Sten Hostfalt Guitarist Composer Producer Educator
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​Sonus Rex NYC 

Recordings. Concerts. Production. Education  
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S t u d i o


​RECORDING STUDIO and LIVE TRACKING
With a documented activity as an innovative contributor to the New York City music scene since 1994, as well as internationally since 1982. The Sonus Rex label, a 2006 registered NYC business in 2006 shaped by pronounced innovative artistry. Ever since the formative 1980s reel-to-reel tape recorded, DIY produced and fanzine distributed audio cassette compilations of progressive jazz/fusion, new wave and punk, progressive improvised music, and experimental electronica, to the label's new millennium beyond genre mindset accordingly.


Gear:
HD: Apple, Universal Audio,
DAW: Pro Tools, Ableton *
Mastering: Steinberg Wavelab.
monitors: Genelec, Yamaha,
microphones: AKG, Shure, Audio-Technica, Sennheiser.
Plugins: Eventide, Softube/Weiss, T.C. Electronics. 
* DAW alternatives: Reaper, UAD Luna, Logic Pro X, Mixbus 32C.

Audio Engineer and Studio Collaborations 1981-2018:
Jason Tubbs of KnitMedia (2002) (Live at Knitting Factory Leonard St. NYC), Greg Thompson and Kenji Shimoda at Kampo NYC (2004), Doug Henderson of Micro-Moose NYC (2006), Eric Tew at Toxic Audio, Boston MA (1992), Peter Kontrimas, Boston, MA (1991), Brett Rautenberg - 2006 live tracking at Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge MA, Marc Trewella - live tracking at Monkeytown Brooklyn NY (2007), and Full Circle Mastering Philadelphia, PA, Jaques Vivant Club Le Triton, Les Lilas France (2002) 
via the Swedish Arts Council, and the Arts Committee of Sweden, Göran Stegborn (2001), SAMI, Stockholm, Mattz Larsson, Per Westerlund (1997) Swedish Radio, Gävle, and Stephan Lövstrand (2000), Radio Västmanland. As well as live to 2 track recordings at Spencer Street Studios, Brooklyn NY (2007), Lizard Lounge Cambridge MA (2007), WBRS Radio Brandeis (1992), 3 Dogs Studios NYC (2018), and P & E studios, Västerås, Sweden (1981-82)



​Sten Hostfalt​ is a Sonus Rex recording artist and an professional, affiliate member of BMI, The American Federation of Musicians Local 802, Associated Musicians of Greater New York,
Audio Engineering Society (AES), Jazz Foundation of America, and Guitar Foundation of America, And as an educator, a member of National Association for Music Educators (NAfME),
New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA), MEANYC, OAKE, and AOSA, as well as The Society for Research in Music Education, and The Society for Music Theory, ​
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  • HOME
  • About
    • Biography
    • Press >
      • Press Clips 1986-2018
      • Signal To Noise
      • Jazz Review
      • All About Jazz
      • Cadence
      • Jazz Now
      • Guitar Player Magazine
      • Fresh Music
      • City Guide NY
      • AM New York
      • Fundacio Joan Miro'
    • Work >
      • Work 1981-2021
      • Sten Hostfalt and Johnny Lapio
      • Sten Hostfalt and Blaise Siwula
      • Downtown NYC Scene
      • NYC Electronic Music Scene
      • Music for Dance
      • Marko Djordjevic's Sveti
  • Concerts
    • Live Archive 1981-2022
    • Transformations Solo Concert Work for XXXV Encontre de Compositors at Pilar i Joan Miro' Palma de Mallorca, Spain
    • Dimensional States: Large Microtonal Ensemble Work
    • 29 Pieces for the Microtonal Guitar
  • Media
    • Recordings >
      • Recordings as a Leader
      • Recordings as a Sideman
      • Other Recordings
    • Video
  • Sonus Rex
    • The Sonus Rex Label
    • Studio
    • NYC Guitar Studio
  • Education
    • Curriculum