“Once in awhile someone comes along who stands apart from all the others…STEFANA is such an individual…I never forgot the impact of her voice, her style, her passion and her inner light”

Linda A. Morrow Spencer – Minister, Inspirational Speaker/Santa Barbara Unity (CA)

For years, STEFANA has entertained and enlightened thousands at concerts, festivals & events throughout the country. Highlight performances for which STEFANA has been a featured artist include such legendary clubs and events as:  “The Knitting Factory” (Hollywood, CA); ”SOhO Dinner & Concert Club” (Santa Barbara, CA); “The Derby” (Los Angeles, CA); the annual “Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach” (Long Beach, CA); “Showtime @ The Apollo on Tour 2003” (Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts – Cerritos, CA) and “Unity in Diversity Music Festival 2006 (Marjorie Luke Theater, Santa Barbara, CA). As a ‘Positive Music Recording Artist & Songwriter’, STEFANA’s music is created with positive intention – that is – great songs that inspire hope, love, purpose, self empowerment, inner strength and positive change.  Her musical influences are broad and include many artists and songwriters strongly rooted in pop, R&B, gospel, world & soul. STEFANA is versatile to perform in a simple and moving solo piano/vocal format or with full band backup.  Instrumentally, she is backed by a superb ensemble of Santa Barbara and L.A.’s finest musicians, which on occasion includes 1 modern bellydance extraordinaire. Their visual stage show is as exotic and powerful as the music itself. Appealing to cross-cultural / multigenerational audiences, STEFANA delivers positive, soul stirring songs with a passion and truth that penetrates even the toughest surface to reach the depths of one’s very soul. STEFANA believes: “music has the power to reach people like none other…it can build us up or break us down…people respond in kind to what they see and hear over and over again, be it positive or negative…unfortunately, ‘beauty’, ‘positive’ & ‘build us up’ aren’t messages as well represented in most mainstream music today…however, it is my vision and determination to help change that…so that the positive music of myself and other artists alike will one day be the greater representation, bringing forth an even greater representation of our own inner light & beauty that lies within”. It is this belief, then, that inspires STEFANA to dedicate her time & musical creativity, collaborating with youth to make a positive difference in their young lives so that they, too, feel empowered to ‘let their light shine in the world and pass it on’. Equally, STEFANA contributes her time & musical gifts to many organizations for which she lovingly supports. 

STEFANA’s most current releases: “Complaint Free World” (CD single / © 2007 S. Stefana Dadas, BMI) – written as the complimentary theme song for the world wide ”Complaint Free Campaign” (purple bracelet) phenomenonas seen and heard on ‘Oprah’, The Today Show’ and ‘People Magazine’ (www.acomplaintfreeworld.org); “Women Saving The World” (CD single / © 2006 S. Stefana Dadas, BMI) – written for the inspiring book and story by Author, Sharon Mehdi, “The Great Silent Grandmother Gathering” (Published by Viking Penguin 2005) and “Come As You Are” (full length / © 2004 S. Stefana Dadas, BMI), were co-produced with Grammy nominated, 2X Emmy Award winning music producer CHRIS JULIAN (Queen Latifah, David Bowie, Chaka Khan, Isaac Hayes) and share a life-transforming theme which affirms: “whoever you are…wherever you are…you can and do make a difference”.

“STEFANA is a gifted songwriter and vocalist with a heart of gold…she is a great, unique recording artist and wonderful humanitarian...it is truly heartwarming to work with STEFANA…
for one is struck by her graceful determination to spread love through her music and relationships...
she is a woman on a mission and her forum is universal ~
good positive music and the heart and mind to backup her message with action. It is with much admiration that I endorse STEFANA…Bravo!

CHRIS JULIAN – Multiplatinum, 2x Emmy Winning Music Producer, Film Composer,  Foley Artist Sound Editor / ‘Chris Julian Productions’ & ‘Seismic FX Foley’ (CA)

STEFANA has earned airplay or guest appearances on internet world radio broadcast and live video webcasting, as well as, California college radio and cable television programming.  Some of these include:  National Public Radio’s NEW DIMENSIONS RADIO & BROADCAST NETWORK (Founders/Hosts: Justine & Michael Toms, Sirius Satellite), KLBC.ORG (Long Beach, CA), KCTY.ORG (Long Beach, CA), KCLA 99.3 FM (Tustin, CA), “The T-Lily Show” (Producer/Host: Tyra Lily McNair, Charter Communications, Long Beach, CA) and “RU Talented” (Producer/Host: Omar, Charter Communications, Long Beach, CA). She balances her live performances and appearances with songwriting for other artists and media endeavors, serving as Director of Contemporary Music/Santa Barbara Unity Church (CA) and Promoter-Producer/SDEntertainment (CA) (Founder/Stefana Dadas), organizing top quality, uplifting concerts and special events such as the ‘standing room only’: “An Intimate Evening of Jazz & Inspiration With NIKI HARIS” (Madonna, Santana, Luther Vandross, Ray Charles, Whitney Houston) at Santa Barbara Unity (CA) in September 2005. 

Whether ‘performing’, ’promoting’, ‘directing’ or ‘serving’, STEFANA is simply driven by her higher calling to “make a  difference through her music & presence and be the positive change!”