Sufjan Stevens

vocal, recording, producer, mix, engineer, bells, piano, acoustic guitar, banjo, electric guitar, drums, bass, glockenspiel, tambourine, recorder, shakers, electric piano, performer, oboe, guitar, keyboard, synthesizer, electronic organ, Rhodes piano, Hammond organ, flute, organ, percussion, remixer, harmonium, other instruments, arranger, bass guitar, vibraphone

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Daniel Smith (engineer) engineer Ah Holy Jesus, Ah Holy Jesus (a cappella), Ah Holy Jesus (with reed organ), Behold! The Birth of Man, the Face of Glory, Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light, Christ the Lord Is Born, Christmas Woman, Ding‐A‐Ling‐A‐Ring‐A‐Ling, Eternal Happiness or Woe, Even the Earth Will Perish and the Universe Give Way, Happy Family Christmas, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, How Shall I Fitly Meet Thee?, I Am Santa’s Helper, Idumea (sacred harp), Jingle Bells, Lift Up Your Heads Ye Mighty Gates, Make Haste to See the Baby, Morning (sacred harp), Mr. Frosty Man, Mysteries of the Christmas Mist, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, “Maoz Tzur” (Rock of Ages)
Half-handed Cloud
Daniel Smith (vocalist for US indie-pop/gospel group Danielson Famile) producer, vocal, handclaps A Good Man Is Hard to Find, Abraham, All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands, Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!, He Woke Me Up Again, In the Devil’s Territory, Seven Swans, Sister, Size Too Small, The Dress Looks Nice on You, The Transfiguration, To Be Alone With You, Vito's Ordination Song, We Won’t Need Legs to Stand
Marla Hansen vocal, viola A Short Reprise for Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, but for Very Good Reasons, Chicago, Christmas in July, Come On! Feel the Illinoise! Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition, Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream, Get Behind Me, Santa!, Holy, Holy, Holy, Jacksonville, Jupiter Winter, Put the Lights on the Tree, Sister Winter, Star of Wonder, The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now, They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!
Rosie Thomas vocal Adlai Stevenson, Chicago, Chicago (Multiple Personality Disorder version), No Man's Land, Pittsfield, Saul Bellow, The Henney Buggy Band, The Mistress Witch From McClure (or, The Mind That Knows Itself), The Perpetual Self, or "What Would Saul Alinsky Do?", The Pick-Up

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Daniel Smith (engineer) engineer Ah Holy Jesus, Ah Holy Jesus (a cappella), Ah Holy Jesus (with reed organ), Behold! The Birth of Man, the Face of Glory, Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light, Christ the Lord Is Born, Christmas Woman, Ding‐A‐Ling‐A‐Ring‐A‐Ling, Eternal Happiness or Woe, Even the Earth Will Perish and the Universe Give Way, Happy Family Christmas, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, How Shall I Fitly Meet Thee?, I Am Santa’s Helper, Idumea (sacred harp), Jingle Bells, Lift Up Your Heads Ye Mighty Gates, Make Haste to See the Baby, Morning (sacred harp), Mr. Frosty Man, Mysteries of the Christmas Mist, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, “Maoz Tzur” (Rock of Ages)
Daniel Smith (vocalist for US indie-pop/gospel group Danielson Famile) producer, vocal, handclaps A Good Man Is Hard to Find, Abraham, All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands, Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!, He Woke Me Up Again, In the Devil’s Territory, Seven Swans, Sister, Size Too Small, The Dress Looks Nice on You, The Transfiguration, To Be Alone With You, Vito's Ordination Song, We Won’t Need Legs to Stand
Marla Hansen vocal, viola A Short Reprise for Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, but for Very Good Reasons, Chicago, Christmas in July, Come On! Feel the Illinoise! Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition, Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream, Get Behind Me, Santa!, Holy, Holy, Holy, Jacksonville, Jupiter Winter, Put the Lights on the Tree, Sister Winter, Star of Wonder, The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now, They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!
Rosie Thomas vocal Adlai Stevenson, Chicago, Chicago (Multiple Personality Disorder version), No Man's Land, Pittsfield, Saul Bellow, The Henney Buggy Band, The Mistress Witch From McClure (or, The Mind That Knows Itself), The Perpetual Self, or "What Would Saul Alinsky Do?", The Pick-Up
Shara Worden vocal Casimir Pulaski Day, Come On! Feel the Illinoise! Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition, Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream, Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois, John Wayne Gacy, Jr., O Holy Night, Prairie Fire That Wanders About, That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!, The Friendly Beasts, The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!, The Seer’s Tower, The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now
Katrina Kerns vocal Chicago, Come On! Feel the Illinoise! Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition, Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream, Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois, Jacksonville, Prairie Fire That Wanders About, The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You’re Going to Have to Leave Now, or, “I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!”, The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts, The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!, The Seer’s Tower, The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now, They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!
Elin Smith vocal, handclaps All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! Or Forever Hold Your Peace!, Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!, For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti, Oh God, Where Are You Now? (In Pickeral Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? Mackinaw?), Say Yes! to M!ch!gan!, Sleeping Bear, Sault Saint Marie, The Upper Peninsula, They Also Mourn Who Do Not Wear Black (For the Homeless in Muskegon), Vito's Ordination Song
Maria Bella Jeffers cello A Short Reprise for Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, but for Very Good Reasons, Chicago, Christmas in July, Come On! Feel the Illinoise! Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition, Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream, Jacksonville, Jupiter Winter, Sister Winter, The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now, They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!
Tom Eaton vocal, trumpet Chicago, Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!), Flint (For the Unemployed and Underpaid), For the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti, The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You’re Going to Have to Leave Now, or, “I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!”, The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts, The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now, They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!, Vito's Ordination Song
Rob Moose violin A Short Reprise for Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, but for Very Good Reasons, Chicago, Christmas in July, Come On! Feel the Illinoise! Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition, Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream, Jacksonville, Jupiter Winter, Sister Winter, The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now, They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!
Monique Aiuto vocal All the King’s Horns, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!), Only at Christmas Time, Put the Lights on the Tree, The Friendly Beasts, Vito's Ordination Song, What Child Is This Anyway?
Vito Aiuto vocal, acoustic guitar All the King’s Horns, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, Only at Christmas Time, Put the Lights on the Tree, The Friendly Beasts, Vito's Ordination Song, What Child Is This Anyway?
Megan Smith vocal All Good Naysayers, Speak Up! Or Forever Hold Your Peace!, Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!), Oh God, Where Are You Now? (In Pickeral Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? Mackinaw?), Sleeping Bear, Sault Saint Marie, The Upper Peninsula, They Also Mourn Who Do Not Wear Black (For the Homeless in Muskegon)
Julianne Carney violin A Short Reprise for Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, but for Very Good Reasons, Chicago, Come On! Feel the Illinoise! Part I: The World’s Columbian Exposition, Part II: Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream, Jacksonville, The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now, They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!
Matt Morgan arranger, vocal, banjo, electric guitar Amazing Grace, Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!, Holy Holy, Etc., It’s Christmas! Let’s Be Glad!, Lo! How a Rose E’er Blooming, O Come O Come Emmanuel
Beccy Lock vocal Chicago, The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You’re Going to Have to Leave Now, or, “I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!”, The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts, The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now, They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!
James McAlister celesta, drums, percussion, vibraslap, wind chime Christmas in July, Get Behind Me, Santa!, Jupiter Winter, Put the Lights on the Tree, Sister Winter
Jennifer Hoover vocal Chicago, The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You’re Going to Have to Leave Now, or, “I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!”, The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts, The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now, They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!
Tara McDonnell vocal Chicago, The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You’re Going to Have to Leave Now, or, “I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!”, The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts, The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders, Part I: The Great Frontier, Part II: Come to Me Only With Playthings Now, They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!
Ben Lanz trombone Christmas in July, Get Behind Me, Santa!, Jupiter Winter, Sister Winter, Star of Wonder
C.J. Camerieri trumpet Christmas in July, Get Behind Me, Santa!, Jupiter Winter, Sister Winter, Star of Wonder
Bridgit DeCook vocal Away in a Manger, Did I Make You Cry on Christmas Day? (Well, You Deserved It!), Hey Guys! It’s Christmas Time!, Joy to the World, The Little Drummer Boy
Denison Witmer vocal, acoustic guitar Come On! Let’s Boogey to the Elf Dance!, O Holy Night, The Friendly Beasts, We Three Kings
Naho Tsutsui violin Christmas in July, Jupiter Winter, Sister Winter
Stephen Halker trumpet Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!), Oh God, Where Are You Now? (In Pickeral Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? Mackinaw?), Say Yes! to M!ch!gan!
Colin Stevens vocal Come On! Let’s Boogey to the Elf Dance!, O Holy Night
Laura Myers vocal Come On! Let’s Boogey to the Elf Dance!, The Friendly Beasts
Craig Montoro vocal They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh!
John Ringhofer vocal, trombone Oh God, Where Are You Now? (In Pickeral Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? Mackinaw?)

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Half-handed Cloud mix Debtors to Greeks & Barbarians, Enlightenment in the Way, Even If Angels Arrive With Plausible News, Festus, I Am Not Out of My Mind, Flying Scroll Flight Patrol, He Can’t Deny Himself, He’s Already on Everyone’s Side, Live as the Children of Light Inside of You, Now the Veiled Faces Can Breathe, Pneumatic Mystery Envelopes, Psychic Failure, Utmost Patience, Secret Wisdom Intervening, Sensei Says, Tablets Breathing Their Last Breath, Titus Three, We Speak of What We Know, We Toil and Struggle, What Spins, by Your Hand Was Spun
Rosie Thomas performer The One I Love
Kevin Norbury vocal Alcohol, Calm It Down, Dishes in the Sink, Hardly Hanging On, I Won’t Be Afraid, Lion’s Share, My Oh My, Rhythm of Devotion, Take Me
Suvi Lehtonen-Gräsbeck vocal, banjo, bass, bells, drums, oboe, other instruments, piano, recorder Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella, I Saw Three Ships, Once in Royal David’s City
The National arranger, performer, vocal, harmonium Afraid of Everyone, You've Done It Again, Virginia
The Uncommoners performer Blood, Part 2 (remix)
Willie Mason mix Up on the Housetop
Kronos Quartet vocal Little Blue Something
AvelCain vocal, acoustic guitar, banjo, bells We’re Goin’ to the Country!