SJ Hoffman

Steven Borgerhoff (b. 1975) waited until he was 43 to release as SJ Hoffman his first album “The Long Now” (2019) – so it took him quite a while to gain his momentum; thus the title of the album. Despite the wait, it was never a matter of if for Borgerhoff, but always when. The album and his music were always there in the shadows, waiting to be brought out into the light. There was a little bit of a push needed to create it, which came from Shameboy's Luuk Cox, who had run into Borgerhoff on previous occasions. The album – recorded with a great team including Mikey Rowe (Noel Gallagher) - was flooded with nothing but five star reviews. Just over a year after the debut album, there is already the successor “Waves Holding Time” (2020) that sounds more adventurous and experimental than its predecessor, but still carries that clear SJ Hoffman stamp: atmospheric, intimist and somewhat dark pop songs. His goal is even clear as ambitious: just as he was caught a thousand times by someone else's music, he hopes to touch someone with his music. Because music is emotion for SJ Hoffman, not an intellectual activity, rather an expression of what you otherwise cannot express. Together with Clairval, SJ Hoffman embraced lockdown life to record 'Sweet Seclusion' (2021). SJ released Redeeming Grace in 2025 where he trades his guitar for the piano, drawing inspiration from Jackson Browne and Leif Vollebekk. With touches of jazz and soul, he gave the music new depth.