Biography

STEVEN TAETZ is an Alberta-born, Toronto-based torch-song singer and songwriter with his own unique blend of contemporary roots, early rock, and blue-eyed soul music. He has written with and for internationally-renowned artists, with songs published on Sony/ATV, Warner, BMG, Nettwerk, and Universal Music. His debut self-titled album was created from a cross-Canadian collaborative songbook co-written with JUNO award-winning singer-songwriters from each province of Canada, such as The Once, Peter Katz, Connie Kaldor, Tara Maclean, and many others. His 2018 album Drink You In debuted at #3 on iTunes jazz charts, and received rave reviews from international press. His upcoming album Late Bloom (February 2023) includes contemporary roots-pop love songs from a queer perspective, created with Jill Barber, Caroline Marie Brooks of Good Lovelies, Jenn Grant, and produced with Grammy- and JUNO-recognized producers Drew Jurecka and Daniel Ledwell. Taetz has performed in leading venues and festivals such as Carnegie Hall (NYC), The Rogers Centre (Toronto), Capital Pride (Washington DC), Hotel Café (L.A.), Rochester International Jazz Festival, National Music Centre (Calgary), and L'Astral Theatre (Montreal). He is also a featured guest vocalist and songwriter for EDM/dance/electronica projects on premier dance labels including Armada, Perfecto, Black Hole, SUME, Majestic, and many others. www.steventaetz.com