Stephie Büttrich was born on the 4th of July in 1968 and decided to become a professional user of her vocal cords right after her first scream. After studying music in Köln, she went to Berlin with the musical group College of Hearts. Besides music, her passion has always been theatre. During the past several years she has performed in various experimental music/theatre works by Piotr Klimak, Matthew Ostrowski, Anne Wellmer, Scott Blick, and Paul Doornbusch. In addition she was featured as a soloist with the Gelsenkirchener Ensemble für Neue Musik. Since October 1997 she has been a member of the Crash Ensemble in Ireland, a group devoted to the promotion of contemporary music involving interactive multimedia. Since1998 she works together with the German director U. Kirsten-Hanne and the Swiss choreographer C. Gehrig-Binder as a singer, actrice and composer. She started in 1999 the Trio Grand Mal with Justin Bennet and Anne Wellmer. In 2000 she performed Spi an electroacoustic cantate by Y. Kyriakides. In conjunction with her performance skills, Stephie Büttrich is an avid organizer and concert producer, directing and managing performances in Holland, Ireland, and Germany.