Home base: New York, N.Y. A.K.A.: U.S. State Department Jazz Ambassador His band: Matuto (“Brazilian slang for hillbilly”), which has been described as having the sound of “a Brazilian Carnaval in the Appalachian Mountains” Most recent distinction: Matuto was one of 35 groups out of over 750 applicants from around the world selected for
Home base: Greenville, S.C. Playing on the track: “It’s me on guitar and vocals, Sarah Clanton Schaffer on cello and producer Marcus Suarez of Whitestone Studios in Greenville.” The writing process of “Reckless Revolution”: “The biggest challenge was trying to capture the entire four years – what could very well be the best years of
Home base: Charleston, S.C. Musical beginnings: “I started playing music when I was 4 years old. My brother used to play piano, and I would watch him practice. Then one day I was in the car with my mom and she put on a tape of Little Richard playing ‘Itsy Bitsy Spider,’ and that was
Home base: Charleston, S.C. Playing on the track: “Myself on piano, Lonnie Root ’08 is the cellist, Ben Wells ’07 plays the upright bass and Stuart White ’08 is on drums. Unfortunately, Javier Orman ’05, who plays violin in Entropy Ensemble, couldn’t make it back from Los Angeles for the recording.” Recorded at: The Marion
Home base: New York, N.Y. Musical beginnings: “I began tapping on my desk with pencils in third grade. My parents enrolled me in band in middle school, and I played snare drum for three years. My dad got me my first guitar on my 13th birthday. Around the same time, I fell in love with
Her degree: B.A. in studio art, with a concentration in sculpture Her gig: Appearing on Charleston’s music circuit and beyond with her band, The Shaniqua Brown. Their debut album was released in August. Playing on the track: “I played the guitar, percussion, organ and vocals, but I’ve got to throw out some creds to Bill
By day: A freelance headhunter for restaurants across the country By night: Singing and playing guitar in Charleston clubs with her band, Lindsay Holler’s Western Polaroids, and with other musicians on an ad hoc basis Discography: Malleable (2006), Love Gone Awry (2007, Lindsay Holler and the Dirty Kids), Helltembre (2010, Lindsay Holler’s Western Polaroids) Her
9 to 5: Chief engineer at Truphonic Recording Studio in West Ashley Musical background: Studied audio technology and has helped record countless singles and some 20 albums for such artists as Timbaland, Wyclef Jean and Mary J. Blige Accompanying him on the track: Dan Rainey on guitar The story behind “How Do Ya Do”: “It’s
Home base: Santa Fe, N.M. Recorded at: Santa Fe Brewing Company The songwriting process: “Some of my songs come out pretty quickly. It may take me only an hour to write. This song came out that way. In this song, I was trying to get in touch with my spiritual values, to remember where I
Day job: High school English/creative writing teacher in Rock Hill, S.C. Night job: Caring for her family and performing at artist showcases and other events in the Rock Hill/Charlotte area Discography: The Book of My Revelation (2008) Helping out with “The Time Is Now”: Her husband, Christopher Dawson (co-arrangement), and Derrick Bartell (production) The message
