Marc Aronoff brings over 25 years experience working as an Energy Healer and Intuitive Psychologist. Having trained in several energy modalities including Reiki, (Level 2) Vortex Healing, and Energetic NLP, Marc’s work can clear blockages from past Trauma and negative Energy held in the body/mind, that is no longer serving one’s highest purpose. Marc also the author of two books, most recently, “Love’s Guest: Reflections of Inspiration and Wonder.” (www.lovesguest.com) Marc holds a Masters in Counseling Psychology and works in private practice in Lenox, MA
My name is Frank, I’m an ER doc at BMC. Been in the area for the past 1.5yrs, did my residency in NYC. I live in New Lebanon, NY and am working with a group of like minded folks to begin a community healing space in the Lebanon Valley.
Teacher bio: HariPrakaash teaches Kundalini Yoga, Meditation and Gong Sound Healing. In 1996 she began her practice in Woodstock, New York. She has been a teacher of Yoga since 2006. Her Sadhana (personal practice) and classes benefit from her love for music, creative spirit, and connection to planet Earth. Her prayer is that the teachings continue to flow through her accurately and authentically. She is deeply grateful for her teachers, the teachings and the energy that flows through her.
HariPrakaash brought Kundalini Yoga and the “Gong Movement” to the Hudson Valley of NY in a very grassroots way, by teaching out of her living room. She has inspired and guided dozens of people to take KRI teacher training and become teachers themselves. She continues to inspire and uplift the individuals she teaches daily.
She holds International KRI certifications in Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. HariPrakaash has attended and is certified in dozens of KRI Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 training. For more information visit hariprakaash.com
Dr. O will present 3 short acts, over one hour, on medically important CROSSROAD (theme = X) MOMENTS that have led us to the mess we call U.S. healthcare and policy. Special attention will go to “edu-taining” healthcare consumers on the specific places we each need to take more personal responsibility, navigating with grace and humor, our journey to wellness in a corrupted system, where health is a commodity in a business model of delivering services.
Doctor O is a 62 year old Black woman with 22 years of life experience as an active family practitioner. In 2007, she “went feral”, reclaiming her rights as an artist– healing– and leaving the conventional medical model. Now, she is ROGUE, and uses voice, song, written word, dance and theater in her evolving role as intinerant community activist, healing artist, and “edu-tainer”.
Indie-Soul Songstress Aubrey Haddard is taking the hearts of music lovers by storm with a sound all her own, captivating audiences across the country with a powerful blend of alternative, indie and soul.
Born and raised in the Hudson Valley of New York, Haddard relocated to Boston in 2013 to pursue a full time music career. Boston’s rich and eclectic music scene provided Haddard with the competitive playing field necessary to hone her skills as a songwriter and performer, earning local notoriety as a frontwoman for several successful groups including The New Review, Sonomosaic, and Breakfast for the Boys. Inspired by the solo works of Amy Winehouse, Jeff Buckley, and Margaret Glaspy, Haddard began compiling songs in 2017 for what would eventually become a full length debut. Subsequently, her debut solo album Blue Part was released in July 2018 via Very Jazzed. Steeped in stories of love and passion, the unapologetic concept album is a fearless musical venture that displays Haddard’s keen sense of harmonic fluidity.
Joined by Charley Ruddell on bass and Joshua Strmic on drums, Haddard supported the release of Blue Part with performances all across the country, from the strips of Nashville to the vibrant clubs of New York City. Back in the Northeast, Haddard’s immense work ethic and reputable output were not lost on industry professionals; she was awarded “Soul/R&B Artist of the Year” at the 2018 New England Music Awards, as well as Boston Music Awards’ Vocalist of the Year and Singer-Songwriter of the Year.
Vincent Ballentine is a Brooklyn, NY based Mural/Graffiti artist. Born in Cleveland Ohio he has received a BFA from University of the Arts in Philadelphia. After graduating Vincent relocated to Los Angeles CA where he created designs for Fortune Fashions and Hybrid Tees. Arriving in NYC he has created community driven projects for Groundswell and Creative Art Works. Along his artistic travels Vincent has been able to create work for the NCAA Final Four, MTV, Viacom, Netflix, and Major League Baseball to name a few. His international presence has traveled to Germany for the Meeting of Styles, and plans for festivals in Brazil and Quebec. Currently Vincent is developing Matlock Studios which is home to underserved community mural projects
as well as productions for major commercial networks.
Kortnee Simmons is one of a rare lineage of artists who possess a gift that far exceeds his age. With the stage being his first love and second home, he is no stranger to the spotlight. Sharing a surname with the hip-hop impresario, Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons of Run–D.M.C. fame, he is no stranger to the music industry either. With the release of his first single after signing with Empire, ‘Secrets,’ Kortnee has garnered international press, rave reviews, and over 6.18M views for the single.
Fever-pop duo Home Body ignores convention with their vivid blend of electronic, new wave, and experimental pop music, performed from the gut with wild abandon and art-school-cool theatricality. Balancing textured layers of juicy synthesizers, gritty beats, and tectonic bass with spirited, stormy vocals, synthesist Eric Hnatow and vocalist Haley Morgan create a visceral sonic landscape that feels equal parts cosmic, fleshy and electric. Emerging from the vibrant Western Mass music scene, Home Body plays with form and improvisation while retaining a dreamy pop sensibility and demanding presence. Live, the duo punctuates their sound with dance and DIY manual light manipulation, reaching beyond their performance to create a high-vibration spectacle that is buzzing with soul, shadow, and depth.
Sweethearts for over twelve years, Hnatow and Morgan have been been making music as Home Body since 2011. The duo’s chemistry and unique sound have garnered an enthusiastic fan base throughout New England and beyond. Drawing comparisons to The Knife, Bjork, Sylvan Esso, and early Eurythmics, Home Body has performed close to 400 shows across the North America since their inception, supporting acts such as Dan Deacon, Boy Harsher, Marco Benevento, And The Kids, Guerilla Toss, Pumarosa, and Downtown Boys. In addition to releasing their debut full length In Real Life on Feeding Tube Records, and a follow up EP Guts, the duo has scored fashion shows and dance performances and has made music for films and commercials. Home Body’s next full length album ‘Spiritus’, will be released in early 2019.
Based out of Beacon, NY, MSL (pronounced missile) is the newest incarnation of Mimi Sun Longo. Singing/playing and writing in musical projects MimiSun (’08), Higher Animals(’11), We Got Whales(’15), and a current collaboration with Knock Yourself Out, there’s no end in site for what we can expect out of MSL.
Solo, she has been compared to Sylvan Esso and Lykke Li, playing loops synth and guitar with a diverse selection of additional effects – streaming her voice through her TC Helicon processor – seemlessly switching between harmonies and crazy flanging delayed choirs .
When accompanied by rhythm section, Mike Rasimas (drums, lead in M.Roosevelt) & Harrison Cannon (bass, Knock Yourself Out) there is a dramatic transformation from dream pop auto-tune to a Joan Jett / Angel Olsen / Wye Oak superfreak. Wailing on guitar and belting like nobodies business – it’s hard to take your eyes off them when they share the stage. Their album, FATED/FADED was released 11/11/18.
Frenchy and the Punk is an Internationally touring duo based in New York. Formed by bi-lingual French-born singer Samantha Stephenson and Massachusetts Punk veteran and live looping guitarist Scott Helland, their sound is an eclectic mix of cabaret and folk rock. Helland’s signature rhythmic and melodic guitar looping style creates a driving and expansive sonic landscape that perfectly blends with Stephenson’s powerful vocals and percussion. Their show is a spirited, upbeat extravaganza with rollicking original songs in English and French and pounding tribal drum instrumentals. They were named one of the Top 25 Duos in America by Yahoo Music Blog. They released there newest CD, Hooray Beret, in March 2019. Visit frenchyandthepunk.com
