Stefon "Bionik" Taylor | Music

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Stefon "Bionik" Taylor | Music

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As a teaching artist and music producer, Stefon “Bionik” Taylor has discovered a profound commitment to guiding and inspiring people to express their creative voices using music and songwriting. Using modern tools and technology, Bionik helps participants tell their stories through the creation and recording of original music and lyrics.

Bionik’s passion for music started at a young age, and led him to live performance, composing original music, working at world renowned recording studios, producing music for numerous Artists, and finally passing on inspiration and guidance to others through teaching.

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In the classroom, Bionik guides students through the song making process with lyric writing exercises, music software, and recording live instruments and lyrics. The final product is an original song created by the students working as a group. Bionik has worked with people of all ages and abilities at Urban Arts Academy, Chicago’s The Happiness Club, and Slam Academy, where he is currently an instructor.

I’ve been involved with artist residency experiences in my classroom before, and while they were cool, none of those experiences came close to being as impactful as the song writing sessions Bionik led with my group. I was thoroughly impressed with not only his musicianship, but also the skill he has teaching and interacting with elementary students. Bionik has an engaging presence and grace while leading students that many teachers must work years to craft. I was very impressed with the compassion he showed students, as well as the positive and specific feedback he gave them. Many cited this program as the highlight of their year.
— Will Donofrio, Teacher at Washington Elementary in Cloquet, MN

Bionik has composed, produced and collaborated on Hip-Hop, pop, R n’ B, blues, reggae, soul and funk records with classic and contemporary artists ranging from Phil Collins to Lizzo. His original compositions and productions have been featured in Amazon’s: Invincible, Grownish, the Fast and Furious series, Power Rangers Movie, NBA 2K video game series, and many more. Live performance of his original music has taken him to venues like Minneapolis’ First Avenue, Los Angeles’ Low End Theory, Chicago’s Park West, and music festivals across the country. He is also a 2019 McKnight Composer Fellow, and a recipient of “The Happiness Club Legacy Award” for his work with Chicago youth.

Learn more about Bionik in his April 2019 Artist Spotlight Interview.

Sample Programs: Customizable To Site’s Needs

Residencies

Stories and Songs: Create & Record Original Songs To Tell Your Stories

In this one to two week residency, Bionik guides students through the process of creating and recording a group of original songs that represent their feelings and ideas, or a relevant subject in your curriculum. Working as a group, participants create concepts for songs, write and edit lyrics using songwriting techniques, and finally, arrange the lyrics to tell their stories. Once students have a group of stories ready, they create original music using modern software and equipment.

Bionik helps create a beat using group participation and live instrumentation, such as hand claps, body sounds and live percussion instruments. Then they will add melodic and rhythmic elements to their beats and explore how it affects the emotional content of their stories. Finally, students learn to record their stories over these original compositions, arrange their songs, and reflect as a group on the work they have completed together. In this residency, students build self-confidence while learning to work together to accomplish creative goals. Bionik brings all the necessary equipment.

This playlist showcases music created by participants of COMPAS programming while working with Bionik.

 

Make a Podcast with Bionik 

Want to share and document a moment, story, or idea? Making a podcast is a perfect way to demonstrate the knowledge and creativity of a classroom, friend group, or individual. In this week-long workshop series, Bionik will come to your site and facilitate the creation and recording of an original podcast, that can then be uploaded to Apple/Google Podcast.

Maybe you are teaching an English class, and you want your students to show what they have learned about an author, or perhaps you want to share a fictional story written by your students. Let Bionik help you record and edit your idea, create original music to accompany your podcast, then share it with the world!

Check out some example from the curriculum: MSAB Sound Podcast With Bionik by BIONIK MUSIC

This program is suitable for all ages, and can be completed in a one, or two week residency.

 

Workshop

Create & Record An Original Song

This is one of those moments in teaching that we wish for and dream of, and Bionik made it happen. One student in particular will never forget this experience and how Bionik made him feel; how he valued and recognized his talent and hard work.
— Kim Peddle, Teacher at Washington Elementary in Cloquet, MN

In these interactive sessions, Bionik guides participants through the creation of an original song. Students write lyrics using songwriting techniques, create original music utilizing modern tools and technology, and record voices, body sounds and instruments to complete a song in any genre. Students learn to work together to accomplish creative goals, and build self-confidence by experimenting and performing in a group setting. Bionik brings all the necessary equipment.

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Performance

Back To The Beat

Bionik performs his original multi-genre music live using modern software and technology, accompanied by live instruments. Hip-Hop, reggae, soul/funk, and electronic are just a few genres this “one-person band” has to offer your school, institution or event. Bionik’s unique performance style is engaging and captivating for audiences and students as he effortlessly blends the use of technology with live instrumentation.

*Dancers can be added to performance for an additional fee.