youbloom is a collective of artists, music lovers and industry professionals dedicated to helping independent, emerging artists of all genres to grow their audience and lifetime sustainability.

We are a bluesy, funky, jazzy rock band from Boston, MA.

Vital Noise is the group nameof the writing and production collaborators, Bonner, Kelser and Visconti.

Shoot The Moon is Roger Street Friedman’s reflection of life as an unpredictable and wondrous journey. The 13-song collection reveals an artist who has come into his own and created a boldly adventurous and masterful album. 

The songs on Shoot The Moon are steeped in alt-country, folk, blues and R&B; the album’s ambiance recalling the work and sensibilities of songwriter/performers like Jackson Browne, Cat Stevens, Robbie Robertson, Bruce Hornsby, Don Henley and Paul Simon.

As with his debut album The Waiting Sky, Roger has joined forces with producer and #1 hit songwriter Felix McTeigue. The new album also finds Friedman filling the roles of recording engineer and co-producer, tasks he has embraced most wholeheartedly.  Shoot The Moon was mixed by Paul Kolderie of Radiohead fame. Shoot The Moon contributors include Amy Helm (Levon’s brilliantly gifted daughter), Multi-instrumentalist Jason Crosby who has worked with the Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh as well as Susan Tedeschi, Olabelle’s Fiona McBain, singer/songwriter Ari Hest,   Antigone  Rising’s  Nini  Camps, Rich Hinman  from Sarah Bareilles band and  New  West  recording artists  The Mastersons.  There’s also a songwriting cameo by   NRBQ’s   legendary Big   Al  Anderson  who   co- penned  “Hideaway” with  Friedman  and   McTeigue. The album’s tracks also feature some of the best horn players in the business including Jay Collins who tours with Gregg Allman, David Bowie and Rolling Stones veteran Mac Gollehon and Baron Raymonde who has been associated with artists ranging from Rod Stewart to Bruce Springsteen. 

The album slots nicely into both Americana and Triple A radio formats. Its title notwithstanding, Shoot The Moon is the result of the ongoing efforts of an artist whose music and approach are well grounded and exceptionally soulful.

Purple Mountains Majesties is comprised of a bassist, a drummer, and four front men who switch off on every instrument they can afford to buy - all types of guitar, ukulele, keys, glockenspiel, flute, trumpet, melodica, recorder, and assorted percussion. Their heavenly three and four part harmonies and melodies bring to mind the sound of early Beach Boys and Beatles, but their inventive instrumentation and arrangements put them firmly at the forefront of the modern alternative scene populated by bands like Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

Hailing from the depths of Orange County, they were performing in a local raw food restaurant run by the renowned silent chef Ito (yes you read that right) where they were 'discovered' by former Oingo Boingo keyboardist, film composer, and record producer Richard Gibbs. Gibbs immediately brought them on board and began producing their debut album for his new recording venture, Invisible Arts.

Contact the band: purplemountainsmajesties@gmail.com

Kathleen Farless is a (Filipino-American) singer-songwriter and a pianist known for the MASQUERADE song and her debut album of the same title. An independent solo artist who’s been active in the L.A. music scene since she started performing in 2010 at the Smokehouse Restaurant across from Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank. An accomplished songwriter in the Philippines, whose musical influences include QUEEN (Freddie Mercury), Coldplay, One Republic and broadway star Lea Salonga. Her unique and versatile musical style is displayed in each of her original songs; deep and strongly written while softened by her heartfelt vocals and a catchy melody. Described by many as “Broadway meets Coldplay” .

So, If you meet a singer-songwriter who sings her heart out while playing the piano, chances are, it's Kathleen... Bubbly, energetic, and always wearing a smile. She's a down to earth person, who is full of life on every live performances on stage, yap, that's her! You have to see it for yourself. She's simply talented.


Jenna Blake: Vocals, Keys, Guitar
Sam Sobelman: Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
Myke Wilken: Guitar, Banjo
Kaitlin Wolfberg : Violin
Stewart James: Bass
Tim Carman: Drums

Valley Shine creates a sorbet of honest folk songs with catchy pop sensibilities.

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