Tenasie Bowe & Matt Keyler, combining their songwriting and performance skills to create a unique and refreshing sound, make up the Americana/Pop duo “Tenasie.” Coming from two different sides of the country (Bowe, Las Vegas and Keyler, Indianapolis), they both moved to Nashville in pursuit of furthering their solo careers. First meeting in January 2013, later that spring they played in their first writer’s round together and felt an instant chemistry through similar writing styles and an undeniable blend of their voices. Immediately the two began writing together and forming a band to perform as the new act “Tenasie.” After playing locally and nationally throughout the summer, they were named Nashville Independent Music Award’s “Best Country Duo/Group of 2013.” Currently they are in the process of recording their first EP and consistently performing locally! Follow their social media sites to keep up with them on their journey in music city!

17-year-old Callum Stewart is from Northern Ireland and has been making music since he was child. After gaining attention for his singing, he began to write songs 3 years ago and started to play regular gigs, gaining notable reviews and interest in the music industry. His debut single, “FREE”, was released in May 2014 and has already caught the interest of big players in the industry including Sony Music and Nigel Grainge. Callum is currently working with critically acclaimed producer/songwriter Tré Sheppard, a veteran of the music industry and is also connecting with Choorpy to bring his music to a wider global audience. 2014 has proved exciting for Callum with airplay on BBC’s Across The Line, features on industry podcasts both in the UK and the USA and an appearance on Balcony TV Dublin. His recent gigs have found him playing along side the likes of More than Conquerors and New Ancestors among many others. Even though Callum is still working on his A Levels, this is an exciting year for the young songwriter and artist and he’s certainly a name to watch.

“Minor Soul is an acoustic-pop band created by two young brothers, Jack and Max Wagner. Born in London of English and American parents, they grew up in a high-rise overlooking Hong Kong’s storied waterfront, raiding their father’s collection of Rock classics – everything from the Velvet Underground and Bowie to Jeff Buckley. Add an insatiable hunger for the latest sounds coming out of Europe and the US and you have a singer-songwriter duo who, despite their youth, have been experimenting, performing and writing together for years, and who display a deep sense of song crafting tradition – influenced by the likes of Dylan, the Beatles and Coldplay. In Summer 2011, Minor Soul recorded at Henson Studios in Los Angeles with Dave Stewart, formerly of 1980s rock group the Eurythmics. The Stewart-produced music video for “Beneath My Skin” is growing in YouTube views. They recently worked with ASCAP-winning songwriter Toby Gad in Los Angeles, co-writing and recording “”Streets of New York””. Jack and Max Wagner are currently based in New York City, performing live and spreading the word about Minor Soul. Jack, who in his summers has studied at Berklee and Guildhall Schools of Music, plays guitar, drums, keys and sings with a plaintive, folky baritone. Max, who has traveled Asia as a child actor in stage productions and studied voice at Guildhall in London, is largely self-taught on guitar, bass and piano. He sings with a lilting, soul-baring tenor. Together they blend in a way some have described as the new Simon & Garfunkel. Every lyric and melody reflects their inner city roots – inspired by rockers and folkies of pop culture’s past, neo-Punk rockers, US radio charts and the BBC… all swirling around into one sonic melting pot called Minor Soul. In October 2014, Minor Soul released their second album, “”Tiger””, with the singles from the album being “”Charlie Chaplin”” and “”Nothing At All””.
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http://minorsoul.bandcamp.com/track/nothing-at-all

Belmont University graduate Melanie Meriney is destined to change the way the world perceives female country singers and she knows it. Exceptionally driven and talented, Melanie has already written, fundraised, and recorded her debut country-pop 6-song EP: “All the Good Songs” with Grammy-award winning producer Mike Puwal and Phil Ricciardi as well as an entourage of well-seasoned, talented musicians who have worked with the likes of Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire, Phil Vassar, and Faith Hill. Born and raised in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Melanie grew up playing ice hockey, reading novels, and writing songs. Although always Nashville-bound, it wasn’t until her junior year of high school that she decided to apply to Belmont University as a Songwriting major. After graduating high school, she moved to Nashville to pursue her dream of being a successful country artist. With influences like Stevie Nicks and Miranda Lambert, Melanie’s music is country with a taste of pop, a hint of rock, and a whole lot of honesty. At just 23, Melanie is wise beyond her years when it comes to writing her music. Her honest, emotionally gripping lyrics have captured the hearts of her listeners. “My writing is a mixture of personal experience and stories I hear. I try to be as true as possible to my own life while still writing something relatable to a greater audience,” Melanie says. Since she has been living in Nashville, she has teamed up with both new and experienced writers, co-writing and playing out constantly. In the Fall of 2011, after successfully raising funds for her Kickstarter project, she recorded “All the Good Songs,” her debut EP. She co-wrote the title track and lead single, “All the Good Songs” with her best friend and roommate Stephanie Carvalho. In the Spring of 2012, Melanie was invited to play a live set on the Billy Block Show, after she had been featured for 4 consecutive weeks with both showcased tracks off her EP and live interviews/performances on WSIX’s Locals Only radio show. The reception to her music was so great that he invited her to play live the following month, opening for Rick Vito of Fleetwood Mac. In the Fall of 2013, Melanie was nominated for a Nashville Independent Music Award (NIMA) for Best Female Country Artist. Melanie continues to pursue her dream of becoming a professional singer and songwriter. With her passion, talent, and loveable personality, she is sure to be one of country music’s darlings in no time.

Hi, my name is Jacee Badeaux. I am a singer from Lafayette, LA. I made my debut on the popular television show American Idol on Season 10. That season I advanced to the Top 40. Since that amazing experience I have been blessed to be invited to perform on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and also perform with many great artists such as Rascal Flatts and Terrance Simien. Since my time on American Idol my Sophomore year of High School, I have continued to pursue my music in all areas of my life. I now reside in Nashville, TN to attend Belmont University majoring in Music Business and to work on my music career.

Meet 21 year old Dominique. The NYC-based artist first caught attention with her looping cover of Lorde’s Buzzcut Season and enchanting rendition of ZEDD’s Lost At Sea. Her original debut electro-pop offering ‘It’s Only You’ off the ‘Chains’ EP out soon, charted in the Top 30 tracks on Hype Machine and currently has over 15K streams on Soundcloud, 13K of which was in under 2 weeks. It’s Only You is currently available as a free download via Soundcloud.

“Dominique finds herself floating in space among the stars as her ZeniF-produced track pulses of cosmic stardust into your very existence. Her Monogem-like vocals revolved delicately around the rotation of the synth loops that give all the depth of a pop hit.” – Oblivious Pop

The music of Ivan LaFever brings heat to modern pop music, with a twist of retro R&B and soul. Creating music with no boundaries, LaFever is setting out to make vintage modern again. The name “LaFever” is French for blacksmith, and LaFever considers himself a smith of songs. Playing at open mic nights and a variety of venues across Tennessee to Texas and Florida, LaFever has made a name for himself as not only as top notch songwriter, but a solid performer as well. Influenced by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers and John Mayer, his songs hit home on an assortment of topics including love, happiness, and life in general. As a senior in high school, LaFever was the overall first chair of the Tennessee All-State choir. More recently, he won the Match Records Songwriting Competition hosted at Middle Tennessee State University with his original song “Not Gonna Come Home.” LaFever released a six song EP titled “Retro Future” on April 29 of this year. The EP has a throwback R&B sound, with some modern pop elements. With the help of his fans, he completed a Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds needed to make the much anticipated EP. He released the first single from the EP, “Not Gonna Come Home,” on April 8.

Justin Klump is an American singer-songwriter whose accessible modern-folk-pop music comes directly from his heart. This ability to craft catchy but sincere songs has garnered comparisons to James Taylor, Phillip Phillips, and Damien Rice since his arrival on the scene in 2006. He’s a musician’s musician (having once recorded and mixed a full album in a makeshift studio of blankets and a ping-pong table in his brother’s family room), and is an engaging performer whose songs are the perfect soundtrack for sun-drenched picnic days and shared starry nights. But Justin’s complete mastery of the guitar is the cornerstone of his ability to connect with any audience, and is at the foundation of his Spring 2014 release, The Night is Young. Growing up in a musical home in Vancouver, Washington, Justin was exposed to an expansive range of influential sounds from an early age. His mother played cello in the symphony conducted by his grandfather, affording him a unique peek into the life of practice and performance he would eventually embrace as his own. Starting at five, Justin sang in choirs and played piano, but it wasn’t until he was introduced to Dave Matthews Band at the age of fifteen that he was inspired to pick up the guitar. His ensuing discovery of songwriting, and the decision to study classical guitar, meant he wasn’t ever going to put it down again. Justin’s pursuit of a career in music was certainly inspired by his natural talents, but he knew his reality would be endless practicing, crafting, and learning the intricacies of the industry. The result is a consummate professional, a musician who understands all aspects of what it means to truly chase that dream and work for it, every day. Between 2006 and 2011, Justin independently released three albums, logged more than 100,000 miles performing across America and garnered attention in national publications including Minor 7th Acoustic Guitar Magazine, IndieMusic.com and Entertainment World. The Vancouver Vector raved about a concert at Portland, Oregon’s Alberta Rose Theatre and declared Justin an “excellent performer” and “wonderful songwriter” with an enviable ability to “drag his audience inside his head.” Wanting to build on these successes by continuing to develop as a songwriter, a newly married Justin, his wife, and their dog Norman moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2012. That year, he released the album Sticks & Stones, which debuted at #9 on the iTunes U.S. Singer-Songwriter Chart and was featured as a “New & Noteworthy” release. American Songwriter, Seattle Weekly and Music City Unsigned each praised the album while the single “Sticks and Stones” received airplay throughout the U.S. & Canada on stations including 101.9 KINK.FM (Portland, OR), Lightning 100 (Nashville, TN) and The Coffee House (Sirius XM). Tastemaker site I Think I Love It labeled Justin their “Unsigned Pick”, and Sirius XM invited him to perform on “Coffee House Live!” at their studios in New York City. Justin wrapped up 2013 in the studio with Grammy award-winning Producer/Engineer, Andy Hunt (Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors, Buddy Guy, Matthew Perryman Jones). The sessions culminated in his most promising and anticipated work yet: The Night is Young, an EP of poignant acoustic guitar driven songs that offer rays of hope in the midst of darkness, emboldening the listener to relish each minute of our varied days. The finished product is his fullest sonic offering to date that will feel right at home on today’s airwaves alongside The Lumineers and Mumford & Sons. The Night is Young is Justin’s most assured step forward in his progression as a relatable and relevant artist.

We’re excited to premiere the brand new lyric video for Laura Roy’s single “Getting Back To Loving Me”. Laura Roy, an A&R Ready favorite, wraps an encouraging message in a catchy, radio-ready package. The 22-year-old singer/songwriter from Halifax, Nova Scotia showcases her soulful voice and powerful songwriting in this anthemic track that will surely have listeners dancing in their seats and loving this lyric video. The feel-good vibe of “Getting Back To Loving Me” fits perfectly with the endearing, unique lyric video that accompanies the song – we’ve already watched it quite a few times ourselves! Laura Roy is the full package, ready to take the music industry by storm. We predict that she’s on her way to do very big things in pop music.

Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, twenty-one-year-old singer-songwriter and producer Grace Kelly is currently living in Los Angeles writing and recording her latest EP due out this later year. She recently moved to LA after two years in New York City where she attended the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU. At 16 she played her first show at the Red Light Cafe in Atlanta and has since performed at venues across the country including NYU’s Silver Center, Tammany Hall, Webster Hall, Gramercy Theatre, The Exit/In, Eddie’s Attic and The Living Room. You may have heard her memorable vocals on Dylan Owen’s “Dreams”, a video that has amassed over 600,000 views on YouTube, or seen her “Best Band” act at NYU’s sold out annual show UVL. After such collaborations, her upcoming EP showcases Grace Kelly’s distinct sound and honest songwriting as a respective artist with a fresh perspective.