FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 15th
 DAVID
BLAIR | FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 7:00 - 7:30 pm www.myspace.com/davidblairsongs
Classically trained in piano for 12 years from the age of 3,
David Blair adds to his musical repertoire his guitar, bass
playing, songwriting and great vocal skills. Writing songs
has always been his passion since his piano playing days of
a child. He recently won an Honor Award for the 2005 Great
American Song Contest and picked up three Honorable mentions
in the Billboard World Song Contest followed by yet three
more top 20 finishes in the Unisong International Song
Writing Competition. David recently embarked on a new
project aimed at building children’s confidence in
themselves and acquiring skills in songwriting at the same
time through the School Alliance of Student Songwriters.
 KATE
& KACEY COPPOLA | FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 7:45 - 8:15pm
Singer/Songwriters and identical twins, Kate and Kacey
Coppola’s music reflects their Rocky Mountain roots….which
is a fresh yet raw, strong yet delicate, authentic mix of
soul and rock.
On guitar
and piano, Kate and Kacey ‘s beautiful melodies, honest
lyrics and classic voices blend effortlessly with one
another. Only time will tell how their beautiful and unique
harmonies combined with their natural good looks,
charismatic stage presence and tight musicianship will bring
them closer to the fast and exhilarating but fiercely
competitive and elusive ‘freight train’ to success. Kate
and Kacey Coppola are the winners of the 2006 International
Acoustic Music Award for Best Group/Duo. They also landed
two nominations in the 2006 Los Angeles Music Awards, for
best Female Singer/Songwriter and Best Duo.
 this, that and the
other | FRIDAY,
Sept. 15, 8:30-9:00pm
This That And the Other is a playful indie-ixielandpunkpopdramarock quartet with a
unique sound characterized by a special blend of upbeat
theatrical, traditional, and modern musical styles. Their
music is made to energize, inspire, and excite the musical
blandscape. This eccentric band does not limit itself
to one style or genre, and experiments by mixing and
matching musical sounds, borrowing from jazz, indie rock,
and pop as its members are open-minded multi-instrumentalist
musical dabblers. In Late 2003 the band was hand crafted in
Temecula, California by two aspiring songwriters; Anthony
Pedroza, and Ellen Warkentine. Their love for music and
optimistic view on life inspired what is now called This
That And the Other. Through its sanguine songscapades, This That And the Other will take you on a
whimsically wacky musical adventure through magical, mixed
up worlds of irony and optimism, old and new timely rabble-rousery,
and serious ridiculousity. This That And the Other is
not just a band, it is an experience. We're a playful drama
rock quartet singing and dancing our way into the big tired
heart of the world. We're optimists. We make fun of things.
We're mischievous. We love you.
 ARDEN KAYWIN | FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 9: 15 - 9:45pm
Arden Kaywin is a Los Angeles based pop/singer-songwriter whose
talent has caught the eyes and ears of such landmarks as the
House of Blues, The Viper Room, and Roxy Theater , to name a
few. They book her and she packs them with phenomenal live
shows. Arden’s remarkable accomplishments include Los
Angeles Music Awards Female Vocalist of the Year (2005), Pop
Song for the Year from the Independent Music Award for her
catchy single, “Me With Me” which is currently in rotation
on independent radio stations across the country as well as
numerous iTiunes Podcasts. This same song has been
featured on WB's new hit show, RELATED. Four songs
of her debut album have also been featured on episodes of
the NBC Show, HOME TEAM. Another Arden original When Will It Happen, will be featured in an episode of
the WB’s PEPPER DENNIS.
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES:
 TIM
MOYER | FRIDAY,Sept. 15,
10:00-10:30pm
Top Music Artist, 2002 MusicFest, IEMA's "Best Male Artist"
'05 & '06 http://www.myspace.com/timmoyer1
 TOE HEAD | FRIDAY,Sept.
15, 10:45--11:10pm
Top Music Artists of the Inaugural 2001 MusicFest
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER
16th
 MEKIEL
REUBEN | SATURDAY, Sept. 16, 6:45 - 7:15pm
Saxophonist Mekiel Reuben got his introduction to music at
age 8 when his mom gave him a guitar for Christmas. He
played woodwinds in his Chicago high school band and had his
first public performance at his high school graduation. It
was while living and studying music in the Caribbean Island
of St. Croix that Mekiel learned calypso, reggae, Latin and
other Caribbean rhythms. Mekiel credits Grover Washington,
The Crusaders and Earth Wind and Fire as major influences to
his musical stylings. His current album, “Hanging in the
Moonlight,” reflects Mekiel’s smooth jazz sound with a
splash of Caribbean flavor. Mekiel has shared the stage
with some of the biggest and hottest names in jazz and
reggae nationally and internationally such as: Ziggy
Marley, Etta James, Bunny Wailer, UB 40, Phil Perry, and
many others.
 LUCIDREAM | SATURDAY,
Sept. 16, 7:30-8:00pm
Is unlike anything
you've heard. With a vocalist/writer of hip-hop and poetic
upbringing, a flamenco and classical guitarist, a funk
bassist, and a drummer with roots in Metal music. Sharing
the stage with names such as Everlast, Buck 65, Sweatshop
Union, Lorin Bassnectar and events such as Shambhala, Cirque
Du Soleil, United Nation's Day of Celebration, and Much
Music, LuciDream gives the listener poetry to chew on moving
to the funk and rock riffs. LuciDream’s uniqueness and
success lies in its diversity… live shows for ANY audiences-
tailored performances inspire all crowds from mosh pits to
head bobbing to finger snapping poetry readings. LuciDream
has successfully performed for Punk, Hip-Hop, Rock, and Folk
crowds and also holds a large following in the poetry/spoken
word community. LuciDream is different from other bands in
that they bring the audience into the music. With energy
that leaves a crowd vibrating, lyrics that hit home, and
music that inspires movement and reflection... LuciDream is
an adventure of raw honesty
 JANA
ANDERSON | SATURDAY, Sept. 17, 8:15-8:45pm
is a
Minneapolis born and bred soulful singer/songwriter whose
passion and energy are reflected in her songs of life and
love with her own special touch. After having toured
extensively as a back-up vocalist for some of the music
industry’s biggest names including Don Henley, Fleetwood
Mac, Jewel and Stevie Nicks., Jana has stepped out front
with her own brand of country rock that she hopes will
resonate with the listening audience . Jana is currently
putting the finishing touches on her self titled debut CD.
 HELIPHINO | SATURDAY.
Sept. 16. 9:00-9:30pm
Heliphino
(pronounced hell-if-I-know) became a reality in year 2002
when New York transplant Amrir Toufali convinced his
writing partner Patrick Murphy to join him in Los Angeles.
And together they started creating wonderful music which
caught the attention of Wisconsin native Bodin Sterba and
then shortly thereafter, young Texan Stephen Kelly. All
together, with Amrir on bass and keyboards; Patrick on
guitar; Bodin on drums and Stephen as lead singer --they
create a pretty awesome sound which is best described as a
cross between pop, groove, funk, jazz and soul. Heliphino’s
biggest musical influences are Red Hot Chili Peppers,
Jamiroquai, Beastie Boys, and G. Love and Special Sauce.
Heliphino was recently on NBC’s America’s Got Talent-where
they made it all the way to the semi finals.
 lastonedone | SATURDAY,
Sept. 16, 9:45-10:15pm
Is the
pseudonym for L A-based singer / songwriter, Isaiah Olsen.
Olsen
along with David Keel, Damian Bliss and Sturgis King compose
this acoustically driven pop band with a California rock
flare. Hailing from Orange County, California, lastonedone embraces the ideals of youthful freedom and
a ‘seize the moment’ attitude. lastonedone ‘s music
is true California sound with the California soul…defined
with an acoustic guitar and an eclectic blend of sounds and
vocal harmonies on love, friendship, and the hope of living
one’s dreams.
Lastonedone just recently released EP, a six song
promotional CD (produced by Danny Wilde of the Rembrandts)
which they hope will grab the attention of A&R’s and movers
and shakers of the music world. Most important to lastonedone is for the general listening audience to
resonate with their music.
 TUBBY | SATURDAY,
Sept. 16, 10:30-11:00pm
Comprised
of musicians from Southern California, Ohio, Mississippi and
Colorado TUBBY packs elements of ska, funk and rock into a
high -energy show every time they perform at clubs with
Fishbone, Common Sense, the B-Side Players and Blue Oyster
Cult. TUBBY recently took first place at the WorldFolk
National Battle of the Bands in Las Vegas and are currently
sponsored through the “”Powered by Sam Ash” program. They
have been High Times Featured Unsigned Band, been nominated
for three San Diego Music Awards and had the number one rock
and pop punk songs on Sir George Martin’s garageband.com.
With the
release of their new Album, Tasty Medicine, TUBBY is
preparing to take their music and their energy to the rest
of the country and from there, the world.
For tickets and more event information:
(951)
699-5514
Adam
Wolf began his career working on independent films and soon
became a producer with director Christopher Coppola. Adam
has worked directing second unit on feature films as well as
producing and directing everything from documentaries on
low-brow artists to rock videos.
Adam
helped form and became VP of Music Report/TuneData, a
company designed to help electronically facilitate music
requests from music supervisors and film makers to composer
agents, music publishers, and record companies. Adam later
joined music publishing company North Star Media as Director
of Film, Television, and Advertising Music where he licensed
music to films including: Walk the Line, Robots, The Hills
Have Eyes, as well as commercials including Burger King,
Verizon, and Motorola.
Adam has
worked as a music supervisor on a variety of projects
including “The Unseen” with Steve Harris (“the Shield”),
and Gale Harrold (“Queer As Folk”), and most recently the
horror comedy “Kill House”.
He is
currently the Creative Director for PigFactory US where he
leads the film, television, and advertising team, licensing
publishing and master catalogues that include legendary
artists Billie Holiday, Bob Marley, The Turtles, Tom Waits,
and many others.
 BERNARD
BAUR Music Connection: Review Editor, A&R Reporter, Feature
WriterWarner Bros. Entertainment: Sr. Copy Writer / Editor,
Brand Marketing; BGO Entertainment Network: Partner,
Director of Business Affairs
BERNARD
BAUR is an artist crusader and award-winning journalist. He’s credited with over 1200 published articles - almost 600
of them in Music Connection Magazine where he is the Review
Editor, A&R Reporter and Feature Writer. With over twenty
years in the biz, Bernard has worked with national acts and
emerging artists as a former attorney, director of marketing
and promotions, director of business affairs and A&R
executive. For many artists he has been the connection
between the streets and the suites.
Bernard
currently produces Music Connection’s Best Kept Secrets,
a showcase series that connects artists with industry. He’s
also on the Board of Directors as an Expert Advisor for:
Circle of Songs, SongsAlive!, and Los Angeles Music Productions. As an independent consultant
he works with Entertainment Firms, Record Labels, Production
Companies, and Minarik Guitars. He is also a frequent music
judge at events sponsored by (radio stations) KROQ, KLOS,
INDIE 103, and Budweiser.
CONFERENCES,
SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS
Bernard has been a Guest Speaker, Panelist and Moderator for
a variety of Conferences, Seminars and Workshops across the
United States, including: EAT’M - SXSW - UCLA - USC – USF - Los Angeles Music
Productions – SongsAlive! – New Music Business Conference –
Los Angeles Music Academy – The Learning Annex – Temecula
Valley International Film & Music Festival – and, The
Musician’s Institute, Hollywood.
 G.
MARQ ROSWELL (35 Sound Music Supervision & Consulting)
A
sixth generation Californian and graduate of UCLA's
prestigious film school, Roswell knows all too well how
music can contribute to almost any film's ultimate success.
To date he's lent his talents to almost 30 films, including Spy Game, starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt, Sweet November (Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron), Pay
It Forward, (Helen Hunt, Kevin Spacey), End of Days, (Arnold Schwarzenegger), The Hurricane (Denzel
Washington, directed by Norman Jewison), and For Love of
the Game, (Kevin Costner, directed by Sam Raimi).
Due
to the nature of how music compliments a film's content,
Roswell prefers that his role begin very early in the
process. And depending on the complexity of the music used,
that involvement can last many months. For The
Commitments, the story of an Irish soul band, Roswell
spent months in pre-production listening to and categorizing
literally hundreds of R&B songs. He then traveled to Ireland
to help director Alan Parker recruit the cast and finalize
which songs would be used in the film. Once those decisions
were made, Roswell organized and oversaw the recording
sessions. "By and large," he says, "I've found that I get to
be as creative as my collaboration with the director allows.
Luckily, I've been fortunate enough to work with directors
who have an incredible understanding of music."
Movie
soundtracks are becoming an increasingly lucrative and
important aspect of the business, and Roswell has put
together some winners. One of the biggest selling
soundtracks ever is The Commitments, which has sold
over 3 million copies to date. The Varsity Blues soundtrack went gold, while After 7's smash "Gonna Love You
Right" from the Sugar Hill soundtrack became a # 1
R&B single, and The Thing Called Love soundtrack
spawned a #1 country single with Clay Walker's "Dreamin'
With My Eyes Open." America's first real exposure to The
Fine Young Cannibals came when the band wrote both songs
(including the #1 hit "Good Thing") and the score for Barry
Levinson's Tin Men. The inclusion of Chris Isaak's
"Wicked Game" in David Lynch's Wild At Heart almost
single-handedly gave Isaak a career. The song eventually
went to #1. As the music supervisor for all of the above
films, Roswell was responsible for the placement of these
successful tracks.
G.
Marq Roswell has a unique understanding of how music affects
film audiences. It's no wonder that he's one of today's most
respected and sought after music supervisors.
 JIM
SCHULTZ (Sonicbids.com)
Mr.
Schultz heads up Business Development at Sonicbids, the
industry leader in providing online Electronic Press Kits (EPK™),
and possess over 15 years of music industry experience
ranging from venue marketing and facilities management to
retail and record label marketing. His background includes
working with major and independent record labels on
advertising, festival sponsorship, and artist handling. In
the past he has had the opportunity to work directly with
Herbie Hancock, Meatloaf, Jewel, Ahmad Jamal, Blues
Traveler, Dar Williams, Lyle Lovett, Roy Hargrove, Los
Lobos, Karl Denson, and Arturo Sandoval. Mr. Schultz holds
degrees in both Accounting and Political Science.
Mark
Strickland holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Business
Administration with Marketing Emphasis and an Electronics
Technology Degree. He started his career in the music
industry at EMI Records in the Marketing and Artist
Development Departments, and Warner Brothers Records in the
AC Promotion Department. He then joined Radio & Records
Magazine as an Editorial Assistant. After a few years of
doing radio promotion and artist management, Mark joined All
Access in 1997 as National Director of Top 40 Promotion. In
2004, he was promoted to Hot AC Editor & Department Manager
overseeing the marketing of Hot AC/Modern/AC formats. Mark
Strickland has numerous album credits producing, performing
and working with many local and international acts. He is
also an honorary board member of the European Music
Organization.
 RODERICK
J. LINDBLOM (Law Offices of Roderick J. Lindblom)
Rod Lindblom has been an entertainment attorney for over 15 years.
Prior to that, Mr. Lindblom was a writer for Cashbox
Magazine and a partner in a New York film company, ERLILIA Production East, with Eric
Roberts. He now owns and operates his own entertainment law firm (The Law Offices
of Roderick J. Lindblom) in Los Angeles, California. Mr.
Lindblom's clients include actors, directors, writers,
publishers, producers, sports figures, and musicians. Mr.
Lindblom's firm represents some of the most recognizable
names in the entertainment business.
Rod is a Native American Indian and represents some of the best
known Native American actors as well.
 DINA LAPOLT (LaPolt Law)
 ART FORD (Ford Music Services)
Ford
Music Services was founded by eight-year BMG Music
Publishing film & television music marketing
innovator Art Ford. As Vice President of Film & Television
Music at BMG, Ford increased BMG’s synchronization and
soundtrack mechanical revenues over 400% utilizing new
marketing techniques. He pioneered music publishing’s first
song search system in 1994 by launching the ground breaking
1-888-BMG-SONG preview system (pre-Internet.) The system
set a new standard in the industry for marketing songs for
placement in film and television. In 1999, Ford created the
Sundance Film Festival’s first official music
showcase called “Where Music Meets Film - Live From The
Sundance Film Festival,” which was filmed as a VH-1
television special and produced in association with Robert
Redford and The Sundance Institute. The television special
featured such artists as Blondie, The Bee Gees, Lyle
Lovett, Lisa Loeb, Third Eye Blind, John Hiatt and many
others. Art utilized the advertising community’s
prestigious Clio Awards to market BMG’s song catalogs
and Ford Music Services song catalogs to the advertising
community by hosting music panels and sponsoring music
related events as the first exclusive music sponsor for the
Clio Awards. Recently, Ford has placed songs in film and
television productions such as
V For
Vendetta, Walk The Line, ATL, XXX: State Of The Union, Las
Vegas, CSI: Miami and South Beach. He currently has the
Tony Braxton hit “Unbreak My Heart” playing in the Citibank
“identity theft” television commercial and has just placed
songs in the popular NFL Street 3 video game. As a result
of Ford’s reputation in the synchronization area, in 2002 he
was brought in as the Music Supervisor for the opening and
closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in
Salt Lake City.
 RHONDA BEDIKIAN (The Machine Productions)
Senior
Vice President/Publishing & Licensing Rhonda Bedikian began
Heavy Harmony Music Publishing in 1992. She has represented
writers and artist/writers like Skip Scarborough “Lovely
Day”. “Love Ballad”, Giving You The Best That I Got”; Hanson
“MMMBop”; Ralph Johnson of Earth, Wind and Fire “Song Cry”
among others. She has represented songs in various movies
such as “Pulp Fiction”, “Dangerous Minds”, “Soul Plane” and
others. Rhonda has a BS degree from USC in Business
Administration. Before starting Heavy Harmony Music, she was
head of finance for Virgin Music in North America before its
sale to EMI. Prior to that she was head of finance for
PolyGram International Music Publishing in North America.
She has worked with Motown Records, Chrysalis Records and
Capitol/EMI. Currently, Rhonda has teamed up with Dwayne
“DCat” Cornelius to consult and manage
artist/writer/producers. DJ Battlecat, currently on tour
with Snoop Dogg, has written and produced songs for and with
every major West Coast Hip Hop artist; J and Sweet Monroe
who inked and produced the JLo smash “Love Don’t Cost A
Thing”; and Manny on the Street, Ryan Seacreast’s go to guy
on the street during his morning drive show on KIIS FM in
LA. Through Rhonda’s negotiations with Thump Records, the
jazz album “Transoceanic” for Audio Caviar was released.
Audio Caviar features Ralph Johnson, Howard Hewitt, George
Duke, Jonathan Butler and Philip Bailey. The single
“Dominique” . It will be out in January, Ralph Johnson also
has a drum instruction book coming out next year on Cherry
Lane Music. Rhonda’s expertise is in publishing
administration (all accountings done by Haber and Co., CPA)
and master exploitation.
 LOREN
KAPLAN (Mamalahoa Publishing / Kapukawai
Publishing)
Loren N.
Kaplan is President of Mamalahoa Publishing and Principal in
the Rare Groove Urban Music Collective UMX, L.L.C., with
offices in Los Angeles and New York City. As a music
publisher, Mr. Kaplan focuses his efforts on film,
television and phonograph. Feature film credits include “Scary Movie 4”, “Be Cool”, “Bowfinger”, “Street Fighter”,
“A Man Apart”, “B.A.P.S.” and “Set It Off” to
mention a few. Television credits include “New York
Undercover”, “Wayans Brothers”, “Yo Momma”, “Cat House”,
“ESPN Awards”, “30 Days”, “’Til I’m Famous”, “Runs House”,
“Us”, etc. Mr. Kaplan represents a catalog of over
twelve thousand pieces of music in every genre. His
repertoire includes material by Ice Cube, Madonna,
Presidents of The United States of America, Maxi Priest,
Mack 10, Britney Spears, Sir Mix A Lot, The Pussycat Dolls,
Wall Of Voodoo, LIVE, Randy Bachmann among others.
A native of Los Angeles, Mr. Kaplan is holds a B.A. in Music from
the Claremont Colleges, and completed graduate studies at
the University of Southern California‚s Thornton School of
Music Advanced Studies Performance Program. Additionally,
he studied at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City
and at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio.
Mr. Kaplan is a proud member of Professional Musicians Local
47 Los Angeles, The Recording Musicians Association Los
Angeles, The National Academy of Recording Arts and
Sciences, The California Copyright Conference and The
Society of Composers and Lyricists.
Mr. Kaplan is also serving as music supervisor of Emmy Award
winning Garvin Eddy's "Making T.V." Geared towards
young adults, the innovative new show takes a behind the
scenes look at the making of a television show. Other
current projects include a feature film to be released in
January 2007 called "Farce Of The Penguins" written and
directed by Bob Saget and released by Thinkfilm/LionsGate
and the movie "Man In The Chair" starring Christopher
Plummer and Robert Wagner among others.
 JERYL “BLAZE” THOMPSON (LTP Entertainment)
Jeryl
Thompson, Jerry Blaze, or just simply, BLAZE, has been in
around and through the music business for 33 years. As an
artist, producer, song-writer, artist developer or artist
manager, his success has attended the careers of countless
individuals in this industry. While playing drums or bass
for Motown acts in the late 70’s early 80’s, or recording
with everyone from The Temptations to Shalimar to Dorothy
Moore, Jeryl’s presence has been felt throughout the past
couple generations of entertainment consumers around the
world.
Devoting
most of his time to developing and producing acts, Blaze
still writes and performs on many of the efforts of his
clients, as well as guides the careers of his “Hopefuls.”
He has produced award-winning country and rock acts, as well
as performed on many gold and platinum records. The list of
his accomplishments on either side of the microphone is too
numerous to mention here. (Available for collaboration,
production, development, drums, bass and vocals.)
For tickets and more event information:
(951)
699-5514 |
ADAM WOLF
MARK STRICKLAND