Stéphane Fania

Stéphane Fania (born January 11, 1967 in Saint-Léonard, Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian musician active since the mid-1980s. He played in several new wave, heavy metal and hard rock bands, including Unmarked, Alter-Ego (3), Leading Edge (2), Strike Anywhere, Boize, Emissary (2) and Breaking Violet. He owned and operated H.Q. Studio from 1993 to 1998, and worked as a studio engineer at Studio L'Essence for a brief period in the mid-1990s. He founded the music publishing company Klink Publishing in April 1991, the record label U-Iliot Records in early 1992, and the film production company Klink Productions in early 1997. Fania also owned two concert venues in Montreal: Club Rage on Park Avenue (August 1994 - October 1996) and Purple Haze on Saint-Lawrence Boulevard (October 1996 - May 1998). He also booked shows and was the soundman at metal concert venues the Cathouse and the Backstreet Underground. He now owns the Art11 art gallery in downtown Montreal. Fania is the cousin of drummer Danny Fania and uncle of guitarist Alexandre Julien.