Location: Kingston NY

Initially, Vinay received knowledge in vocal/harmonium/tabla from Shafiq Rahman in his teens. After completing his college in both Pre-pharmaceutical science as well as Pre-Law in Delaware, Vinay sought out to learn Santoor in India. In 2011, with blessings and direct guidance of Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Vinay began his studies under Takahiro Arai and Dhananjay Daithankar. He later moved back to USA to learn from Kunal Gunjal. To expand his knowledge in music, Vinay has learnt from different Maestros such as late Pandit Ramesh Mishraji, Parthasarathi Chatterjee, Jay Gandhiji, and Suryaksha Deshpandejii.

His music is interwoven with the general feeling of peace and stillness interspersed with lively, powerful and rhythmic phrases.

Vivek K Pandya is fouteen years old.  He has been learning tabla from world renowned tabla maestro Pandit Anindo Chatterjee since past nine years. Vivek was born in Long Island, NY in a musical family.  Initially he was guided in tabla by his uncle Viral Pandya.

Vivek was invited by late Pandit Arvind Mulgoankar ji to play tabla solo in ustad Amir Hussein Khan’s 47th barsi concert in 2016 held annually in Mumbai.  He has also played solos in Solapur, Pune, Mumbai, Arizona, NJ, NY and in front of Tabla faculty and students in Baroda at MS University.  He was invited as a child artist under the scheme of extra mural lecture series on characteristics of Farukhabad gharana in 2015 and 2017 by the dean of MSUniversity school of music.  Aside from playing solo Vivek enjoys accompaniment.  He has accompanied several upcoming talented musicians and established artists.  His tonal quality, clarity of bols, speed and musicality has been recognized by musicians and music lovers all around the world.

Hiding Behind Sound is the psychologically accurate songwriting and recording alias of the drummer Sammi Niss, a long-time fixture on the Hudson valley music scene and a founding member of the bands Battle Ave., American Film History, and Frankie & His Fingers. Sammi has toured and recorded with Laura Stevenson, Matt Pond PA, Pelican Movement, and many others. Hiding Behind Sound’s debut full length, ‘Words Escape,’ was written and recorded before, during, and after her treatment for stage IV non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

Co-produced with Kevin McMahon (Titus Andronicus, Real Estate, Widowspeak), ‘Words Escape’ was performed almost entirely by Sammi. The hurt cool of the songwriting and the unvarnished vocals suggest the influence of Jeff Tweedy and the The Velvet Underground; the lavish guitar arrangements and tidal dynamics belong more to the tradition of Radiohead and post-rock. It is music reverberant and turbulent, knowing and naive. The depth and assurance of the arrangements contrast with the innocence of the singing, its sense of “first voice.” She just calls it “space twang.”

http://hidingbehindsound.bandcamp.com

Unmotivated naturalist, writing songs instead, Keenan O’Meara was born in Maryland and is now living in Shandaken. Keenan writes a mix of personal and ethereal sentiments in a way that feels easy going.

http://keenanomeara.com/

a place both wonderful and strange is the Brooklyn-based Occult Electronic Dance performance art moniker of Shanda Woods, Laura Hajek and Russ Marshalek. Dark, moody, experimental electronic dance music inspired in equal parts by David Lynch and Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814. This is the dark future. #NewJackWitch

www.aplaceboth.com

Eli and Kenny are a band and they love music. TOP nachos is the band and they wrote an ep and ever since they cant stop writing music. Music; like songs about catching grandma smoking that green and other songs like about tindr and selfies also driving and sleeping. Punk is the music and 2 is the number. Music, what else can you say, other than we’re from New Paltz NY. TOP nachos has been on the road many times to bring music to the people and as long as the people want music, TOP nachos will be the music that people will listen to on the road.
Thank you,
Eli & Kenny

topnachosny.bandcamp

Michael Hollis has earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Performance on guitar at SUNY New Paltz, where he studied with guitarists Tom Dempsey and Mark Dziuba. He now performs with a number of bands who span the genres of Jazz, Indie-Rock, Alternative-Folk, and Soul/Blues, as well as composes and arranges for Jazz and Classical composers.
Michael Hollis transcribed and arranged the original ballet by Richard Masloski entitled, The Secret Annex, for the Orange County Symphony and Ballet Theater for its performance at Aquinas Hall on the campus of Mount Saint Mary College on Sunday, May 1st 2016.
Michael recently helped found the Hudson Valley Music Collective, a collective of working musicians dedicated to teaching and passing on the gift of music.
After receiving the Individual Artist Commission Grant from Arts Mid Hudson, Michael has begun work on his debut as symphonic composer.

www.michaelhollismusic.com

The Golden Grass are THEE definitive heavy boogie rock group of today! They’re a monstrous rock n roll power trio with three lead singers and a dazzling classic touch. The group effortlessly draws their influence from the greatest musical ideas from when Rock Ruled The World; it’s as if they truly ARE from that Golden classic era. But their gift to us in The Now, and it is an epic, soulful, and hard-hitting maelstrom of feel-good, anthemic and tough swinging sounds. Their music will transport you earnestly, truthfully, and with a style and flare wholly their own. It’s all in there too; the throbbing shuffle of the Blues, the deep haze of wild Psychedelia, the American flavored Southern Rock, the mind-warping fantasy of early Progressive/Jazz Rock, the pulsating British Freakbeat/Mod sound, heavy doses of Proto-metal power, and the funky/soulful touch of Northern Soul to seal the deal.
Since their formation in 2013, they have released 3 full length LPs and 5 split-releases/EPs across a slew of European based recording labels such as Listenable Records, Svart Records, Heavy Psych Sounds & Who Can You Trust? Records. They have toured Europe 4 times, and have done significant playing/touring in the US Northeast/Mid-West. They have had the honour of supporting legendary 60’s/70’s acts such as Deep Purple, Captain Beyond & Corky Laing of Mountain, as well as a slew of contemporary international touring acts across the underground hard rock, doom, heavy metal, and rock n roll scenes!

https://thegoldengrass.bandcamp.com/

“They are the band your big brother listened to, the band your dad loved, the one your sister lost her virginity to, the one your mother screamed for to be turned down, the one you always wanted to be in.”
Frazer Jones from www.stonerking1.blogspot.com

“This band have a lot going for them. The vocals from Earl are impressive throughout and the instrumental work is just so damn good!
I’ve heard these guys being compared to Graveyard, Mastodon, Clutch and Sabbath, so it tells you how expansive their sound actually is. Shadow Witch are worth giving a damn about.”
“Shadow Witch have huge potential here and I think we could be hearing a lot more of these guys in the years to come.”
“Shadow Witch play to their strengths as they deliver an album that is all killer and no filler. This album is a serious statement of intent and it will end up as one of my favorite albums of the year “
Steve Howe from www.outlawsofthesun.blogspot.com

“Shadow Witch have been listening to old school hard rock, doom metal, stoner rock and grunge a lot in their days and now translate all those influences into their own sound. That sound contains loads of fuzz, fingerlicking riffs and damn great vocals. ”
Title track ‘Sun Killer’ does the trick, blending vintage doom metal with elements from grunge, as if Alice In Chains & Soundgarden invaded Candlemass’ recording studio.”
Serge from www.merchantsofair.com

http://shadowwitchband.com/

Over the years Duane Mark has become a top notch entertainer and song writer, focusing on connecting with the crowd. With a versatile writing style, his heart felt stories are delivered with a personal take on American Roots music. These elements, combined with the hard work ethic instilled by his upbringing, have this ambassador for the working class on what seems like a never ending tour to take his passion to the world! Sprinkle in a little sarcasm at a live show, with a pinch of tongue in cheek lyrics, and you have “Duane Mark, the Americana act that everybody loves to hate!”

https://www.ihateduanemark.com/