Stratton has incorporated projects from his course work at Bennington into his albums, including a set of ten piano preludes composed for a second course taught by Shawn.

[2] It featured a guest appearance by Sufjan Stevens on oboe,[5] and received wide critical praise.

The album was co-produced and mixed by Kieran Kelly at The Buddy Project Studio in Astoria, Queens NY.

In March 2010, Stratton appeared on WNYC radio show Spinning on Air for an hour-long interview and performance with host David Garland.

[11] In 2012, Stratton was diagnosed with Stage 3 testicular cancer and underwent successful chemotherapy treatment and surgery.

[12] In 2017, Bella Union announced that Stratton's sixth album, Rosewood Almanac was to be released on the label on May 12.