Artists
OHM Project
OHM Project was founded by lead vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter Joe Skoski and backing vocalist Janet Pazzynski in 2016. Our music is best described as melodic alternative pop with a strong emphasis on vocal harmonies. In 2018 we expanded our duo to a four piece band adding Tom Boyce on guitar and Ed Wiancko on percussion. We perform frequently at Pittsburgh area coffee shops, festivals, and bars, including Deutschtown music festival, Backstage Bar, Hambone's, and Biddle's Escape. We currently do not have a website but have live performances on Facebook under OHM Project - PGH. View Profile.
Omar-Abdul R. Lawrence
As an advocate for arts, social innovation, and education, Omar-Abdul R. Lawrence produced Hip-Hop mixtapes and digital release singles that featured his writing and/or production throughout 2006-2015. He also produced and partnered to produce events that connected audiences to local Hip-Hop artists, Rare Groove Music, and social justice initiatives in the non-profit community. Omar-Abdul has continued to develop his artistic voice by creating Hip-Hop Music that celebrates innovative cultural ideas. His latest release is a 9 song mixtape called Light Up the Room: A Celebration of Zora Neale Hurston’s Janie Crawford. The music on this mixtape creates connections to the self-defining journey of Hurston’s character in her literary classic Their Eyes Were Watching God and that ways that positive racial identity, positive gender identity and, the fair use of power enable sustainable personal and community growth. View Profile.
Perry Jones
I was born into the luke warm waters of American suburbia. I spent my childhood running barefoot through local woods, and roaming wild through the neighborhoods. Misbehavior and trouble followed me through most of my adolescence and early adulthood. Before my father died he told me I’d ‘been nuthin’ but trouble from day one’. (Still workin’ on a song for that one) I found an outlet of sorts for my bad behavior when, in my early twenties, I began playing music for a living. Back in those days, in the beginning, we played stuff like Pure Prairie League, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Beatles, and too much Grateful Dead. I was pretty much just in it for the music, the liquor, and the easy sex. I got way too drunk, way too laid, and played too many shit holes too many times, but I had a helluva time doin' it. I suppose I should have been a little more serious about things, but that was never my strong suit. As I write this I can imagine being told that this isn’t the stuff people are looking to read, but hell, this is who I am. I don’t have to answer to a record company, manager, producer or anybody else for that matter. The music I write is a labor of love and the free self expression of one man without any outside authority controlling or censoring it. This is just the stuff that comes out of me; I’m not going for a “sound,” I’m not even trying to make it cohesive. Just trying to make the best music I can and share it with whoever might find it worth listening to. Oh yeah, I did a record back in ’87; the name of the band was Hellcats; the line up was Richie Ranno on guitar, Bobby Bender on drums, a dude named Fish on bass, and me on vocals. All the material was published Ranno/Jones. We recorded it at the Record Plant in NYC. View Profile.
Pickup Line
Originally called Act of Pardon, Pickup Line has been playing bars, parties, and events throughout PA and West VA since the summer of 2011. They've shared the stage with national touring acts and played just about every venue in the area. The band has been featured on local radio and played live on WDVE. Currently, they're focused on playing cover gigs to earn money to pay for tattoos and booze. View Profile.
Pierce Dipner and the Shades of Blue
Pierce Dipner (Guitar Vocals) - Pierce Dipner(16) has performed nationally and internationally at many major festivals including the WYEP Summer Music Festival, Pittsburgh Blues and Roots Festival, Tall City Blues Fest (Midland TX), Kitchener Blues Festival (Ontario Canada), and many more. 2017 and 2019 Blues Society of Western PA youth rep at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN. He has also done charity events such as Eugene Morgan's Blues for Food and the Blues Foundations Generation Blues Fundraiser (alongside many Grammy nominated and winning musicians) in Memphis TN. Pierce is also a featured artist in the Pittsburgh International Airport’s Performing Arts Series and a WYEP Reimagination Project participant. Arnold Stagger (Bass) - Arnold has been playing bass for almost 50 years, and is one of the most respected bassists in Pittsburgh. Arnold has also played nationally and in the Caribbean, while in Memphis for the International Blues Challenge his band won 3rd place in the finals. He has performed on many studio recordings, and hosts open mics throughout Western PA. Kevin Hindes (Drums) - Kevin is one of Pittsburgh's premier Jazz drummers. He started gigging in high school and has also player nationally and internationally with many Jazz musicians, such as Spider Rondinelli, Maureen and David Budway, and Kenny Blake. He also played on a European tour opening for Jack Johnson, drumming for Donavon Frankenreiter. While with Donavon, he played at many high profile events such as New Orleans Jazz Festival and Coachella. Our new EP, "Get Out Of Your Life", was released in the Fall of 2019 and is receiving airplay throughout North and South America and Europe. View Profile.
Ples Jones
An electronic music producer and house artist from Pittsburgh, Ples Jones is known to work with megaminds in the industry including Stonebridge, Crystal Waters and more. Jones took his respect, admiration and deep passion for music from Pittsburgh to Washington DC, where things really started to heat up for his career. Ples Jones was privileged to learn from some of the best underground producers in the business. He then took what he learned from these legends and made his way back to the Steel City to perfect his craft. Ples Jones has performed at Winter Music Conference,, earning him a standing ovation from over 2,000 WMC attendees and music industry peers – this was the turn for the talented artist, and his talent was only going to continue to rise. Nearly a decade later, Ples Jones is still creating the funky and soulful deep house and electro music we love, channeling influence from Stonebridge, Roy Davis Jr. and Jeremy Sylvester – and more. “Keep it simple, keep it funky.” View Profile.
Ples Jones
An electronic music producer and house artist from Pittsburgh, Ples Jones is known to work with megaminds in the industry including Stonebridge, Crystal Waters and more. Jones took his respect, admiration and deep passion for music from Pittsburgh to Washington DC, where things really started to heat up for his career. Ples Jones learned from some of the best house producers in the business: The Basement Boys and Crystal Waters. He then took what he learned from these legends and made his way back to the Steel City to perfect his craft. Ples Jones has performed at Winter Music Conference,, earning him a standing ovation from over 2,000 WMC attendees and music industry peers – this was the turn for the talented artist, and his talent was only going to continue to rise. Nearly a decade later, Ples Jones is still creating the funky and soulful deep house and electro music we love, channeling influence from Stonebridge, Roy Davis Jr– and more. View Profile.
PM Mirror
Sounds kinda like if Neil Young and Frank Sinatra had a baby that made futuristic pop music. View Profile.
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