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<p>Los Angeles-based recording artist who has scored over 30 films and had over 100 songs placed in film and TV shows. A singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist, among her film scoring projects is “Maxine,” a just released Disney-plus film starring Margaret Cho. She is a voting member of the Recording Academy and a four-time Hollywood Music in Media Award Nominee. This past year, two of her film scores were presented at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Museum. She has her own recording studio, and her latest solo album is a nine-song release that came out on August 11th and is up for GRAMMY consideration for Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album.</p>

<p>They are currently working together as artist and producer on an upcoming new album and are up for consideration for the GRAMMYs next February. She has done everything from sing for popes to appearing on “American Idol” to founding her own production company. She has trained in Rome, lived in London and New York, and, of course, released her own original music, all in addition to being an activist. He was a guest on this show more than a year-and-a-half ago on Episode 422 and since then has continued working as a vocal coach with Kenny Loggins, Richard Marx, and more, and recently sang at a David Crosby tribute alongside some key members of the music world. His background ranges from work with household names ranging from Elton John to Michael Jackson to pop supergroup Ambrosia.</p>

<p>The biggest episode ever. Clearly the guests have only gotten better and better as evidenced by how many from the last hundred episodes are featured in this look back at a good number of "Now Hear This Entertainment" episodes since NHTE 401 Best Of Volume 4. On this edition you'll hear everything from befriending actor John Malkovich to thinking a call from Kenny Loggins was a prank to meeting Kris Kristofferson in a back alley to meeting Michael Jackson to getting hired to play in Taylor Swift's band to performing in Las Vegas the night of a sibling's passing, and much, much (much) more. In total, there are 27 past guests you'll hear from, plus two more who are represented by way of their music being played.</p>

<p>A renowned guitarist and vocalist who has sold millions of albums. From 1995 on, he took seven singles into the Top 10, and holds the record for the longest-running album on the Billboard Blues Charts. He has been nominated for five GRAMMY Awards and has received two Billboard Music Awards, two Blues Music Awards, and two Orville H. Gibson Awards. In September 2008, Fender Musical Instruments Corp. released a Signature Series Stratocaster that he designed exclusively. In 2013 he, along with Stephen Stills and Barry Goldberg formed a band called The Rides. Throughout his career he has opened up for the likes of The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Aerosmith, Bob Dylan, and The Eagles. From television performances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to The Late Show with David Letterman to Jimmy Kimmel Live and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to features in Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Maxim Magazine, Blender, Spin, USA Today and more, his musical career has been nothing short of phenomenal. He has a new album coming in November, with a new song coming each month between now and then.</p>

<p>Singer, songwriter, actress, and influencer who just put out a six-song EP in late June. The title track from that release reached number 11 on the iTunes charts and she has gotten airplay on iHeartRadio. She lives in Los Angeles and is known for her roles as Olive on Disney Channel’s “Sydney to the Max” and as Ava on Disney’s Emmy-nominated “Girl Meets World.” She has also appeared in multiple major feature films. She is a Sony Electronics audio ambassador and has amassed a tremendous following, including 4.3 million followers on TikTok, one million followers on Instagram, and a combined total of more than 4.2 million video views on her official YouTube channel.</p>

<p>Singer, songwriter, guitar player who has a new album coming out next week Friday, September 8th, which follows four singles that he has already released this year. Earlier this year he appeared on “American Idol,” and he has been hailed by Us Weekly as “One of the hottest young rising stars to watch in music right now.” Originally from South Africa, he recently became the youngest artist in the history of that country to have a number 1 hit. He has a combined total of more than 14 million video views on his official YouTube channel and between Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok alone he has a combined following of well over half a million.</p>

<p>Award-winning singer, songwriter, guitar player who just last month put out a seven-song EP. She is also beginning work on a new album as well as a separate EP, both of which she talks about here. She regularly travels back and forth to Nashville and was named “One to Watch” by Nashville Songwriters Association International in Spring 2021 and Spring 2022. Earlier this month she took home the silver for “USA Entertainer of the Year” at the 2023 International Singer-Songwriters Association awards. Her top five songs on Spotify alone have a combined total of almost 440 thousand streams and she has more than 13 thousand monthly listeners on that platform.</p>

<p>Singer, songwriter, guitar player whose newest single was just released five days ago. In April he was signed by ONErpm, which operates one of the world’s largest music distribution platforms and YouTube multi-channel networks. He has drawn praise from the New York Times, and his debut album back in 2016 opened in the Top 5 on Billboard’s Country Albums Chart and landed him on countless year-end best album lists, including Rolling Stone and iTunes. He had signed a major label deal at the age of just 19 and landed at Number 1 on Mediabase with the Gold certified, “I Met a Girl.” He was at CMA Fest this past June and has performed more than 50 times on the Grand Ole Opry, plus he was featured by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum as a highlighted artist in the 2017 American Currents exhibit. That same year he joined Maren Morris and three others in being named New Faces of Country Music in conjunction with the annual Country Radio Seminar.</p>

<p>Award-winning, Nashville-based singer, songwriter, guitar player, and producer who co-wrote Jason Aldean’s hit, “She’s Country,” which was the most played song on country radio across the U.S. in 2009 and held the number 1 position on the chart for two consecutive weeks and has had 181 million streams on Spotify alone. Her song “Loud” was selected as the official theme song for ACC football’s 2010 season. She has also had cuts with Randy Houser and George Clinton, among others, and, of course, as a recording artist, has released her own original music along the way as well. Meanwhile, she is vice president of SoNash Publishing and also serves on the board of The Charley Foundation, which she also talks about here.</p>

<p>Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist who has a new single coming out this Friday, August 4th to begin a single each month through and including December for a total of five singles, which will culminate in an EP. She was invited to do one of the coveted performance slots at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, in April, and has partnerships with multiple companies in that space. As a mental health advocate, she is also the host of a weekly podcast, called, “You’re Not Alone.” And, she is also active as a speaker. She was previously a guest on this show approximately a year-and-a-half ago on Episode 417 in February 2022.</p>

<p>New York-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist who is one of the founders of the eight-piece roots rock band, American Nomads. He has toured internationally as well as written and recorded multiple film soundtracks, plus he had a song chosen for a movie trailer and played on a French film. Early in his career he had founded another band, and, present day, American Nomads has a new single that was just released last month, plus they’ll be releasing a new album in September and another in January. The band’s music has received national radio play, reached number 6 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and passed the first round of GRAMMY nominations for one of their songs.</p>

<p>A two-time GRAMMY-nominated classically trained musician and composer. Also a singer, songwriter, and producer, he has had two hit songs on the Adult Contemporary charts and a hit on the Billboard Indicator Chart. He has done work for brands ranging from NBC to MTV to the History Channel, the NBA, CBS, Nike, Pepsi, the Discovery Channel, and more. He has also worked with William Shatner, John Malkovich, David Lynch, and others. Plus, he has collaborated with and created content for the likes of Depeche Mode, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Duran Duran, and many more. He is even a music industry contributor to Recording Magazine.</p>

<p>Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist with over 65 million airplays of his songs. He has gotten three GRAMMY nominations as a writer and as a musician and earned a Golden Globe nomination as well. He has been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, is a two-time BMI Songwriter of the Year, and a three-time NSAI Songwriter of the Year. He was one of Billboard magazine’s top five writers eight years in a row. At one point he had over 500 songs cut in an eight-year period, by over 100 artists, with 95 singles released, off more than 75 gold and platinum records, with over 50 million records sold.</p>

<p>Nashville-based singer, songwriter, guitar player who is releasing a new album just two days from now. Last year she was the Artist of the Year in the annual Josie Awards, and a few months ago made her Grand Ole Opry debut, plus last month she performed at CMA Fest. In 2021 she won awards for Songwriter of the Year and Vocalist of the Year. She has a whopping twelve nominations for the 2023 Josie Awards that will take place in October. She tours extensively and her upcoming shows calendar will see her perform in the likes of Minnesota, Missouri, Florida, and the 3rd Lake Martin Songwriters Festival late this month in Alabama. She is originally from Ireland and before coming to America was part of an all-female Swedish quintet. She released two albums and was signed to Warner Music Sweden.</p>

<p>Alabama-based singer, songwriter, guitar player who just released a new single earlier this month, already his fourth new song of 2023. As a songwriter, he has had songs recorded by the likes of Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Kid Rock, Travis Tritt, Lee Ann Womack, and more. He has his own record label and last September released an album that hit number 10 on the Americana chart, plus he’ll be releasing another album this coming September. Last October he made his Grand Ole Opry debut and then made a return appearance four months ago. Between this recording and early November he will perform in Georgia, Texas, Colorado, South Carolina, Idaho, and at the 3rd Lake Martin Songwriters Festival in Alabama. His top five songs on Spotify have a combined 5.3 million streams and his official YouTube channel has a combined total of over 1.1 million video views.</p>

<p>UK-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, vocal coach, mentor, YouTuber, and entertainer. A song that she performed on with a past guest from this show is currently at number six on the Billboard charts. Plus, another artist has released two other singles this year that she is on. She has been featured in FORBES and has become well known from her YouTube channel, which has 1.25 million subscribers and a combined total of almost 274 million video views. She is currently working on an EP and has developed a program called Vocal Athlete, which she talks about during this interview.</p>

<p>A singer, songwriter, recording artist, and producer who, in March, released a new single that already has over 134 thousand streams on Spotify alone. He has more new music coming in the form of singles that will be compiled for an album release. He is a fifth-generation musician who has shared the stage with artists such as Sheryl Crow, Brandi Carlile, Death Cab for Cutie, and many others. He performs with his band in the Florida panhandle where they’ve been named the Best Band on the Emerald Coast by several publications. He also runs both a songwriters festival and a non-profit.</p>

<p>He has been called “a musician’s musician.” He has become known as the “Nashville Guitar Guru” for his work as a teacher and coach to professional performers, hit songwriters, and the next generation of Nashville’s rising stars. Six months ago, he released an album of twelve instrumental tracks and now he’s getting ready to release an online guitar course series. In 2019 he put out a book called, “The Perpetual Beginner: A Musician’s Path to Lifelong Learning.” On the performance side he has rocked a muddy crowd at Woodstock and played the blues with Les Paul on a Manhattan nightclub stage.</p>

<p>He is not only a musician, but he is the new President & CEO of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM). Previously he served as Vice President of Music Education & Technology at Hal Leonard, and he is the immediate Past-President of the Technology Institute of Music Educators. He has taught online graduate courses at VanderCook College and served as Director of Education for PreSonus Audio. As a performer he had been playing first trumpet in the MetWinds in Boston and has enjoyed a long career of performing in symphony orchestras, pit orchestras, and top 40 bands.</p>

<p>A Los Angeles-based musician, filmmaker, writer, and podcaster. He was lead singer and autoharpist in a band called The Acres, which had a large following in Europe, Australia, and Latin America, and did a mix of bluegrass, hymns, and neo-folk. He still plays autoharp for guest appearances on albums, with his latest appearance being on an album by Omewenne. His film “La Lucha” was an official selection in the Reading, Pennsylvania, Mexican Film Festival. And, he has published five memoirs, with a sixth on the way.</p>

<p>A singer, songwriter, guitar player who is also part of an all-female Aerosmith tribute band. She has toured Australia, Japan and beyond, and has gotten accolades from the likes of Guitar Player Magazine, American Songwriter Magazine, Guitar World, and Vintage Guitar Magazine. She is having success with both video and audio streaming to the tune of over 1.2 million video views on her YouTube channel and more than 13,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, plus, her songs have been featured in numerous films and hit TV shows. In addition, one of her albums charted on Billboard. She is also a published author and has even done backing vocals for Neil Young AND was a featured singer for Paul Williams. She and has a new album coming in the fall, which is being produced by a four-time GRAMMY Award-winning engineer and producer.</p>

<p>A singer/songwriter who hails from Colombia, though she now lives in Miami. She was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2021 for best singer-songwriter album, which was for her debut release. She has performed in New York, Florida, California, and the Bahamas and sings in four different languages. Her YouTube videos have over a quarter of a million views, and she is getting ready to release her second solo album this month. Back in 2019 she appeared on the on the Latin-American televised singing competition, “La Voz” (The Voice).</p>

<p>A singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who recently gave a TedX talk and has some songs coming out this summer, with hopes of doing some touring. She has over 30,000 monthly Spotify followers and one of her songs has been streamed over four million times. In addition, she has over a million views on her YouTube videos. Based in Los Angeles, she is a mental health advocate in the LGBTQ community. She has shared the stage with electronic artist Moby, among others. Plus, she has performed at LA Fashion Week, had her music featured by the LA Times and Huffington Post, and even performed for the mayor of Los Angeles. Her music has been heard on international commercials, with companies such as Disney and Dove using her songs in advertisements.</p>

<p>A singer, songwriter, international performer from Los Angeles, who got her start busking on the streets in the LA area, but has also played festivals around the world, including South Korea, where she placed fifth in the 2022 Buskers World Cup. Her YouTube channel has amassed over 800,000 video views and she has released several albums as an unsigned independent artist, including two that were crowdfunded through her social media following. This episode was recorded on-location in Anaheim, California, at the NAMM Show, where she had just performed.</p>

<p>He is a storyteller who is passionate about helping artists achieve their unique creative vision. He achieves this mission as a record producer, audio engineer, educator, and the owner of The Record Shop, a recording studio and multimedia production company in Nashville. He has worked with artists ranging from John Legend and Juicy J to Big & Rich and Tim McGraw to Zakk Wylde and The Wallflowers. He’s a frequent NAMM Presenter/Panelist and Recording Academy mentor who is passionate about sharing his story of entrepreneurship in the recording industry.</p>

<p>Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and international touring artist who is currently in the studio recording a new album. Her catalog includes an EP that she recorded with GRAMMY Award-winning producer Dom Morley – a past guest on this show – and her top five songs on Spotify have a combined total of close to three quarters of a million streams. Meanwhile, the content on her official YouTube channel has exceeded more than 1.5 million video views.</p>

<p>Nashville-based singer, songwriter, guitar player who has a new single coming out as well as a video series. She is performing regularly in Music City as well as online and has even performed at the world famous Bluebird Café in Nashville. She has had endorsement deals with Recording King Guitars and LR Baggs and was recently featured as the Artist of the Month by Steve Clayton Custom Guitar Picks. She won an international songwriting award in 2021 and has had songs recorded by multiple artists. She was previously a guest on this show four-and-a-half years ago back on Episode 244.</p>

<p>A multi-platinum, two-time GRAMMY-nominated songwriter who will be honored next month at the 11th annual She Rocks Awards in California. She has written for and with the likes of The Pretenders, Keith Urban, Britney Spears, Brandy, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Celine Dion, Michelle Branch, Natasha Bedingfield, Bebe Rexha, and more. Her songs have appeared in hundreds of films and TV shows, including “Glee,” “Orange is the New Black,” “30 Rock,” among others. She is also an educator and is a founding member of the Songwriters of North America, advocating for creators’ rights. In addition, she is the author of a book titled, “Confessions of a Serial Songwriter.” Stick around for the really cool story that she tells about Carly Simon.</p>

<p>On-location in Las Vegas with a singer, multi-instrumentalist, tribute artist, content creator, influencer, and producer. She has been portraying Lady Gaga for 13 years, seven of which she has performed for the world-renowned tribute show, “Legends in Concert.” Most recently she has produced her own show, “Lady Winehouse,” which debuted early this year in what has been called the entertainment capital of the world. She has been featured by TIME Magazine, CBS News, Billboard.com, Access Hollywood, and Entertainment Tonight. And, she has amassed a TikTok following of more than 78 thousand and combined total of three million Likes on there.</p>

<p>He just last month released a 16-song children’s album, which includes three interactive bonus tracks. He is a record producer, film and TV composer, songwriter, arranger, musical director, and bandleader who splits his time between Music City and Los Angeles. On Spotify alone he has well over 213 thousand monthly listeners and his top five tracks on there have gotten a combined total of over 41 MILLION streams. Last year he produced a four-song EP for the legendary Johnny Mathis, who he has done work with in the past. In 2022 he also worked with Jackie Evancho and the record label he had then released her full-length album. He was previously a guest on this show in December 2021 on Episode 412. BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR THE OFFER HE MAKES AT THE END OF THIS INTERVIEW.</p>

<p>A Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, GRAMMY Award-winner, and the original drummer and co-founder of the legendary band Chicago. Critically acclaimed as an instrumentalist and a composer, Rolling Stone magazine has ranked “the father of jazz rock” as one of the top 100 drummers of all time. His storied career has also included producing, as well as working with a variety of Broadway musical and theatrical projects. In 2020, he received the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, and the former CEO of Guitar Center calls him one of the top five living drummers. He also published a memoir, titled, “Street Player: My Chicago Story,” and, he is still active today, performing with his band, the California Transit Authority.</p>

<p>Singer songwriter, guitar player who just released a new single less than two weeks ago and has an EP coming out in May. Just over four months ago she released a single whose music video premiered on CMT and features a notable collaborator. Already in her young career she has performed at notable venues such as the Hotel Café in Los Angeles, the Bitter End in New York City, and she has done shows in Nashville, where she spends her time when not in southeast Florida. In addition, she performed at an event in Europe that she discusses here, and she will be touring this summer. And, as a songwriter, she has already had cuts with other artists.</p>

<p>Based just south of Los Angeles, he is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist who just released his eighth album at the end of January. He has gotten radio exposure from Mexico to Portugal to the UK to, of course, here in the U.S., and has an amazing story about being befriended early in his career by the road manager for The Beatles. In addition to all that he has done in music, he has worked on film projects including blockbusters “Titanic” and “King Kong.”</p>

<p>The nine-year anniversary episode of the podcast, featuring an award-winning singer, songwriter, guitar player and author who released a single last month and has a new album coming out this Spring. He is in his 40th year of being a full-time independent artist, and his autobiography is called, “Off The Record - The Trials and Tribulations of a Travelin' Troubadour.” His music has gotten widespread airplay, including “Bluesville” on SiriusXM, and he has been voted “Favorite Musician in the Mountain South” several years in a row. Plus, he has been featured on many national television music showcases and documentaries.</p>

<p>He spent ten years living and working in Nashville at the start of his music career. Now based in Kansas City, Missouri, he is a singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger who is in the process of releasing (beginning of March) a new album featuring 24 songs. In addition, he is working on a new body of work, plus he has a film production company (doing 70+ films a year), for which he has written and scored hundreds of short films and documentaries. He also wrote a book – endorsed by many GRAMMY Award-winning and nominated engineers – titled, “What the Pros Use,” which chronicles what the top engineers in New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Miami use to track 31 instruments, including the voice. And, he has given concerts all over the U.S. and abroad.</p>

<p>Alabama-based singer, songwriter, guitar player who has a tour starting next month. He has recently signed with Aurally Records, which is a Sony Music subsidiary label and is currently in the studio recording a new album. He has performed at numerous venues and events across Texas, Alabama, and Florida, including having opened for the likes of Craig Morgan, The Charlie Daniels Band, and many more. He is gaining lots of attention on TikTok, where he has 390 THOUSAND followers and 2.1 million likes. He even talks here about having auditioned for both “American Idol” and “The Voice.”</p>

<p>Minneapolis-based singer, songwriter, model, and actress who has a new single coming out in just over three weeks AND will be releasing a full album soon as well. Last year she released three singles as well as covers of two Christmas songs. One of her songs alone on Spotify has been streamed over 133 thousand times. She has planned and directed most of her own high-concept music videos, several of which have won multiple awards, and her YouTube channel has close to three-quarters-of-a-million combined video views. Away from the arts she has been very active in giving back, having donated over 2,500 volunteer hours to charities.<br> Enter by Jan. 31, 2023, to win a Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen audio interface: <a href="https://bit.ly/Focusrite_NHTE-Jan23">https://bit.ly/Focusrite_NHTE-Jan23</a></p>

<p>Seattle-based composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter who splits his time between the Pacific northwest and Los Angeles. His latest album – a ten-song release – came out last August, and almost one year ago to the day he had a 31-track release that was an original television soundtrack. He has a new album in production, targeted for release in late spring or early summer. A regular performer and recording artist, he also composes and produces for various projects, with his credits including a number of Lifetime films and singing for video games. He is a former member of the Seattle Symphony Chorale and works as a sessions artist for commercial music and soundtracks, having studied with two-time Emmy Award winning composer Hummie Mann.<br> Enter by Jan. 31, 2023, to win a Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen audio interface: <a href="https://bit.ly/Focusrite_NHTE-Jan23">https://bit.ly/Focusrite_NHTE-Jan23</a></p>

<p>Originally from England but now based in Boston, he’s a podcaster, author, composer and producer who is the first missionary to become an EDM artist. In 2022 he put out a six-song EP, PLUS seven other singles and he’s targeting the middle of next month for his next release. As a minister he has preached to eighty thousand people and as a DJ Producer has performed to thousands more. On Spotify alone, his top five songs have been streamed over 680 thousand times. And the videos on his official YouTube channel have a combined total nearing a half-million views. Plus, one video released through Vevo on YouTube 16 months ago has more than 1.1 million views alone. He is touching lives everywhere through his music ministry as evidenced by his combined social media following of almost 112 thousand.<br> Enter by Jan. 31, 2023, to win a Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen audio interface: <a href="https://bit.ly/Focusrite_NHTE-Jan23">https://bit.ly/Focusrite_NHTE-Jan23</a></p>

<p>A multi-instrumentalist whose punk/alternative band, Area 52, has been recording an EP that will be released very soon. They performed at a number of venues around the Tampa Bay area last summer and fall after having taken the stage in Orlando last May at Podfest Multimedia Expo. He is also the founder of DAW Junkie, a music production training website that has a companion YouTube channel. He is also a longtime podcaster, having first started with the “EDM Producer Podcast” and being largely credited for starting the podcast boom in Tampa Bay. He was a guest on this show way back in the first year of “Now Hear This Entertainment,” on Episode 31.<br> Enter by Jan. 31, 2023, to win a Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen audio interface: <a href="https://bit.ly/Focusrite_NHTE-Jan23">https://bit.ly/Focusrite_NHTE-Jan23</a></p>

<p>Based in England, a musician, composer, record producer, and filmmaker who two months ago released a single that has had all kinds of success on the charts, not only in the UK but in the U.S. and elsewhere. There is a new music video coming in January for that song, plus he has an EP on the way in March as well as a live album in April or May. He has a combined total of almost three-quarters of a million video views on his official YouTube channel and his top five songs on Spotify alone have combined for approximately 128 thousand streams. He was a guest on this show way back in October of 2017 on Episode 192.</p>

<p>Award-winning guitarist, songwriter, singer, composer, producer, radio and TV personality, music columnist, educator, and sound engineer. He was featured on a Christmas song that came out last month and was also featured on a single that was released in July. He is the subject of a mini-documentary that came out a year-and-a-half ago that talks about his blindness and other medical challenges and his perseverance in life and music. He recently toured the UK and will be releasing a new album in 2023. He also mentions here about owning a commercial recording facility and building a new space that will be ready around 2024. He was a guest on this show approximately three years ago, back on Episode 310.</p>

<p>Venice, Italy-based award-winning artist and composer and candidate for GRAMMY nomination 2022 as a producer, non-classical. He has an extensive music catalogue, ranging from classical to new age to electronic, rock, and R&B. He is a winner of the UK Songwriting Contest and was Top 10 in two editions of the USA Songwriting Competition. His total of approximately 50 prizes made him the most awarded young composer in Italy. His music has been broadcast worldwide, including radio, TV, commercials, shows, and movies, and even on airlines and in medical centers.</p>

<p>Singer, songwriter, guitar player best known to ‘60s music fans as founding guitarist/backing vocalist of The Buckinghams, a pop rock group that had seven national chart hits, 15 singles, and eight acclaimed albums, including the distinction of three singles on the national charts simultaneously. In 1967, Billboard proclaimed them "The Most Listened to Band in America.” While he continues to perform with The Buckinghams, present day he continues to write, record, and perform both with other artists as well as for his own projects.</p>

<p>He began classical violin training at the age of just two years old and by age 13 had already performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. His expertise in improv across multiple genres has led him to a career as a soloist in demand, performing at venues from Madison Square Garden to Carnegie Hall to the Lincoln Center, the Jacob Javits Center and across four continents. He has been featured on PBS and has been booked to perform at special events for Google, Nickelodeon, National Geographic, and Citigroup, among others. He has an amazing story of overcoming having lost the strength to play his violin for a number of years to now performing as a DJ violinist. He has a combined total of more than 4.5 MILLION video views on his official YouTube channel and he has released five singles this year alone. One of his songs alone has approximately 400 THOUSAND streams on Spotify.</p>

<p>Dallas-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist who three months ago released his third new single of 2022 after having put out six last year. He has won numerous awards and gotten extensive media coverage, and his music has gotten airplay not only in the U.S., but internationally as well. He is a member of the Country Music Association and has even done some acting too. On the stage, he has performed not only at venues and events throughout Texas, but earlier this month did a show in Oklahoma and last month played at the popular Commodore Grille in Nashville. He has even performed alongside musicians from Miranda Lambert’s band.</p>

<p>A singer, songwriter, guitar player who just released a single in July and is about to put out another new song. Plus, she has an EP that will be coming out at the start of 2023. She even has a Christmas song coming out as well. On Spotify she has an impressive eleven-and-a-half thousand monthly listeners. She has been building her music career between Nashville and Texas, including moving back and forth between the two, as she talks about here. Music is in her family, as her father is a GRAMMY-nominated hit songwriter.</p>

<p>A classically trained violinist who has traveled the world playing violin and guitar and singing background vocals behind multi-Grammy winning superstar Taylor Swift. Along the way she has appeared on television numerous times, from the Academy Awards to the GRAMMYs to “Saturday Night Live” to “Good Morning America,” the Oprah Winfrey Show, and more. She also plays mandolin and has also toured and recorded with Ringo Starr, and just recently came off the road from having been out with the Rolling Stones. She has even performed for the troops overseas as part of several USO Tours. In terms of her own original music, she has released five singles this year alone.</p>

<p>Singer, songwriter, guitar player who splits her time between the Florida panhandle and up in Nashville. She released four singles in the first six months of this year and is about to drop one more song in conjunction with the release of a new album. Four years ago, after a four-month-long competition that featured more than 800 artists from around the country she was named the 2018 Nash Next champion, which earned her a record deal with Big Machine Label Group, home to the likes of Taylor Swift and Florida Georgia Line, among others. The video for a single she released in 2020 reached Number 1 on The Country Network’s Top 20 Countdown, and recently she paired with Country Road TV to create her own show, called “Camp The Country.”</p>

<p>A singer, songwriter, guitar player with over 30 years experience playing his music all over the world, including Brazil, USA, and his home country of Scotland, plus he has even played at the Mandalay Bay hotel on the famed Las Vegas ‘strip.’ His catalog goes back to 2007 and last year his album “Whisky” was nominated for Scottish Album of the Year, while his 2018 album “Cross Country” had been nominated for UK Country Radio Album of the Year, plus he is currently writing what will be his eighth album.</p>