Bastien / SBSTN

Singer - Vocalist - Songwriter

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I'm a singer-songwriter from Bucharest with more than 20 million streams on Spotify. My first single "Stay With Me" has over 1.5 million views on Youtube and it was featured by many international magazines like Complex UK, Kaltblut, Born Music USA, Fucking Young! Magazine from Spain.

Currently, I'm working on developing my personal project Bastien, preparing an EP for Spring 2023, and also writing music for Romanian biggest label "Global Records" the house of Inna and Alexandra Stan.
I've already collaborated with Inna, Vanotek, Sickotoy, Antonia, Pascal Junior, Braaheim and released music with Universal Music, Warner, Sony, Soave, Chill your mind.

Services:
- Record vocals (Lead, Harmonies, Ad-libs and Stacks) - Pop, Soul, R&B genre - All the songs that I've released so far, that gathered more then 20 million stream on Spotify we're recorded by myself.
- Create backing vocals packages (arrange vocals)
- Songwriting (Top-lines and lyrics)
- The vocal files will be delivered RAW.

Terms and Conditions:
- I provide 2 FREE revision, any additional edits are subject to a fee (prices vary)
- All jobs are completed within the order they are received (average turnaround time 3-6 business days)
- Files will be sent once the balance is paid in full

Ownership/Publishing: TBA on per-project basis

*All features or use of my name must be discussed and agreed upon at the start of the project*
*I ask for at least 25% writers share of any songwriting, topline or lyric writing*
*I ask for at least 15% master share of any song that I sing*

Contact me through the green button above and let's get to work.

Languages

  • English
  • Romanian

60 Reviews - 15 Repeat Clients

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  1. Review by Patrik P.
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    Bastien is a very professional and very easy to work with.
    Definitely i will use him in a future.
    Highly recommend this guy.
    His voice is crazy good🔥

  2. Review by Andreas S.
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    It was great to work with SBSTN. Absolutely professional and a great voice.

  3. Review by Erik Steen (ERIICE)
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    Bastien is a SUPER singer!!

  4. Review by Stefan N.
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    Once again a great job by Bastien! Thanks!

  5. Review by Oliver S.
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    Awesome to work with, amazing writer and singer

  6. Review by Cesar D.
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    great voice, very talented singer, very easy to work with!

  7. Review by Thomas K
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    Bastien has a truly amazing A-list sound. He really elevates your songs and brings so much feeling. Will defo work with him again!

  8. Review by Quirin
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    Excellent work. Easy to work with. Probably the best experience I ever had working with someone in soundbetter

  9. Review by Damian C.
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    Great singer, song writer and topliner. Pleasure to work with Bastien! Thank you

  10. Review by Henry C.
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    Great to communicate; 10/10 will recommend!

  11. Review by guilherme a.
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    Amazing job just as last time! Bastien has a great timbre and understands what the music needs. Nice range also!
    Hope to work again soon!
    =)

  12. Review by Benj1004
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    First time using this site and I had the luck to work with such a very talented and friendly singer. Thanks for your professional vocals!

  13. Review by Mirlow
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    Bastien is very professional and has a fantastic voice ! He understood perfectly the mood of the instrumental track I sent to him and provided an incredible interpretation. I would recommend him without any doubt !

  14. Review by Thomas K
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    Amazing guy, amazing tone; Bastien has that seldom emotion in his sound that goes straight to the heart. Will defo work with him again!

  15. Review by Jonas S.
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    Second time working with Bastien was again super smooth! This guy delivers quality in time. thank you!

  16. Review by Stefan N.
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    Always happy with Sebastians work and quick turnaround. No problem with revisions and great to communicate with! Love your voice! Thanks again Sebastian!

  17. Review by Tom
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    Working with Bastien is a pleasure. He is super Professional and understands how to do his work! Can recommend him

  18. Review by Georgios Tsikriteas
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    Bastien is very kind and patient, and he understands the sound you're aiming for. He had incredible timing when recording his vocals, so there wasn't much editing needed. Great voice with a unique character!

  19. Review by Jordan Hemphill
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    Great voice, very quick. Gave many options of lead and bgv. Definitely would work with him again!

  20. Review by Ryan D.
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    Incredible vocals every time! Highly recommend

Interview with Bastien / SBSTN

  1. Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

  2. A: I'm very proud of my collaboration with DJ/Producer Vanotek. We worked on a track called 'Talk to me' that was released in June and was received very well. I was the writer and the singer for it.

  3. Q: What are you working on at the moment?

  4. A: I'm developing my project Bastien, for the musical and visual identity, and also for the message and story.

  5. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  6. A: I think each one has his own magic.

  7. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

  8. A: My promise is that I treat each project individually and I try to bring what I have best, to sing in the most beautiful way, and bring my most interesting ideas when it comes to songwriting and creating harmonies.

  9. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  10. A: Well, I don't see it as a job, because singing is something that brings me happiness and I do I for my own pleasure.

  11. Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

  12. A: They usually ask me if my prices are right and if the vocals contain also harmonies and my answer is yes and yes.

  13. Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

  14. A: That I only do sad music hahah

  15. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  16. A: I don't think I have any advice to give, only that to be himself and also to trust my work and my dedication.

  17. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  18. A: I would take a Laptop, a guitar, a set of monitors, a mic, and a Spotify subscription haha

  19. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  20. A: I started to sing from when I was I kid and I always been surrounded by music in a form or another al my life. I took lessons with vocal coaches, participated in singing competitions, been the vocal of a few music bands, collaborated with DJs, been in songwriting sessions, worked with other artists, and most important developing my current project Bastien.

  21. Q: How would you describe your style?

  22. A: Hmm, I'm still building my style and perfecting my craft, but I aim for genuineness and sincerity.

  23. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  24. A: I would love to collaborate with lots of people that I've admired for such a long time like Disclosure, SG Lewis, Troye Sivan, Lauv, Jamie Woon, Sabrina Claudio, Christine and the Queens and the list continues :))

  25. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  26. A: I think having fun it's one of the most important things when producing music, getting out every idea that you have while you're inspired without thinking that much.

  27. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  28. A: Well, I'm pretty versatile and I can work with music from different genres, but I must say that I have some favouites like R&B, Soul, Pop, Indie.

  29. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  30. A: Hmm, I think comping vocals on my own helped me to move pretty fast when recording vocals and doing adlibs/backing vocals.

  31. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  32. A: I would love to collaborate with lots of people that I've admired for such a long time like Disclosure, SG Lewis, Troye Sivan, Lauv, Jamie Woon, Sabrina Claudio, Christine and the Queens and the list continues :))

  33. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  34. A: I think having fun it's one of the most important things when producing music, getting out every idea that you have while you're inspired without thinking that much.

  35. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  36. A: Well, I'm pretty versatile and I can work with music from different genres, but I must say that I have some favouites like R&B, Soul, Pop, Indie.

  37. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  38. A: Hmm, I think comping vocals on my own helped me to move pretty fast when recording vocals and doing adlibs/backing vocals.

  39. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  40. A: I don't think I have any advice to give, only that to be himself and also to trust my work and my dedication.

  41. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  42. A: I would take a Laptop, a guitar, a set of monitors, a mic, and a Spotify subscription haha

  43. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  44. A: I started to sing from when I was I kid and I always been surrounded by music in a form or another al my life. I took lessons with vocal coaches, participated in singing competitions, been the vocal of a few music bands, collaborated with DJs, been in songwriting sessions, worked with other artists, and most important developing my current project Bastien.

  45. Q: How would you describe your style?

  46. A: Hmm, I'm still building my style and perfecting my craft, but I aim for genuineness and sincerity.

  47. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  48. A: I would love to collaborate with lots of people that I've admired for such a long time like Disclosure, SG Lewis, Troye Sivan, Lauv, Jamie Woon, Sabrina Claudio, Christine and the Queens and the list continues :))

  49. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  50. A: I think having fun it's one of the most important things when producing music, getting out every idea that you have while you're inspired without thinking that much.

  51. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  52. A: Well, I'm pretty versatile and I can work with music from different genres, but I must say that I have some favouites like R&B, Soul, Pop, Indie.

  53. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  54. A: Hmm, I think comping vocals on my own helped me to move pretty fast when recording vocals and doing adlibs/backing vocals.

  55. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  56. A: Well, I think I have a pretty soulful voice and that brings life to every song, so that's one of my assets. Another one that I can consider is what I can do with my creativity, like adlibs and creating harmonies packages.

  57. Q: What's your typical work process?

  58. A: After I have all the information from the client, like the instrumental, the type of vocals he needs, references, etc, I start listening to the track a few times, and then start recording following his direction. After I think I checked all the requirements, I do 2-3 tracks of freestyling and that's it.

  59. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  60. A: I have a pretty basic home studio setup for now. I work within Ableton on a Macbook, with a Scarlet 2i2 audio interface, Rode NT1 microphone, KRK RP5 RoKit Classic monitors, and Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro headphones.

  61. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  62. A: I'm really inspired by the production and sonics of James Blake, Jamie Woon, Tame Impala, Frank Ocean.

  63. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  64. A: The most common work people ask from me is recording vocals (lead + harmonies/backings), but also writing the topline and the lyrics.

  65. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  66. A: Well, I think I have a pretty soulful voice and that brings life to every song, so that's one of my assets. Another one that I can consider is what I can do with my creativity, like adlibs and creating harmonies packages.

  67. Q: What's your typical work process?

  68. A: After I have all the information from the client, like the instrumental, the type of vocals he needs, references, etc, I start listening to the track a few times, and then start recording following his direction. After I think I checked all the requirements, I do 2-3 tracks of freestyling and that's it.

  69. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  70. A: I have a pretty basic home studio setup for now. I work within Ableton on a Macbook, with a Scarlet 2i2 audio interface, Rode NT1 microphone, KRK RP5 RoKit Classic monitors, and Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro headphones.

  71. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  72. A: I'm really inspired by the production and sonics of James Blake, Jamie Woon, Tame Impala, Frank Ocean.

  73. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  74. A: The most common work people ask from me is recording vocals (lead + harmonies/backings), but also writing the topline and the lyrics.

  75. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  76. A: Well, I think I have a pretty soulful voice and that brings life to every song, so that's one of my assets. Another one that I can consider is what I can do with my creativity, like adlibs and creating harmonies packages.

  77. Q: What's your typical work process?

  78. A: After I have all the information from the client, like the instrumental, the type of vocals he needs, references, etc, I start listening to the track a few times, and then start recording following his direction. After I think I checked all the requirements, I do 2-3 tracks of freestyling and that's it.

  79. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  80. A: I have a pretty basic home studio setup for now. I work within Ableton on a Macbook, with a Scarlet 2i2 audio interface, Rode NT1 microphone, KRK RP5 RoKit Classic monitors, and Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro headphones.

  81. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  82. A: I'm really inspired by the production and sonics of James Blake, Jamie Woon, Tame Impala, Frank Ocean.

  83. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  84. A: The most common work people ask from me is recording vocals (lead + harmonies/backings), but also writing the topline and the lyrics.

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Terms Of Service

2 revisions free (unless major). The typical turn-around time is 3-6 business days.

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  • New release 🛸Oct 28, 2020

    Here is my new song called 'About Us'.

    https://youtu.be/x9Rk0e5dFug

  • New song release!Sep 14, 2020

    Happy release dayyy!

    'Greater Things' is out now, and it has a very cute visual!go check it out

    https://youtu.be/M6lstndPBGc