Team

Team highlights!

Team member of the month - Candace Kruse

20 Apr 2010 17:02 • the prez

GILLI MOON
President, Co-Founder  
Based in Los Angeles

Co-founder of Songsalive!, and oversees the Songsalive! operations worldwide, Gilli Moon is an Australian singer, songwriter, recording artist, pianist, actor, producer, author, painter, motivator, entrepreneur, visionary and empowering community builder. Gilli Moon is the quintessential renaissance woman, with a ceaseless contribution to the creative and artist community at large. An artist in her own right, Gilli Moon has become a beacon for artists around the world, inspired and motivated by Gilli's story, and her creativity. As Co-Founder and President of Songsalive!, Gilli has established over 25 chapters around the world hosting workshops, showcases and other programs for songwriters. With her Songsalive! world nation, as well as her record label Warrior Girl Music, Gilli has effectively brought together thousands of artists and songwriters together under various umbrellas, whether it be music conferences, song retreats and workshops, or with her dynamic and thought provoking rock music concerts. Gilli's website
Contact Gilli

ROXANNE KIELY
Co-Founder / Director Of Operations (Australia/New Zealand)
Based in Sydney
Singer / songwriter, musician, performer, vocal coach.
Born and raised in a musical family in New Zealand, and writing songs from the age of seven, Roxanne Kiely has made, and continues to make a marked contribution to the international music industry, as a vocal coach, songwriter and performer, co-founder and Director Of Operations of the not-for-profit song writing organisation, Songsalive!, and ASONG Director, Vice Chairperson and Public Officer. Her compositions have been featured on Australian television programs, advertising jingles and children's shows, including Home and Away and World Around Us. See The Difference is a collection of 12 original songs, is a self-funded independent release.  Roxanne has since produced further recordings, under her own name, as well as in collaboration with other writers, particularly her husband, Stephen via the band, "Prodigal Twins"  Roxanne's song, Bad Hair Day is featured regularly on Australia All Over, with Ian MacNamara, on Sunday mornings ABC Radio 702. Singing Teacher To The "Stars of Today" - Roxanne has many students already successful and high profile stars in the Australian entertainment industry. Her intense and creative lessons will allow you to find your voice and develop its potential.  ScoopFX Music School is situated in Sydney's North West and comprises Roxanne and her husband, Stephen Kiely. Both are accomplished singers, musicians, performers and song-writers; who bring a wealth of knowledge to their lessons in vocal development, piano, guitar, bass guitar, music theory, and song-writing in one-on-one lessons. Future Vision - Anyone who has met or worked with Roxanne in her capacity as a venue, workshop, showcase or event co-ordinator, quickly realises that they are dealing witha passionate supporter of the local music scene, and songwriters in particular. Her constant contact with all aspects of the industry, including print media, television, artist development companies, copyright associations, pubs, clubs and other venues, help keep her abreast of the rhythm which underlies constant change within the music scene. Not only as the Australasian face of Songsalive!, but also in her capacity as teacher, producer, company director and, of course, songwriter, Roxanne remains focused on, and extremely excited about, the development of ASONG, and the potential for this organisation to create and foster great developments for Australian songwriters, and the industry they serve. Also Co-founder, Director & Public Officer - ASONG (Australian Songwriters Official National Group). Roxanne's website. Contact Roxanne

DAVE HARVEY
Songsalive! Executive Director
Based in Los Angeles 

Handles the executive operation of Songsalive! (The Americas/Europe)
Dave Harvey has a diverse background. He grew up in Williamsburg, Virginia and went to high school with Bruce Hornsby. He has led an adventurous career path in being everything from an actor to an archaeologist, a museum blacksmith, historian, editor, and a long current career as a professional museum, art, artifact, architecture, and sculpture conservator. He once had a close encounter with the first artifacts that were raised from the RMS Titanic. When he is not busy saving the world's treasures in his day job, Dave is writing and editing for publications, pursuing photography, and for the past two years has been a videographer producing and directing over 500 hrs. of live music webcasts, and also producing live music events. Dave also runs the Westside Tennis group and in his free time he enjoys hiking and camping. Contact Dave.

NANCY HASHIM
Songsalive! Membership Manager
Based in San Diego

Handles global membership inquiries and membership management. For over ten years, Nancy Hashim was involved in clinical research at San Diego’s Feighner Research Institute where she was responsible for Administrative Finance and Marketing.  During her tenure, Nancy played an integral part in every aspect of the company’s clinical research operations.  With four sites in San Diego, she was active in the day-to-day management and administration of the group as a whole, and each research site, individually. More recently, Nancy has embarked on an entirely new career by managing independent singer/songwriter, JD Feighner.  Utilizing marketing and public relations skills that she developed at Feighner Research, she has set about learning and understanding all aspects of the independent music business.  Recently, she helped her client form an independent record label, 1620 Records, and expects to release JD’s debut album soon.

Contact the Membership Dept

MATTHEW MORAN
Songsalive! iCoordinator (web & social media technology)
Based in Los Angeles

Matthew Moran might be considered a bit of a renaissance man. He is a published author, with numerous articles and a book to his credit. He is a songwriter and performer, combining strong lyrical & musical cadence with emotional delivery. He is an entrepreneur and business consultant – focusing on business and marketing technology. And he is a speaker and workshop leader – providing workshops on social media, technology, and professional development.

You can find out more about Matt’s at one of his websites below.

His music:
http://www.MatthewMoranOnline.com

His consulting at:
http://www.KreativeKnowledge.com

And tutorials and information for performers at:
http://www.TheSongwriterOnline.com

Contact the iCoordinator

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Australia

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ROXANNE KIELY
Co-Founder and Director of Operations Australia

See bio at top

 RITA BRATOVICH
Songsalive! Sydney Team member

Rita has been a Songsalive member for almost ten years - virtually a founding member. She has a BA in music and a PhD in imagination. Rita's song portfolio is steadily building and she is currently collaborating with another Songsalive member as a lyricist. There aren't any gold records or contracts yet but it's in the stars. Her time is coming.

DOM GANNON
Sydney Workshop Assistant

Dom is a new team member for Sydney …and is on board to help Rita and Eleanor at workshops. Dom is already coming up with lots of great ideas of how to promote our monthly workshops. Dom Gannon has been playing music for over 20 years. Starting out with School Bands and playing with his local Youth and Church Groups, the skills Dom learned over the years have all joined together to make him the musician he is today. To Dom, music is a universally accepted language that can break barriers of all types, including language. Dom hopes to be able to share his understanding and passion for Music with like-minded people, in the hope of bringing more positive energy to the world.

STEPHEN KIELY

Songsalive! Sydney Workshop Coordinator

Stephen is a multi-instrumentalist musician, performer, and music producer who joined Songsalive! in 1997. Since1998 he has handled workshop co-ordination and showcase presentation duties, and taken his turn at maintaining the Songsalive! website as well. Stephen met and became good friends, songwriting partner and eventually husband to Roxanne Kiely in 2001. Since then they have produced their music as Prodigal Twins, as well as developing a very successful music tuition college, ScoopFX Music. Stephen's songs feature on many of the Songsalive! samplers, the cover designs of which he has been happily designing since CD Sampler 2. A keen photographer, Stephen's award-winning shots can be viewed on his Flickr site. More on Stephen

RUSSELL NEAL
Songsalive!  Sydney Showcase Coordinator                                                                  

Russell Neal is a Sydney-based songwriter, who sings and plays guitar, mandolin, dobro, lap steel, bass, drums and keyboards.  His songs cover a variety of styles from folk to blues to jazz to pop to country, and range from sensitive love songs to humorous narratives.  He is a popular performer at open mike nights and songwriters' nights around Sydney and has also played at the Woodford, Illawarra, Gundagai and National festivals, and at the Sidmouth and Lechlade folk festivals in England, plus a number of venues in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Andrew Denniston
Showcase Assistant

Andrew Denniston is a Sydney based singer/songwriter, composer and producer. He is in the final stages of completing a degree in Composition & Music Production. While, as a relatively late starter in the world of music this course has exploded Andrews' creative options, it has also been his Co-hosting at the Songsalive! singer - songwriter nights that has really helped Andrews development. Andrew has proven himself to be of great assistance to Songsalives' Showcase Co-ordinator, Russell Neal in taking the load off running showcase nights around Sydney, often enabling us to host multiple singer/songwriter events on the same night.

James Shipstone is a promoter who commenced his musical career playing guitar on the American military bases in Europe.  He formed The Nite People in the UK and recorded on Fontana Records and Page One and toured the UK and Europe extensively. When the Nite People broke up, James moved to Perth and joined RCA Records in West Australia. Upon becoming promotions manager, he then transferred to Sydney as label manager in International Artists and Repertoire. During this period James worked with diverse major Australian and International artists such as Midnight Oil – INXS - Southern Sons - John Farnham - Aerosmith - John Denver – James Galway – Eurythmics - Kenny Rogers -Village People. Since leaving the corporate arena, James has been a consultant in the industry and is now active as an APRA registered songwriter, independent publisher, consultant to the New South Wales Public Schools Talent Development Project (School Spectacular)as well as teaching songwriting at the Australian International Performing Arts High School.  James is involved with several of songwriting societies and is a mentor to acclaimed actress Ursula Yovich who is also a writing partner.  James is a passionate supporter of Australian Music, Artists and Writers.

JOAN DOUGLAS
Songsalive!  Tamworth, Australia Coordinator                                                                                        

Oversees events in Tamworth; encouraging Company awareness and membership drives.
Joan Douglas is a businesswoman who built an acoustically-designed room at The Pub, Tamworth, for live entertainment which is mainly focused on songwriting. There are two other hotels with entertainment facilities which play a large part in the Tamworth Country Music Festival--The Family Hotel and Southgate Inn. Now Joan directs The Pub Management which is a country music artist management company.   She has started up the Tamworth Songsalive! Showcases in 2003. Tamworth chapter events are currently on hiatus. Check out our events page here for chapter news and listings.

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U.S.A

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Austin, TX

SEAN MICHAEL SHOWALTER
Songsalive! Austin Coordinator

"Sean Michael Showalter has been writing songs for about 15 years now and has been singing for just as long.  He currently plays around Austin with his band."

JACKSON MICHAEL
Songsalive! Austin Coordinator

Playing and recording music in Texas for over 15 years, Jackson has experience in music production, engineering, session instrumentation, and songwriting. Jackson has released five of his own CDs, worked with renowned musicians James McMurtry, Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey), Dale Watson, and Redd Volkaert, and he has played with bands and musicians such as Leeann Atherton, South Austin Gospel Choir, Papa Mali, Toni Price, Shelley King, Kim Deschamps (Cowboy Junkies), and W.C. Clark – including stages such as Kerrville Folk Festival, Old Settler’s Music Festival, Saxon Pub, La Zona Rosa, Hole in the Wall, Antone’s, and Stubbs.  The band he currently plays with, Iron City Soul Shakers, was named Best New Act 2008 in the Austin Chronicle’s critics poll. Several local artists have covered his songs.

Chicago, IL

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MARY LEMANSKI
Songsalive! Chicago Coordinator    

Mary Lemanski is a talented and eclectic singer, songwriter, and musician, who has also worked in many facets of the music industry, including promotion, radio, staging and live sound production, recording, and remix production. After high school, Mary earned a degree in Music and Business Administration with a concentration in Musical Composition and an emphasis in piano and voice from Millikin University. In 1999, Mary completed studies in audio engineering at the Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences. During that summer, she interned at BMG Entertainment and Epitaph Records in Los Angeles. In 2003, Mary graduated from the University of Phoenix with a Master of Business Administration in e-Business. In 2004, Mary placed runner-up in the Song of the Year Contest, had a Top 10 Hit on Broadjam.com's New Wave charts, and several top 10 hits on Cornerband.com's Arizona local music charts. In 2005, she was chosen to showcase at Earth Mother Mind Jam in Tempe, AZ, the Putt Putt Pub Crawl in St. Louis, MO, and the Millennium Music Conference in Harrisburg, PA. Ms. Lemanski has written columns for GoGirlsMusic.com and LooseyLucy's Headquarters, and has done songwriting, marketing, and image consultation for many record labels and individual artists. She has opened for acts such as Marky Ramone & the Speed Kings, D.I., and Val Emmich. In May 2006, Mary's song, "A Better Place," received honorable mention in the R&B/Hip-Hop category of the Song of the Year Contest.  Mary has also worked for Clear Channel Radio, Razormaid.com, and Rhino Staging, and she is currently teaching piano lessons and working on new material for an upcoming release.

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Grass Valley, CA

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MICHAEL GREGORY
Songsalive! Grass Valley Coordinator 

Michael has been singing since his childhood and always dreamed of becoming a singer and a musician. He started playing his mother's guitar at 12, when she stopped playing it herself. Then started his first rock'n'roll band at the age of 13. Michael has been writing songs since his high school days and has never stopped. He now has 3 working bands; "Mad Dash" a 7 piece show/party band with 3 female vocalists, "CoolHeat" a 5 piece Smooth Jazz group which plays covers and original music and now "Inner Outlook" an acoustic 3 piece all original group. Michael is also an ordained Minister having studied Eastern and western religious philosophies for most of his life. He has written, produced and released two original albums so far, one under the "Mad Dash" name and one spiritual album under his own name. As a Songsalive! member Michael hopes to promote his own music and help others promote their original music as well.

                                                                                            

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Los Angeles

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MARK MICKLICH
Songsalive! Los Angeles  Workshop Coordinator
new bio info coming soon


BOB LEGGETT
Songsalive! Los Angeles West Hollywood Showcase Coordinator and Los Angeles Community Liason

Bob Leggett has been involved with music for most of his life.  Growing up he immersed himself in it, taking piano lessons for seven years, and participating in band, from elementary school all the way through high school.  After spending time in the military, Bob began his professional career working with a pair of jazz artists in San Diego before relocating to the Inland Empire.  There he hooked up with Kerry Getz, who taught him to be a roadie, a merchandiser and a promoter.  It was also through Kerry that Bob met Martin Brown, editor of Live Magazine and producer of the Orange County Music Awards.  Bob became a music critic and reviewer for Live Magazine, as well as becoming active in the Orange County Music Awards for five years, where Bob booked, judged and assisted with the acoustic showcases.  Bob's writing came to the attention of Bernard Baur at Music Connection magazine, and Bob became the "go to" reviewer, writing more than 150 reviews for the magazine.  At the same time, Bob created and produced the So Cal Music Live Acoustic Competition, securing sponsorships from Fender Guitar, Daisy Rock Guitar, Minarik Guitar, Sam Ash Music and Samson Technologies. SoCalMusicLive also helped raise more than $2500 which was donated to the Kids Rock Free program at the Fender Museum and to HeARTS Giving Hope, two programs which educate children on music and the arts.  Bob subsequently moved to LA, where he and his partner, Chelle, have created Shout it Out Promotions, which sponsors twice monthly showcases at The Derby in Hollywood and monthly showcases at Genghis Cohen.  Shout it Out Promotions also currently manages two artists and has created a publishing house to assist artists with music licensing and placement.  Bob was recently appointed as the Music Coordinator for the Burbank International Film Festival, and will be responsible for coordinating all live musical events for the festival week, which will be held at Warner Brothers Studio in March 2009.  Contact Bob

JACK COHEN
Los Angeles Team Member

Jack Cohen is a HUGE fan of music, all types of music. When Jack first saw one of Gilli Moon's shows ten years ago, he fell in love with her music and her way of delivering her songs. Being such a big fan of Gilli's, Jack was eager to help when he first heard about Songsalive!.  As Jack says, "Songsalive! is the best!"

BROOKE MASON
Songsalive! Songnotes Editor and Media Coordinator - Los Angeles

Formerly an elite member of the month, Brooke is excited to return as a member of the Songsalive Team as a media coordinator! Brooke Trout (www.brooketrout.com) is a singer/songwriter of alternative albums Networth (2009) and Bittersweet (2006). Brooke Trout is the stage name of Brooke Mason, an experienced music journalist. Formerly a writer for The Santa Maria Times, Brooke has since been an entertainment editor for Mahoganygirl.comMartin Literary Management. Currently Brooke is a freelance writer for Bitchin Entertainment.com and All Access Magazine as well as a monthly guest co-host on live internet broadcast Flat Cat Radio (www.myspace.com/flatcatradio.)

 MIKE V
Songsalive! Media Coordinator - Los Angeles

With his blues inflected vocals and percussive guitar Mike V has performed in venues throughout Southern California.  Performing "Classic Rock with a Twist" Mike plays original songs with some cool classic rock covers thrown in the mix.  Mike V's original songs tell stories that reflect real life and real emotions from family man's view of the world.  Mike V has been a performing musician for over 20 years performing both as a solo artist and a member of the band Narrow Crossing.  Mike currently hosts the South Bay Songwriters Roundtable and is currently working on his first CD.  As a volunteer for Songsalive! Mike co-hosts the Songsalive! monthly Los Angeles Songwriters Showcase.  Mike is also a member of the Kings Harbor Church worship team..  Originally from Long Island, New York, Mike moved to Southern California in 1980, because of the weather of course.  J  He’s been married to his wife Ann for over 30 years.  They have two boys Chris and Steven, both of whom are budding musicians, Chris - Guitar, Steven – Bass.

JIMI YAMAGISHI
Songsalive! Industry Liaison - Los Angeles

Industry awareness and relationships of Songsalive! through events and promotions. With over a quarter century in the industry, Jimi is also the current head of the SongNet, a Pasadena CA. based songwriter's org. As a writer & producer, much of his work can be found all over the world. He's a guest columnist in several publications & is known to network with everything & anyone connected to songwriting. An accomplished guitarist, Jimi builds most of his own instruments, & previously owned one of the more highly respected guitar shops in Hollywood. "A smile & a handshake are your most important assets in any business." When you meet him, you'll know why.

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Nashville, TN 

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DEBORAH BISHOP
Songsalive! Nashville Coordinator 
Hosting and booking of Monthly Songsalive! Showcases in Nashville TN

Originally from Vancouver, BC, Canada, Deborah began her outstanding career in the Entertainment industry at the age of four and hasn’t looked back since.  An award winning Singer/Songwriter, Indie Recording Artist, Performing Artist, Visual Artist, Writer/ Author, Speaker, Life Coach and Entrepreneur, Deborah is a voice on a mission. Talk Radio, Television, independent film projects, her own vanity label and several theater companies all founded and brought to light by Deborah’s energy and commitment, make Deb a very versed artist / entrepreneur who is not afraid to stand up for what she believes in and make it happen.  She loves helping others to do the same and has a thriving Life and Success Coaching business for just that purpose. Currently involved in developing her Brand “Just Say YES International” Deborah is all about creating positive media that makes a difference in this world.  The Entertainment industry as well as the avenues of personal growth and personal development are all part of her vision as she reaches out to other artists and entrepreneurs who are like minded and want to be a part of creating change right here and right now. Deborah calls Nashville home for the time being, after spending a decade in Los Angeles and has a great reputation for producing amazing showcases for artists as well as cause driven events.  She is working on her new album and is proud to be a Warrior Girl Music Artist as well as the Nashville Chapter Coordinator for Songsalive/Nashville.  “Helping others is all part of being successful and Songsalive is a educationally driven artist empowerment non-profit that does exactly that; helps artists to realize their dreams and make them happen.”  

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New York, NY

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DAN SCHTEINGART
Songsalive! New York Coordinator

Dan Schteingart's work as a composer and songwriter has yielded praise from industry professionals for over a decade. He was recently named a suggested artist by "Song of the Year", and his work "Keely's Song" was a finalist in last year's John Lennon Songwriting Contest. His songs are "poignant, colorful, and written with powerful emotion and harmony". He combines the academia of music theory and composition learned at The Juilliard School with raw instinct and a rich sound, and has played at venues from New York to Los Angeles. Born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Schteingart received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern California. He was a DJ at two of the largest radio stations in Anchorage, Alaska, before moving to New York. Dan is also an accomplished video and television producer. He has produced for HBO's on-air promotion department, as well as for the PBS music series "Great Performances", where he has worked with many high profile musicians and orchestras. He is currently the executive producer of Victory Films, and lives with his wife and son in New York City. www.schteingart.com 

STEVEN ARCHDEACON
Songsalive! Long Island Chapter Coordinator 

Steve Archdeacon is a singer/songwriter, guitarist, and independent recording artist and performing musician based in Stony Brook, NY. He was introduced to Songsalive! at the TAXI Music Conference when he attended one of Gilli Moon’s seminars and shortly after became a member. His MAIN passion in life is MUSIC and strongly believes that if we all help each other out in our life-long quest as artists then you really can’t go wrong because we will all benefit in the long run. He also enjoys motivating others to do their very best in life as you only get back what you put into it. He is on the NEW cover of the Indie Bible 9 (same pic as above) thanks to Songsalive!, and has traveled to England to play at the Cavern where the Beatles became famous. He has also performed in Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, among many other places. He hopes to bring people together with Songsalive! and create more of a community of songwriters in the NY Chapter. He also raises money for the Wounded Warrior Project, which is an organization that helps out soldiers wounded in battle.  You can visit him through his EPK or on Myspace.

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Orange County, CA

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RODNEY O'RILEY
Orange County Chapter Coordinator

Rod O'Riley is the writing and performing name of Rodney Dean Stansfield. RDS is a guitar salesperson by day, songwriter by night, and many other things in the hours in between. A native of Los Angeles, raised in his parents' native Vancouver, BC, and schooled all over the West Coast. Currently learning the fine art of bass playing, producing, and letting the computer take care of the hard parts. Active as an organizer in science fiction fandom, he also keeps himself busy as an activist for animal rights, gay/lesbian/bi rights, and anarchism. And, of course, for the continued viability of live music and the venues that support it. Rodney has been involved in many aspects of Songsalive! since 2002. In 2007, he was honored to assist with the creation of the new Songsalive! chapter in Orange County, California.

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San Francisco, CA

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KATIE GARIBALDI                                                                                                                       Songsalive! San Francisco Coordinator 

Just 25, Katie Garibaldi has achieved a lot in her young career.  She has released six albums, as well as other recordings, constantly tours the country promoting her music and performing, and runs her own record label, Living Dream Music. Most recently, she released her sixth full-length album, Next Ride Out, produced by editor in chief ofGuitar Player magazine Michael Molenda. Katie has a characteristic musical style wherein her equally pop- and country-tinged folk-rock gives her a distinct and edgy sound. A budding humanitarian, the artist has done several benefit shows, directly working with non-profit organizations, including Muttville senior dog rescue and GINA For Missing Persons. Katie has been involved with Songsalive! since 2007 as a member and currently has taken the spot of Songsalive! San Francisco showcase coordinator, along with local artists and members Deborah Crooks and Steven Andrew Kacsmar's help. Visit her website at www.katiegaribaldi.com.

STEVEN ANDREW KACSMAR
Songsalive! San Francisco volunteer        

Steven Andrew Kacsmar is an engaging singer/songwriter whose music is an intriguing mix of folk, acoustic rock, and the blues. His music resonates with the influence of a wide range of genres. His lyrics express both raw emotion and unquenchable idealism. While running the Songsalive workshops in San Francisco, Steven also writes poetry and short stories, performs with various San Francisco samba groups, plays jazz trombone, and is involved in radio theatre. He is branching out into recording and production and is working on a new CD with his band, Phantom City.

 

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Vegas, NV

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CANDACE KRUSE

Songsalive! Las Vegas Coordinator                                                                                                        

Candace is originally from Milwaukee Wisconsin and is a graduate of the Milwaukee HS of The Arts and of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh where she received a Bachelors of Science degree in Recording Engineering and Music Business.  Emphasizing in Voice and Piano, in college, she had gotten an early start in her education and has been studying since the 1st grade. She currently resides in Las Vegas, NV and has a wide background of Theater, Film, Voice Over and Music.  In addition to her strong musical abilities and performing regularly on the strip in Las Vegas with her group Super Shock, she has many voice over and acting credits to her name.  Check out her versatility and spark on the web at www.CandaceKruse.com or check out some of her original music at www.SuperShockShow.com.

MAC LIGHT

Songsalive! Las Vegas Assistant Coordinator

Mac Light has often been heard to say, “I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t making someone happy with my music.”   A native of Colorado, it was inevitable that he would go to the University of Northern Colorado and he majored in Music Performance and Music Education at the same time.   Through the years, Mac has been performing and creating music.  From trumpet player to conductor, songwriter and arranger, composer and film scorer, he has worked to craft and perfect all aspects of his musical experience. 

                                                                                            

 

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Scandinavia 

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PETINA ARSKOG                                                                                                            Based in Sweden

Petina Arskog is a 38 years old Danish songwriter, based in Sweden, just minutes from the bridge to her native Denmark. Petina has been singing and creating music as far back as she can remember. After making a living as a jazz vocalist, her musical path started leading her in a different direction.  At 31, she was experimenting with different styles and created R&B songs, chill-out lounge music, rock, soul and pop, and released a chill-out album in Poland in 2005 as part of the duo The Coupland. She has since become very involved in the Association of Danish Songwriter Clubs, a group of songwriters situated all around Denmark, running showcases much like the Songsalive! showcases. At the Danish SPOT Festival 2008, Gilli Moon was giving a speech about networking at the annual meeting of the Danish Songwriter Clubs. Having heard Gilli’s thoughts and ideas about networking, communities and her presentation of Songsalive!, Petina immediately decided to open a Scandinavian chapter.

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below, on hiatus, coming back soon 

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Austin, TX

Boston, MA coming back soon

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CHRIS MARSTON
Songsalive! Boston Coordinator   

Chris recently graduated from Suffolk University Law and Business School with a Juris Doctor and a Master of Science and is preparing for the NY and MA bar exams.  He has been writing since he was 10, and his focus is on pop ballads.  Chris has his own recording studio and is currently working on an album of "Ballads" due for completion by the end of the year.

Phoenix, AZ coming back soon

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Seattle, WA

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Julie Grebenau
bio coming soon

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Songsalive! Patrons

John Braheny

John Braheny is a top consultant and coach for songwriters, writer/artists and the music industry. His best-selling book, The Craft and Business of Songwriters, has sold over 70,000 copies.
Read his bio.

Alan Roy Scott

Songwriter to the stars (Patti LaBelle, Celine Dion and more), Alan has been a great advisor and supporter since Songsalive!'s inception . Read his bio.