The Whitney Myer Band is a family affair, with vocalist Whitney Myer backed by father Scott Myer on guitar and uncle Fred Myer on drums. Bassist Gia Torcaso — a premier player in Reno, Nevada’s fertile music scene — rounds out the ambitious quartet.

Family History: The music bug first bit in the Myer clan when Scott and Fred started jamming with neighborhood kids in the East San Francisco Bay. The brother’s and ended up with full-fledged careers, backing nationally touring acts such as Dave Mason and Nicolette Larson, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, which led to them touring with countless other major lable acts. The 1990s found Scott and Fred in The Mudsharks, a Reno-based trail inovative ska band that toured the US and shared bills with up-and-coming acts such as No Doubt and Sublime. They had there own record lable and put out two CD’s selling thousands of copys and scoring a west coast regional hit with (She’s Leavin Town) nearly scoring a major record-label contract.

Whitney grew up in and around the mosh pits of The Mudsharks, and her unique childhood generated her own performance dreams. By 13 she was writing songs and soon after was singing in local music venues, backed by her father and uncle. When she was 16, the trio recorded a CD, “Last Days,” a brew of funk and pop, jazz, blues and R&B. The band continued honing its sound, coming to dub the distinct fusion “PopSoulFunk.”

His father urged him to pursue his desire to become a musician, and Kix moved to Nashville in the early 1980s. His then girlfriend (now wife Barbara, with whom he has a son and daughter) followed shortly thereafter. He began working for Tree Publishing as a staff songwriter. He recorded his first solo single, Baby, When Your Heart Breaks Down, for Avion in 1983 but returned to songwriting after its failure. He also released an album, Kix Brooks, in 1989 on Capitol Records. This album also featured the song “Sacred Ground”, which became a #2 country hit for McBride & the Ride in 1992.

He was one half of country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Brooks usually provides backing vocals on their songs and singles. The singles featuring Brooks on lead vocals include, “You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone”, which went to Number One, Lost and Found, and “Rock My World (Little Country Girl).” He has not sung lead on any of the duo’s singles since 1999′s “South of Santa Fe”.

On August 10, 2009, Brooks & Dunn announced to their fans, via their website that they intended to disband after 20 years of touring. According to the short statement released on their web site, Brooks & Dunn intend to release a greatest hits album, tour throughout the rest of 2009, and have a farewell tour in 2010.

Borgore is the alias of Israeli dubstep producer Asaf Borger, who is currently releasing tunes throughShift Recordings, Terminal Dusk, Trill Bass, Zaudio, Mad Decent, and sumerian records He is also a drummer for the deathcore band Shabira, and part of the dubstep duo Alphamale Primates, which consists of him and Tomba.

He has recently finished a massive US tour to sold out dates everywhere and a plethora of positive reviews. He is now in the process of signing with a major label.

Slick Rick foreshadowed and epitomized the pimpster attitude of many rappers during the late ’80s and early ’90s, with gold chains, his trademark eye-patch, and recordings that were no less misogynistic — “Treat Her Like a Prostitute,” for example, became an underground hit in 1988, though it was justly criticized for its view of women. His 1989 album, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick, was a certified-platinum classic, but before he could record a follow-up, Slick Rick was arrested for attempted murder. Out on bail thanks to Def Jam Records’ label head Russell Simmons, Rick recorded The Ruler’s Back in three weeks and released the album in 1991. After his release from prison two years later, he recorded Behind Bars for a 1994 release.

Hulk is a collaboration of the minds of two creative minds sharing a similar enthusiasm for heavy driven bass music, Claw & Richie August. After meeting at the 2009 Winter Music Conference in Miami, they began to send files back and forth to collaborate on projects in Dubstep, Hip Hop and Electro. Since the inception, Hulk has been catching the eyes and ears of artists such as Reid Speed, Reso, Mark Instinct, Ultrablack, TrillBass, High Rankin and DJ Lord of Public Enemy, just to name a few.

Yo Gotti released a string of independent albums. From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game (2000),Self-Explanatory (2001), Life (2003) and Back 2 da Basics (2006) Yo Gotti became very well known in Memphis after the release of his album, Life. The song “Dirty South Soldiers” featuring Lil Jon propelled Gotti into the higher ranks of Memphis rappers. The album Back 2 da Basics had even more success. The singles “I Got ‘Em”, “Full Time”, “Shawty”, & “Gangsta Party” featuring 8Ball & MJGsolidified his status as one of the top rappers from the city.

Upon moving to Los Angeles, he was befriended by ex-MTV VJ Simon Rex who encouraged Avalon to rap and collaborated with him. The two began passing out demos to Hollywood clubs and soon developed a following among fans of the Santa Cruz nightclub scene.

Upon entering the rap scene in 2000, Avalon first adopted the stage name, “The Relevant” and made his first appearance on Met Fly (who would later be known as Andre Legacy)’s album entitled “Wiggin’ Out”. In 2004, Avalon first collaborated with Existereo of the Shape Shifters’s on the song “No Class.” He later collaborated with Existereo again on: “Couple o’Shitbags & The Fly’s That Go With ‘em” (2005), “Wrong Side” (2006), “I Love Who” (2007).

In November 2007, Mickey Avalon released his self-titled debut solo album. Released through Interscope/Shoot to Kill Records in association with MySpace Records, the album spawned the singles “Jane Fonda” and “Mr. Right”.

In 2011, after years of back and forth wrangling with Interscope, Mickey was released from his recording contract. He is currently signed to Suburban Noize Records. His second solo album, formally titled, On the Ave has been renamed Loadedand is due to be released in early 2012. On March 12, 2012 he digitally released a 4-track EP entitled On the Ave.

Ming & Ping are an American electronic pop band from San Francisco, California. The group consists of Hong-Kong born identical twin brothers Ming and Ping (last names unknown) and their producer/creative director Bao Vo. The band was formed in 2002 in San Francisco, California and released their first full length album in 2004 entitled “mingping.com” with Chicago indie label Omega Point Records.

Dia Leif Frampton (born October 2, 1987) is the lead singer of the band. She attended Dixie High School in St. George, Utah and Shadow Ridge High School in Las Vegas, Nevada; she graduated early by also homeschooling her senior year at the same time attending public school for her junior year in 2005 then moved to Salt Lake City with her sister to further their music career. She cites as influencesModest Mouse, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Joni Mitchell, The Avett Brothers, Rocky Votolato, Ben Folds, Etta James, Death Cab for Cutie, The Cranberries, and Cursive. During live performances, Dia plays percussion instruments, such as the cowbell and tambourine, and occasionally a Casio Privia keyboard. She almost always performs without shoes on. She also does not like to eat anything within two hours of performing. Dia often recorded a “song diary,” an impromptu recorded song, on her MySpace page. She explained, “It was something very raw, and to be honest, something that I was slightly embarrassed to put up because of the quality but I did anyways, for any of our listeners who would care to hear something not hot off the production belt, but something more organic and ‘home made.’ It made me feel better to share my feelings with people who could connect, and I think that is what happened with many.”

Kellie Pickler is everything that’s right about that uniquely modern place where reality and celebrity come together. She is first and foremost a force of nature, a young woman who followed a restless small-town dream to the upper reaches of the music world. She came armed with real talent, for she is a singer who has learned well from idols like Tammy, Patsy, Loretta and Dolly. Still, it takes much more to enter the cultural consciousness as firmly and unmistakably as she has, and Kellie brings more in spades.

Kansas is an American rock band that became popular in the 1970s initially on album-oriented rock charts, and later with hit singles such as “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust in the Wind”. They tour in North America and Europe.

After originally signing with Capitol Records, Cali Swag District began to record their debut album, The Kickback. They released their debut single, “Teach Me How to Dougie”, on April 13, 2010. It became a commercial success, peaking at twenty-eight on the US Billboard Hot 100, nine on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and six on the US Rap Songs chart. The songs success led the “Dougie” to become one of the most popular dances of 2010. The song’s follow-up, “Where You Are”, was released on September 7, 2010. It samples Michael Jackson’s 1972 hit, “I Wanna Be Where You Are”. The song only managed to peak at forty-five on US R&B charts and twenty-two on US Rap charts. The group’s third single, “Kickback”, was released on January 18, 2011. The single peaked at ninety-one on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Due to album pushbacks, much of the The Kickback was re-worked, resulting in “Where You Are” being cut from it, making “Teach Me How to Dougie” and the title track its first two singles.

Heartless Bastards originally formed as a four piece band with members Erika Wennerstrom on vocals, piano and guitar, Dave Colvin on drums, Adam McAllister on bass and Michael Weinel on lead guitar. They played their first live show at The Comet, a bar in the Cincinnati community of Northside, in August 2003. After parting ways with Colvin, McAllister and Weinel, Wennerstrom reformed the group as a three piece with Kevin Vaughn on drums and Mike Lamping on bass. The band was signed to Fat Possum Records in 2004 after Patrick Carney from The Black Keyspassed along a demo he received from Erika. The 5-song demo was recorded in December 2002 at Ultrasuede Studios by Shannon McGee and featured Colvin on drums, along with contributions from Reuben Glaser on lead guitar and Jesse Ebaugh on bass.

Dark Star Orchestra performs shows from among the nearly 2,500 shows that the Grateful Dead performed during their 30 year tenure as fathers of improvisational rock. On most, though not all their performances, Dark Star Orchestra presents the complete original set list, song by song, and in order, while adapting their phrasing, voice arrangements, and specific musical equipment for the various eras of the Grateful Dead shows in which they perform.

Members of the Grateful Dead themselves, including rhythm guitarist/singer Bob Weir, drummer Bill Kreutzmann, vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux, and keyboardists Vince Welnick and Tom Constanten, have appeared on stage and performed with Dark Star Orchestra. In January 2011, the group performed its 1900th show.

From the early roots of his West Midland’s studio, to pioneering releases through reputed major labels, Funkagenda’s stamp on dance music can be felt across Europe, North, Central & South America, the Middle East, Australia, Russia and Japan. A devoted passion for music, alongside an embrace of technology, has fortified Funkagenda as a vanguard of the ‘tough but melodic big room house sound’