Michael Stasis is the musical project of Michael Bostock (born September 26, 1986). Born and raised in
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Ma ...
, he now lives and records in
Los Angeles
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. He has been writing and recording songs since age 13, and has accumulated a catalogue of over 200 tracks. In 2009, Bostock graduated from
Cooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (Cooper Union) is a private college at Cooper Square in New York City. Peter Cooper founded the institution in 1859 after learning about the government-supported École Polytechnique in ...
in New York City with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. There he entered a work-study relationship with music producer Jorge Elbrecht, known for his work in
Lansing-Dreiden and
Ariel Pink
Ariel Marcus Rosenberg ( ; born June 24, 1978), professionally known as Ariel Pink, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter whose work draws heavily from the popular music of the 1960s–1980s. His lo-fi aesthetic and home-recorded alb ...
. This relationship has been credited as being a key point in the artist's development. On August 7, 2015
Arbutus Records
Arbutus Records is a Montreal based record label and management company founded by Sebastian Cowan in 2009. The label is named after the street by the same name in Vancouver, where Cowan grew up. The label have also begun expanding outside of Mon ...
issued a compilation of Michael Stasis titled "RIP III".
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Discography
Studio LPs
*2016: Gentle Cycle (Arbutus Records
Arbutus Records is a Montreal based record label and management company founded by Sebastian Cowan in 2009. The label is named after the street by the same name in Vancouver, where Cowan grew up. The label have also begun expanding outside of Mon ...
)
*2014: Venus Of Soap
*2012: Chainsaw
*2009: Anger (Natural Resources)
*2009: Cassette (Natural Resources)
Studio EPs
*2012: My First Bootleg
*2011: In The Shadow Of The Dairy Queen
*2011: Innernet Blues
Compilations
*2018: RIP IV
*2015: RIP III (2006-2014) (Arbutus Records
Arbutus Records is a Montreal based record label and management company founded by Sebastian Cowan in 2009. The label is named after the street by the same name in Vancouver, where Cowan grew up. The label have also begun expanding outside of Mon ...
)
*2014: RIP II (2010-2014) (Ultrasoft)
*2010: RIP (2003-2009)
References
External links
Michael Stasis on Arbutus Records
Michael Stasis on Bandcamp
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Musicians from Los Angeles
Living people
Arbutus Records artists
1986 births