steven nguyen khoa tran
I make electronic-ish music for the stage and the dancefloor. I also do playback and programming, and music direction.
Yaddo Fellow 2025, VCCA Fellow 2026.
Ableton and keys programming for The Lost Boys, Redwood, and Dead Outlaw on Broadway with Strange Cranium.
Nightlife/events produced at Bogart House, Brooklyn Art Haus, and Land to Sea.
Composer for A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Co-composer and music production for Lydia and the Troll. Original music for Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show (Marvel). Music director/orchestrator for The Mortification of Fovea Munson (The Kennedy Center) and And So That Happened... (The 5th Avenue Theatre). Composer: Stars Between (Seattle Opera Creation Lab). Music director for Lizard Boy at Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Prospect Theatre Company.
My autobiographical solo show, The Sonata Years, was a semifinalist for the 2021 National Playwrights Conference. In a former life, I worked as a program manager for Microsoft. Now, I make dance music.