Colin Stetson (born in Ann Arbor, MI, in 1975) is a Canadian-American saxop… Read Full Bio ↴Colin Stetson (born in Ann Arbor, MI, in 1975) is a Canadian-American saxophonist, multi-reedist, and composer based in Montreal. He is best known as a regular collaborator of the indie rock acts Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, Bell Orchestre, and Ex Eye. In addition to saxophone, he plays clarinet, bass clarinet, French horn, flute, and cornet.

Stetson earned a degree in music from the University of Michigan in 1997. Six years in San Francisco followed, then another four in Brooklyn, NY. Over this time, he developed his techniques on saxophones and clarinets, culminating in the release of the album New History Warfare Vol. 1″ on Agoo Records in 2008.

His album New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges” will be released Feb. 22, 2011 on Constellation. The final album of the trilogy, New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light, was released by Constellation Records in April 2013, and was a long-list nominee for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize.

Aside from his work as a soloist, Stetson has brought his talents to the stage and studio with dozens of artists, including Tom Waits, Arcade Fire, TV on the Radio, Feist, Bon Iver, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, David Byrne, Jolie Holland, Sinead O’Connor, LCD Soundsystem, The National, Angelique Kidjo, and Anthony Braxton.

He is a regular member of the bands Sway Machinery and Bell Orchestre and has been a touring member of Bon Iver in support of their new record in 2011, on which he also appears.

A collaborative studio album with violinist Sarah Neufeld entitled "Never Were the Way She Was" was released in 2015. Subsequent albums include "SORROW: A Reimagining of Henryk Górecki's 3rd Symphony" (2016), "All This I Do for Glory" (2017), Chimæra I (2022)...

Since 2013, Stetson has contributed, the scores to several films and television series.

Constellation Artist Page: www.cstrecords.com/colin-stetson
Billions Artist Page: www.billions.com/colinstetson

Stages
Colin Stetson Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Stages' by these artists:

40 Watt Sun If I was only wise enough To know everything sure and…
Adeline & KAMAUU Spending my days at the studio And I'm always on the…
Blazer I've seen more faces then I've ever wanted to see It's…
Busty and the Bass "You are sleeping! You do not want to believe. …
Chefal & Coki feat. Doctor It's not healthy I'm not sure if these are butterflies or…
Cloud NI9E So what's my motivation, the answer is complicated Highly de…
D. Vincent Williams Chorus: Caught up, burnt out and turned about lurked about s…
Daniel & Daniel I loved you No one else compared to you Goin crazy, things…
Dezeray's Hammer I'm much to real to go out like that I'm beginning…

F.T.P. Hi-ya! {"oh yeah" played backwards} Hey Sloofus, (yeah!) te…
H.e.r.o. Ay yo Rule the Stage wiz 6 mic Let's get in Yeah 幕開けだ…
J-Wes It's growing on me from the ground up Setting fire to…
Jade Novah When you look back on everything Will it all be…
Joseph O'Brien Stages, you love me even in the changes One day I′m…
KAMAUU Adi Oasis Spending my days at the studio And I'm always on the…
King of Spain Love Through stages High and low Awakening again Fly Throug…
Laura Elliott You tell me your name I make a mistake we laugh…
Leonard Cohen Thank you for your generosity This is a gesture of Compassio…
M.M. Propel yourself into something you're not prepared for Can't…
Michael Frazer Since she left I've been acting awful strange And all the th…
namesbliss I'm in east london thinking about life live full speed with…
Parisa In life we move through stages Comparing all our pages Prior…
Reks R.E.K.S. [Scratch Chorus] "As far as rap go" - Nas 'Nas …
Rotten Sound All your opportunities.. Filled with obligations The diffi…
Skyline Leeway I don’t hide but I seem to disappear I don’t fit…
Steve Smyth Drinkin' fire for a moment Takin flames to feel alive Breath…
The Frank and Walters All I see Is a blurry crowd of life Staring through the…
The Lost Trailers Between Stages…
wldflwr I be, I be Goin', goin' Through Damn they say that life cha…
Z. Smith We in that awkward stage I still ain't call you babe But…
Z.Z Top It's a fine time to fall in love with you, I…
ZZ Top It's a fine time to fall in love with you, I…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Colin Stetson:

A Dream of Water There were those, who didn’t run, there were those, who coul…
All the Colors Bleached to White Red Is a fast color always zooming away This was something e…

Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes Lord, I just can′t keep from crying sometimes Lord, I just…

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