Biography
"It's rare to hear someone so accomplished. I'm not talking about simply self-released stuff; there are few artists with such a complete vision... a wonderful revelation."
-Jon Worley, Aiding and Abetting
Rory Stitt has created a genre unto itself aptly described as "theatre-pop." From classical roots springs pop music with long melodies ala Rufus Wainwright, poetic license ala Tori Amos and androgynous soul ala David Bowie and Annie Lennox.
Rory's songs reveal the thoughts beneath the talk, the unspoken dialogues between loved ones, strangers and selves. From Broadway to Rachmaninoff, saloon piano to Victorian salons - his music sets inner life on a stage.
His musical work is an exposed exploration of the relationship between a songwriter and his instrument. Direct and confrontational, supple and sensitive, Rory rides a bull through the inner life of dreams, identity, sex, love, and death. Poignant, personal and pure, if you listen you can hear a reflection of your own midnight thoughts coming through Rory and the piano animal.
When not touring and performing his own music, Rory works extensively with nationally recognized Perseverance Theatre as composer, music director, and actor - with roles ranging from Frank N. Furter in "The Rocky Horror Show", Puck in "Midsummer Night's Dream," to Hedwig in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." Currently, he is working with the writers of Broadway's Tony award winning "Urinetown" as Orchestrator and Music Director of their new musical "Yeast Nation" – which premieres this October.
Rory was born and raised in Juneau, Alaska where the mountains meet the sea. After one term at a California Conservatory, he took a sharp turn and began writing and performing his own songs at the piano, developing the transformational performance style that has won him acclaim as a live performer.
Rory has been seducing crowds in Alaska and the Northwest for years and is currently bringing his musical vision to an ever expanding audience. Regular US tours are bringing him increasing notoriety in major cities on both coasts.
"It's difficult using the word original today, after all that's happened. but Rory manages it better then most. "
-Ben Ohmart, Atnzone, Planet Entertainment
Instrumentation
Rory Stitt - vocals and keyboards
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Discography
taurero (c)(p) July 2005 (BMI)
harlequin (c)(p) 2003 (BMI)
the narcissist (c)(p) 2001 (BMI)
Links
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