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Matthew Maraist is a Pittsburgh based singer-songwriter, producer, and musician. "What a beautiful mess we're in" is the lyric that Matthew has based his first solo EP off of and encompasses everything that he is trying to say in his music. Matthew is recognized in the surrounding Pittsburgh area for his meaningful lyrics and energetic live show. The Beautiful Mess EP will be released later this year. ? Matthew is no stranger to what it takes to be an independent musician. After forming the band, "Until Sundown" with friend Noah Razzano, the two gained over 2,000 followers on social media and received regional radio airplay as well as national recognition on music blogs. Matthew now is starting over and is releasing his first solo EP entitled, "Beautiful Mess" later this year. Matthew will be promoting his new album through live shows throughout 2017 and 2018. View Profile.
Electric Original Blues/Rock. Winners of the The Aerosmith Endowment Award, 2015 91.3FM/Dos Equis Songwriting Competition & Honorable Mention in the International Billboard Songwriting Contest. Check us out live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9XkFiWocfs View Profile.
#MuggleSnuggle has Gryffindor courage and chivalry and Ravenclaw wit. This duo explains the wizarding world through muggle eyes. The Muggle Snuggle witches harmonize their voices, and incorporate the use of a variety of several instruments including the chorded zither, accordion, bodrhán, tap shoes, kazoos, recorder, and tambourine. View Profile.
Hi, My name is Normal! I'm a conscious hip-hop artist looking to branch out and collaborate with artists of all genres. I aim to create good vibes and open minds. Stream 'NA Chill Gang' on soundcloud now. View Profile.
For more than a decade, North of Mason Dixon, aka NOMaD has been one of the region’s premier recording and live acts. This six-piece band mixes the best of modern and classic country with timeless classic rock in a high-energy show that always leaves audiences wanting more. Over the course of their 10-plus-year history, NOMaD has supported hundreds of national acts, including Brooks and Dunn, Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town, Phil Vassar, etc. and was selected as Kenny Chesney’s Next Big Star winner in 2008, resulting in an opening slot for the country superstar at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field. The band has also been a featured artist at several of the region’s biggest events, including Pittsburgh’s Dollar Bank Jamboree, Regatta, Light Up Night, First Night, and Pyrofest, and has worked with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and a wide range of charity organizations in the region. Their touring schedule also successfully navigates the fair, festival, casino, and corporate circuits, as well as larger clubs in the eastern and southeastern regions of the country. NOMaD’s debut CD "Born and Raised" charted nationally with singles reaching #78 and #82 respectively, while their second self-titled release, produced a national and international charting single in "American Boy", which was also used in a national ad for Supercuts Radio. The song’s subsequent video won the national Mello Yello "One Track Find" competition, which garnered the band a significant monetary prize and was used in prominent online advertising. NOMaD also released an acoustic EP in 2013, as well as a four-song, digital Christmas EP in 2014. Currently, the band is in pre-production for their third full-length CD, which slated for release in 2016. . NOMaD is: David August - Lead Vocals Jason Pfeifer - Lead Guitars, Background Vocals Bobby Kunkel - Drums, Percussion, Background/Lead Vocals George Elliott - Bass Guitar, Background Vocals “Suitcase” Johnny Waclo - Rhythm Acoustic & Electric Guitars Luke Zacherl- Violin/Fiddle, Mandolin, Background Vocals View Profile.
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.
Sounds kinda like if Neil Young and Frank Sinatra had a baby that made futuristic pop music. View Profile.
Rose Winston hand-crafts moody melodies and beats for your easy listening pleasure. In Quartz, her new debut solo album, synthesizers, vocals, and piano lushly weave together over eight tracks. This narrative and intimate album plays upon electronic, alternative, nujazz and lofi genres. Using various aliases, Rose Winston has been composing, producing and performing music for projects over the last fifteen years, demonstrating a unique talent for creating atmosphere and bringing unexpected sounds together. Her influences span from 90's dance to experimental genres, meeting somewhere within the current pop sensibility. Rose Winston uses keyboards, vocal effects processors, live sampling and looping to perform her material. She sometimes creates videos to accompany her performances. View Profile.
Lauren "Shay" DeMichiei is a Pittsburgh based singer-songwriter and music producer. Her sound is part feminine folk and part alternative rock n' roll. Her music is an exploration of how people communicate and transfer their ideas of love through the sometimes uncomfortable format of the human condition. View Profile.
Shelley Duff is a singer and guitarist performing covers and original music in a variety of genres. Shelley likes to put her own flair on old favorites. In addition to her solo performances, Shelley is also the lead female singer for The Move Makers and Dancing Queen. View Profile.
