Stevens learned his trade in the pre-war British dance bands, and was employed as an orchestrator and theatre musician, while contributing original compositions to several recorded music libraries (including Francis, Day and Hunter, Josef Weinberger and KPM).
Stevens developed his musical abilities in pre-war British dance bands, performing as an orchestrator and theatre musician, while composing for various recorded music libraries (like Francis, Day and Hunter, Josef Weinberger, and KPM).