Stefano, a 22-year-old singer/songwriter from San Antonio, Texas, has been singing and making music since sounds could come from his mouth. At the age of 4 he was given his first tape recorder and microphone and began recording himself singing Michael Jackson songs, even though he was legally deaf, a fact unknown to his family and himself at the time.

As a child of the early 90s, he was given a walkman and a large collection of cassette tapes including the music of Jewel, Journey, Alanis Mor...