Will Shishmanian is a composer/lyricist and guitarist living in NYC. He wrote “Amberland: A Folk Musical”, which was performed in concert at Hope Mill Theater in 2022, and was featured in Playbill’s Songwriter Series in November 2023. He co-wrote “A Piece of the Past” with collaborator Brooke Trumm for Prospect Theater Company’s Musical Theater Lab in 2023, which was also performed at Theater Now NY’s SOUND BITES 11 in 2024. The show features the song “Fade Away,” which won the Write Out Loud contest in 2024. Shishmanian also wrote music and lyrics for "Addy & Dahlia: A Fairytale Musical”, which had a concert at The Secret Theater in 2019, after two performances in Ithaca in 2012. Shishmanian also performs at concerts, readings, and recording sessions around the city, and writes short film scores. His solo music can be streamed under the artist name Will Shish.

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Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey currently residing in Queens, New York for the last 5 years, Uniq Being has combined hip-hop and R&B grunge soul to create music that is refreshing to the ear. Her ability to both sing soulfully and rap with ever changing flows diversifies her work and separates her from many musicians today. Uniq has performed in several rap groups, one that toured abroad to Germany and performed all over the city of Berlin.  She has worked alongside one of NYC’s largest art and hip-hop events, TheNYCGrind as a singer, songwriter, producer, studio and live engineer. Notably, Uniq assists in bringing over 500 attendees through her music and promotional work. 
	Uniq has worked on projects such as her former group Sounds Like Graffiti debut mixtape; “Elegance through Poverty” establishing herself as a voice for the people. In September 2017, Uniq will be releasing her first independently financed project called “Features.” The project aims to create conversation with her listeners about the idea of diversity and touches deeply on subjects such as police brutality and events such as the election. Uniq will also be headlining TheNYCGrinds’ summer concerts, and attending many open mics in the NY/NJ area.

Proud Bronx native, boricua and defender of inner truths are only a few ways to describe July Quin. While his strengths include rapping, singing, songwriting, production and audio engineering, July finds the bulk of his creative freedom from his interactions with others. All while capturing the essence of childlike imagination. A polymath with avant-garde technique. Allowing his experiences to fuel the desire to set the record straight: He is going to be who he’s going to be and nothing will stop him. Able to claim the worlds of Hip-Hop & R&B with ease, July’s production proves he’s a lover of all things as his lyrics prove he is just as much a fighter of the darkness. Whether it be of the world or his own.

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