Stephan Moccio

Stephan Moccio (born 1972) is a pianist, composer, producer, arranger and artist. He co-wrote Celine Dion's 2002 hit "A New Day Has Come" with Aldo Nova, which reached and held the number one spot on the Billboard AC chart for 21 weeks.

An accomplished piano player, Stephan studied at The University of Western Ontario. After completing an honours degree in composition and piano performance, he was accepted into the famed Berklee College of Music. However, he chose to focus on developing his professional career and instead signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing at the age of 22. Throughout his 8 year tenure at Sony/ATV, Stephan wrote for several award-winning Canadian and International artists, most notably Celine Dion, Sarah Brightman, and Edwin. He can also be heard performing on most of the recordings of songs he has penned.

Stephan is a talented orchestral arranger, and has worked on several occasions with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra as both conductor and composer.In 2006, Stephan released his debut album of solo piano music, entitled "Exposure" on Bijou Records/Universal Music. The album was mixed by Juno Award winning engineer Vic Florencia and mastered by Juno nominated Joao Carvalho.

Credits

Artists who have recorded his music include:

* RyanDan "The Face"
* Celine Dion "A New Day Has Come"
* Sarah Brightman "What You Never Know"
* JC Chasez "Build My World", "Lose Myself"
* Hayley Westenra "What You Never Know"
* Josh Groban "My Heart Was Home Again"
* Marc Jordan "Tears Of Hercules", "The Best Part Of My Life"
* Olivia Newton-John "Serenity", "Instrument of Peace"
* Edwin & the Pressure "Alive"
* Randy Bachman "Our Leaves Are Green Again"
* [http://www.joshuapayne.com Joshua Payne] "The Art Of The Heart"

External links

* [http://www.stephanmoccio.ca Official Site]
* [http://umusic.ca/stephanmoccio/ Official Universal Music Site]
* [http://deaconwinelist.blogspot.com/2007/07/deacon-interviews-stephan-moccio.html Review in Wine Newsletter]

References

* [http://www.sugarcainentertainment.com/?p=284 Stephan Moccio at Sugarcain Entertainment]
* [http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2006/10/1709.cfm Stephan Moccio at Chart Attack]
* [http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/aldo.htm Stephan Moccio at Songwriter Universe]

Audio interview

*From a "DuBon et DuCon" podcast, by Serge Lemire:→Interview: http://dubonetducon.blogspot.com/2007/03/stephan-moccio-et-son-premier-album.html