Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Falu


Spoken word poet and a Brooklyn resident. This mesmerizing artist boasts that her style is bigger than hip hop.

Honey Larochelle


Since the age of six this soulful singer, song-writer, vocal arranger and producer has been uplifting and moving audiences throughout the US and the Canadian west coast. Her dynamic performance has seen several prestigious stages including House of Blues, Hard Rock Cafe, and NYCs The Bitter End. She has written and produced alongside super producers like Veit Renn, Shaun Fisher and Dakari, and currently has four songs on Jennifer Hudsons upcoming debut. Shes contributed to over 200 recordings and yet knows she is still just getting started. Growing up, Stevie Wonder, Dave Matthews, Prince, and Lauryn Hill fostered her musical growth. She is often compared to Teena Marie, TLCs Left-Eye and Chaka Khan. Be it funk, folk, soul, rock, hip-hop, or R&B her chameleon like voice transcends the musical confines. With every powerful performance Honey re- affirms her commitment to love, full self-expression, harmony, and healing.

Jonas


The music is a modern interpretation of soul. Inspiration comes mainly from the good old soulclassics, but also draws lines to modern r&b, jazz and hip hop. What shines through is the way Jonas succeeds in developing a sound that is completely his own. A warm gentle expressive voice and sound, combined with thoughtful, humerous and poetic lyrics, all adds up to a mixture that is elegantly sexy and simply irressistable. ”Sweet Dreams Guaranteed” is an album that creeps under your skin and keeps growing and growing.

Ranjit


Ranjit's music is a thoughful blend of bossa and soul. Born in India and raised in the USA, Ranjit was encouraged to create music from a young age, and he continues to hone his skills as a songwriter. Singing at times in French, Spanish, Malayalam, Hindi and English, Ranjit's songs reflect the multiculture all around us. Ranjit lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Johanna


Known for her sizzling live shows and her knack for stellar songwriting, Johanna is making waves as what many consider the next major female on the mainstream R&B scene. From Los Angeles to the Big Apple, the D.C. area native writes and arranges all of her own music, and is finding her way into the hearts of many as a standout triple threat of talent, sex appeal, and intellect.

Renee Sebastian


Renee Sebastian is nothing short of remarkable. Since the independent release of her first single “Deliciously Dangerous” in 2004, this neo-soul singer/ songwriter/ producer has received a Billboard World Song Contest Award , was named one of the Top 5 Vocalists by Singer Universe Magazine , and was chosen as the “R&B pick of the week” by Billboard Magazine , to name a few. She has also graced the pages of Billboard , eScene , Hpyhen , Right On! , Women , San Jose Mercury News , and New Music Weekly . She has performed at premier venues such as Slim's in San Francisco, S.O.B.'s, Sugar Bar, and the Manhattan Center to name a few.