at Planet Ant Theatre in Hamtramck.
JUMP
Detroit-based beatboxer and performance artist Stevie Soul has teamed up with competitive jump roper Eli Lindauer. In this heart-stopping video, Stevie provides the backbeat and tempo for Eli to work his jump rope magic.
DRIBBLE
Detroit-based beatboxer and performance artist Stevie Soul has teamed up with Detroit baller and sneakerhead Sadelle Moore, otherwise known as StockX’s “sneaker guy”. It's Delle's basketball handling skills that provide the backbeat to Stevie's vocal gymnastics in this one-of-a-kind performance, simply titled "DRIBBLE."
The performance was filmed at St. Cecilia’s gym — an intentional decision meant to pay homage to Detroit’s past. Sacred to local hoops fanatics, the historic West Side church saw NBA legends such as Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jalen Rose, Earl 'The Twirl' Cureton, Dave Bing, Julius “Dr. J” Erving, Bernard King, Isiah Thomas, and even Motown's prince of soul, Marvin Gaye.
HOUR DETROIT
Sounds Abound: Detroit beatboxer Stevie Soul's latest artistic endeavor finds music in the rhythms of everyday life
STEVIE SOUL WINS DETROIT COMPETITION
Stevie Soul Claims the Top Prize in the 7-Week Contest at Planet Ant in Hamtramck. For seven weeks, singers, musicians, comedians, impressionists, burlesque dancers, sideshow acts, and more battled for the title of “Detroit’s Big Shot” in a talent competition at Planet Ant. In the end, beatboxer Stevie Soul emerged victorious. During his winning performance, Stevie explained to the audience how he used beatboxing to overcome his childhood stutter. He also played a game of “Name That Tune” with the crowd.
WHITE BOY ON NETFLIX
This true-crime documentary exposes new facts about alleged teen drug lord "White Boy Rick" and his lesser-known role as an FBI informant.
METRO TIMES
Michigan House celebrates SXSW with street performances, virtual panels, and live concerts
SEEN MAGAZINE
Stevie Soul and Nicole New team up for a fresh take on classic holiday tunes with their song “A Jazzy Christmas”
SD MAG
I hear sounds and melody in just about everything. I have actually been practicing this concept in my head for years. If I hear a car alarm beeping, I'm quick to add a little backbeat to it. This project is my attempt to document that with other creatives and industries that I admire. I want to combine these sights and sounds in iconic Detroit settings to create multilayered, audio-visual experiences. Most people have heard a ball dribble or jump rope hit the floor a million times before.
EVERYBODY VS COVID-19 UNITY FESTIVAL
The City of Detroit is partnering with fashion label Detroit VS Everybody by Tommey Walker to present the Everybody Vs COVID-19 Unity Festival on May 29th and May 30th. In efforts to continue the fight against the spread of COVID-19 and raise awareness about the importance of the 2020 Census, this two-day festival will include more than 20 musical acts and appearances including Big Sean, Mayer Hawthorne, Sada Baby, DJ D Nice, La Britney, Gmac Cash and many more Detroit grown and affiliated artists.
SEEN MAGAZINE
Feeling the Flow with Detroit Beatboxer Stevie Soul
NU GALLERY MAGAZINE
Stevie Soul brings a more mature and soulful presence to Detroit’s music scene
CHEVY DETROIT
A childhood struggle overcome through beatbox
KARMA HAS SPOKEN
Danialle gets to know Detroit beatboxer Stevie Soul and hears the story of how he transformed a childhood weakness into an incredible strength
TBD MAG
Stevie finds his voice in the beat
BravoBRAVO!
The pinnacle of the event will be a special performance by Richard Leech, renowned tenor at the Metro Opera House, and local beatboxer Stevie Soul
JINGLE BELLS PROMO
The station asked three local musicians to put together a rendition of “Jingle Bells” with their own twist. Vocalist Angela Davis, beatboxer Stevie Soul and guitarist Omar Aragones answered the call with a simple, soulful version that is the perfect soundtrack for city celebrations.
WDIV DETROIT
Detroit artist overcomes speaking disability through beatboxing
BENZINGA
Watch 'Mr. Wonderful' Kevin O'Leary Jam With A Detroit Beatboxer
THE STEVIE SOUL SOUR IPA
One of the coolest prizes that came with winning the Detroit Big Shot competition is getting to collaborate with @batchbrewing on a beer. Introducing the Stevie Soul Sour, a citrusy IPA with notes of lime, grapefruit, orange and hints of tropical fruit. The beer will be on tap through May and if you go in on Mondays or Tuesdays support the beloved southwest Detroit restaurant @taqueriaelreydetroit which will be doing pop-up events as they rebuild their space that was damaged in a recent fire.
BREATHE
“Breathe” is a raw and honest portrait of Stevie Soul as a mature artist who sees the world with cynical eyes. Since the release of his last record, Stevie has grown as a musician, learned some of life's tougher lessons, and expanded his creative pursuits into mediums like film. It is only natural that he would use these experiences to fuel his next project as a very different kind of release.
The location of the film was just as integral to the meaning behind it. Silvio's pizzeria was once an iconic location from Stevie's youth. Now the garden which used to be a goldmine of handmade sculptures, art, and culture has now fallen apart and been taken over by the elements. This unsettling backdrop played as the perfect texture to set the tone for an artist who is grappling with the death of innocence.
UP ALL NIGHT
Stevie Soul is back with his latest audiovisual project: "Up All Night", an RnB beatbox and guitar-driven performance piece. His second release builds upon the aesthetic established with his debut single, "Breathe", while also taking new risks and pushing his voice into a world of neon lights.
Teaming back up with musician Omar Aragones, producer Drew Michael and director David Tappan, the team decided to imbue the video with the theatricality of a live performance. Moody theatrical lighting shifts, long tracking shots, and an incredible view from a rooftop penthouse apartment in the historic Claridge House building near Capitol Park were all used to create a minimalistic, yet mysterious aesthetic. The video was designed as a complement to the track's conflicting emotions of anxiety, regret and gratitude
A Jazzy Christmas with Stevie Soul & Nicole New
Stevie Soul and Nicole New got together with guitarist Matt LoRusso to have a little jazzy holiday jam sesh to get into the spirit. Add Nicole's velvety yet powerful voice, Stevie's beats and vocal theatrics and Matt's smooth guitar rhythm together and get a fresh take on some classic Christmas and holiday tunes.
“YOU WALK INTO A ROOM. YOU HEAR A TRUMPET. YOU HEAR DRUMS. NATURALLY, YOU THINK YOU’RE ABOUT TO LOOK OVER AND SEE A STAGE FULL OF INSTRUMENTS. INSTEAD, YOU SEE STEVIE SOUL – DETROIT BEAT BOXER, ARMED WITH NOTHING BUT A MICROPHONE…AND HIS INCREDIBLE TALENT.”
-CBS