About Me
My name is Wesley Paul Stefan. I am a 28 year old vocalist from the best shitty city in the World, Cleveland, Ohio USA. I grew up in Cleveland and was very active in the straight edge hardcore scene when I was 15 years old. I'd bail on school the next day to go see All Out War with Earth Crisis in Buffalo, NY at night... I'm that awesome. I'm always singing, always looking for the next hook, the next rhyme. I am a musician. When I was 16 I fronted my first hardcore band, Faceoff. This and other projects led to the opportunity to destroy stages with the likes of Chimaira, Ascension, Ringworm, and more. My starvation for being on a stage and commanding an audience never died. Several years later and way ahead of it's time, I fronted the project Rainy Day with Conquistador Recording Studios engineer Cole Martinez. In that same timeframe I met Jacob Cook, and he took over bass. In 2004, I merged with a group which became My Stolen Hero. A post-punk high energy explosion, My Stolen Hero was my first real chance to take my angst of hardcore music and apply the melodic overtones that turn people's heads. Ohio wasn't enough for me, so I quit my job, packed my car, and drove to California. I than joined a project that was known by many names but my true envisioned name was Kiljoy Union. Kiljoy Union was taking the melodic vocals even further, highly influenced with the dance/rock electronic music sound of The Faint, Bloc Party, and more. Kiljoy was short on success before I left California, but we did get to play some amazing shows with acts such as Clear Static, Jeffree Star, Micky Avalon, The Dear and Departed, A Kiss Could Be Deadly, Folio, Taxi Doll, and more. I have had the opportunity to play nearly every historical venue in Los Angeles including The Key Club, Viper Room, Knitting Factory, Galaxy, House Of Blues, Chain Reaction, and more. I miss the ocean, I miss being in California... It's just not time for me to be there right now. I have lived all over the place including Vegas and Los Angeles. I am now currently residing in Columbus, Ohio supporting my employer in the network conversion of Washington Mutual and JPMorgan Chase Banks. I am involved in a serious music project entitled Stranger, Stranger; the writing minds of Jacob Cook and Wesley Paul Stefan. We currently are in pre-production for our upcoming release which will be recorded and engineered in Omaha, Nebraska by Joel Peterson of The Faint in 2010 In the studio I gladly use a Macintosh computer, Korg Triton synthesizer, Korg Micro Synthesizer, Roland GR-700 guitar synthesizer, Theremin by Moog, M-Audio Profire 610 audio interface, Apple Logic 8, Rode condenser microphones, and whatever else I can get my hands on. I'm a complicated person. I'm also an astronomically busy person. I probably consume way too much caffeine. I work a lot... I don't know how I even got my job. Most people would say I'm very intelligent, I don't buy it. I love computers, movies, energy drinks, music, tattoos and the idea that I can find a woman who can keep up with me, and I can fall in love with her. Peace!
