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Jefferson Grizzard  Growing up in small town Rome, Georgia and listening to his father’s records, Back Porch Syndicate Records recording artist Jefferson Grizzard cites The Beatles and The Band as the major influences of his musical heritage. The release of his first album, “A Crack in the Door,” a collection of Country and Rock and Roll songs, takes us back to the 60’s and 70’s era and into a world reminiscent of the stylistic murmurings of such artists as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Donovan and Kris Kristofferson. At the age of thirteen, Jeff became serious about his guitar and writing. By the age of eighteen, Jeff’s musical portfolio contained over 100 songs, good songs, songs containing an earthy heart and soul more readily displayed in the life of someone who had lived many more years. Brandon Kane  Brandon Kane is a diverse and talented artist who will captivate the music industry with his voice, presence and style. Born in the Mid-west and residing in Los Angeles, this amazing young entertainer was created to soothe souls as he sings beautiful ballads, while moving with finesse to hypnotic beats. Brandon recently released his debut album entitled "True Love" in Japan and Bermuda charting on the Japan Billboard top 100, was featured on Japan Airlines and his single "Enough Of You" held the #3 most downloaded ringtone the first week of his album release. As an independent artist in 2009 he has sold approximately 18,000 physical cds, 40,000 digital downloads thru Itunes, Amazon, Japan digital and other sites and over 30,000 streams thru Rhapsody and similar sites. Brandon is passionate about his music and has set a lifetime goal to bring back "real" music from the days of "Motown" and to become the next "legend" in the entertainment industry. Although his style has been compared to Chris Brown, Mario and Ne-yo and a voice that has been compared to the young Michael Jackson, BK has his own style and his versatility will appeal to all audiences. He has a pure R&B voice and with his background in singing, acting and dancing, he is definitely a triple threat and the world will be blessed to experience all three. Paul Venable  Paul Venable was born and raised in a small town in Southeast New Mexico but currently lives in New York City. His life as a vocalist began at 7 years of age after winning a church sponsored singing contest that included New Mexico and West Texas. "I've pretty much been singing for anyone who will listen ever since" says Paul. It was during his college years that Paul got the songwriting bug, and shortly after receiving his diploma with a minor in Music, he moved to Nashville, TN. Paul spent almost 10 years in Nashville where he says: "I had the great opportunity to meet some lifelong friends and play and write with some fantastic musicians. That time in Nashville in many ways is what brought me to where I am today - recording my first solo album and blessed with the opportunity to write music full time." Paul's album "What's not to love", is due out Spring of 2012. JennyD
 JennyD has been nominated for 2012 All Indie Music Awards – Folk/Acoustic Artist in Hollywood on February 10, 2012. Please click here to vote for JennyDMusic under Folk/Acoustic Artist. Chuck Lee Bramlet  Chuck Lee Bramlet lays down a solid bedrock of musical honesty then launches some surprisingly sophisticated and satisfying lyrics, often brutally funny, and sometimes poignant. Think Red-house painters, Chris Whitley, early Petty, John Prine. As a solo artist Chuck has an uneasy truce with pop music. His gestalt recalls Roger McGuinn, the Band, early Springfield, Grape, Leonard Cohen. His songs are dark, but he doesn’t aim for it. "I attended a close friend’s wedding, she asked me to play a song, and I realized I didn’t have a single love song to play. I ended up playing Eyes of a Killer." He plays all things stringed. After being a band member for so long, it was a chance listening to Jay Farrar on Son Volt's ‘TRACE’ that prompted Chuck to buy an old Guild Dreadnought and start playing the Portland scene as a solo act. Now living in Los Angeles, Chuck considers songwriting "noble work, and excellent therapy.” Three records have been released under his name, 2003's POOKS ROAD, 2004's MURDER OF CROWS and 2010's BURN DOWN START OVER. Naisha Mendoza  Naisha Mendoza is a French-Canadian R&B, Hip-Hop singer-songwriter and poet from Montreal, Quebec. She was born in 1989 to immigrant parents (Haitian mother and Salvadorian father) and grew up in the cosmopolitan city of Montreal. Living in a music filled household, Naisha grew up with music as her ultimate passion. In 2007 Naisha saw herself honored for her poetry and won the Best Poetry Achievement Award for her poem entitled a foolish heart. Her dedication to music, her passion and her writing skills were quickly recognized by Mich2050’s members who, the same year, signed her first record deal ever. They began their collaboration with the realization of her first Single entitled You Make Me from her debut album Dreams Are Real... Soon to be released. Including 13 hot R&B songs merged with HIP-HOP, SOUL and POP style this album is expected to be an extreme delight for your soul. With the initial goal to convey Courage, Determination and Passion, Naisha's biggest wish is to conquer multiple people’s hearts in this the world of music.  Try Imperial Russian Stout! Stone Brewing Company Stop by the Bistro in San Marcos 1999 Citracado Parkway Escondido, CA 92029 - GOOGLE MAPS tel 760.294.7866 Don't forget to tell them  sent you!
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MICHAEL STERLING  MICHAEL STERLING is a Singer/Songwriter that has considerable gifts, because he is an arranger his music has a seamless bond between, melody, lyrics, and the tracks. What can you call someone who plays many musical instruments, composes, arranges, directs, sings and has been a skilled songwriter for years? Generic labels like impresario, maestro, multi-talented or Renaissance man don’t seem to encompass the extraordinary gift of Michael Sterling’s musicianship. A Miami native, his musical career started in his teens when he played bass for popular Latino recording artist Ray Fernandez. Eager to branch out into another direction, Michael and two childhood friends formed the group Silver Platinum, who quickly scored a hit on the R&B charts with their hit "Dance". Michael then went on to play Lead guitar and sing and record as a member of the Grammy Award winning reggae band Inner Circle. Inner Circle is most known for their hit "Bad Boys" which is used as the theme song for the Bad Boys film franchise that stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. It is also used as the theme song for hit television show COPS. The Michael Sterling Music Group in association with Infinity Productions, will soon release the first of many movies entitled: 'ALMOST RELATED'. Shot primarily on location in Thailand, the movie score features just a few of the crème de la crème of MSMG’s impressive artist roster including, 'Michael Sterling' FAZE,'Supa' and 'Swindle'. Hali Hicks  Toting a Martin guitar, Hali is always at the ready to sing a song. She’s been singing since she was a toddler and started playing her guitar when she was 13. With many influences throughout her young but seasoned life, she could tell you about some all-time favorite performers of hers – such as LeAnn Rimes and Dolly Parton. She goes home on holidays and still gets homesick for her family, so it's no surprise that she finds creative ways to incorporate them into her music. On her upcoming album she has recorded a song about her family, Down Home Pickin', featuring her daddy and her brother Bryce as instrumentalists. Young and self-reliant, she already has a great fan base who are real music lovers and enthusiastic about live, expressive music. With every song, Hali delivers the experience a country music lover has come to crave. Alfords Band of Bullwinkles  "We got sick of hearing the same over produced sugar pop shit on the radio; we wanted to hear good pounding country rock, songs that tell stories and songs that mean something. A CD you want to leave in the car ‘n’ crank up loud; we wanted something new we could sing and yell to, so we made it ourselves" Matt Alford, lead singer. The guitar is sweet, the vocals grind and the banjo hops along. The album is diverse and individual, and the best bit is that it's independent. It's a monster! Someone said. "It's the Real Country Rock from Down Under." Rachel Thom  Rachel Thom is a singer/songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist originally from Edmonton Alberta. She has been living in Whistler, B.C. for 4.5 years and has a very full musical background. She has been performing since age 5, and competing since she was 8. She started songwriting when she was 10, and started playing guitar when she was 14. She has since recorded 2.5 albums of original music, with half of the proceeds from her first album going to Children’s Cancer Research. In Whistler, she performs mostly for the "Whistler Arts Council" , "Canadian Snowmobile Adventures", and "The Whistler Farmers’ Market". Her brothers are also singer/songwriters, as well as her father. She has acquired a music mentor in New York City, and has traveled to Los Angeles to do some recording with top writers and producers in the industry who have worked with such names as Britney Spears, Pink, and Kelly Clarkson. Her song "Wear & Tear" was on rotation on Mountain FM which had been voted into the Fresh 5@5 dozens of times. She recently opened for fiddler Ashley MacIssaac on the Celebration Plaza Stage in Whistler. She is very excited about the yellow brick road that lies in front of her. "Rachel brings truth and honesty to her music. Her work shows she is an amazing talent who is on the rise." -Steve Darling, Global TV "Wear & Tear was an instant add for Mountain FM with the vibrant melody and catchy lyrics. A live performance feel comes from the track each time we play it on Mountain FM" -Rob Michaels, Mountain FM Tracy Woody  In 1999 at an IMTA competition in California Tracy Woody won a few ribbons in Singing and in a TV Commercial category. She also competed in a local competition where she won the #1 position and was offered studio time and a record deal. She sings in religious meetings since she was 2 year old, and weddings and talent shows since she was around 11 years old. She recently won the Platinum Auddy Trophy Awards for her songs and she is ecstatic. Singing is her spice of life that she loves to spread it's message of love both near and far. Beau Borrero  Beau attended Yale University, where he studied Greek and Latin Literature. While studying there, he played drums and performed in different bands and choirs. Then for years, singing and songwriting hibernated within Beau while he worked as a carpenter and played drums on other's music. However, he admits, "I was totally miserable." Beau had been dabbling with the guitar for a while, then after a devastating breakup in 2007, the stage was set. He says, "I had all these intense emotions coming up, and I knew enough guitar chords to play some music. I kept after it every day for about two years, and I had an album's worth of music I really liked." Beau's debut album, entitled Well, was released in 2011. It runs deep with themes sad and sexy, spiritual and hilarious. He describes the project, "It's tragedy, it's comedy...and everything in-between. I guess it's kind of a variety show. Musically, I tried to blend my favorite genres together - folk, pop, electronica, guitar driven rock, vocal harmonies."  All the Seals lying at the Cove read
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