Stephanie Adlington - voice
Singer/Songwriter Stephanie Adlington was born and raised in Grafton, West Virginia. Beginning her musical journey at a very young age, Stephanie could hear and sing harmonies practically before she could talk. As a high school student she spent summers at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University working towards her performance dreams. After high school she was accepted to the world renowned Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. After only 2 years Stephanie would leave Eastman to attend one of the most respected schools of music in the entire world, the Royal Academy of Music in London, England. At the Academy Stephanie truly began to learn her craft, and eventually she would find the voice that is distinctly her own. She left the Academy with a Bachelor’s degree in Music, a post-graduate degree in Musical Theatre, an LRAM certification allowing her to teach voice, and broader view of the world and its wonders.
While in London Stephanie recorded radio jingles for both Capitol Radio London and Invictor Radio and performed live studio broadcasts for BBC Radio. In the midst of all of this, the legendary Michael Dunford auditioned Stephanie for a singing part in a musical he had been working on. As a result of the Dunford audition, Stephanie was asked to perform and record lead vocals for the wildly successful band Renaissance. Formed from the ashes of the Yardbirds (the band best known for introducing Jimmy Page to the world), Renaissance had already experienced tremendous success for over 20 years. Their “comeback” would feature Stephanie replacing original vocalist Annie Haslam. Stephanie would go on to record two critically acclaimed albums with the band, The Other Woman and Ocean Gypsy. She would also appear on the band’s compilation, A Trip to the Faire. In addition to her ongoing performances, Stephanie is currently an adjunct commercial voice instructor at Belmont University.