Founder of NuVibe Productions and Co-Founder of NuVibe Recordings. 

Finding a love for electronic dance music and DJing in 1994 and  first influenced by the sounds of Derrick Carter, DJ Sneak, and Romanthony and chi house, house music found a place at the front of his eclectic and varied record box.
With his first few events and a residency (Savage 7 at Gunnerz in Iowa City in 1996) DJ Uplift began a career that expanded into several residencies and a multitude of other live events over the years. These include playing almost every weekend for 2 years at the Alley Cat in Iowa City between 2000 and 2002. He played several nights at Iowa City's legendary Rotation and also held a residency at Evolution in Waterloo in 2002. With his production company, NuVibe Productions - formed in 1996, he has thrown many one off parties and established 2 monthly events, Blue Friday at Karma in Cedar Rapids during 2009, and currently NuVibe's Sophistifunk in Iowa City.

In 2010 along side Jethro, he formed NuVibe recordings.

Laura Ivancie has performed at the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, Oregon, on the Backwater Blues Cruise along-side Reggie Houston (Fats Domino) and Grammy nominated pianist, Janice Scroggins, for three consecutive years (2011 thru 2013). Laura’s original song, “Candy,” (Dance/ Electronica) earned semi-finalist recognition among 18K song submissions in the International Songwriting Competition (2014). She has shared the stage with blues legend, Norman Sylvester; opened for the iconic Portland band NU SHOOZ at the Portland Rose Festival and kicked off the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival with her band on Miller South Main Stage (2015). Other notable national acts that Laura has opened for include: Ladi6 (Best Female Solo Artist in New Zealand, 2011), Vicci Martinez (NBC Finalist for The Voice Season 8), David Ryan Harris (Former guitarist for John Mayer), The Indigo Girls, and most recently for Grammy award-winning Neo soul superstar Bilal.

The Range Lights are a music duo from Portland, Oregon. The partnership consists of Gabe Rosenberg and Thorin Nielson. They both play guitar, sing, write songs, but Gabe's the only one allowed to play with the keyboards.

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