February 2023 Newsletter

Today is the release of the Varied Thrush music video!!!

I've been dreaming of making this video for at least four years, and I couldn't be happier with the result. It's a love letter to the Feminist Bird Club, a celebration of LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC birders, and a quest to find one of my absolute favorite birds.

Huge thanks to the Regional Arts & Culture Council for the Make|Learn|Build grant that helped fund this project! Thank you to director Dawn Jones Redstone for bringing this vision to life. And thanks to my patrons on Patreon, and readers of these newsletters. Your support makes my creative work possible. Thank you.

Thank you for reading, listening, watching, and sharing. I always love hearing from you, too, so feel free to write back!

Love,
Stephan
a.k.a. Sparkbird

PS Here’s a sneak peek at my next single, Disembodied Mind: Instagram | TikTok | YouTube

Music Video Credits
Starring: Kayla Hanson, XelosXelos Marchandt, Marissa Sanchez
Director: Dawn Jones Redstone
Producer: Ashley Song
Director of Photography: Sean Conley
Production Designer: Alexandra Friedman
Editor: Dawn Jones Redstone
Colorist: Jasmine Vazquez
1st AC: Patricia Pahinag
G&E Swing: Haley McCoy
PA: Antonia Fogg
Executive Producer/Singer-Songwriter: Stephan Nance
Thanks to Leah Benson!