Raspy-voiced singer-songwriter Tess Dunn has accomplished more in 24 years than many performers with decades behind them. A seven-year veteran of West Coast Vans Warped Tour dates who was named one of the top Bay Area performers by a leading S.F. radio station, Tess has already released three albums of her original music, while reigning over stages from San Diego to Orlando to Seattle. Reviewers and fans have described Tess as fearless, a songwriting phemon, a creative wunderkind, feisty, witty, a smartass. With her passion, drive, and stunning talent, Tess takes girl power to a whole new level.

Tess is noted for her powerful vocal range that goes from unique raspy lows to crystal clear highs. She is also a talented keyboardist, keytarist and ukuleleist. She started writing songs at 11, and took to the stage at 12. She released her first album of original music when she was only 14. Tess’ most recent EP, Daydreamers, was recorded at the legendary Jackpot! Studio in Portland with award-winning singer-songwriter Ari Shine and engineer Sean Flora (The Shins, The Black Keys) and showcases Tess’ mature talent. In its first review, Daydreamers was praised as a “compilation of some of the best sounds and hooks to show up from the "underground" side of the pop-rock genre in quite a while.”

Her previous EP, Honesty Box, released in 2012, was produced by Ari Shine and Noah Shain (Skrillex, Dead Sara, Secret Handshake). Jenna Brogan of the Good Times wrote, “While Darling Just Walk was an opportunity for Dunn to show off her songwriting skills, her uniquely raspy voice and vocal range…Honesty Box kicks up the tempo, production value, and girl power.” Eric Berg of KUSP FM noted that Honesty Box has “a great caffeinated garage sound not too dissimilar to the punk bands of 30 years ago.” Wrote another reviewer, “With lyrics dark yet hopeful, Dunn plays a range of songs that hit with the energy of Blink 182 and the emotional intensity of a Fiona Apple ballad.”

"Shame To See," the first single from the EP, was recorded at the legendary EastWest Recording Studios in Hollywood. The accompanying music video won a San Francisco Bay Area contest for Best Local Music Video, and Tess was named one of the top eleven S.F. Bay Area artists of 2011 by 99.7 FM NOW Music.
Her 2009 EP, Darling Just Walk, was recorded in North Hollywood with a host of internationally-recorded musicians, including Carina Round, Adrienne Pierce, Ari Shine and Adam Topol (Jack Johnson’s long-time drummer). A reviewer wrote that Tess’ lyrics, “…delve into deeper and darker spaces than the pop stars of her time.”   

Dubbed “the young and the fearless,” due to her fierce battle with cystic fibrosis, epilepsy and diabetes, Tess says “it’s almost like having a clock ticking over your head, but it has a way of putting things in perspective." She adds, “What pushes me is when other people think I can't do something. I'm very defiant.” An affecting advocate for anyone battling life’s challenges, Tess inspires others by her refusal to bend to life’s unfair hand.

Tess is a dynamic performer, including at West Coast Vans Warped Tour shows in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. She has had numerous sold-out solo shows in Santa Cruz County, and has opened for artists including Karla Bonoff, James Durbin, Nina Storey, Ari Shine, Adrienne Pierce, and Dresses. Her music has been scored in a soon to be released indie feature film, and she has participated in three national film and music productions, including Vans Off The Wall TV’s "Pass The Bucket" series, which features inspirational athletes, artists and performers. To listen to Tess is to be inspired.

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Ancient Soul ~ Modern Body ~ Futuristic Mind 

Philosophy: Only love is real.
*Life is mysterious and wonderful. Explore your purpose on earth and see where it takes you! Fill your life with what brings your authentic self joy.

SAN FRANCISCO INDIE-ROCKER nerd Megan Slankard and her band The Wreckage have independently sold over 40,000 copies of five self-released albums and are currently planning consecutive releases of a brand new double-EP project in 2022. Pre-pandemic, Megan packed 2018 and 2019 with over 10 months of touring, including a 50-show Guitar Center tour with BOSE Professional, and a cross-country tour supporting Toad the Wet Sprocket. Megan was a finalist the 2021, 2020, and 2018 Unsigned Only Competition, a finalist in the 2020 and 2018 International Songwriting Competition, and a finalist in the 2019 International Acoustic Music Awards. She won first place in the 2017 Unsigned Only Music Competition (AAA Category) for a punk song she wrote, record, and performed herself in her kitchen, smack dab in the middle of San Francisco. (Sorry neighbors.)

singer/songwriter/producer emphasizing in: funky grooves, bangin beats, lofty loops, and all that is in between. :)

L O V E R - SOULMUSIC&SPIRITUALITY. 
H E A L E R - DIVINEFEMININEFLOW.
A R T I S T - CREATINGLIFETHROUGHSOUND.

         Jason Lee Worton, a singer/musician, grew up moving around the island of Jamaica, also spending several years living overseas. Coming from a racially diverse background, surrounded by music, the ocean and rural Jamaica, he grew up flowing through groups and scenes. Always on his own path, at once "a part" and "apart" from the main tribes. This shaped not only the person but also the music, one of his muses being "the common bonds that compliment the very distinctions that make us all beautiful individuals" as he puts it.

	His sound involves switching between instruments and styles. Having flowed through numerous bands in Kingston for over a decade, he has established himself as a solid sideman multi-instrumentalist, working mainly on the guitar. His edgy yet sometimes folk-like, bluesy "dubrock" sound is often described as a Jamaican Jimi Hendrix, at other times his softer acoustic material is compared to Jack Johnson.

	Notable bands from his past in the Kingston scene include Crimson Heart Replica, Random Chaos, From The Deep, and The Uprising Roots Band. He has also worked with legends such as Lorna Bennet, John Holt, Winston Makanuff and Kymani Marley, to name a few. Most significantly, Jason made a name for himself working with all the leading artistes of the current "Reggae Revival" Movement, especially Protoje with his band, The Indiggnation. 

Not one to shy from the unknown, he has recently departed from Protoje’s band to focus once again on his own music. He still collaborates on projects with his friends and colleagues though, and has even begun dabbling in yoga kirtan music. Worton has appeared at prestigious events such as the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, and been a mainstay at small local venues such as at Jamnesia, Red Bones and Nanook. A real Jamaican DubRocker, when he doesn’t have an instrument in his hands he thrives on being in the sea and in the bush, and is an avid surfer, yogi, and aspiring farmer/beekeeper.

Alternative Rock band based in Los Angeles, CA. 
Tommaso Gimignani / Vocals
Ignacio Zas / Guitar
Felipe Archer / Bass
Ale Robles / Drums

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