Stephen Stanley

Georgia native Stephen Stanley writes, sings, and plays multiple instruments in the Christian music realm, delivering a commanding vocal presence alongside melodies that linger and lyrics that resonate. He signed with Capitol CMG in 2020, then followed with a self-titled EP the next year. His first full-length project, Divided Frame of Mind, arrived in 2023 and featured the radio success “Rest in the Father.”

From his home in the small town of Mansfield, Stanley began teaching himself guitar at age nine after an injury from a jet ski accident left him without hearing in his left ear. He soon added drums and piano to his instrumental range, began composing original material, and started leading worship at the church where his father served as pastor. Those activities drew the notice of Capitol Christian Music Group, prompting the 2021 release of his debut EP. The project spotlighted the charged singles “No Hopeless Soul” and “Lifeline.”

Throughout 2022 he issued “I’ll Carry You” and the Riley Clemmons collaboration “Note to Self.” Early the following year he scored his biggest hit yet with the soulful “Rest in the Father,” which featured Jonathan Traylor. That track joined the CCM radio singles “The Heat,” “The Edge,” “I’ll Carry You,” and “Note to Self” on Divided Frame of Mind, released later in 2023.