Anna Phoebe is a violinist and composer who works on multi-genre solo and group projects. She is also a broadcaster with a show on Soho Radio and a member of the Ivors Academy Board of Directors. Her most recent solo album, Sea Souls, explores the relationship between the sea and the human psyche via a rich musical palette inspired by the... read full bio
Cha Wa's debut album with Single Lock, a reputable Muscle Shoals and New Orleans-based record company, is titled My People. In order to create a map of the South's varied musical identity, Single Lock has devoted itself to teasing out the threads and throughlines of the creative tradition in Southern music, from young torchbearers like Cedric Burnside and St. Paul... read full bio
John Cale's musical adventure began while he was a student at London's Goldsmiths College. Along with Sterling Morrison and Lou Reed, he joined the influential band The Velvet Underground as one of its founding members and violist in the middle of the 1960s. Cale's musical contributions to the group contributed to the development of their distinctive sound, which combines rock,... read full bio
DJ Krush established Japanese hip-hop and is now regarded as one of the most creative creators of beautiful, ethereal breakbeats. The producer and turntablist is renowned for his atypical rhythm patterns and abstract samples from jazz and soul songs; subsequent releases also included arrangements for traditional Japanese instruments. The producer made his debut with the acid jazz-influenced full-length Krush and as... read full bio
The "Masters of The Mic: Hip-Hop 50 Tour" starring Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, KRS-One, Rakim and Slick Rick is being promoted by Universal Attractions Agency, RAMP Entertainment Agency and Mahogany Entertainment. Special guests include EPMD, Roxanne Shante, DJ Spinderella and others. A special edition show at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans will serve as the formal start of the celebration... read full bio
Iam Tongi, the American Idol champion, will soon perform all over the world. But first, he went back home and gave a performance in Turtle Bay in front of a large crowd. Iam Tongi visited Oahu once more, performing on stage alongside musicians like Spawnbreezie and Roman De Peralta of Kolohe Kai. Iam is now on his debut tour and... read full bio
It's typical to hear the phrase "country music ain't like it used to be" when modern influences broaden the genre's boundaries. With timeless sounds that bring to mind Texas dancehalls, the boom of the rodeo and jukebox ballads with a cool drink in hand, Zach Top is revitalizing the spirit of '90s traditionalists like George Strait, Keith Whitley and Randy Travis. For... read full bio
Conor Oberst, an artist from Omaha, began writing dark and tormented solo songs under the name Bright Eyes when he was barely a teenager. From its modest beginnings in the mid-1990s, the project became into one of the more well-known figures in the melancholy indie music scene of the time. A changing cast of musicians supported Oberst's tremulous vocals, but Bright... read full bio
The Boston Symphony Orchestra is based in Boston, Massachusetts. This orchestra is part of the five major American symphony orchestras referred to as the “Big Five”. Founded in 1881, the orchestra’s home performance hall is Boston’s Symphony Hall. The Boston Symphony Orchestra performs over 250 concerts annually, nationally and internationally. Currently James Levine is the lead of the orchestra, succeeding... read full bio
The Black Sabbath tribute band Zakk Sabbath, which consists of Zakk Wylde on guitar and vocals (Black Label Society, Pantera, etc.), Robert "Blasko" Nicholson on bass (Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Rob Zombie), and Joey Castillo on drums (ex-Danzig, ex-Queens Of The Stone Age), has announced their Tour Forever / Forever Tour. In between Wylde's numerous performances over the past five or so years,... read full bio
Cyril Neville, the Grammy Award-winning Neville brother from New Orleans, has been referred to be a poet, philosopher and one of the greatest southern soul vocalists of all time. He released his first solo record, "Gossip," in 1970. It featured backing vocals from brother Art's new band, The Meters, and the song "Tell Me What's On Your Mind." The Meters (Art... read full bio
Nashville-born Derek Wells is a first-call multi-instrumentalist, producer, music publisher and two-time Academy of Country Music Award winner. For singers such as Maren Morris, Blake Shelton, Shakira, Kenny Chesney, Scotty McCreery, Carrie Underwood, P!nk, Kid Rock, Florida Georgia Line, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Lady Antebellum, Morgan Wallen and Thomas Rhett, Wells has been credited on over 70 #1 hits. Wells was the... read full bio
Jenee Fleenor, the CMA Musician of the Year, is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer who has won several awards. Her fiddle playing is her main source of fame. Originally from Springdale, Arkansas, Jenee is presently shattering stereotypes in Nashville as the first female CMA Musician of the Year nominee in history. (Jenee also won the ACM's Specialty Instruments Player of... read full bio
Sammy Johnson, often known as Sammy J, is an Australian who uses his Polynesian and Maori heritage to inspire and encourage others via his music. Sammy's music is invigorating and captivating, fusing passionate lyrics with tropical reggae, soul, and jazz moods. Sammy, who is now located in the United States, seems to have taken off in the market, selling... read full bio
Nearly thirty years had passed since Michael Learns To Rock started a band in an old, abandoned freezer room that they used as a rehearsal space. Not long later, the band performed at their very first event in their hometown of Aarhus, Denmark. Numerous timeless tunes have been played on global radio stations and online platforms ever since. Millions of records... read full bio
The Neighbourhood's singer-songwriter-producer, Jesse Rutherford, has inked a solo record deal with Atlantic Records. Resuming operations under the moniker Jesse®, "Joker" and "Rainbow" are two of their new tunes. These tracks mark the artist's debut releases under his new standalone label, Atlantic Records.... read full bio
Christian Vincent is a Canadian-American dancer, choreographer, actor, and model, best known for being a dancer or choreographer for films such as, “Starsky & Hutch”, “Rent”, “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”, “Miss Congeniality 2”, and the dance instructor for “The Shape of Water”. He has also been a dancer on television series such as “Suddenly Susan”, “Nikki”, and more.... read full bio
Comedian Mark Normand is a fun-loving native of New York. Mark has so far appeared in six episodes of TBS's CONAN, the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Showtime's "Live at SXSW," Inside Amy Schumer, TruTv, Best Week Ever, MTv, Last Comic Standing, @Midnight and a Comedy Central half-hour special called "Don't Be Yourself." Additionally, he... read full bio
Boleros De Noche, an annual celebration of bolero music from Latin America, returns to The Ford, attracting audiences of all ages and dubbed "a bolero revival in LA" (Al Borde). La Marisoul, a native of Los Angeles, is the leading vocalist for La Santa Cecilia which garnered admirers and a Grammy prize. With an 18-piece big band orchestra, Marisoul's latest bolero... read full bio
Hatsune Miku, a 16-year-old blue-haired girl with a distinctive voice and extraordinary energy, is a Japanese music sensation. Her unique quality lies in the fact that she is a virtual character that performs on stage using 3D images and a computer-generated voice instead of a real singer. She is the first totally crowd-created virtual talent, with a repertory that is wholly... read full bio
