Saul Stokes was born in Seattle Washington. After adolescent training on both the violin and trumpet, he discovered the tonal possibilities of the synthesizer. Stokes started creating electronic music as a teenager in the mid 1980’s and soon his fascination with the palette of sounds available via synthesizer led him to learn the basics of analog equipment construction. Stokes used his DIY approach to build highly eccentric music devices, and he began to restructure his musical ideas focusing on music created purely from home-made synthesizers and computer technology. Saul Stokes released four solo albums, Washed in Mercury (1997), Zo Pilots (1998), Outfolding (2000) and Fields (2003), as well as Thermal Transfer (2002) (with Vir Unis ) on the Hypnos label. In 2001, Abstraction was released on Greenhouse Music, and 2003 brought the live recording Radiate on Databloem.

Since 2003, Stokes has also collaborated with Berkeley California’s Foundry label, releasing tracks on the compilation projects Sub.Terra, Fluidities, and Bibimbap, and in 2006 Vast. In 2008 Stokes released Villa Galaxia on Portland’s Binary label. An album called “ahead of it’s time” by Star’s End Radio, Villa Galaxia significantly widened Stokes’ music listener base. In 2010, Stokes began self-releasing his work. The first release was Metacollage in 2010 which was nominated for the prestigious Prix Ars Electronica Award followed 2 years later by his latest release Sleek Nucleus.

Stokes has performed across the United States, Europe, and Canada. He coaxes rich sounds and lasting melodies from his custom built electronics, equipment that must be tuned before each recording session and live performance. Stokes lives in Oakland California.