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Pianist, composer, arranger, producer, and music director whose work has earned two GRAMMY Awards, 14 nominations, two Latin GRAMMY nods, and an Edison Award. Plus, his musical direction for the Jazz at the White House broadcast earned an Emmy nomination. He performed with Miles Davis, has collaborated with Chaka Khan, Stanley Clarke, and more, plus he has been musical director with Steely Dan, Queen Latifah, and others. In addition, he spent a decade as Lead Arranger for American Idol and The Tonight Show.

A number 1 Billboard charting flutist, a composer, recording and touring artist, educator, and radio show host who just released a new single early last month. She was named BEATS Magazine’s “Smooth Jazz Artist of the Year” for 2024 and has performed at notable venues and events from here in the U.S. to Portugal to London and even on the Dave Koz Cruise. She is also a member of the all-female jazz supergroup Jazz in Pink. She is the radio host of a nationally syndicated, two-hour jazz program.

Recorded on-location at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California with a Nashville-based singer, songwriter, guitar player who put out four singles last year. In 2025, she opened the NAMM She Rocks Awards and performed at PRS Guitars’ 40th Anniversary Party alongside legends like John Mayer. In 2022 she scored her first Top 40 Canadian country single, which passed one million streams, and landed on multiple “Best Songs of the Year” lists.

Singer, songwriter, guitar and piano player who released two singles last year and has a brand-new song coming out this Friday, February 13th. She was on season 14 of “America’s Got Talent” and won the golden buzzer, plus in 2021 she won the grand prize of the Unsigned Only Music Competition out of ten thousand entries from 120 countries.

Singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who released three singles last year and is also a part of Climate Music, which she talks about in this conversation, recorded on-location in Anaheim, California, at the NAMM Show.

Singer, songwriter, guitar player, producer, and publisher whose songs have sold over twenty million records worldwide and garnered over sixty million digital streams, several number ones, and Billboard songs yielding gold and platinum albums. He also created more than two hundred commercials for TV and radio, and his library of recorded soundtracks includes the co-scoring of nineteen films. He has had over 250 cuts, including artists such as Tiffany, Andy Williams, Juice Newton, and The Nelsons.

Mexico-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, former attorney, and a best-selling author who is the founder of an app called SongwritersdB, having written over two thousand songs himself over the years. He has lived in the major music meccas of New York and Nashville, and in 2018 he completed the construction of a pro recording studio on the premises of his own home and went on to record a number of local jazz and rock bands in his 32-channel studio.

Composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and electronic artist recording and performing under the artist name Tone Ranger. Last month he released a full-length handcrafted fantasy film paired with his most expansive and immersive album to date. The 14-song album had come out last August and he also released two singles in 2025. Since releasing his debut in 2018, he has not only performed at Burning Man, but – beyond his solo work – has scored for film and produces across genres ranging from indie folk to RandB.

He fronts the indie pop band Manuel The Band, a group that has earned rave reviews from the likes of Music Connection Magazine, Coachella Valley Weekly, and OC Weekly. They have a new song coming next month, having released four singles throughout 2025, and continued performing regularly throughout southern California, including the fabled Hotel Café in Hollywood – among numerous other venues and events – and they performed up in northern California at the Mountain Vibe Music Festival.

Two-time GRAMMY-nominated composer and artist who is up for Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album at the February 1st ceremony in Los Angeles for the 68th annual GRAMMY Awards. Her story includes having successfully transitioned from being a pop artist and along the way she and her music have been featured in People magazine, South By Southwest, ABC Family, FORBES, Harper’s Bazaar, and more. Her first new age album hit number 1 on global Amazon, iTunes, and Bandcamp sales charts for weeks on end.