
Musical project
Bad Engineer
Alternative
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Founder of Stageunderground. Building a home for independent music and the people who make it.
My story
I’m Todd Richard Stevens, founder of Stageunderground, musician, and entrepreneur. I build platforms, brands, and opportunities that help independent artists move their work forward.
In 2010, I founded Autumn + Colour in Atlanta. During its original run as a record label, its catalog grew to include 27 artists and 51 releases. Today, alongside my partners, I’m developing Autumn + Colour as an agency and collective supporting artists through distribution, publishing, marketing, development, merchandising, booking, and publicity.
Stageunderground brings that experience together in a home for independent music where artists, labels, and fans can discover one another, share music, build communities, and support creative work directly. That vision also extends into a physical record and music gear store with space for intimate live performances.
My work also includes VOLUM and SESSYNS, expanding the tools and opportunities available to musicians, and United BLVD, the apparel brand I founded.
Music remains personal. I write and release music as Bad Engineer and collaborate in ORIGYN. Being an artist myself keeps me connected to the creative process and to the challenges of getting independent work heard.
Everything I build starts with the same belief: independent creativity deserves a stronger foundation, meaningful connections, and room to grow.
The music behind the Founder.
Selected by the Founder
Independent artists I want you to hear.
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Songs worth spending time with.
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Records to explore from start to finish.
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