It's not what you know, but who you know.
And if you don't know 'em, go out and meet 'em!!!"

Anne Leighton believes that artists can work within their own means by creating their own career opportunities. And she has done that for herself via her love of mass media, as a writer, publicist and a music services person. Her roster includes Joe Deninzon/Stratospheerius, Phoebe Legere, Ian Anderson, Gary Lucas, The Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Kripalu Yoga Teacher Greg O’Donovan, Grand Funk Railroad, Gentle Giant, John Hall & Orleans, Shun Ng and Magic Dick, Carmine &  Vinny Appice, Sharon Katz & the Peace Train, and herself!

After helping a variety of artists, most recently Wouter Kellerman, Jann Klose, and Alex Boye’ get on the map in North America, Anne found herself a songwriting deal with Sheer Publishing on the strength of her song, GOT MY EYE ON YOU SANTA.  She spends a lot of her time writing and producing new songs.

Anne is an active writer with four books, most recently her poetry book, THE LEIGHTON EXPLOSION (Soul Asylum Poetry, Canada). Also in her catalog are: PAWS FOR THOUGHT: UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOUR CAT IS THINKING (Rockwell Books, UK), USING YOUR ART & THE MEDIA TO COMFORT PEOPLE (Free to Run Books, US), an e-book: GET THE GIG: COMMON SENSE CONSULTING (Anne Leighton).

An active poet, she harkens back to Greek attitudes, and performs her work in the marketplace. Notable venues have included the Howl! Festival, Peter Max Studio for the HEALTHY FOOD FOR THOUGHT album release, and at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. She has studied with Billy Collins, Nadine Mouzon, Regie Gibson and Mindy Matijasevic.
She is an active keynote speaker, having shared insights on writing, creating music careers, and all aspects of the media for a number of conventions including the CMJ CONVENTION, IBS CONVENTION, EMPIRE STATE MUSIC CONFERENCE, THE MILLENIUM CONFERENCE, DIY CONVENTION, CAT WRITERS CONVENTION, and taught Entertainment Media Relations and Publicity at Baruch College.

Anne's worked in radio at WZIR-Buffalo, WRNW-Briarcliff Manor, WFUV-Bronx, WBUZ-Fredonia, and was an editor at HIT PARADER magazine, plus freelanced for a number of magazines including FELINE WELLNESS, CATFANCY, MUSCLEMAG INTERNATIONAL, INSIDE KARATE/KUNG FU, GOLDMINE, and CREEM. Her plays include REACH FOR THE SUN, which was performed by Poets Repertory Theater of Long Island, ONE WAY TO HEAVEN performed by the San Antonio Living Church, and THE PASSION OF MARY which was read at the Kingsbridge Library Center in her hometown of the Bronx, and is now published by Off the Wall Plays in the UK and South Africa.

Four String Serenade is a personal dream scape project. It has been created to include local musicians when available and myself, a cello soloist who wrote lyrics based on my original poetry. My cello is brought into all songs by its natural sound or using my pedal board and looper to create all or some of the bass tracking. 

Recording was done at a local studio. Ultrasound Productions has been the core of tracking, production, and engineering. The owner, producer, and engineer, Joe Clapp, added his brilliant guitar licks. 

We have since worked on several other projects and one we titled Jo'Le. 

The YouTube link below is where you can view the videos I whipped up for both Four String Serenade and Jo'Le. Thanks for checking us out!
 https://youtube.com/channel/UCDXmqp0P008s-yXI-xF33rg

Award-winning pianist and composer Charu Suri fearlessly blends genres in her work. Her fourth album, Ragas & Waltzes, is a collaboration with  Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and is a nod to both the East and West. It is a tribute to her late father. Suri became the first female Indian jazz artist at Carnegie Hall and returns there for a third time in Nov 2022.

We were originally teachers, but because we love music so much, decided to sing to children. We discovered  that we loved doing it and could make a living and so we became full time kids performers. In 2011 we received a Grammy nomination for our album Sunny Days. Recently we've started writing mystery stories for adults and have, so far written 10 books. Visit batduo.com for more information.

☆ 𝒲𝒾𝓉𝒽ℴ𝓊𝓉 𝓂𝓊𝓈𝒾𝒸, 𝓁𝒾𝒻ℯ 𝓌ℴ𝓊𝓁𝒹 𝒷ℯ 𝒶 𝓂𝒾𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓀ℯ ☆

Claudia Robin Gunn is a songwriter in a little suburb of Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Her songs brings a touch of starry eyed wonder to kids music time with warm, indie-folk melodies and harmonies that capture the golden essence of childhood. 

This original kindie catalogue of 6 albums and many more singles ranges from sweet lullabies to jangly circle time songs. loved and trusted by smart parents and bright eyed kids alike, like a warm hug in sound that sets imaginations free. 

She releases her kindie music on indie label Little Wild Music and also collaborates on beautiful alternative dance music for grown ups with her band Substax 
https://on.soundcloud.com/5h5Xg7sNLQU1waFr8.

A Cincinnati based American roots musician whose career encompasses everything from Emmy-nominated bluegrass bands to critically-acclaimed solo albums, Matthew Check has never been afraid to mine his personal life — including the vices, victories, loves, and losses of a man who's spent much of his adulthood in a creative whirl — for musical inspiration.

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