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Derek Joseph Stein

@dereksteincello

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Music. Cello. Good food. Good beer. Friends. Cello for @vitaminstringquartet @gnarwhallaby and @wildup

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Years ago, I dreamt I was bowling next to Brett Michaels. We got to chatting and eventually he asked me to go on tour playing bass with Poison. I feel like this is as close as I’m going to get that, and I feel pretty good about it.
Photo by @ktartisticproductions
#cello #cellist #touring #touringmusician #losangeles by @dereksteincello

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So excited to be playing @echoparkrising this Sunday with these lovely folks! We’ll be playing original songs I’ve written, as well as a song by @jpblues that I arranged with string quartet accompaniment! And I’ll be singing that one with very special guest @blissypew 😊 come over to @strongholdclimb in Echo Park at 1pm this Sunday and check it out! @violet1000000 @simone.maura @rockmecutie @dereksteincello by @dereksteincello

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This is going to be a fun show…

#wildup #arthurrussell #delaypedal taken in Krannert Center for the Performing Arts by @dereksteincello

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7 months ago

One of my favorite things about playing in VSQ is some of the sick bass lines I get to play. Can you guess the song from just the bass part?

#cello #cellist #tour #touringmusician #bassline taken in Carmel - by - the - Sea by @dereksteincello

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In November of 2025 I had yet another opportunity to perform with #wordlessorhcestra under the direction of the incredible Robert Ames @robertamesmusic backing up the incomparable Sigur Rós @sigurros . We played two shows in San Francisco and three in LA and all of them were incredible experiences. Here’s a short clip from one of the shows in San Francisco. Video filmed by @chppll_t
#cello #cellist #musician #performance taken in San Francisco, California by @dereksteincello

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I’m hitting the road again today for another @vitaminstringquartet tour! Here’s a short clip of me working on one of my favorite bits in the show, an excerpt from Lose Control by @teddyswims
#cello #cellist #tour #touringmusician #stringquartet by @dereksteincello

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Some of my favorite moments, the ones that I look for and love to record, are the quiet ones. Little things, little details. An instrument tech restringing and tuning a bass guitar by headlamp. The conductor sitting in contemplation in an empty hall, listening to his orchestra practice. A stage tech reading a book while musicians mill nearby before the show starts.

Those same musicians peaking out at the crowd before the performance, looking for their parents. Relaxed smiles from a normally reserved rock star. A stage hand contemplating the theater, newly empty after the band has broken down and moved on.

I love this stuff. I love being a quiet observer. I love being trusted by people to move amongst them and record these intimate moments of their lives.

The concert images are fun, yes. But where is the soul of a show really, truly seen? For me it's when everyone relaxes and becomes their genuine, unguarded selves.

I'd photograph this every day of my life if I could.

@sigurros at the Orpheum Theater. Images made with a full spectrum converted Nikon D810, filtered to am infrared light band. Many many thanks to @thomaswstone for trusting me with this level of access. taken in Orpheum Theatre by @dereksteincello

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10 months ago

I’m in San Francisco for a few nights to play with Sigur Rós @sigurros My accommodation offers quite the view.
#cello #cellist #musician #performer #performance #livemusic #orchestra #sigurros #wordlessmusic #losangeles #sanfrancisco taken in San Francisco, California by @dereksteincello

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a year ago

That’s a wrap on our 2025 tour! See you again in 2026 💜

photos by @jbissssr @emilie.bardalou @artelja @bobbograph @baileeloganphotography @daysglowso @lisannelentink by @dereksteincello

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Dressing room sessions (from a few days ago): I’ve been really enjoying @thefaint ‘s catalogue over the last few years. This is a small excerpt of my one my favorites of theirs. Also, it was featured in an episode of The Office and we all know how I feel about that show.

#cello #cellist #dressingroom #tourlife #music #musician #cover #thefaint #workedupsosexual #theoffice by @dereksteincello

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a year ago

Almost show time!

#cello #cellist #stringquartet #vitaminstringquartet #tour #tourlife #newlondon #losangeles #leopardprint taken in Garde Arts Center by @dereksteincello

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On Wednesday we wear pink and warm up with a little Thank U, Next and APT in my dressing room. I’m having a great time on tour with @vitaminstringquartet

#cello #cellist #music #stringquartet #touringmusician #tour #tourlife #vitaminstringquartet #dressingroom #onwednesdayswewearpink taken in Count Basie Center for the Arts by @dereksteincello

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