TRIUMPH. OVER. ADVERSITY.

This is the driving force behind Ravenwood, fronted by Joe Vitale Jr. For the past decade, Joe has been clawing his way through the jungle-like terrain of the music scene—even if it means he has to crawl. But one thing’s for certain-- with his blend of classic rock and modern rock, and a sweet dash of "signature Joe", Ravenwood is poised to lead the aural revolution. 

This isn't cookie-cutter music from a sound-a-like artist. Ravenwood is unique-- out-of-the-box honesty with no B.S. Joe has taken life's knocks-- heartache, disappointment, falsehoods, doubt and frustration-- rolled-up his sleeves, and turned it all into a message of rockin' positivity with his debut album "Dancing with Shadows". It’s an album nine-years in the making and worth the wait. "Fight It or Self Destruct", "I Don't Belong Here", "Mysterious", "Never Look Back", and "Break!" perfectly relay his missive of triumph over adversity. With fist-pumping rejuvenation you can hear yourself sing along: 

"You can't stop what you can't control/You can't stop me /

I never will self-destruct!"...

Find yourself identifying with: a relationship gone bad-- the breakup anthem "It's Not Me It's You"; the pursuit of the alluring lady of your dreams with "Beautiful Girl"; that special someone who’s become your addiction with "You Make Me Feel Alive"; people that have judgments and preconceived notions, with the title track "Dancing With Shadows".

Joe's positivity, his Faith and beliefs are woven throughout this critically acclaimed album.

Music is in his blood. Maybe literally. This multi-instrumentalist is the son of legendary rock drummer Joe Vitale, and spent his early years cutting his teeth on the road with Joe Walsh, The Stephen Stills Blues Band, and Crosby, Stills and Nash.

The revolution is expanding… His award-winning, self-directed video for "Never Look Back" has over 300-thousand YouTube views.

 And there's always room for more.

"But now I stand in the light/I'll never stop only fight/When all was lost made a vow / My time has come here and now...."

Ravenwood / Joe Vitale Jr. is currently touring and working on a follow-up album.

Two of my main passions are music and art.

Graphic Design professional with twenty five years of experience in corporate, publication and educational environments.

Key Strengths — Energetic; entrepreneurial; passionate; quality-oriented; visionary. Expert at understanding client needs 
and synthesizing creative energy, imagination, experience and intuition. Outstanding communicator, creative collaborator, 
initiator and team leader. 
Technical Summary — High level of Mac proficiency in InDesign and PhotoShop CS4. Good working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Acrobat, and MS Word. 

EXPERIENCE 
1984 -Present: Principal Designer, Creative Director: kerrygavinart – PO Box 308. Argyle NY
Conceived, developed and managed this successful illustration and design studio. 
Areas of accountability: 
Client Development/Relationship Management:  Responsible for all aspects of marketing, networking, client acquisition, development and relationship management. 
• Developed and presented proposals. Negotiated and arrived at mutually beneficial ‘win/win” project structures and pricing. 
• Served as a consultant creative director and agency producer of award-winning television 
commercials. Built a clientele, which includes private sector and non-profit organizations. 

Creative Development:  Made client presentations and worked closely with clients through every phase of concept, design, marketing strategy, development and production. Supervised photo shoots, printers, photographers and models. Work product has included logos, brochures, magazines, and newsletters; sales, marketing, direct mail and advertising campaigns (print and electronic). 

Vendor Selection/Management: Recruited, selected and effectively managed professionals, building effective, dynamic project teams to suit client needs/production crews. 

2003-present: Art Direction Consultant: Special inserts: The Legislative Gazette – Albany, NY

2002-2003: Art Direction Consultant: MassMutual Financial Group – Hartford, Connecticut 
Initially recruited to provide creativity and graphic design skills to address a significant backlog of internal projects. Projects included client presentations, sales conference display materials, and advertising and direct mail materials. Handled a high volume of requests, working long hours and producing creative, fresh material, which was well received by multiple internal clients. Built and strengthened internal client relationships. 

1982-1984: Instructor: Tunxis Community College – Farmington, Connecticut 
Graphic Design Instructor: Developed and presented college courses, working and motivating a diverse student population (ranging in ages from 18 to 65+). Taught Graphic Design History, Typography, and Design Theory. In addition, served as Visiting Illustration Lecturer at University of Hartford Design School. 

1975-1984: Art Director: Several Advertising Agencies and Publications Over a nine-year period, gained experience in graphic design and illustration in diverse positions in New York City and California. Subsequently worked freelance for a number of publications, advertising agencies and design studios. Opened Kerry Gavin Studio in 1984. 

MILITARY: United States Air Force: Graphic Designer, Langley Air Force Base, Langley, Virginia. Utilized creativity, design and presentation skills. Classified military and national security intelligence. Honorable discharge, 1971. 

EDUCATION: Pratt Institute: Brooklyn, New York: Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1974, Minor: Education. 

GRADUATE STUDY: The New School: New York, New York: Graphic Design and Typography Parsons School Of Design: New York, New York: Graphic Design and Typography International Film And Television Workshops: Rockport, Maine: Commercial TV art direction and production. 
Illustration and Design Portfolio available for review or online at www.kerrygavinart.com

Mary Matthews enjoys an active and varied career as a chamber musician, soloist, orchestral performer, and pedagogue. She has performed throughout the United States, South America, and Europe and has presented masterclasses and lectures in the United States and Bolivia. She is a founding member of Cuatro Puntos Chamber Music Collective, a chamber ensemble dedicated to musical diplomacy, and she performs with the SoundScape Trio, the Collage Ensemble, and the Colorado New Music Ensemble. Dr. Matthews joined the Hartford Independent Chamber Orchestra as Principal Flute during the 2012/2013 season, and in this capacity has collaborated with some of New England's leading musical organizations.  
 
Notable performances include a debut season with the 2012 Newport Music Festival, the 2013, 2012, and 2011 National Flute Association Conventions, the Goethe Institut Música Nueva Festival, and the Jornadas de Música Contemporánea in Cochabamba, Bolivia. She has appeared as a soloist with the Hartford Independent Chamber Orchestra, Firelands Symphony, Pottstown Symphony, and Baldwin-Wallace Symphony Orchestras. She is currently based in Boulder, Colorado.
 
Dr. Matthews has won numerous competitions including the 2012 South Carolina Flute Society Young Artist, 2010 Kathryn E. MacPhail Young Artist, 2008 Firelands Symphony Orchestra Young Artist, and the 2008 Baldwin-Wallace Concerto Competition.  She received an Honorable Mention in the 2010 Mary Graham Lasley Young Artist Competition and was a finalist in the 2010 Coeur D'Alene Young Artist Competition, the 2009 William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition and the 2009 JC Arriaga Chamber Music Competition.  Over the course of her career, she has been selected for nine musical performance and outreach grants.
 
A dedicated pedagogue, Dr. Matthews is on faculty at the Parlando School for the Arts in Boulder, CO, The Hartt School Community Division in West Hartford, CT where she also serves as head of the Adult Chamber Music Program, and she teaches with El Sistema Colorado. In the past, Dr. Matthews was an adjunct faculty member at The Hartt School, a flute faculty member at the International School of Music in Bethesda, MD, and a teaching artist with the Hartford Symphony's CityMusic. She has presented flute masterclasses at Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music, Orquesta Sinfonica de Tarija, Instituto Eduardo Laredo, and The Hartt School Community Division. She is a  registered Book One and Two Suzuki Flute Instructor. 
 
As a specialist in the fields of Musical Entrepreneurship and the Flute Music of Women Composers, Dr. Matthews has been invited to speak at The Peabody Institute Career Development Series, the College Music Society National Conference, the Women Composers Festival of Hartford, the congress of the International Alliance for Women in Music, The Hartt School Music and Performing Arts Management Department, and the Rochester Flute Association Annual Conference, among others. Her doctoral thesis is titled "The Flute Music of Anna Bon di Venezia in the Context of Eighteenth-Century Flute Repertoire" and provides a theoretical, historical, and pedagogical analysis of the composer's compositions for flute.
 
She began her formal flute studies in the Eastman School of Music's Preparatory Program where she graduated with distinction in performance. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from The Hartt School, a Master of Music Degree from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor of Music Degree from the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory.  Her principal teachers include Janet Arms, Emily Skala, Laurie Sokoloff, George Pope, and Jan Angus.

Pastor Larry Clayton Hamner, anointed to preach the gospel, has been bringing good news to the people of God for thirty nine years. Pastor Hamner received the gift of the Holy Spirit, in the summer of 1965 at a small church in the west end of Cincinnati Ohio. 

Born October 1945 in Peterson Alabama a small country town just north of Tuscaloosa pastor is the youngest of thirteen children born to the late Rev. Henry A and Mary L Hamner. In June of 1963 he graduated from Robert A. Taft High School just a few blocks from where he received the Holy Spirit. After a brief but honorable stint in the US Air Force he returned to Cincinnati, two years later August 6, 1967 he married Sandra Anita Bray. 

Pastor and Lady Sandra moved to San Francisco California in May of 1978. He became pastor of the church in 1986 in San Jose CA; in 1988 he relocated the church to 65th and East 14th street in Oakland. In October 1994 the church purchased the building where we are currently worshipping. 

Ordained a Bishop and appointed an Apostle of The House of God Pillar and Ground of the Truth, a man of wisdom, loving and caring for God's people feeding the flock, daily tending the sheep. His wife standing and walking with him a faithful companion, armed for spiritual warfare. 

“I thank God for the two men who patiently shaped and fashion my ministry my two olive branches the late Rev. Henry A. Hamner, my dad and the former Chief Apostle of the House of God the late Dr. Fred C. Scott, my father in the gospel.” 

Yahweh's House of God invite you to join us in worship and praise as the man of God brings us the word of God. Dedicated to righteousness and the call of a Holy life Pastor Hamner serves as a light to the entire community. His vision for the people is grand, his sights are high, our future is unlimited and our God is faithful!! 



Born in Caracas, Venezuela, 24 year-old Songwriter/Multi-Instrumentalist/Producer Alë Jay began his musical studies at the age of 3, and hasn't turned to anything else since. After studying jazz and honing his abilities at the world-renowned University of North Texas Music Program, his calling card has become the ability to play and produce in a wide array of diverse styles at a moment’s notice.

His songwriting in particular recently garnered him some attention from none other than nine-time Grammy winner John Legend, who hand selected Alë Jay to open for him at the 2015 SXSW Music Festival in Austin. Additionally, he has won several songwriting competitions, most notably being selected a winner of honorable mention in the prestigious ‘International Songwriting Competition’ for his song “Come On Over, Baby” in the R&B category. His simple melodies quickly captivate audiences, while the soulful jazz infused grooves underneath make even the shyest want to dance.

Sean Dahlberg is an award-winning filmmaker who's worked on projects as
diverse as "Sesame Street: Word on the Street", "Nine Inch Nails:
Another Version of the Truth" and "Incubus: Dig".

Sean graduated from Hofstra University in 2003 with a BA in Film
Studies and Production and Psychology. Sean began his career as an
editor, over ten years ago, working on projects for Sesame Street,
Doritos, Playmates Toys, Armani, Matrix/L'Oreal, DesignPac &
1-800-Baskets, Alcatel-Lucent and many, many more.

In 2007, Dahlberg formed First and Last Films, bringing together a
creative collective that has produced several films. Since that time,
Dahlberg has expanded into music video production and live concert
events, working with popular acts as Incubus, The Dresden Dolls, Trent
Reznor and Nine Inch Nails.

Sean's latest film, Until Death, had it's World Premiere at the Long
Island International Film Expo to very positive reviews. The film was
Nominated for "Best Long Island Short Film" and took him the
prestigious "Jury Award for Short Film". Until Death will continue
making the rounds in the festival circuit through 2015.

Dahlberg's previous film, "What Goes Around" won an Honorable Mention
at the 2012 NYC Downtown Short Film Festival. In 2013, "What Goes
Around" found distribution with Shorts International, an HD cable
network dedicated to short films, and is now available on both iTunes
and Amazon. Sean Dahlberg also co-produced, co-wrote, directed and
edited the short film "Dog Days" which was created in less than 72
hours for the 2013 National Film Challenge.

In 2014, Sean won two Bronze Telly Awards for Online Video content for
his work with L'Oreal. For his work on "Sesame Street's Word on the
Street", Sean won "Best Video Podcast" in 2012 from Apple's iTunes
Awards.

     V Dot Nam, Hip Hop's Newest Mogel has been in the music industry since 2001. By analyzing hustling with the rap game, he introduced a new genre called Grind Rap when he was still a lyricist. Born in a neighborhood called Little Vietnam, located in Northwest Detroit, he saw life through a different perpective. At the age of 8 years old, he was forced to move to Ohio with his parents away from the rest of his family.  After residing in Ohio for 10 years, V served two years out of his four-year term in the United Sates Army. The definition of V Dot Nam is Vietnam, Detroit, Ohio, Texas, Nine11, Akron, & Michigan. “Keep up da real movement and you will reap the rewards later in life.” – Anonymous

     As of now, V is currently the Vice President of the Hip Hop Hall of Fame, Great Lakes & East Coast Chapter and a DJ for Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes. He is building up his achieve by working on various albums and mixtapes with selected artists within the Hip Hop Hustlers. Besides that, he has done work with artists from all over the world such as Germany, Eygpt, Puerto Rico, United States, etc. and mentors children that required an individual that will listen to them.  For promotion, he uses the Hustlematics to develop a fan base, while speaking to the souls of man.  From producing music to designing graphics, V Dot is the prime example of a "Jack of All Trades" in simple terms a "Renaissance Man". 

     While stationed in Fort Hood, Texas, he encountered Big Sho' Daz then started engineering and producing for Cut Throat Entertainment within the same location of Underground Etc. in the heart of Killeen after the passing of Big Rowdy.   After Cut Throat split ways, V & Sho' Daz started up Welcome 2 Tho' wd Town (W2TT), known as the OutKast of Texas. V sold 2,000 copies of his first mixtape, "Before Da Show Vol. 1" within the first two weeks of release with Sho' Daz in the surrounding cities. Prior to this, W2TT hosted Da Que Club in Harker Heights, where he first met DJ Chuck T, for two consecutive weeks. After W2TT recorded a total of 19 projects within 18 months, V began to recruit more artists while creating materpeices from his 2 groups: W2TT La Familia & Click Tho' wd.

     Before his Iraq Training,  V caught 5 felonies, which made him look at a sentence of 5-25 years at Fort Knox Military Penitentiary.  Luckily with his Medical Discharge prior caused him to recieve a General Under Honorable at the same timing of Cut Throat Entertainment's CEO, J Money, was released from doing Fed Tyme.  After the training, he produced “What Must I Say” for SparkDawg & Yung Texxas with Prince Paul on the vocals and expanded his sound with Alternative Rock on "It's Funny" featuring Sho' Daz.  Early '07, He became an in-house producer for Atlantic Records after the A&Rs heard the song. Pertaining to the events of this opportunity made him later on start up his own independent record label, GrindHouse Records (GHR). 

     While being the CEO of GrindHouse Records, V started working on the record label's website on his 20th birthday.  After touching down to Miami, he completed the entire site which include a community called "GrindMunity".  Lauching a booming site, he attracted fans from across the world from countries such as: Italy, Russia, Iceland, Brazil, Venezuela and a whole lot more.  In 2008, V Dot used the elements and formula of funk to create "Stupid On Da Bus", afterwards performing it live litterly on the public bus while attending the University of Akron.  The artist rooster of GHR consisted of rising talent from Michigan, Texas, Georgia, Washing DC & Ohio.

     Wreckin Shop in Miami, V has recorded and completed 2 albums: "Diamonds And Dollas Everyday" & "Miami Fresh".  Shoot video footage for Miami Fresh: The Movie, which featured Wu-Tang's "Furture Chamber", Big Mike, the 40/ 40 Club and more to be seen. He also created these theme songs: "Fiyah On Da Flo" for Miami Heat, ""Wetter Den Water" for Voss Water, "Dance" for Club Madonna, the hottest club in South Beach.  Two (2) day before New Years, V was invited to Diddy's New Years Party by one of his promoters down in South Beach, but he could not make it because of his show in Club Madonna.  And all of this happened within less a month.

     The plan for V’s career is to change this world through testimonial lyrics and topics from the mind of a Revolutionary. V Dot’s purpose is to speak wise words, educate, motivate and inspire people across the world, and make our society better and not worse than the one that has just passed. Certain people that perform music professionally only do it for the money, but V does it to remain sane in this cruel world. However, money cannot save our future or health, it is up to a "Hip Hop Jesus" to heal the children of God through real music. The knowledge from the mind of V Dot Nam demonstrates how he is a music is part of Hip-Hop history. “To make the world a better place to live in, it just takes one song.” - V Dot Nam

John Bas
(Electronic Chaos, EC-Multimedia, Kontaminated Recordings - NYC)

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, this former Graffiti Artist turned DJ has been an influential part of the underground music and culture scene since the early 90’s. credited by his peers as being NYC's first and possibly the east coasts first hardstyle DJ he has been the one person really pushing this sound the longest, John is considered one of Brooklyn's originators for the harder styles of dance scene. On top of being NYC’s first hardstyle dj and producing, Bas is also the founder of Electronic-Chaos. Throwing countless underground hard dance events in the mid to late 90's through today. Many of which have been at his own expense to help expose the hard genres to newcomers at low or no cost to party goers and has had some great success even sparking NYC's  2010 BOOM. and help grow the hard dance scene at home.  John trully helped create the foundation for the hard dance scene we know and love today. After cementing his name in history with Electronic-Chaos as one of Brooklyn's best rave promoters, awarded the honor by HUGE magazine in 1998, John later turned his attention to, and concentrated on, spinning.

Beginning his career as a Hardcore DJ in 94, he has rocked the decks and shared the stage alongside such east coast legends as Lenny Dee, Delirium, and Rob Gee. However, it wasnt until after a trip to Holland in 1999, John discovered a new sound of music, that would later be named Hardstyle, and immediately fell in love. John knew instantly that he wanted to deliver this new sound to the masses here in America, and while he is extremely humble, John is considered by many to be one of the best, and one of the first, DJs to play Hardstyle here in the United States.

A veteran of almost three decades, known for rocking dance floors as if it is going out of style, John has proven himself repeatedly over the years. Holding residencies at some of New York City's top nightclubs back in the day, like Avalon, Limelight and Tunnel, there is no question that John Bas is one of New York City's premier underground DJs! John is also one of the first Hardstyle artists on Beatport to release his tracks for download. With Tracks like "Feel It", "Take Me To The Top", "Locked Inside Your Mind", and "Kick In The Bass", “The Power of XTC”, “Stumbling Drunk” his live mix series “Hardstyle is my Style” and even more production hits like that to his credit combined his superb track selection, it's no wonder why Bas is one of Brooklyn's underground favorites.

For those of you who cannot wait for John to hit the stage, I have a bit of good news for you. John is back yet again with a new mixed CD release entitled "Hardstyle Is My Style". Even better, you can download it free at www.johnbas.com. In addition, Bas promises to bring it hard, fast, and on point, when he steps to the decks. So get ready to tear the walls down and dance your ass off to the one of the NYC Underground's best kept secrets, John Bas!!!

Ravij began writing and preforming in church at nine years old. Her music became her life, each song is her story. Ravij acquired her name in high school when she got into free-styling. Her classmates started calling her Ravage after seeing her battle in the lunch room and hall ways. She makes music people can relate to. She has experience performing live and has put on shows in a variety of venues across the West Coast. From night clubs in the Phoenix, AZ - Metro / Tempe area (The Sets) back to Portland, OR (The Escape, Egyptian Club, Starz, Backspace) She got started releasing collaborations & several underground tracks via internet. With her first compilation selling online when she was only 15 years old. Since Ravij began she has featured on songs & recorded with an array of local artists such as O.C. (Only Christ) on a Christian Rap project. Being heavily influenced by artists like O.T.M.S. (Octavia the Mic Strangala) who also produced Christian Rap music. Ravij performed mostly at church in the beginning, reciting her testimony lyrically or free-styling influential words of praise and struggle for her peers in youth group. She credits her actual roots in music to Livingstone Fellowship & NW Fellowship as these outlets provided her safe haven and positive encouragement resulting in her creative process. Along with her childhood friend Chaos (Recording Artist, Producer & Founder of Livingstone Entertainment) also providing consistent motivation and inspiring her to write lyrics daily. Her debut release "Weapons of Mass Destruction" fell short of shelves in early 2004. After her mentor, friend & Label founder Chaos was lost tragically. Bringing an enterprise of NW Hip Hop Artists involved with Livingstone Entertainment Group to a complete halt at the forefront of scheduled Full Albums approaching release. Label founder Chaos (Lavell Lindsay) had just finalized his first Official music video. Her loss caused a shift in not only her aspirations but also completely shifted the dynamic of her lyrics & song writing. Inspiring different content that some listeners considered dark border-lining negative thoughts and expressing her pain with her words. Ravij is a dynamic artist, who draws from real life experiences and struggle as her tool in relating to those who listen. Somewhat comedic at times she has been known to "expose herself" by volunteering her shortcomings for the sake of a punchline. However Ravij also holds her ground as a female emcee and when provoked has participated in her share of public Rap Battles. Ravij is a force to be reckoned with, possessing infinite or even limitless unique ideas to contribute to her art form. She has produced music in other genres including Rock / Folk music for fellow artists such as Misty Dawn. (Rock - ALT) Also incorporating these different sounds into her own flavor of rap music by featuring such diverse musicians and lyricists in her own songs. Honorable mentions would be including Misty Dawn (Folk singer) on her tell all style dedication to her Grandmother entitled "Just Know". Listeners favor her work with vocalist Showdy Dowop (S. Lumpkin) singing and rapping together on "Unspoken Words" referred to by fans as "You Don't Know Me". Various collaborations with Hip Hop artists like Methix (AKA Markis Grave) Killah Snowman (Yewmanyeti) and Rider (AKA Nature) including various artists across the US & Canada on her mix-tape compilations in the early 2000's.

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Laura Louise Hines is a twenty nine year-old soprano living in Tucson, AZ, who has been studying voice for ten months. 

An illustrator and designer by trade, in July of 2013 she decided to pursue a lifelong dream and began to train in classical singing with local teacher Stephanie Fox, who quickly identified her new pupil as a promising singer and a quick study. With Ms. Fox as her guide, Laura immersed herself in her lessons, igniting a passion for vocal performance that began to transcend a simple hobby. Her intense desire to learn and improve her fledgling craft, combined with her dogged work ethic and natural musical talent, have yielded impressive results for so short a period of study. In the spring of 2014 she placed 2nd in her Adult Beginner division in classical singing at the Arizona Valley of the Sun NATS district competition in Phoenix, AZ. Most recently she received an Honorable Mention at the Cal-Western NATS regional competition in Las Vegas, NV, for her performance in the Advanced Women’s Classical Singing category, which included participants currently enrolled in graduate programs in vocal performance. 

Laura hopes to continue honing her burgeoning technique as both a vocalist and a performer, with the ultimate goal of applying to graduate programs in voice in 2015.

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