Edna Vazquez is a Portland-based Latin American singer-songwriter who performs original compositions that pay homage to her international influences with a passion that comes through in every note of her music. Edna’s songs are deeply rooted in universal human emotion and she has traveled far and wide spreading her message of light, love and cultural healing.
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Edna Vázquez es una cantautora Latinoamericana que radica en Portland, Oregon. Sus composiciones originales rinden homenaje a sus influencias internacionales con una pasión que viene a través de cada nota en su música. Las canciones de Edna están profundamente arraigadas en la emoción humana universal difundiendo así, un mensaje de luz , amor y sanación cultural.

Bonnie Miksch is a composer who writes both acoustic and electroacoustic works. Her music explores the distinctly human realms of emotions, dreams, and states of consciousness, combining diverse elements with an ear for coherence. Her music has been performed in Asia, Europe, Canada, and throughout the U.S. She has received commissions from 45th Parallel Universe, fEARnoMUSIC, Fireworks Ensemble, and Beta Collide. Her music has been performed by the Claremont Trio, Pyxis Quartet, newEar, and the Portland Vocal Consort, and presented at international, national, and regional music festivals. She is a founding member of Cascadia Composers which supports creative music making in and around Portland, OR. Her music is available on North Pacific Music, Aca Digital, and fEARnoMUSIC labels. With degrees from CCM at the University of Cincinnati and Syracuse University, she serves as Composition Program Coordinator at Portland State University, where she has taught composition and music theory since 2004.

Noah Hoffeld's songs deliver the message that now’s the best time for us to breathe and tune into what we truly are.  Baeble Music says his self-produced debut Play Human "brings the best of classical music and modern rock to bear to gorgeous effect." And Music Existence says "Play Human is a masterfully executed work of art." Hoffeld came from a classical background, but classical was never everything to him. 

Before graduating Juilliard, he began bringing rock and pop to the cello. An urge to spread a message of care for people and the planet propelled him to write songs. Now a new album, Mobile Home, coproduced with Mark Plati (Bowie, The Cure, Prince, etc.) is coming this year. 

In December, Bodhiheart: Love Rules, Meditations for Cello and Piano with pianist-collaborator Wells Hanley, renowned Mark Egan (Pat Metheny, Sting) on fretless bass and Arjun Bruggeman on tablas, was released. Reviews New Age wrote, “Bodhiheart improvises one of the best albums of year’s end.” Love Rules was a feature on Echoes Radio, syndicated across 120 stations nationwide, and debuted at #14 on the NACC Chill Chart. 

Noah played on the 2020 Grammy-winning Finding Gabriel by Brad Mehldau, and brought the other string players together for the recording. He plays cello solos for the likes of Renee Fleming and Natalie Merchant, and for films like the Skeleton Twins, with Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. Noah also records and arranges remotely for songwriters and composers around the world. And he’s a regular band-member for Krishna Das, “rock star of the yoga world.” 

A longtime devotee of yoga and meditation, Hoffeld believes in the power of contemplation and takes to heart Gandhi's saying, 'Be the change you wish to see in the World.” Play Human declares, 'Why don't we all play human for a change? Loving each other shouldn't be out of range."  

Endorsed by Moog Synthesizers and NS electric cellos, Noah’s a Ricci Artist, touring with the world's finest carbon fiber cello. As well as enjoying the benefits of yoga and the outdoors, he’s a surfing novitiate at Brooklyn's Rockaway Beach. 

www.noahhoffeld.com

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