Patrick resides in Northern Virginia who has played for numerous featured artist recordings. Patrick “Hammer” Thornton studied music at George Mason University and received a professional certification as a bassist from the Berklee College of Music. Thornton has played bass guitar for more than 33 years and is known for his adaptive style, accompanying artists…

Bryan is a multi-instrumentalist & music producer based in Annapolis, MD. In addition to performing solo and with various bands, he has been hired by over 200 artists/bands for live, touring, or recording work. Bryan has also played guitar for numerous featured artists recording.

Washington, DC native Leigh Pilzer is a baritone saxophone specialist, composer, arranger, and educator. Her performance resume includes appearances with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore’s Soulful Symphony, and more. She is also a bandleader in her own right, leading the Leigh…

Julianne came to us as a referral from Buddy Speir, who has been on many of our records as a guitarist. In Fall of 2023, we began our national outreach to create Cancer Can Rock communities in music towns around the country starting in Detroit. Julianne became a volunteer upon hearing what we do, and…

Piper Forsen is a DC-area photographer specializing in street, concert, and protest photography, currently studying at Purdue. She has also done work with Cancer Can Rock in Charlottesville, as a videographer on Andrew Neil’s “One Love, One Globe”

Greg Berger is an independent producer, video editor and colorist. He is the owner of BergerVideo and Top Secret Productions, which takes projects from inception to completion, delivering creative and compelling videos. Greg works with clients to design customized solutions and has significant experience in all areas of the video production chain and content creation.…

Holly Montgomery is an Americana artist known for her soulful voice and confessional songwriting. Her lyrics invite the audience into her world and showcase the full spectrum of the human experience. In some songs, she’s playful, witty, or wryly observational. In others, she’s raw and achingly personal, every line as intimate as a stolen kiss.…

Walter Ino is a Los Angeles based stage and studio multi-instrumentalist with decades of touring and recording experience. Currently, he’s the lead guitar player for Eagles of Death Metal. He spent 2011-2017 as a member of the multi-platinum, Grammy award winning band Survivor, playing keyboards, guitars and singing background vocals. He also currently tours as…

Sean Russell is a multi-platinum producer and recording/mix engineer based in the D.C. metropolitan area with over 20 years of in-studio and location-based recording experience.  He brings a wealth of wisdom and aptitude to any team, and has worked with critically acclaimed artists, including Damien and Stephen Marley, Bruno Mars, India.Arie, Allison Krauss, Don Was,…