Electronic press kit
Solo discography: “Architect of Reality” - LP (2019),
“Void” – Single (2020), “Yūgen” – Single (2020), “Eros” – LP (2021)
Highlights
» Wrote, composed, recorded and mixed the album Architect of Reality
» Wrote, composed, recorded and mixed the album Eros featuring Eric Gillette and John Waugh
» Co-wrote and performed on the EP Exposure by Station: Innermost featuring Derek Sherinian
» Performed as an opening act for Deep Purple in Skopje (Arena Boris Trajkovski) with Station: Innermost
» Wrote, performed, mixed and mastered two songs for JST (Joey Sturgis Tones)
» Co-wrote and performed on the album За Металцките Работи by Chromatic Point as a guest
» Composed, performed on, mixed and mastered music for television shows and commercials
» Co-wrote, performed on, produced, mixed and mastered Ana Petanovska's song Haya, which was a part of the National Radio Top-10 singles chart
» Performed on high-profile festivals in the region such as Spitfire Festival (Pristina), D fest (Dojran), Pivolend (Skopje), North City Jazz & Blues Festival (Kosovska Mitrovica) and many more
Videos
Biography
Stefan Petanovski is a guitarist, artist, composer, and producer based in Skopje, Macedonia. His style as an artist can be explained as a mixture of different genres while still maintaining the modern progressive rock and metal sound. Stefan was introduced to the guitar at the age of 7. Influenced by progressive rock music and virtuosic guitar players, he adhered to a strict dedicated practice routine based on the exercises of the top players, which later became the foundation of his playing style and technique, resulting in him playing gigs all over the country at the age of 12.
In 2019, Stefan released his first solo album, “Architect of Reality” and that marked the beginning of his solo career. His second solo album, called “Eros” was released in 2021. The second album includes guests such as Eric Gillette (The Neal Morse Band, Mike Portnoy’s Shattered Fortress) and John Waugh (The 1975, Plini). In 2022, Stefan released the documentary “The Making of Eros” that captures the creation process of his second solo album “Eros”, the premiere of the documentary took place at Kino Frosina MKC.
Stefan is also part of the band Station: Innermost, with whom they released the EP “Exposure” in 2019 and had Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Alice Cooper, Billy Idol) on keyboards. In 2020, Station: Innermost released two singles, “The Light” and “Four and a Half Minutes Away” followed by “My Only One”, released in 2021. The band has performed multiple promotional gigs and concerts in the country and in the region. In 2022, they performed as an opening band for Deep Purple in Skopje.
Over the years, he’s been a part of many projects and bands, including Spectrum (with whom they’ve released the album “Hiraeth”), Damir Puh’s solo project and Chromatic Point, with whom he co-wrote and performed on two songs on the album “За Металцките Работи”. Stefan is constantly present in the media, with frequent appearances on TV and radio shows, as well as online magazines and portals.
Aside from the artistic side, he’s also been a guitar teacher at “Music School Enterprise” since 2018. Stefan is active in the world of mixing and production. He produced and mixed his two solo albums as well as projects for different artists, TV shows and commercials.
He collaborated with JST (Joey Sturgis Tones) and recorded, composed, produced, mixed, and mastered two songs, demonstrating part of their plugin collection. He co-wrote, produced, mixed, and mastered the song “Haya” by Ana Petanovska, which charted in the Top-10 hits on multiple radio stations across the country.
Gallery
Discography
Links
• Who can ID this time signature? - Musicman Sterling Video
• Lines in the Sand Cover - Musicman Sterling Video
• Joey Sturgis Tones - Collaboration Video
• Shemomedjamo - Eric Gillette Guest Solo
• Solo Spot - Opening for Deep Purple
• Station: Innermost - Opening for Deep Purple
• Station: Innermost - Fashionel Magazine Interview
• Station: Innermost – Urban Tag - Macedonian Radio and Television 1
• Architect of Reality Album Promotion – 1 TV - Macedonian Radio and Television 1
• Eros Album Review - Background Magazine
• Eros Album Review - Prog Rock Review
• Eros Album Review - Progressor.net
• Architect of Reality Album Review - The Circle Pit
• Best European Metal Bands Edition - EMC
• Eros Album Promotion - Blaster Magazine
• Eros Album Promotion - Stisni Play - Macedonian Radio and Television 1
• Eros Album Promotion - Urban Tag - Macedonian Radio and Television 1
• Architect of Reality Album Promotion – TV 24 - Macedonian Radio and Television 1
• Interview and Eros Album Promotion - Fakulteti.mk
• News Interview - Espreso.mk
• Premiere of The Making of Eros - Kino Frosina, MKC