ABOUT STEPH

Steph Belcher is reshaping the structure of the DIY music industry - one artist, one business, one breakthrough at a time.

With over two decades of hands-on experience across nearly every corner of the music business, Steph has seen the industry evolve from the inside out. She began her career as a label rep during the early 2000s, where she witnessed firsthand the disruption of file-sharing and the dawn of online distribution. That shift sparked a deep curiosity about technology and innovation, leading her to help launch one of the first subscription-based streaming platforms. From there, she moved into live event production, festival operations, digital marketing, and ultimately business management - building a career around helping musicians succeed behind the scenes.

Today, Steph blends that industry insight with a holistic approach to business coaching. As a business manager, tax preparer, and strategist, she supports musicians, artists, and creative entrepreneurs with bookkeeping, tax prep, systems design, and sustainable growth planning. Her leadership as Head of the award-winning Music Industry Studies department at DIME Detroit deepened her belief: musicians can thrive as entrepreneurs - they just need the tools.

That belief powers everything she does.

Through a proven, practical framework, Steph and her team help artists organize their finances, build systems that work, prepare for tax season, and scale their operations with clarity and confidence.

The mission is simple but powerful:

Empower musicians. Strengthen communities. Change the world - one career at a time.

Media Bio:

Steph Belcher is on a mission to remove the financial barriers that hold musicians back from building sustainable, creative careers. As a business manager, educator, and finance coach, she empowers artists with the tools they need to thrive - not just survive - in today’s arts and entertainment industry.

With a background that spans two decades of grassroots marketing, live event production, and artist support, Steph found her calling in finance after preparing her first tax return in 2009. Since then, she’s filed more than 1,600 individual and business tax returns and has guided hundreds of musicians, producers, songwriters, and industry professionals through the complexities of self-employment, budgeting, pricing, and IRS communication.

Steph’s approach blends real-world strategy with radical honesty. Whether she’s teaching a class, coaching a client, or managing the books behind the scenes, she meets creative entrepreneurs where they are - and helps them move forward with confidence, clarity, and structure.

Current and recent clients include Noise Pop Industries, Lindsay Lou, Kyle Tuttle, Lucky Man Management, Gloomy June, Nate Good, Nothing, Alisa Amador, Wilson Thicket, The Go Rounds, Flat Rock Management, Western Sun Foundation, Benjamin Jaffe, Clare Maloney, Evan Oxhorn, Madison House Booking, Goose, Madelyn Grant, Christine Hucal, Woody Goss, Jax Anderson, Assemble Sound, Jason Singer of Michigander, Jennifer Hall, Noam Wallenberg, DIME Detroit, and many more.

Press and Featured Writing:

Western Sun Foundation, Founding Board Member

Handling Your Music Finances from a Business Manager and Accountant (The New Music Business with Ari Herstand Podcast)

How To Do Taxes as a Self-Employed Musician (Ari’s Take Blog)

Guide to the Music Business (Flowers on the Stage Podcast)

Paths in Progress with Carrie Young (Amazon Music Podcast)

Taxes for Musicians and What Type of Business to Setup (Making it Network Podcast)

The Big Business of Rock Star Money (Forbes Online)

Take the Money and Run (Music On Your Own Terms Podcast)

Measure of Music, Mentor

The Stratton Setlist: Strength in Numbers (Stratton Setlist)

Pollstar Live Music Conference (Forbes Online)

DIME Instructor Spotlight (DIME Online)

Pastel Coworking Member Spotlight (Pastel)

DIME Masterclass with Joel Cummins (Click On Detroit)

Women in Harmony in Michigan (Click On Detroit)

Dreams ARE Real (Podcast)

Crowdfunding (The Business of the Music Business with Pam Rossi)

Business Tips for Musicians + Taxes for Musicians (Stock Music Musician)