Your story. Our tune.
Songwriting | Live Music | Private Events
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Story & Tune is a team of renowned singer-songwriters dedicated to building community through music. Whether we’re performing live at your venue, immortalizing your most precious memories in bespoke songs, or helping you create an event that your guests will always remember, we’re here to tell your story.
You be the muse. We’ll bring the melody.
Ben Grace
Australian singer-songwriter Ben Grace used to front a Pop Punk band. His hair (and his music) might be a little less emo, but his charm and incredible gift for earworm melody play on. Ben’s three-decade musical portfolio includes solo shows at New York’s legendary Rockwood Music Hall and Bowery Ballroom, stages shared with Joe Hertler, Jukebox the Ghost, The Lone Bellow’s Brian Elmquist and Zach Williams, international tours, and hundreds of successful original songs, including his most recent work as Story & Tune Jr. for NBC Peacock.
Karyn Thurston
Poet and lyricist Karyn Thurston began her public career in words with an essay, 10 True Things About the First Year of Parenthood, which swept the globe in a viral wave of reassurance and parent-to-parent support. In the years that have followed, she’s partnered with up-and-coming musicians and songwriting legends (like Larry Bastian of Garth Brooks’ Rodeo fame) alike. On stage as story to Ben’s tune, Karyn is part comedian, part heartwarming crowd-lifter, and a full 6’ of relentless enthusiasm.
Want your own Story & Tune tune? Here’s how our bespoke song process works:
It starts with a story.
We’ll start with an interview, where we’ll ask you (via email, with plenty of time to consider your responses) to tell us the story you’d like us to set to music. From there…
We write your song.
We take the story you’ve told us and transform it into a song, blending our guidance with your requests for style, genre, and content. You witness the process along the way, watching your song grow from idea to reality through text, video, and audio recordings.
You celebrate and share.
When we’re finished, you’re left with a radio-ready, professionally produced song to dance to at your wedding, to give as a gift to your loved one, to share with the world as you reveal a piece of your life for the first time, or simply to listen to on repeat to make sure a memory is never forgotten.
