Lobo Marino, a Richmond-based duo whose elegantly eerie chant-like intones soar over drone-vibing earth-fused folk music built primarily on harmonium, bass drum and various other unique instruments and voices. 

Named after the enormous Pacific Sea Lion, their brand of halcyon, experimental folk draws from a rich palette of international influences. Chaotic yet harmonious, their infectious hooks and intoxicating vocals are both hypnotically spiritual and deeply soulful.

To purchase our music visit:
http://lobomarino.bandcamp.com/

Krsnaa Fitch is a singer who grew up singing traditional Benjali Bhajans, and Kirtan. She also sings Jazz, Classical Choral Music, Irish Music, Folk Music, and many other styles. Her passion is the matters of the heart, in the deepest sense. Divine Love.

ROBYN LANDIS
Songs for thinkers and dreamers 

A soulful, transparent and unpretentious performer, Robyn’s literacy dates back to early childhood. A published poet and grade-school spelling bee champ, she published two Warner Books bestsellers while in her early 20s, after penning national magazine and newspaper pieces as a 16-year-old college freshman.  

When she turned her attention to music, her writing gifts translated naturally; her intelligent songcraft has garnered over 55 honors since 2005, including first place in the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival Songwriting Contest, first place at the Wildflower! Festival, and Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. She was a Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist, received Telluride Troubador and Rocky Mountain Folks Fest honorable mentions, and has been an official showcasing artist at Folk Alliance International and FAR-West and NERFA conferences.

Her second recording Many Moons was one of the most-played records on folk radio in 2009, with no special promotion or representation. Her third CD Waterproof, produced by the late John Jennings (Mary-Chapin Carpenter) and featuring Christine Lavin, brought to life a fresh set of original songs for outside-the-lines thinkers and dreamers. Reflecting at once a joyful and sober perspective on the world, it’s an expansive chronicle of life’s journeys...uplifting, activist, spiritual, yet deeply personal too. 

Robyn’s articulate, passionate and evocative writing has invited frequent comparisons to Richard Shindell (one of her favorite influences). Her songs are delivered with pure, warm, intimate vocals and tuneful folk-Americana melodies. 

John Coinman of Kevin Costner's Modern West Band says "Her songwriting is reminiscent of some of the great folk/rock/pop songs of the 60s, when hope and innocence merged with protest and activism.” Christine Lavin says,  “I'm impressed with her songwriting, her spirit, and her sound…contemporary folk songs with a timeless, traditional feel. I love her work."   

Robyn has toured extensively; co-written and shared the stage with many fine writers and musicians; and taught songwriting at festival workshops.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Robyn received degrees in Communications and Film from BU, later settled in Seattle, and happily migrated south to sunny Tucson in 2010. She is a passionate environmental and health advocate, a coach/teacher/mentor, and a meditator and practitioner devoted to spiritual life and service. She is at work on her fourth CD, Home In This World, as well as her third health-related book.

I have been musical since I was a child, but had always been rather shy & insecure about my abilities. Thus I have been a closet musician up until 2019 when I joined my first band & gained some confidence around music. I've since branched out as a solo artist and am so excited to keep exploring!

Sophia Marie Harrington on Guitar, Drums, Handpan, Vocals/Harmonies & Percussion

To inquire about Acting, Modeling 
& other opportunities, visit: https://www.backstage.com/u/sophia-marie-harrington

- Sophia Marie Harrington

Aliah Selah's 1st solo CD ACOUSTIC PERFUME, featured on local Austin radio stations KUT, KTSW, KVRX, KGSR, & KOOP in perfect time for Lilith Fair. Her 2nd CD LIVIN' IN THE SHADE started playing on those stations. Her songs lead her to becoming a featured artist on KKMJ where she interviewed with DJ Eric Leikam who had dubbed her, "a kinder, gentler, Tori Amos" when he worked at KLBJ. After her Amsterdam A2A Showcase, some European stations started playing her unique spoken word and sung performance art song "Little Shelf" that was nominated for a 2008 HOLLYWOOD MUSIC AWARD in the Ambient/New Age category after being nominated for a LA MUSIC AWARD in 2007 - both Experimental/Female Vocals. 

She's now releasing SHADES OF IMAGES on Int. World Peace Day - opening with song "Little Shelf" that she's choreographed for a music video that's set to open the film CoCreating.us (www.cocreating.us) honoring inspiring stories of those cocreating peace though a call for wellness around the world. The Shades Of Images CD has been nominated for several 2016 Independent Music Awards:  Best Adult Contemporary and Eclectic CD, “Come Alive” - Best Eclectic Song  &  “Listen” - Best Music Video.  Plus: 2 more for Best Music Videos: 
 “Bless the Water” & “Venus In Aquarius”.

She's an interdisciplinary artist with a joyous spirit that reveals a deep commitment to inner growth and spiritual activism. Her song "Bless The Water" was used for radio & TV spots to support S.O.S. (Save Our Springs) opposing developers threatening the fragile watershed eco-system in Austin. An Electronica version has been re-released for World Water Day. Another song "Luna: Tree Of Life" celebrates the work of Julia Butterfly Hill who lived for 2 years in a soaring Redwood tree she named Luna to help save the ancient forest. Aliah's song "Sweetwater" is the title track on the Austin feature film that showcased in several festivals & plays regularly on PBS. Inspired by the ongoing peace movement's efforts - she's currently in pre-production with her next CD - IN LIGHT OF NOW as a follow-up to "What Is So?" that was played on several radio stations as the Iraq war first started. She offers video activism through Peacefarm Productions (www.peacefarm.org) that has  received several production grants for wellness videos. See Lotus Heart Yogadancers in music videos "Across The Universe 2013" & "Silence Fills Sound"  - inspiring a shift to a peaceful world. Aliah's finding so many inspiring artists who feel the same way at Sacred Music, Art, & Yoga Festivals - bringing in the new era of people over dollars. 

Aliah's a pro performer with hundreds of live performances; she's toured Japan, Canada & Alaska with the keyboardist for Counting Crows, while in Boston. In addition, as host of their Austin TV shows - she also featured her layered collage-like music art videos where she danced as another form of graphics - fulfilling her original vision of dancing to her own music.
 
In the San Francisco Guardsman, the writer commented on BELIEVE IN LOVE - her one woman show (her music, dance, poetry, art, & comedy about life): "It's nice to find someone who tells it how she sees it - we can expect to see more of Aliah Selah, she has the talent & integrity to rise above the norm."

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