Stephen Russell comes from a family of gifted musicians. He has been performing since the age of five and whilst growing up received a thorough classical music education. He has twenty years experience as a side man with artists such as James Morrison, Dale Barlow, Richie Cole and Chuck Findley as well as Don Burrows and George Golla.

Stephen has worked as a music lecturer and co-coordinator at the Queensland University of Technology and currently works teaching piano and ensemble studies in the Bachelor of Arts at the Southern Cross University, Lismore.