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Vahagn Stepanyan
Armenian composer and producer

Vahagn Stepanyan

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Armenian composer and producer
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Yerevan, Armenia
Age
39 years
Education
Yerevan's Tchaikovsky Secondary Music School
Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory
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Spotify
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Biography

Vahagn Stepanyan is an Armenian music producer, music arranger, songwriter, film/TV composer, and musician whose genres have been classified as jazz, R&B, funk, fusion, pop, gospel, and film score music.His album, A New Chapter, charted at #5 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Charts and at #19 on Billboard's Jazz Charts. He has collaborated with Ricky Kej, Kitt Wakeley, Nathan East, Eric Marienthal, Henrik Linder, Mark Lettieri, Greg Howe, Dave Koz, Mark Lettieri, Arun Shenoy, and Adam Hawley, among others.

Career

Stepanyan is a classically trained keyboard player, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer.He began playing piano when he was 10 years old and laterperformed in jazz clubs and wrote songs for Armenian artists.He relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a music career.His single, Motion, was nominated for a Hollywood Independent Music Award in the Jazz (Fusion/Bebop) category as well as being nominated for Musician of the Year by the Josie Music Awards.

Vahagn released his first album, Moonlight, in 2015, which received favorable reviews. His sophomore release, A New Chapter, charted at #5 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Charts and at #19 on Billboard's Jazz Charts and received favorable reviews. The album features Dave Koz and is co-produced by Stepanyan and Kitt Wakeley.

He composed and arranged the music for Armenian documentaries, The Glance of Ararat, and The Faces of War as well as providing additional engineering and keyboards on Kitt Wakeley's Grammy-winning album, An Adoption Story. He was featured on the single, Gravity, with The Groove Project, which includes musicians Arun Shenoy, Lonnie Park, and Matthew Shell, among others.

Stepanyan performed on the Hope Anthology Project, whose proceeds went to the GMA Foundation’s Disaster Assistance Fund, which financially aided musicians, stage Hands, and crew that were affected by COVID-19. The project featured Mary J. Blige, Maranda Curtis, Fred Hammond, and Percy Bady, among others. In 2023, he performed live at the NAMM Show.

Awards

YearNominated WorkCategoryAwardResult
2023A New ChapterBest Album/Best Instrumental AlbumGlobal Music AwardsWon
2023MotionJazz (Fusion/Bebop)Hollywood Music in Media AwardsWon
2023Vahagn StepanyanMusician of the Year (Piano/Keys)Josie Music AwardsNominated
2022MotionBest Jazz Song/Grand PrizeAkademia AwardsWon
2021MotionSilver Medal (Jazz Fusion)Global Music AwardsWon
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