Stephen Flinn
Stephen Flinn is a composer, performer and improviser based in Berlin. He works as a percussionist and with unusual sound sources including self-made instruments and found objects.
His performance practice spans free improvisation and experimental music, with concerts and collaborations across Europe, Japan and the United States.
architect of adversity
CS 117 · 2008
Stephen Flinn — drums, percussion, voice
Recorded iOctober 20th, 2007 in California
ink room
CS 193 · 2011
Steve Beresford — electronics · Stephen Flinn — drums, percussion · Dave Tucker — electric guitar
Recorded in London, 2010
Alter Egos
CS 226 · 2012
Ian Smith — trumpet · Hannah Marshall — cello · Stephen Flinn — percussion
Recorded 1012 in London
Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
CS 434 · 2017
Viv Corringham — voice · Stephen Flinn — percussion
Recorded November 27th, 2016 at The Pencil Factory, Brooklyn, New York
Itinerant
CS 472 · 2017
Michael Lytle — clarinet · Denman Maroney — piano · Stephen Flinn — percussion
Recorded by
Red Bell
CS 656 · 2020
Stephen Flinn — percussion
Recorded January 7th, 2020 at Full Well, Phoenix, Arizona
Letters to Milena
CS 789
Ernesto Rodrigues — viola · Nuno Torres — alto saxophone · Guilherme Rodrigues — cello · Eric Bauer — electronics · Stephen Flinn — percussion
Recorded by Guilherme Rodrigues in Berlin on the November 2nd 2022.
Chess Music
CS 801
Axel Dörner — trumpet · Guilherme Rodrigues — cello · Jung-Jae Kim — tenor saxophone · Stephen Flinn — percussion
Live recorded by Marcus Liebig at Werkhalle Wiesenburg on September 24th 2023.
The Age of Bronze
CS 814
Stephen Flinn — percussion · Guilherme Rodrigues — cello, objects
Recorded at PAS Berlin, 30th October 2022
Quark
CS 866
Stephen Flinn — percussion & gong · Sylvain Monchoce — alto saxophone, flute · Jung-Jae Kim — tenor saxophone
Recorded by OrangeEar in Berlin, Germany (November 1, 2024)
5 in the afternoon DOUBLE CD
CS 867
Ernesto Rodrigues — viola · Jung-Jae Kim — tenor saxophone · Guilherme Rodrigues — cello · Eric Bauer — electronics · Stephen Flinn — percussion
Recorded in Berlin by Bryan Eubanks on March 11 2024.
Crossing The Floor
CS 876
Ernesto Rodrigues — viola · Jung-Jae Kim — tenor saxophone · Guilherme Rodrigues — cello · Eric Bauer — electronics · Stephen Flinn — percussion
Recorded by Adam Asnan in October 13th 2025, Berlin.
Glow
CS 898
Chris Heenan — soprano saxophone & contrabass clarinet · Ernesto Rodrigues — viola · Guilherme Rodrigues — cello · Stephen Flinn — percussion
Recorded by Chris Heenan on March 20th 2026, Berlin.