SINGER · SONGWRITER · DMV
SING STEPH.
R&B with a punk heart and a red rose — songs about her, sung like he means every word.
Next up — Brookland, DC: Sat Nov 7 · 6:00 PM · Busboys and Poets, with Marcus Johnson
Then — Baltimore: Fri Nov 13 · 6:00 PM · Darkroom Baltimore, with Charles Wilson and Friends
SONGS ABOUT HER
THE PROJECT
His current project — a run of songs written about her: the muses, the heartbreaks, the ones who got away and the ones who stayed. New content from the project is rolling out now, one story at a time. Start with "Super Hero," then catch the rest live — the songs hit different in the room.
HE WRITES FOR OTHER ARTISTS, TOO
THE PEN
Steph doesn't just sing his own stories — he's a songwriter for hire, building hooks and full records for other voices. In a recent studio session writing for artist Patrice.Live, he was handed a 10-minute hook-writing challenge — and delivered before the clock ran out. He's a voting member of the Recording Academy, with work entered in the 69th Grammy Awards process, and runs his own house: Are & Be Entertainment, LLC. Need a hook? Need a whole song? The pen is open for business.
SHOW DATES
Sat Nov 7 · 6:00 PM — Busboys and Poets — Brookland
625 Monroe St NE #312, Washington, DC 20017 — With Marcus Johnson
Fri Nov 13 · 6:00 PM — Darkroom Baltimore
402 N Howard St, Baltimore, MD 21201 — Jazz and Wine Tasting, with Charles Wilson and Friends
Sat Nov 14 · 6:00 PM — Busboys and Poets — Hyattsville
5331 Baltimore Ave, Hyattsville, MD 20781 — With Marcus Johnson
Sat Nov 21 · 7:00 PM — Busboys and Poets — Arlington
4251 Campbell Ave, Arlington, VA 22206 — With Marcus Johnson
Sun Nov 22 · 4:00 PM — Busboys and Poets — Anacostia
2004 MLK Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC 20020 — With Marcus Johnson
Fri Nov 27 · 7:00 PM — Busboys and Poets — Columbia
6251 Mango Tree Rd, Columbia, MD 21044 — With Marcus Johnson
Sat Nov 28 · 2:00 PM — Busboys and Poets — Columbia
6251 Mango Tree Rd, Columbia, MD 21044 — With Marcus Johnson
Sun Nov 29 · 12:00 PM — Busboys and Poets — Columbia
6251 Mango Tree Rd, Columbia, MD 21044 — With Marcus Johnson
Nov 13 — Darkroom Baltimore. Live Jazz & Wine Tasting, with Charles Wilson and Friends.
ABOUT STEPH
"The older I get, the more I realize this journey was never about staying young — it was about staying true."
Stephan Gillis — Sing Steph — is a DMV singer-songwriter with a voice built for R&B and a style all his own: painted nails, leopard berets, leather covered in pins. Punk-rock emo on the surface, mystery underneath, Black culture at the root. November 2026 has him on eight stages across DC, Maryland, and Virginia — from a jazz and wine tasting in Baltimore to a three-day run at Busboys and Poets in Columbia — often alongside Marcus Johnson. Between his own shows, he's in the studio writing for other artists. More confident, more intentional, more honest, more free — that's the season he's in, and Songs About Her is the soundtrack.
8 — November shows
3 — States on the run — DC, Maryland, Virginia
10 min — Hook-writing challenge, delivered
Voting member — Recording Academy
