Stephen Fasano

Biography

Stephen Fasano, better known by his stage name The Magician, is a Belgian DJ and record producer from Namur, in Belgium. He is best known for his 2011 remix of Lykke Li's "I Follow Rivers", his single "Sunlight" featuring Years & Years and his 2014 remix of Clean Bandit's "Rather Be" which were worldwide hits. In 2014, he received the Electro award during the Belgian ceremony Les Octaves de la musique.
His monthly mixtapes called Magic Tapes, which he started releasing in the mid-2010s, feature new dance music from an array of genres.

2007–2010: Aeroplane

He was a member of music duo Aeroplane with Vito de Luca since 2007. In 2010, Fasano announced that he was leaving the duo to start his own solo project. De Luca continues to use the name Aeroplane.

2011–2013: Twist

In 2011, he released his debut EP Twist on the hip French label Kitsuné in collaboration with Yuksek as Peter and The Magician. In October 2011, he released his debut single "I Don't Know What to Do" featuring Jeppe Laursen on Kitsuné. In 2012, he released the single "Memory" again with Yuksek as Peter and The Magician on Kitsuné. In September 2013, he released the single "When the Night Is Over", and also later released the single "On My Brain" on Party Fine Music.

2014–2019: Breakthrough

In July 2014, he released the single "Sunlight" featuring vocals from Years & Years; the song peaked at number 7 in Belgium. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 28 September 2014. The Magician performed "Sunlight" along with Years & Years at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards in Glasgow, Scotland as part of the Digital Show which was held at the O2 Academy Glasgow.
In July 2014, he launched his own label Potion Records to release his own music as well as the music of others. Artists like Fabich, the Aston Shuffle, Bobby Nourmand, Just Kiddin, Endor and Aevion have released music with Potion Records. The label took a break in 2019.
In parallel, The Magician tours mainly in the United States and in Europe. He also performed at Tomorrowland in 2018.

2020–present: Renaissance

The Magician maintains a solid rhythm in releasing remixes. He also released the Renaissance EP in May 2020. He took advantage of the COVID-19 quarantine to launch his live vinyl home show Supervision. Later that year, he relaunched his label Potion Records in collaboration with French music company Unity Group and released music from Soda State and Aevion.
The album Magic Tape 100 was to be released in 2021.