Camden native and Temple University graduate, Christopher Michael Stevens, has had a lifetime’s worth of career experiences that began when he was just a teenager. In his early days, he traveled the world with Sony Music recording artist, Tye Tribbett and G.A. as a member of the band Soundcheck. He has since gone on to work with an array of award winning artists across several genres such as The Roots, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Darryl Hall, Michael McDonald, Eddie Levert, Earth, Wind & Fire and more.
Christopher is a Grammy Award ® nominated songwriter and an accomplished performer/arranger. He has credits on several dozen recordings including Diana Ross’ most recent album, “Thank You”.
As a touring musician, Christopher has been around the world with artists such as John Legend and Eric Roberson. While those experiences are very rewarding, Christopher is a bandleader at heart. He founded two bands of his own, Vertical Current in 2009 and The Chris Stevens Quartet (CSQ) in 2015. They have a number of recordings available and new material in the works.
Additionally, his work in the world of film and television is expanding. He is finally realizing a childhood dream of composing music for as well as acting on the big screen. He has had on-screen roles in the highly decorated film “La La Land” and the Amazon original series “A League Of Their Own”. He also scored four feature films (Who Is Christmas Eve?, Love You Right: An R&B Type Musical, Walking On, and Lowest Places: Lost Time) and two short films. He can be heard as a featured soloist on the 2021 film “Really Love” as well as on the television shows “Cherish The Day” and “The Equalizer”.
Most recently, Christopher obtained a position as an in-house content creator for Splice, where he has written nearly 80 pieces in the last nine months. He is passionate about sharing the joy of music with all who will listen and inspiring everyone whom his music reaches. There’s no telling what comes next, but if the past is any indication of God’s plan then you can expect something wonderful when you see or hear the name Christopher Michael Stevens.