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Change is Good
Congratulations to Summer Mencher - she received the most votes in April from our listeners.
Biography
Summer
Mencher is a self proclaimed “progressive folk” artist with a message,
and is on a mission to deliver it to the world. She uniquely merges
diverse sounds and influences to produce auditory pleasing music that
is unconventional, yet familiar. Summer integrates piano, guitar,
strings and thick harmonies into her material, and is unafraid to try
new things. The middle-eastern tones, unique harmonic twists and turns,
with an occasional rock edge and hip-hop/spoken word are intriguing and
refreshing to the ear.
Summer's vocals are velvety and warm, and
her music flows with a certain intensity that relays her passion for
music. Another aspect of Summer’s life that propels her enthusiasm for
music is her job working in music therapy. After obtaining her degree
in Music Therapy from The Berklee College of Music in Boston,
orphanages, schools, hospitals, and behavioral health centers are just
some of the places Summer has worked. In traveling to Africa and Asia,
the use of music as a healing force has offered poignant experiences,
serving as a significant driving force in her musical life and career.
Mencher released her first CD at the young age of 18, entitled
Bench People in 2003. She has since released "Stranger to Stronger
EP," January, 2009. “Break the Mold”, a full length album, is scheduled
for an April, 2009 release date. Mencher’s music has been featured on
over 15 compilation CDs, over 25 radio stations across the US and
Canada, and has recently expanded to Vietnam, where she will be
performing in 2009. As the first place winner in the Evolve
Singer/Songwriter Competition, 2008, Summer Mencher was featured at
large events, including Rainbow Fest and AIDS walk . She will be
performing at the Phoenix Pride Festival, April 18th, 2009.
What
also sets Summer Mencher apart from other musicians is her willingness
to stretch beyond musical boundaries, as is evident when hearing her
music. She knows how to connect with people through her music, and
uses it as a tool to better the community, as she has been, and
continues to do presently. To her fans and audiences, Mencher says, “I
am honored and blessed to get to share this gift of music with you.
Thank you for being a part of it.”
Check out the inspirational and progressive sounds of Summer Mencher at
www.summermencher.com
www.myspace.com/summermencher,
www.sonicbids.com/summermencher,
www.ourstage.com/summermencher,
www.facebook.com/summermencher
Instrumentation
Summer- Vocals and Guitar/Piano
Jon Lall-Lead Guitar
Brad Faltinson: Bass
Freddy Bejar: Drums
Discography
Stranger to Stronger EP, 2009.
Waves Demo- full band 4 original song demo, 2007.
Bench People-13 original song acoustic cd, 2003.
Wish
Me Luck, Cold Wars, Waves, Stranger to Stronger, Break the Mold, Hang
On and Beyond Repair currently getting airplay on over 20 radio
stations in the U.S., Canada and Vietnam.
Links
| http://www.summermencher.com |
| Website |
| Myspace |
| Reverb Nation |
| Our Stage |
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+Spanx Biography
Soft
spoken and withdrawn during early childhood, no one imagined that he'd
pursue a career of performance & songwriting. Attending schools in
The West Indies, Japan and various parts of the states, exotic locales
like Okinawa and Jamaica helped to shape +Spanx cosmopolitan worldview
and love of different cultures and music.
The eldest of three
talented siblings, his father remembers the infant +Spanx (too young
yet to walk or speak) humming in tune The National Anthem while being
coddled during its repeated performance in a theater.
As
+Spanx showed great promise, his parents later encouraged him to study
the cornet which led to a discovery of numerous instruments. He became
proficient on electric bass while performing with Top 40, retro-pop and
classic rock groups, also developing a versatile yet powerful vocal
which ranges from ballads & barbershop to hip-hop and hard rock...
varying stage experiences led +Spanx to fronting the Miami-based trio
kNiption FiT, an enigmatic power-pop band "best described as The
Monkees meet Rush..."
+Spanx brainchild evolved over several
years as he experimented with many styles and talented musicians, even
backing legendary performers like The Ink Spots and The Platters.
kNiption FiT released a self-titled LP followed by another
self-released EP of lesser acclaim, although the group had tremendous
local success (grand prize\Battle Of The Bands) and a fan base
extending far beyond South Florida's music scene... visit
groups.msn.com/TheKFanClub
With desire for more experience,
+Spanx dissolved kNiption FiT to focus on a few select projects. After
a brief stint with starring roles in a local theater company, he was
invited to record a solo effort in Europe with Joseph LaRossi, a
prominent Swedish producer based in Stockholm. Following a series of
song collaborations and performances with his return to the USA, +Spanx
won Best Adult Contemporary in an international songwriting contest
with a guitar ballad “I Pray (It’s A Mistake)”
More
recently, +Spanx has been commissioned to write the soundtrack for a
new educational children's program titled "Dollar Ben" ~ also, his
hilarious political spoof “God Luv Ya, G. Dub’ya!” is receiving awards
and attention on talk radio and morning shows in several countries.
Alan Roy Scott, co-founder of Unisong International Song Competition
wrote, "I was literally on the floor... in fact, the highest compliment
I can offer as a veteran songwriter is to say how jealous I am... I
wish I'd written this myself..."
Instrumentation
electric bass & acoustic rhythm guitars, keyboards, sequencers & vocals of all shapes and size ~
Discography
kNiption FiT - 92
Three Roads To Rome - 95
Have You Seen Her..? - '00
The Wake Of Her Yesterday - '04
God Luv Ya, G. Dub'ya..! - '07
Listen to +Spanx interview on AM Ocala Live ~ http://amocalalive.libsyn.com
and
request other tunage @ iRadio LA - INDIE 104, Radio Crystal Blue,
Martha's Vineyard Radio, VeTunes Radio, Banana Peel Radio and look for
+Spanx new animated video "God Luv Ya, G. Dub'ya..!" now on YouTube
~
Links
| http://www.myspace.com/SpanxT |
| The Starland Gopher Band |
| NEW..!!!+Spanx animated music video on YouTube..!! |
| Chocolate Milk Society |
| +Spanx interview on W0CA News Talk 1370 |
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Lawrence Cresswell
Reflecting
on the landscape, sea & sky Lawrence Cresswell composes and
performs acoustic guitar music in the style that can be best described
as Contemporary Classical, New Age and instrumental Easy Listening.
His expressions in music draws upon many years of his intimate
connections to the outdoor environment.
Lawrence Cresswell, who hails from
Kitchener-Cambridge, Ontario, has played acoustic and classical guitar
for over 25 years. He considers himself basically self-taught, despite
formal training in theory and performance with the Royal Conservatory
of Music and with several private tutors. His personal style of guitar
playing draws upon various performance techniques such as rhythm
methods and accompaniment styles, although he has come to favour
finger-style and methods common to early music.
It is from both
the acoustic and classical guitar that Lawrence obtains sincere
satisfaction, for he feels they allow him to more fully explore the
expressive potential of the instruments, both as a performer and as a
composer. While the majority of his own compositions have been written
for solo guitar, he has developed arrangements for guitar and flute,
violins, cellos, and various sizes of vocal ensembles and choirs.
Instrumentation
Lead performer in classical & acoustic guitar (/lc)
Keyboard player
Percussionist
Discography
. GREAT HORIZONS 2007 (LP)
Available at http://cdbaby.com/cd/lcress;
www.indiepool.com.
. NORTHERN DANCE 1996/2008 (LP)
Available at http://cdbaby.com/cd/lcresswell2
Contact: lawcress@sympatico.ca
Links
http://www.lawrencecresswell.com
Ben Stewart has performed with and supported many artists, notabley including Pete Murray, the Whitlams, Diesel, Moving Pictures, Bertie Blackman, Iota, Old Man River and Rene Geyer.
He has released 2 albums, In the Absence of Fear (2006) and
Social Architecture (2007) and a DVD, 'Microsymphonix: Live @ Yooniq
Studios', featuring Ben's songs arranged for string quintet.
Earlier this year he started recording his next collection of songs,
tentatively titled 'Angry Birds...' which will hopefully be completed
before the end of the year
“…here’s the voice of a modern day poet coming to terms with an often brutal world” Sam Cutler, former manager of the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead.
“…the singer/songwriter displays a penchant for heart warming and bone-crunching truths about love and life…” Time Off Magazine, Brisbane
"If you want a variety of acoustic music constructed with heart by one man then listen here" Rave Magazine, reviewing Social Architecture
Linda Enns was born in Ottawa, Canada, where she took classical piano
instruction through the Royal Conservatory. Her work could be described
as 'dark, piano-drive indie pop'. She is currently performing live in
the 
band '80:20' with guitarist Mike Jacobs (Heinous Cannibal
Starvation), drummer Dave Campbell (Subdwellers, Ol Dominion, Altered
States of Funk), and bassist Shaun O'Neil, and is on the verge of
releasing the C.D. 'Good Behaviour Days' (hitting local Seattle stores
in mid-October, but can currently be purchased on www.lindaenns.com).
The album was produced by Joe Reineke of Alien Crime Syndicate at Orbit
Audio in Seattle, and features a guest appearance by Joe as well as by
the Rococo Blues Horns! Tracks are available on this site for your
listening pleasure.
