Stacie Brudenell

Stacie is the founder and CEO of Sovereign Hues LLC, COO for Auspice NOW (A Chicago based creative collective), and Site Council Co-Chair for Washburn High School in Minneapolis MN. 

Sovereign Hues LLC is a multi-media production company. Its mission statement is Healing Humanity Through Global Artistic Expression. Sovereign Hues is partnered with Auspice NOW, a Social Practice Artistry collaborative, which operates as a multi-media film production and music distribution entity.

Stacie has skill and experience as a video/film producer (documentary & narrative film), director, screen writer, video/audio editor, experience directing animators, event organizer & experience designer. Stacie also has 20 years of experience working with live music venues and musicians.

Stacie worked in Theater, TV, and Film in Chicago during the 90s, but left the industry because of the rampant sexism and racism she experienced. She made a vow to herself that she would return to filmmaking when the tools were available to provide more autonomy of the entire filmmaking process.

Stacie then went into the service/entertainment industry. After working at several restaurants and bars in Chicago she became General Manager of The Hot House, a world music, performing arts center, from 1999-2000. Here, Stacie worked with some of the most iconic world music performers of a generation.  The Hot House was a formative time where Stacie honed her business and negotiation skills.

After the Hot House, In 2002 Stacie got married, started a family, and soon after moved to Minneapolis. Now with her son approaching adulthood, she is poised to be a consummate community advocate, and a strong creative force in the Twin Cities community and throughout the world.

In 2016 Stacie was one of three people tasked with spearheading the name change for Ramsey Middle School to the Justice Page Middle School. This was an amazing recognition of a true Minnesota legend and an important healing gesture for all people of Minnesota. This was a student led initiative, and their model is now being replicated at more schools throughout the MPS district. 

In 2019 Stacie was one of four producers for the short feature, “Little Men”, filmed locally within the Twin Cities, and has gone on to win 21 awards and honorable mentions, in festivals across the globe.

In December of 2019 Stacie and Mankwe Ndosi produced “Great Black Music Monday’s”, a music residency presented every Monday, for the full month of December, at Ice House in Minneapolis. This series was well received by both local music critics and audiences alike.

In October of 2020 Stacie acquired a permanent home for the new Sovereign Hues Studios, which is located at an iconic Uptown Minneapolis location. Here she will build a film, video, animation, and motion capture studio, with a community and education focused initiative.

In November of 2020, Stacie commissioned the Justice Page Mural Class to provide a mural, for the “Sovereign Hues Revolving & Evolving Mural Project”. The theme, ‘KNOW JUSTICE, KNOW PEACE’ was chosen by Stacie, as a basis for communal reflection of these harrowing times.

On December 16, 2020, the unveiling of the beautiful mural commenced.

In June of 2021, Stacie Produced and Curated a compilation album, with the creative collective AuspiceNOW called “Praline Soul Searching”. The album is a 12 track poignant, meditative journey, and was featured internationally on Bandcamp Radio in the first month of it’s release.

The second melding of Sovereign Hues and AuspiceNOW came with the July 2021 release of “Felt / not said”, from Minneapolis Bandleader, Mankwe Ndosi. This album reached international critical acclaim from Jazz Times, Avante Music News, The Current, Chicago Tribune, The Wire, SteroGum and many more. The album was listed on Bandcamp as one of “The Best Jazz on Bandcamp: August 2021” as well as several honorable mentions for “Album of the Year”.

During the month of February of 2022, Mankwe Ndosi was celebrated as one of “ 10 Current Black Minnesota Musicians you need to know”.

 And the beat goes on! Currently, Stacie and Sovereign Hues are engaged in bringing forth more influential ventures with AuspiceNOW, Opulenity, and a long list of others.