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Hello! I'm Stolie, a singer, multi-instrumentalist, artist, performer and general creator of things. I have been making things, mostly music, for more than 30 years, ever since I started playing the piano at age six.
My given name is Rebecca Stoelinga (hence the nickname Stolie). I grew up in a town north of Chicago and have been living in the big city since 2000, working full-time as a musician since 2007, and spending the last couple of winters in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, México. As a solo artist, I perform with a loop pedal to layer beats and harmonies, live on the fly. I incorporate rhythms, harmonies, harmonica, beatbox, and whatever I can think of to create a full live arrangement. My cover catalog is over 400 songs deep. Since 1996, I have released more than a dozen albums of original music (the first one on cassette!) for both adults and children (as Super Stolie). I've toured the entire country (ok, not Alaska), lived in England and México, and have played almost every kind of event or venue you can think of: weddings, corporate celebrations, birthday parties, block parties, street festivals, Irish festivals, Holiday events, on a boat, in a skyscraper, under a tree, outside while it was snowing, in the subway, on the street, cool places like Navy Pier and the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. I've shared shows with songwriters like Melissa Etheridge, Neko Case and Willy Porter, and contributed vocals to local Chicago bands like the J Davis Trio and Dan Darrah, hosted comedians on my open mic stages like Hannibal Buress and Michael Palascak. My career is always changing directions. I continue making things and following what sounds fun, and I'm always excited to try something new and different. Now, I'm thinking about touring in Canada, moving to the west coast and picking somewhere in South America for next winter... But those are just today's ideas! Email me: stolie@stolie.com Do you listen to music on Spotify? Please follow me! With 250 followers, Spotify will “verify” my account, which opens up some cool possibilities for my music! Pass it on!
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"I think every moment in life can be enhanced by music, and should be!" |
