David Stükenberg, usually referred to only by his bizarre-sounding, German surname (pronounced "stew-ken-burg"), is an aberrant songwriter/multi-instrumentalist. Stükenberg was born the son of nomad missionaries and spent his childhood traveling according to the demands of his parents' work, which he describes as "the type of work that doesn't steal land, end lives, and dictate self-righteousness, but instead helps those in need the way the Bible would actually intend." Due to his dozen plus schools, combined with continual relocating, David gravitated towards the one consistent friend he had: music.
After recording and releasing his folk-rock album, The Silo Project, in a Wisconsin grain silo, David moved to Austin, TX. The 'Live Music Capital of the World' is where David and his band now reside. The band's focus is on recording and releasing their first full length album after their recent release of a pop-rock EP titled 'Buy In Vol. I.' (http://www.BuyIn.StukenbergMusic.com)
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2011 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Finalist
'Concussions in Heaven' ranked 2nd Best Song of 2010 by The Onion
The Silo Project ranked in the Top 10 Albums of 2010 by The Onion
Performances at Arizona State University, University of Houston, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Emo's
Support for Andy Davis, The Daylights, Hawthorne Heights, 100 Monkeys, He is We, Love Bettie, Polyphonic Spree
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Biography
David Stükenberg, usually referred to only by his bizarre-sounding, German surname (pronounced "stew-ken-burg"), is an aberrant songwriter/multi-instrumentalist. Stükenberg was born the son of nomad missionaries and spent his childhood traveling according to the demands of his parents' work, which he describes as "the type of work that doesn't steal land, end lives, and dictate self-righteousness, but instead helps those in need the way the Bible would actually intend." Due to his dozen plus schools, combined with continual relocating, David gravitated towards the one consistent friend he had: music.
By age eighteen, Stükenberg had turned down various music scholarships in exchange for a number of music-related contracts in Nashville, TN, which he recalls, "sounded a lot cooler at the time." A few years later, he returned to Wisconsin to focus on writing his own music, and in early 2010 released The Silo Project.