Check Out Jayden Stern’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Jayden Stern.

Hi Jayden, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
I started out completely blind when I was born. I was diagnosed with a rare condition called LCA affecting my ability to see. Because of my lack of vision, it naturally led me to a lifelong career in music. I didn’t start music production until the age of 12, but I have been playing musical instruments since I was five. I started out with the violin, then I switched to piano, guitar, trombone, trumpet, then euphonium. I sas in band throughout elementary school at Lovett Elementary, played in the Tanglewood Middle School Band (the band that played in carnegie hall), then spent my high school years at HSPVA, a performing arts high school. This is the time I started taking music production seriously. Releasing my first album “Love Letters” by Stxrn on all platforms. High school was one of the most difficult times for me due to the fact I had a tough time staying in class. In my mind, music always came first. This made my entire life very difficult findingf a balance. This costed me to sacrifice a lot. I lost multiple educational opportunities, even losing friends and romantic relationships. Due to the release of my first album, it got me into college at Temple University in Philadelphia for Music Technology. I am now a sophomore in college still working and hoping to be one of the next best Music Artists.

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
It was not a very smooth road.
I was never seen as an equal due to my vision difficulties. I always made good work, but it would take me longer than someone with normal vision. This made things very difficult when it came to people taking me seriously musically.
I wasn’t taken serious by my family and friends until my senior year when I released my first album, and when I produced my own concert by myself for a school project.
There was a lot of bullying before I started high school. My music had potential, but I had difficulties when it came to learning how to mix, so I got made fun of a lot for the quality of my music. Being blind and wanting to be a musician made me a fairly big target by a lot of people everywhere I went.

It was a very long and difficult road, but it’s moments like this one that made everything worth it.

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I am a musician, specializing in music production and performance. Typically, the music i create is a variation of hiphop, rnb, and alternative indie rock.
I am known the most for my very first album “Love Letters” by Stxrn on all platforms.

what sets me a part from others is that I have a good understanding of how music performance works. I like working with other instrumental performers, becuase of this I have built a lot of relationsihps with that side of the music business. I was always told that the best way to become successful is not to just make music, but to make music with others. the chemistry between the people you work with becomes very powerful and addictive to the listener. I think that this is my key to becoming successful.

Can you talk to us about how you think about risk?
Risk taking in my opinion is inevitable if you want to be successful. There is no possible way to succeed without being able to handle the pressure, and taking the risks necessary. One of the biggest risks I took was applying to the San Fransisco Conservatory of Music. I had alreaady decided to go to Temple University before I learned about the TAC program that comes with SFCM. It was a very big long shot, but I ended up geting accepted to the conervatory with a scholarship. This was a big risk becuase at the time I thought this would be the next best step for me and my music career. It was very expensive, I could barely afford to go. However, it was all worth the risk.
One of the biggest risks I have ever taken was to be a part of clinical trial to trty and help make my vision disability better. There is a huge possibility that I could have lost all of my vision completely whether I joined the trial. I was all out of options. If it wasn’t for the trial, my vision wouldn’t have been stable. The clinical trial essentially offered me a surgery on both eyes, this was an evasive surgery.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://linktr.ee/stxrntheartist?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=9e11b1b4-5af2-4090-99d3-571533584028
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_.stxrn._
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeAe8ll4hS2JSe2HEBAp-Nw
• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/strn-10561?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Image Credits
Photos are taken from the phone of Jayden Stern