Just as all life can be traced back to one defining moment – the Big Bang – there is one event in Malvin Moskalez’s life that completely changed the path of his career. Seventeen years ago, a motorbike ride ended in a dramatic accident in which Moskalez lost a lower leg. In a flash, everything was different. Ever since that day, Moskalez has been trying to come to terms with that painful event. Music has offered a vehicle for this process. Gradually, Moskalez gets a grip on his new life. He rediscovers his love for guitar, singing and songwriting. He spends his time refining his songs, playing them first for friends and family, and later in living rooms and small bars. For a while, Moskalez continues making plans and moving intimate audiences with his performances. Enter Steven De Bruyn. The two get talking and De Bruyn proposes to produce Moskalez’ debut together with Brussels studio wizard Géraldine Cappaert. The result is a beautiful DIY collaboration, a cross-pollination between two musicians who find connection in the same musical experience: deeply emotional songs informed by a no-frills approach: pure and unadulterated, yet warm and personal. Moskalez christens his album ‘For the beauty kept inside’, which could just as well be read as ‘nothing is what it seems’.  
 
 
Malvin Moskalez is the nom de plume of Nico Goethals (Ghent, 1973). Behind this stage name lies a touching, personal story: “My grandmother, Malvina Tweckhuizen, ran a pub in Ghent. It was a people’s pub, whose patrons would come for a chat, a glass of the good stuff and a bit of fun. This high-spirited environment was in stark contrast to the life of my maternal grandmother, Tatiana Moskalez, a Russian-Ukrainian who, following two world wars, ended up in Belgium with a hard life behind her. The duality of pleasure and pain is something I also live with. The name Malvin Moskalez is a tribute to my roots, to two women without whom I would not be here today.”

Kim Stringfellow is an artist, educator, writer and independent curator based in Joshua Tree, CA. Her work bridges cultural geography, public practice and experimental documentary into creative, socially engaged transmedia experiences. She is a 2016 Andy Warhol for the Visual Arts Curatorial Fellow and a 2015 Guggenheim Fellow in Photography. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from Claremont Graduate University in 2018. Stringfellow is a Professor Emeritus at San Diego State University’s School of Art + Design.

Grinderhouse is the solo project of Antwerp based producer and multi-instrumentalist David Hermans. As the co-founder and long-term band member of folk/rock band New Rising Sun, he chose the alter ego Grinderhouse to house his solo creations. Notably influenced by artists such as Damien Jurado, Sparklehorse and Sufjan Stevens, he aspires to an atmospheric sound, heavy in texture but soothing and melancholically profound.

Originally from near Leuven, Belgium, Carl Durant went for a musical adventure in San Diego, CA that ended up lasting 11 years. Vocally reminiscent of The Decemberists, he became a regular in the coffeehouse circuit (Lestat’s, ...) playing solo gigs with his looping pedal and finger-picked or strummed guitar. With his live band he also gigged in venues as House of Blues and Anthology. About his self-released EP, the San Diego Troubadour wrote “Durant is a solid songwriter, with a lot of potential” and some airplay on local radio stations was well received: “LOVE the song "Appropriate" sounded good on the air tonight..” - Mookie (KPRI). 

Having developed a European sound (think Ed Sheeran) infused with the west coast songwriter influence of Jason Mraz, Tom Waits and the likes, Carl now has his live band The Lost Kings in Belgium, while still regularly playing solo in intimate venues or living rooms.
Latest singles were recorded with Grammy-winning Alan Sanderson in San Diego while his self-produced EP “Last Place” is available for streaming (Spotify/Deezer) or free download: http://www.carldurant.com

His debut single "Appropriate" has been aired numerous times on Radio Sophie, KPRI, Rock105.3FM and 91x in San Diego. Sonically, comparisons with Bruce Springsteen's "I'm on fire" and with Clannad were made. Other tracks from his EP "Last Place" were aired on KPRI.
His single "Secret", released during KPRI's Homegrown Hour on 3/4/12, starts out as a lullaby and ends with an edgy twist. End of 2012, the release of "(Not Our) Ride Home" was described in the San Diego Reader as a tribute to the young victims of a bus crash in Sierre, Switzerland. The article and more press coverage can be found on the website: http://www.carldurant.com/press 

In the last two years in CA, Carl has shared the stage with Adam Levy, Belgian (platinum-selling) artist Milow, iTunes&Bilboard charting Jesse Thomas, Platinum Hit finalist Jes Hudak, local SDMA nominees Folding Mr Lincoln and award winners Josh Damigo and Colin Clyne. 

Since being back in Belgium he played on the main stage of Het Depot (opening for Berry Quincy), Crisisfestival, played shows and show cases at Het Depot, De Monk, Blauwe Kater, Club 9, Vleugel F, Den Deugniet, 't Archief, Borrestaminee (cc De Borre), AB Club, BazArt Café, At the Bebop, Novanois, The Aloft Brussels, and private events. Carl also plays solo house concerts where he can add a bit more narrative in between songs than on a festival stage. 
A full-page article and interview with Carl appeared in Rondom Leuven in January 2015.  

In 2016, Radio 2 put his latest single "No matter what" in rotation and the video received over 15k views so far. New recordings are in the making. 

Weaving thoughtful, introspective lyrics with irresistible melodies, Vanessa Peters has been releasing album after album of well-crafted folk/rock gems for more than a decade. She has played 1000s of shows across the US and Europe and has recently opened for artists like Josh Rouse, 10,000 Maniacs, John Oates, Matthew Sweet, Mikaela Davis, Lucette, and Horse Feathers.  2019 also saw her profile raise on the national music scene when she was invited to perform on NPR's Mountain Stage and at Americana Fest. 

Her latest album, "Modern Age," achieved international recognition with a month on the German indie-rock charts with her hit single, "Crazymaker" as well as a coveted berth at Ramblin' Roots festival at Tivoli in Utrecht, The Netherlands.  Vanessa's previous album, "Foxhole Prayers" (Idol Records) also received stellar reviews; MOJO gave the album 4 stars, proclaiming that "her songs have the intensity of short stories; gut-punching, laconic" and No Depression says that "her instantly accessible songs—a mix of gorgeous ballads and well-hooked rockers—come loaded with pensive, clever lyrics." 

Vanessa is currently completing her 14th studio album, tentatively titled "Flying on Instruments."  The album is expected in the 2nd half of 2023.

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"A brilliant songwriter with a literary quality that makes her songs comparable to short stories, Vanessa Peters is Dallas’s Aimee Mann."  - Dallas Morning News

"Vanessa Peters is a great songwriter from Texas, who shifts her laconic short stories here from the usual Americana sound into a brilliant power pop rock like Aimee Mann used to do. Juliana Hatfield or Sheryl Crow did. And suddenly you just want to hear this voice." - Der Spiegel

“All in all a lovely album. There are plenty of skilled musicians and exceptional vocalists around but not so many as lyrically adept as Vanessa Peters.”
- Americana UK

"A masterful storyteller and supremely gifted lyricist, Peters’ words sparkle like diamonds in the lines of 'Carnival Barker.' Foxhole Prayers drips with magical, classic-style singer / songwriter allure." - Ink19

"It’s thought-provoking, meaningful and powerful storytelling in form of a beautiful folk rock song…. Among the finest albums I’ve heard this year." - One Chord to Another

“The singer-songwriter’s fifth full-length, the album’s rich with intimate observations and relaxed, natural musicianship even on exuberant anthems such as “Grateful.” Her writing and unaffected deliver evokes Aimee Mann as well as the Weakerthans’ John K. Samson”
- David Greenwald, music critic for the Oregonian

“Hooks a-plenty…there isn’t a bad track on the record. I defy anyone with an ear for a catchy melody sung in a beautiful, rich, and completely engaging voice not to be enamoured with this baby.” (8 of 10 stars)
– Americana UK

“Vanessa Peters and ICOM’s “Sweetheart, Keep Your Chin Up” may well be my 2009 disc of the year.”
– Hickory Wind (USA)

“Vanessa is a true poet and a brilliant singer/songwriter”
– Rootsville (BE)

“the best kind of singer-songwriter”
– The Dallas Observer

“a true poet … tunes that move and delight the ears”
– Whisperin’ and Hollerin’ (UK)

“This is the record I’ve been waiting for Aimee Mann to make for years”
– Heartache with Hardwork

“Peters gets it right … reminiscent of Suzanne Vega and Beth Orton”
– Maverick Magazine (UK)

“The album shows a wonderful mix of folk, Americana and alt-country of the highest level…both instrumentally and lyrically, this album is one of her best creations.”
- Rootstime (Belgium)

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