Cheryl Lynn Tomblin aka PIPES was born in Ronceverte, WV but grew up in Maywood, IL. She began playing violin at 10 years and belonged to the Merit School of Music for four years until graduating and attending Carnegie Mellon University where she continued to develop her musical craft. At the age of 17 she picked up the guitar which propelled her into the arena that is musicianship.

Cheryl released her first EP "Allow Me the Pleasure"  under her moniker PIPES in 2012 and response and reviews of the album were extremely positive. The three song EP employs a minimalism that is both haunting and hypnotic, relying solely on the two instruments, guitar and vocal. The second PIPES EP "Those Ramblings on the Wall," released under Wire Recorders, was more produced as it included additional guitar (Dave Walker), Bass (Mike Krayniak) and Drums (Ryan Shepherd).  The full length album for "Mockingbird" is a long time coming. Cheryl decided to go under her songwriter name to take her music into a more personal space. This album, full of dark musings and contemplative desires, pulls from many of her influences such as Cassandra Wilson, Chris Cornell, John Lee Hooker and Jerry Cantrell. 

Cheryl's music and lyrics have been described as being dark and melancholy, holding the audience captivated by cyclic guitar riffs, poignant and smoky vocal undertones.

Chicago emcee/producer/engineer from the group Abstract Giants and Rebel Alliance.  I have worked with performers/acts/musicians/writers from almost every musical genre and have been performing for over 10 years.  I was born on hiphop and raised on Latin Jazz, Opera, rock, and classical music.

As a member of the Hip-Hop band Ugly Duckling, I've co-written and co-produced 6 albums worth of material, some of which was fairly successful.  I've also had the privilege of collaborating with top-notch people like Cut Chemist, Shawn Lee, Rip Slyme, M-Flo, Grand Puba and TJ Miller.  Recently, Unique Records put out my critically acclaimed, solo LP called 'Room To Breathe' and I, in partnership with 'The Allergies', released the single 'Rock Rock' which received nation-wide airplay in the UK.  Individual aspirations aside, i have a passion for music and, as a writer and producer, I'm interested in creating great songs for other artists more talented than me.  Over the past few years, I have composed all the original songs for the musical 'Recorded In Hollywood' which is currently running in Los Angeles and I've also created soundtrack material for various television production companies.  I spend most of my time songwriting and recording new sounds in my hometown of Long Beach, California and, occasionally, I write articles which deal with music, culture and history on my blog-site 'eartothetrack.net'

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