Simon Stanley is someone who just can’t stop writing songs about dancing!  Whether it’s ‘Vampire Boogie’, his most recent kids’ single, or ‘Dancing Under the Dogwoods’ from his ‘adult’ band Tattletale Saints - this kiwi living in Nashville, TN just can’t get enough of it.  

Simon Stanley pens tales both candid and tall, and is known for vivid imagery and fluid storylines. His songwriting has shifted and adapted to the varying phases of his life, embracing his work as a session guitarist in Nashville, his writing for the two-time New Zealand Music Award-winning folk duo Tattletale Saints, and his work as a jazz singer and guitarist in Malaysia and London and a covers and rock musician in New Zealand.

Simon’s identity as a children’s artist and deep love for the quirky world of kids’ music were inspired by his relationship with his niece, Marley, about whom his first single, “Marley Sitting on a Pumpkin Seed,” was written. 

As winner of the 2019 New Zealand Music Award for Best Children’s Song, this opened up a new realm of expressive writing, leading to his next single, “Floating Down the River,” and a subsequent illustrated book.

A keen reader, long distance runner, yogi, and lover of a good ol’ ball kick and dip in the lake, Simon Stanley lives in Nashville with his girlfriend and two cats.