Stefan began life much like anybody else - his mother and father did the "Bedroom Lambada".

It wasn't long after this that the genetic material was fused and his cells began multiplying, eventually growing limbs which began drumming and kicking, eager to get out and play.   

His grandfather, Jack Beaver, was a very successful composer, having headed the Music Department of Warner Brothers in England, and the BBC.  He composed the music to many films and TV shows, including Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps".  Music was in Stefan's blood and he began playing the piano at age 3, becoming competent enough by 4 to play in Eisteddfods.  He also played the Ukelele and used to entertain by singing and playing any chance he got at school and at people's homes. Nothing has changed.
Being born in England in 1963, meant that Stefan's early life was surrounded by the sights and sounds of the British Pop Explosion of the 60's.  All those great sounds have inspired Stefan ever since.  The Beatles and later the "Hippy" era of Jimi Hendrix, Woodstock, Flower Power and especially the Rock Musical "Hair" etched themselves into his young mind, as he grew to play the songs of the 70's as he went through school, with the energy of the 60's which so inspired him.  He also listened to Rolf Harris, which could explain his extreme diversity today!!

Here he is in 1969, singing on board the SS Australis, on the way over from England, when his parents emigrated to Australia.
Stefan went through a bit of a non-musical period, as he grew up in Western Sydney, where it was rather unfashionable to be a musician at the time.  He took up skateboarding, among other things, and excelled as a trick rider, putting on displays for his school.

He did stay in touch with his musical roots, by listening to a lot of radio, which in those days, was 2SM, and they played a lot of David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, Don MacLean, Stevie Wright - in fact all the legendary music that is still so popular today.  Stefan used to sing along with all these songs, but he lacked the performance outlet, until he was about 13, and he got his first electric guitar and stared a band with his brother, Marek, and a friend at school.
Here we see Stefan at 14 years of age, emulating Paul Stanley from Kiss!!  What a laugh!!!  They were HUGE in 1977, and, well, Stefan was dreaming of being a big rock star himself...

This era saw him performing in school musicals such as "Calamity Jane", "Annie Get Your Gun" and "The Pyjama Game".  He started playing lunchtime concerts with his band, and his first paid gig was in 1978, when he played a primary school social for Lismore Demonstration School.  He then started putting on his own gigs in local halls until he was old enough to play in the pubs.  Even back then, he played at big public and private events, such as headlining Grafton's Jacaranda Festival, Maclean's Big River Festival and many other parties and events.  His unique stage presence and musical talent was an instant hit wherever he played.

Over the years after school finished, he played in many bands - with many names.  Sabotage, The Units, Syntax, Broken Toys, The Movies, The Savage Echidnas (a theatrical heavy rock band), The Choice.  Sure none of these bands ever quite made the big time, but they were all very successful.  The Units was the most popular band on the Far North Coast of NSW for three years, and drew huge audiences, as well as supporting all the big bands that came through, like INXS, Midnight Oil, Mi-Sex, Mental as Anything, Cold Chisel, Doug Parkinson etc etc.
The 80's saw music move in a totally new direction, with synthesizers taking over and lots of funny hairstyles and clothes.   Everybody went with the fashion, and Stefan's band "Broken Toys" became Queensland's number one band, winning two separate Battle-of-the-Bands for their original music shows, as well as filling venues all over Queensland with their accurate renditions of the current hits.  Unfortunatley the personality differences saw the demise of the band after a turbulent tour of Western Australia, just when the live music industry was seeing a paradigm shift.  This is where Stefan went solo, as all the big venues closed down and the Casinos and nightclubs took over.
Below is the "Savage Echidnas", Broken Toys alter ego band, with the sound engineer, Ian Taylor on guitar and the guitarist, Tony Adams, doing sound.  Tony went on to form various underground original bands, with one of them, Cyberia, getting some airplay on JJJ a few years ago.  Ian Taylor went on to do sound for The Angels, among others and runs an Audio Production Course at TAFE.   The Drummer, Peter Clarke went on to join Keith Urban and moved to Nashville, only returning recently, and Bass Player Leroy Bath became an award-winning record producer, recording the early works of such notables as Powderfinger and Custard.  To this day, Stefan and Leroy work together on recordings, some of which can be heard on the audio/video page.   Plans are under foot for some new recordings in 2003.  Stefan's band Avatar Crash is produced by Leroy.
Stefan is now a complete all-round entertainer with a rich background of live work spanning four decades.  At 40, he can cover any style, with an exceptional vocal range and an incredible ear for accurately reproducing the spirit of any song he cares to sing.  This carries through to his own works, and his audiences are unanimous in their appreciation of his talents.

These talents and experiences are now being put to use in a wider and wider scope of expression, including writing, acting, cabaret, musical theatre, compere work, board game design, broadcasting, recording, and the ever-important live work at corporate, private and public events.