Amy Speace is one of the top voices in modern folk and Americana music and has been praised by Rolling Stone and Billboard Magazine. Her songs have been recorded by artists including Judy Collins, Red Molly and Sid Selvidge, among others and have received praise from mentors like Tom Paxton, Janis Ian and Judy Collins as well as the Nashville songwriting scene. After years... read full bio
Amy Wadge is one of the UK's most prolific, current, Grammy winning songwriters. She has produced numerous singles and collaborated on songs with both well-known and up-and-coming artists, including Janelle Monáe, Keith Urban, James Blunt, Ella Henderson, Labrinth, Niall Horan, Ben Haenow, Jamie Lawson, Birdy, Marlon Roudette, Dua Lipa, Zak Abel, Jason Mraz, Jessie Ware, Joel Adams, Rebecca Ferguson, Aquilo, Ms. Dynamite, LeAnn Rimes,... read full bio
An Horse is an Australian indie band. Kate Cooper and Damon Cox met while working at an independent record store called Skinny's. They make records that reflect their bond not just as music aficionados, but as musical collaborators. Their album Walls has plenty of the whip-smart, energetic rock that the album’s opening track, “Dressed Sharply,” is as fizzy and... read full bio
Anais Mitchell is an alternative folk artist from Addison County, Vermont. When Mitchell was younger, she traveled the world and spent time studying in Costa Rica, Austria, and Egypt. Her reference points of her music seem to come from all over the map while still interconnected. Mitchell recorded her debut album ""The Song They Sang When Rome Fell""... read full bio
It is evident that Anastasia Coope, a student at the Pratt Institute in New York who studies painting, takes a profoundly intellectual approach to the creation of her artwork. She considers her music to be part of the tradition of Andre Breton's Manifesto of Surrealism, which is an aesthetic technique based on the principle of gaining access to one's subconscious... read full bio
Vitória Falcão and singer-songwriter Ana Caetano are the folk-pop duo ANAVITÓRIA, based in Brazil. ANAVITÓRIA has released two albums thus far, both of which are up for nomination at the Latin Grammy Awards for "Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album." Trevo, their biggest hit, earned the Latin Grammy Award for "Best Portuguese Language Song" and peaked at number one on the Brazilian... read full bio
Oftentimes the most true portraits of America have been rendered by those who have come from outside its borders, yet somehow seem to understand and inhabit our culture more than those of us who have lived here all our lives. Consider the Band, which several decades ago became the archetypal American outfit despite being four-fifths Canadian. Swedish native and current... read full bio
Anderson East is an American R&B artist from Athens, Alabama, who began his musical career with his self-released album, titled Closing Credits for a Fire, under the name Mike Anderson. Shortly after, he began releasing music under the name Anderson East with the release of an EP titled Fire Demos. He recorded his self-released debut album as Anderson East, titled... read full bio
Andrew Wegman Bird is a musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He plays the violin, guitar and loops. Bird is also known for his vocals and whistling. Growing up, Bird was surrounded by classical music. As a child, he was interested in Irish tunes and bluegrass. He also cites English and Scottish folk music as an early influence. His early jazz influences... read full bio
Like a character in a dreary West Coast short story by Raymond Carver, Nashville songwriter Andrew Combs moves through a hazy modern world, trying to find the meaning in life. He is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Dallas, Texas, who currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee. He released his debut EP, Tennessee Time, in May 2010, which has been... read full bio
Andy Bell is half of the wildly popular British pop duo Erasure. Along with Vince Clarke, they have garnered multiple #1 hits and platinum albums in Europe as well as the United States. Andy’s solo work, following the success of Erasure, is more soulful than the upbeat, poppy sound of his duo work. It showcases his diversity and ability to... read full bio
Andy Shauf is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Saskatchewan. Early on in his musical career, Andy was the drummer for the Christian pop punk band, Captain. After breaking off as a solo artist, he released his debut EP entitled Darker Days, and not long after, he released two more EPs entitled Waiting for the Sun to Leave and Sam... read full bio
Angel Olsen is an indie folk/rock music artist, who performed as a backup singer for Bonnie “Prince” Billy and The Cairo Gang before setting off on her solo career. Following the release of her debut EP, Strange Cacti, and album Half Way Home on Bathetic Records, she signed with Jagjaguwar. She then recorded the albums Burn Your Fire for No... read full bio
Angèle Van Laeken is a singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress from Belgium. She grew up in Brussels alongside her dad (famous Belgian singer Serge Van Laeken, AKA “Marka”) and her mom (an actress), Laurence Bibot. So, needless to say, music and performance is part of her family identity. In fact, rapper Roméo Elvis is her brother. Angele enrolled in the Jazz... read full bio
Angus and Julia Stone are a brother/sister folk duo from Australia. Their soulful, whimsical sound transports fans into a world of beauty and serenity. Angus plays the guitar for the duo, while Julia is a singer and songwriter. Their three albums, ‘A Book Like This’, ‘Down the Way’, and ‘Angus & Julia Stone’ showcase the growth and evolution of their... read full bio
Angus Stone is an Australian folk singer-songwriter, record producer, and engineer who is best known for his rise to fame performing as one-half of the duo Angus and Julia Stone. Stone, who is also known as Dope Lemon or Lady of the Sunshine, was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and he found his love of music through his parents,... read full bio
Ani is a punk folksinger who writes songs that can appeal to old folkies and simultaneously climb the college radio charts. She tours on the acoustic, college, and rock club circuits, shattering stereotypes and winning over unsuspecting fans everywhere. But of course, like all overnight success stories that were ten years in the making, the beginnings were much more humble.... read full bio
Animal Collective is an experimental pop band from Baltimore comprised of several well-established artists including Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), Avey Tare (David Portner), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band is known for its bold experimentation with a variety of genres and subgenres including freak folk, noise pop, electronic, art rock, and neo-psychedelia, among others. The band members... read full bio
Since 1998, Ankur Tewari has written songs and released them on his own. The artist issued a double album in addition to his debut album, Jannat. "Aahista" and "Bhool Gaye" are two of Tewari's most recent single releases. He has also released songs geared at children, such as Bachcha Party, Vols. 1 and 2, which are distributed by Sony songs,... read full bio
As the leader singer of legendary rock band Heart, Ann Wilson has been named among the Top Heavy Metal Vocalists of All Time by Hit Parader magazine. Along with her sister Nancy on the guitar, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers took the world by storm with their hit “Crazy on You”. They’ve released sixteen albums, selling over 35... read full bio
