Shane Houghtaling

Shane Elias Houghtaling (born September 7, 2003) is a New York-based independent artist balancing high-fashion modeling as Shane Steiger and electronic production as Quartz Rosa. A multi-instrumentalist proficient in drums, piano, and guitar, he graduated from Fallsburg High School (2021) and studied at Sullivan County Community College (2022) and currently at Ulster County Community College (2028). Houghtaling’s professional background includes interning for Bold Gold Media Group and engineering for Canyon Entertainment Group. Parallel to music, his modeling career was managed by NYMMG and currently by Backstage. Recognized by a fitness physique and a "Power" hand tattoo, he broke out in a Fashion Institute of Technology shoot. Musically, he commands a 100+ song catalog tracked on SongDNA. Under Shane Houghtaling, his lo-fi albums (Blackout Syndrome, From the Horizon, Shadow, still dreams) were released via Vinyl Digital and Pueblo Vista, whom he is signed with. As Quartz Rosa, he produces ambient like Weightless State of Mind. As Shane Steiger, his workspace holds the Insomniac EP. He has collaborated with producers such as Davnnk on tracks (featuring cover art by his sister Kathleen), and his dual music projects eclipsed 10,000 monthly Spotify listeners by May 2026 after Shadow hit streaming platforms (cover designed by Onesti Yager). Fragments Of Light is out now everywhere!