The Medicine Bell is farm fresh Northern Michigan acoustic music at its finest. There's a quiet valley full of real folks settled in around the village of Rapid City -- where life is easy, but a livin' is hard. Rooted deep there in the Valley are songwriting partners Bree Saunders & Ashley Christopher, who sing together like two kids who've been playin' in the same sandbox since before they could remember. With Bree on guitar, Ash has chosen to travel this old dusty road with banjo in hand, and together they ride with The Bell's three well-versed instrumentalists. Bio-Synchronous Cloud Commander Matty Z conjures grassy jam jazz on mandolin, backed by the cleanly stated upright bass of North Country hermit-mystic Dr. Dale Owen, and the Workingman's Drums of MacKenzie Vance. It's a new blend of traditional and Americana influences that meanders from the hallowed sounds of olden times to the pointed verse of contemporary folk heroes, from the intimacy of the lone songwriter to the echoes of the Long Strange Trip. Sometimes like a warm breeze on a summer night, sometimes like a rumblin' ride down to the swimmin' hole in the back of the truck, sometimes like a big swallow from a moonshine jar, there's an organic balance of original songs, old favorites, & fresh cover choices to capture the imagination and proclaim what The Medicine Bell is about.

Nookie Jar are a Mumbai based quartet who love making merry (both on and off stage) in the genres of alternative rock, funk & blues.

Combining an impossible range of influences into an original sound, their line-up consists of Aarifah on drums/percussion/vox, Ralph on bass/vox, Brent on keys/vox & Joel on guitars/vox.

Having already played at Tuning Fork, True School Of Music, Blue Frog, Phoenix High Street Mall, 3 Wise Monkeys, Prithvi Theatre Festival and Band Camp by White Collar Hippie, they're raring to take on 2017!

When they’re not planning global domination, the band likes to create original music and possesses the unanimous ability to cover songs in newer avatars.
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This Ascension is a gothic/ethereal band from Southern California that formed in 1988. They released four albums on their own label Tess Records from 1989 to 1999.
This Ascension toured the United States three times and the west coast prolifically, sharing the stage with bands including Clan of Xymox, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Chris Isaak, The Wolfgang Press and Pixies.
After Tess Records collapsed, the band signed to Projekt Records in 2001 and their back catalogue was re-released. The group re-connected with bassist Cindy Coulter for several shows in 2004. After releasing a best of compilation through Projekt in 2014, the band plans to write and record new material in 2015.

Cindy along with vocalist Dru is part of the shoegaze ethereal project Mercury's Antennae, and Dru is also one-half of the neo-classical duo Mirabilis. Guitarist Kevin Serra records music for a singles project with guest vocalists under the name Cloud Seeding. The first single "Ink Jar/Unquestioning" features Boston's Marissa Nadler.

This Ascension's cover of the song "Carol Of The Bells" was featured on ABC TV show Brothers and Sisters during the episode "Cold Turkey" which aired on December 12, 2010

Robin Porter
(aka Porterhaus and @Hydrafunk)

Robin is the founder of Immigrant Records and Shva Muzik, imprints that have influenced the dance music community for well over a decade. Born in Glasgow and raised in Manchester, Robin spent his formative musical years basking in the haze of the Hacienda club; enjoying the infamous summer of love in '88. In 1996 traveled to the sunnier climes of California and spent a decade producing, DJing, uncovering new talent for the label and trend setting for global clothing brands.

Since the labels inception in 1998, Immigrant has signed over 75 artists from all corners of the globe and released over forty 12" EP's on vinyl. The label was partly responsible for introducing the "tech-house" sound to North and South America and continues to transport the sound globally to this day.

Robin has performed alongside pioneers such as Kevin Saunderson, Matthew Dear, Miss Kittin, Swayzak, Adam Beyer, Juan Atkins, Josh Wink, Funk D'Void, Francois K, and latter days heroes in Luciano, dOP, Vincenzo, Anja Schneider, Matt Tolfrey and Ricardo Villalobos. He has headlined at venues and events all over the world from Berlin to Buenos Aires, Tokyo to Guadalajara; clubs such as Pacha (Buenos Aires), Technique (Leeds), Avalon (Los Angeles), Weekend Club (Berlin) and held a residency at London's infamous T-Bar in 2009.

He records predominantly under his own name but also under the pseudonym's "Porterhaus" and "@Hydrafunk"

Robin partnered with global trend setter @4thsex (Jean-Marc Virard) and the @DESIGNER quartet from Los Angeles on a project they signed to Jamie Jone's Hot Creations label. Robin's remix of "Suicide Girl" gained much praise and was awarded "tune of the month" in Mixmag. The track was also featured on the cover mount CD mixed by Jamie and Seth Troxler.

Robin also remixed the Radio One tune of the week"Now That I'm Real" by Chad Valley to be released on Loose Lips Records, along with remixes for Manchester's Development Music and Spain's Flumo Recordings.

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“Gorgeous” - Miranda Sawyer, The Observer

“Beautiful rich melodies are never far away, summoned up by her skilled fingers. Remarkable sonic textures rub up against each other to the extent that the instrument's true voice is unleashed - she makes her instrument speak in tongues” - Ed Pinsent, The Sound Projector

Bela Emerson is an innovative and prolific cellist (acoustic, electric, fx), who creates passionate, evocative, and highly personal music of no definable genre, influenced by her work in genres such as riot grrl punk, electronica, rock, avant garde, techno, and jazz.

She's been performing solo since 2003; her first CD, Kissing Nettles, was broadcast on release in 2004 by Radio 3’s Mixing It. Since then she has performed extensive headline solo tours in the UK, North America & mainland Europe, plus at Supersonic, Glastonbury, Latitude, worldwide Ladyfests, Bestival & Big Chill festivals. This earlier body of work was fully-improvised: composed completely in the moment (see below for more details of releases, achievements, and collaborations). 

From 2013-2024, Bela focused mainly on supporting others' wellbeing and self-expression, founding community music organisation Brighton & Hove Music for Connection and working in hospital settings with Wishing Well Music for Health. 

Since 2024 (alongside her community / healthcare work) she has been developing her own artistic practice, via an Arts Council Enlgand DYCP grant, and three artist residencies in 2024/5. This work is composed, and informed by the body: movement-inspired (including Contact Improvisation), process-/enquiry-led, and directed from internal impulses rather than a requirement to entertain. While positive audience responses are not central to this process at this point, they have been affirmingly positive. 

Bela is currently developing this work and practice through live performances and recording, with a planned album release date of early 2027. 

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Previous work: 
Bela has four solo releases (including 7” vinyl), the most recent of which, Hespera, a full-length studio album, was released on BiP_HOp.

In July 2011, Bela had a live set broadcast in full on BBC Radio 3's Late Junction, plus has had several tracks and sessions broadcast on BBC Radio, Resonance FM (including live broadcasts), many European national terrestrial radio stations, and countless times on the web.

In addition to her solo activities, Bela has worked with innumerable other musicians, such as Tim Exile, The Damned, British Sea Power, Rhodri Davies, Dead Voices on Air, Nick Pynn, Lianne Hall (including four John Peel sessions for Radio 1), and with Stomp’s Lost & Found Orchestra at Sydney Opera House & the Royal Festival Hall.

She also plays for dance, circus, and films live &amp; recorded - recently for the award-winning Tereza Buskova & SchMovies - and in collaboration with Philippe Petit & Randall Frazier she featured on The Wire’s front cover giveaway CD in March 2010.

“If anyone really does live by those Things To Do Before You Die lists, slot 'see Bela Emerson live’ somewhere into the top 50” 
Julian Owen, Venue magazine

“When the performance finished, the audience looked as if struggling to come back to the reality they had been beforehand. Truly, Bela manages to transcend the ordinary and offer a journey through sounds and music that most contemporary artists fail to achieve” LucidSawnDream

“A skilled and eclectically minded performer” 
Boomkat

“Bela hurls her sampled electric cello virtuosity between two processors in a manner that could shatter protons in a head-on collision…a freewheeling engine of grinding physical energy” 
Sonny Chaplin, Brighton Life

“Excellent!” Mark Russell, BBC Radio 3

RELEASES: Hespera (BiP_HOp 2008) 
Laurasia (Drama Queen 2007) 
Subaqua (Gruenrekorder 2006) - track on AudioArt03 compilation 
Scythe 7" vinyl (The Slightly Off Kilter Label 2005) 
Cables (Quiet Records 2004) 
Kissing Nettles (Drama Queen 2003)

I love music! Most of the time I'm only listening, but once in a while, especially when I'm in love, I need to be creative and let the world know how I feel. I always write my own songs, with one single exception: Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri touched my heart so deeply that I had to cover it. I devote all my songwriting to Christina, my biggest musical inspiration, even if I'm singing about other women. Thank you for listening to my humble unprofessional songs - more to follow! God bless you!

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