Anita Marie began singing at the age of 6 when her father brought home a record by Judy Garland, and she quickly fell in love with the song "Over the Rainbow". This gave birth to her passion for all music, and more specifically jazz. Shortly thereafter, she began singing in her church choir.

By age 12, her mother decided Anita needed an instrumental outlet for her music, and provided piano lessons, which continued until she found that playing by ear was more conducive to her creativity. She started writing songs as a teenager when she found it useful as a therapeutic outlet for the heartbreaks and teenage angst she experienced. She continued singing with various choirs and church bands throughout her life, where she often earned the nickname "The Harmony Machine".

All through her life, Anita was mesmerized and intrigued with the songs that were written with deep and poignant lyrics, by artists like Janis Ian, Joni Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt. "The song, 'Cactus Tree' I feel is one of the greatest lyrical works of modern times. It's wonderful to have a song with a beautiful melody, but if the lyrics are well-written and convey a deep message from the heart, then you've found the gold at the end of the rainbow."

Through her adult life, Anita continued to sing and write in her spare time while raising her children, which she devoted herself to entirely. Once they were older and self-sufficient, she realized it was time to follow her own dreams, and started fine-tuning her vocal and writing skills.

Most recently, Anita has been performing at some of the local jazz venues in the Atlanta area with some of the best jazz musicians in the world, while recording her own compositions in her home studio. "Like the song that ignited within me so many years ago the passion for great music says so beautifully: 'And the dreams that you dare to dream, really do come true.' I'm watching my dreams come true one by one right before my eyes. And the best is yet to come."


I'm Sam, a Guitarists/Teacher /Composer/Arranger from Portsmouth England, Currently Located in Central London, I am a student in my second year of the London Centre of Contemporary Music doing a degree in the Guitar.

songs about faith, love, and life. rock. blues. sometimes country. but always rock.

Debs and Errol are a Toronto-based music duo focusing on all things geeky. After meeting through the local chapter of National Novel Writing Month in 2007, they began to sing duets and write songs together and have performed at a smattering of gatherings. Both are highly active in the February Album Writing Month community, an online songwriting challenge where participants aim to write 14 songs in 28 days. When not together, Debs focuses on writing serious things and Errol works on becoming tactful in public

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