Grammy Award Winner, Best Selling author JIM PETERIK offers an expert song writing workshop, ""Song Writing for Dummies - Live"" that can be customized for adult, student or mixed audiences based on the book he co-authored. The workshop incorporates his 20 top 40 Billboard hits and involves other accomplished/credited guests on stage. PRIDE OF LIONS is Peterik's rock band... read full bio
Hugh Cornwell, The original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in The Stranglers, enjoyed massive UK and European success with ten hit albums and twenty-one top forty singles. The Stranglers etched themselves into the UK's musical psyche with PEACHES, NO MORE HEROES, GOLDEN BROWN, ALWAYS THE SUN, NICE N SLEAZY, DUCHESS, WALK ON BY, STRANGE LITTLE GIRL, AND SKIN DEEP. Cornwell... read full bio
The music of Latin Grammy Award Winning Flautist Nestor Torres reflects a layering of influences; a range of tastes and textures, from Smooth and Latin Jazz to Classical and Pop. He is to the flute what Chris Botti is to the trumpet and Herbie Hancock to the piano. Nestors performances are exceptionally dynamic, inspiring_mesmerizing. We would prepare a repertoire consistent... read full bio
Mickey Jones has enjoyed considerable success in the music business both as a musician and a singer. In the past few years he has added acting to his already outstanding credits, having been featured in numerous guest star roles in hit TV shows such as ... read full bio
Mindy Smith became an overnight sensation when she contributed to the Dolly Parton tribute album, Just Because I'm a Woman. She began winning awards, appearing on national TV, inspiring critics and artists to sing her praises (and her songs), and riding the momentum of One Moment More, her Vanguard debut. But when she wasn't accepting Best New Artist honors from... read full bio
Craig Wayne Boyd is a country singer-songwriter, who is most popular for winning the seventh season of NBC's reality singing competition, The Voice. Two coaches turned their chairs for him, but he chose to be a part of Blake Shelton's team. Throughout the competition, he sang songs such as ""The Whiskey Ain't Workin"" by Travis Tritt, ""Wave of Wave"" by... read full bio
Originally from The Maritimes, Canada, Melanie Doane grew up in a musical family in Nova Scotia. She began playing the violin at age 3 and from there went on to learn a number of different instruments including piano, ukulele and stand-up bass. She studied voice in college, but decided to leave school to pursue theater. Eventually she started to write... read full bio
Jacob Lusk is an American singer from Compton, California, who finished in fifth place on the tenth season of American Idol. He received high praise from Randy Jackson for his performance of God Bless the Child" during the Hollywood rounds as the best ever seen on Idol. He was one of the top five males in the semi-final round, and... read full bio
Loudon Wainwright III is more than just a singer/songwriter. He is a folk singer, humorist, and actor. Wainwright has produced over 22 albums in his musical career and has appeared on numerous television shows and movies. He started his career as a writer and editor for Life magazine and became a folk singer in the late 1960s. Wainwright has won... read full bio
Marc Jordan is a multi-genre Canadian musician, known both as a songwriter and session musician for other artists, and as a singer in his own right. The son of Canadian singer Charles Jordan, Marc grew up in a musical household in Toronto after his father returned to Canada. He studied filmmaking at Brock University, but he soon turned to music;... read full bio
In the music business, overnight success can sometimes take a decade or two. In the case of Torontonian Mark Masri, this is true. Performing since the age of five, he has been building his career through writing music for film, television and other singers. Now, one of the hardest working men in the business is about to get his big... read full bio
The Jungle Brothers are an American hip hop group that pioneered the fusion of jazz and hip-hop and also became the first hip-hop group to use a house-music producer. The group began performing in the mid-1980s and released its first album, Straight Out the Jungle, in July 1988. With Afrocentric lyrics and innovative beats, the Jungle Brothers were critically acclaimed... read full bio
Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas are a remarkable group that consists of Jessica as the lead vocalist and Steve Lahane, Taylor Pierson, John Raleeh, Kevin Medina, and Michael Krygier as the other band members. Jessica was born and raised in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield, where she started playing music at a young age. She was up in a... read full bio
Kaile Goh is a young up-and-coming star. Having moved to Los Angeles when she was five year old, she began her professional career very early. As a model and actress, Kaile has been in countless commercials and major campaings such as Disney, Target, Jc, Penney, Kodak, Barbie, Wal-Mart, Bratz, and many others. At the age of fourteen,... read full bio
Keenan Cahill was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease at the age of one called MPS Type 6. Keenan underwent a bone marrow transplant in 1997 to slow down the progression of the disease, which required Keenan to live in a isolation for almost one year to prevent infection. Keenan has since had multiple surgeries including a surgery to relieve... read full bio
Even if you're not a member of 'The Fedoration,' as fans of season 4 'American Idol' hopeful Anthony Fedorov refer to themselves, you no doubt remember this blond ballad singer. Despite having a tracheotomy as a toddler, he crooned his way to a fourth-place finish during the season that saw future country superstar Carrie Underwood take the 'Idol' title. Since... read full bio
London based indie band Klaxons won the Nationwide Mercury Prize for their debut album Myths of the Near Future. In support of the album and their previously released 7-inch singles, they toured with festivals and headlining tours until returning to the studio to produce their sophomore album Surfing the Void. As of the release of their third album Love Frequency,... read full bio
Eiffel 65 are back! The pioneers of dance music that peaked on top of the Billboard charts and sold over 20 million units all around the world are ready to make you dance again. Blue (da ba dee), Too much of heaven and Move your body are still some of the most played songs on the coolest discos... read full bio
The Tokens are an American male doo-wop-style vocal group from Brooklyn, New York. They are known best for their chart-topping 1961 single, The Lion Sleeps Tonight". Their hit singles include "Tonight I Fell In Love", "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", "B'wa Nina", "La Bamba" ,"He's In Town", "I Hear The Trumpets Blow", "Portrait Of My Love" ,"It's A Happening World", "She... read full bio
Singer/songwriter Courtney Jaye was born in Pittsburgh, PA. She moved to Atlanta during her formative years and began writing songs. She traveled extensively after graduating, spending her days in Flagstaff, AZ, as an acupuncturist and playing in a band at night. She soon found herself on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, where she developed an affinity for the region's fluid... read full bio
