The Richmond, VA-based ska outfit Fighting Gravity comprised vocalist Schiavone McGee, guitarist David “Tree” Triano, bassist Dave Peterson, keyboardist Eric Lawson, trombonist Chris Leitch, saxophonist Karl von Klein and drummer Mike Boyd. Formed while its members were attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute during the mid-’80s, the group — originally dubbed “Boy O Boy” — spent the next decade touring relentlessly, playing…

Butch Walker is an American songwriter, performer and producer. Along with having a successful solo career, he has written and produced songs for artist such as Katy Perry, Pink, Avril Levine, Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Weezer, Panic! At The Disco and Gavin DeGraw as well as many other notable artists. Before going out on his…

Jacqueline is a Washington D.C. based singer-songwriter, jazz vocalist, and personal chef. Though originally from Gaithersburg, Maryland, she spent many years shuttling between New York City and Boston as an independent musician. She released her first EP, Tales & Songs from Helen Gonne, in 2010, recorded at Mad Oak Studios in Allston, MA. Her cover…

As a songwriter, singer and producer, Tiffany Thompson creates true, beautiful music that finds a fresh way to say: “I love you,” “you can do it,” and “together, we’ll make it through.” Whether a song for a pop record, a track for wedding video or a cleaning company commercial jingle, Tiffany loves collaborating to create…

The Monster Band is by design an all-star band of the best “monster” musicians in the DC area. The band has spent the last 10 years performing from coast to coast, performing high energy funk/rock that covers all the decades from the 70s to today’s hits.

Andrea Pais (as in “pie” and “ease”) is songwriter, classically-trained pianist, and a vocal powerhouse based in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Her music blends soul, R&B, blues, and pop. She gained popularity by posting videos on Youtube. Andrea is originally from India, but she calls the Washington, D.C. metro home.

Splitting the difference between old-fashioned Southern rock and the bright, welcoming snap of contemporary country, the Morrison Brothers Band occupy a distinctive ground in modern country. Not as rough and tumble as Blackberry Smoke, not as pop as the Brothers Osborne, they have a full-bodied sound and an ear for melody, something that’s evident on…

Honor By August’s blend of atmospherics and anthemic choruses have drawn favorable comparisons to U2, Kings of Leon, Snow Patrol and Bruce Springsteen. The Washington Post has called the quartet “one of the most promising new talents on the East Coast.” Recently, the band won Billboard’s “World Song Contest.” The group has shared stages with…

Andrew Tufano is a multi-instrumentalist pop writer and producer based in Nashville, TN. After spending several years living out of his car on a 700-show tour in every major US city, he now stays home and writes songs.

Dave is a creative producer and singer-songwriter living in Nashville, TN. With over a decade of experience in multimedia storytelling, he has a gift for bridging the gap between creative ideation and technical execution regardless of the medium: songs, books, essays, tweets. He has a M.F.A. in Film & Media Arts, has worked as a…