Stephen Jerzak

Before signing a major-label deal in 2010, Stephen Jerzak released emo-pop albums on his own dime, using social networking sites like MySpace to develop a large following of teenage fans. Growing up in La Crosse, Wisconsin, he began playing music as a preteen, teaching himself several instruments while tinkering around in his father's home studio. He also learned how to use GarageBand, a computer software application that allows users to record their own music easily. Layering his acoustic guitar with beats created in GarageBand, Jerzak came up with the electro-acoustic sound ...