Ventura, CA’s Shelby Figueroa is a dynamic musical talent.  With a powerful, crystal-clear voice reminiscent of songbirds like Joni Mitchell and Joanna Newsom, she stirs the emotions of her listeners as she effortlessly moves from a velvety whisper to a fierce roar.  A gifted pianist and storyteller, Shelby’s songs blend dark pop with a classic beauty. All of the performances on her debut EP Highwire were recorded live, under the watchful eye of producer Shane Alexander at his newly unveiled Buddhaland Studios.   Recent performances include a featured set at Hollywood’s premier listening room, The Hotel Café and a triumphant rendition of the national anthem at the LA Galaxy season-opener. Highwire is available on Itunes and Amazon for purchase, and can be streamed on Spotify.  For tour dates go to www.shelbyfigueroa.com 

Lobate Scarp is a progressive opera-rock band based in Los Angeles. From progressive rock influences like Genesis, Yes, and Phish, to the rock sensibilities of bands like Kansas, Muse, Faith No More and Styx, and a pop infusion of catchy vocals like Simple Minds, The Killers, The Police, Queen, and Foreigner as well as strong ties to musical theater.

Their debut album Time and Space is an AOR rock-opera complete with Trumpets, Saxophone, Viola, Violin, Cello, Theremin, Glockenspiel, and a 30+ person choir singing in Latin. Alex Acuña (Weather Report) appears as a special guest percussionist in the opening 15-minute track and Rich Mouser (Spock’s Beard, Transatlantic, Neal Morse) mixed and mastered the album. Steve Leavitt produced and engineered. It was made possible in 2012 by a successful Kickstarter campaign and has since received accolades from all over the world, played on radio shows, podcasts, as well as had reviews published in numerous music publications. Progarchy.com called it "One of the top 13 albums of 2013!"

Their latest singles “Nothing Wrong”, “And We Tried”, and ”Beautiful Light" were released together on the “Spirals and Portals” EP in 2019. The tracks were partially recorded and mixed once again at The Mouse House under the expertise of Rich Mouser. David A. Hardy, the world's oldest living space artist, has again created the artwork for the new EP. Lobate is currently working on their 2nd full length follow-up album, due sometime in 2021.

The arrangement of Flash TraxX sounds, rhythms and melodies are classified not by what we call "music" but are classified by whats known as "spiritual song". A difference in creation within the spirit of a human soul.  A vibration of life.

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