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Chini and Camberos

Chini and Camberos are a dynamic guitar duo that combines a unique blend of world beats and rhythms to well crafted melodies. Their music takes you on a journey from the deserts of the Southwest to the Isles of the Mediterranean. Robert Chini, a native of Southern California of Italian descent, is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who started as a drummer at the age of five. Although a drummer, he soon found a passion for the guitar, keyboard, and bass. Robert's talents led him to play bass for the popular England Dan & John Ford Coley. Robert has also written and produced several commercials, one of which won him an Emmy award. Jorge Camberos, born in Matzatlan, Mexico, is an exquisite, extraordinaire Latin/Jazz guitarist. Jorge began exploring his musical talents at a very early age. After experimenting with a variety of musical instruments he soon discovered a passion for the guitar. Jorge attended the University of Mexico City and later moved to Los Angeles, California. It was during this time when Jorge met and worked with such musicians as Al Mackey (Earth. Wind, and Fire) and Steve Lukather of Toto. As a consequence he began backing up shows and touring the West Coast, Canada, and Mexico. Upon his return to L.A. he graduated from GIT.

Latin/World, Reggae/Island, Acoustic

See another, higher quality video at: https://vimeo.com/86213488 Ryan Kwan is a solo singer songwriter based in Los Angeles County. His primary instruments are Piano, guitar, didgeridoo, his voice, and bass. Ryan has been active in the music scene as early as 2007. In the early years Ryan would write songs on the bass guitar and post them on myspace to share with his friends. He jammed with various musicians in the South Bay area where he resided. During his schooling at Los Angeles Harbor College, Ryan met Davey and shared and jammed a few songs. Later some of those songs became part of a larger project Y2Pig. Ryan has performed in a punk band named Y2pig with Davey(Singer), Ian(Guitar),Ryan(Guitar and Bass) and Tim(Drums) Vinny(Drums). He played Bass and Keyboard in the band. They recorded an album that was never released. Ryan studied music at Los Angeles Harbor College learning about music theory, performance, piano, guitar, and singing. Some influential teachers there where Ken Miller, Byron Smith, Robert York, and Michael Hiscocks. Around 2006 Ryan picked up the Piano and started studying classical piano learning from composers such as Mozart, Chopin, Haydn, Beethoven, Debussy. In 2007 Ryan began to play guitar. This became an outsource to express his songs with vocals and lead to the writing of his early songs. In 2011 Ryan Kwan released Laptop Sessions of 2010 which was a selective compilation of songs he recorded on his laptop.Some of these songs include “I’m a Little Fish”, “why Wait for Later”, “You are..” In 2012 Ryan Kwan released Laptop Sessions of 2011 which again was a selective compilation of songs from his Laptop of that year. Some of the songs include ” Night on the 91″ 2012 was a big year for recorded music. Ryan released a 20 song compilation of songs that he gave to a few friends that contained some of his instrumental music including songs such as “Coming Home”, “Late Night Conversations”. Ryan Kwan also wrote songs “Mystery cloud”, Pane Glass Window”, Our Candle”, “just Laugh”, “I Must Follow My Heart”. During that time Ryan began performing more actively at friend’s house, coffeehouses, open mics, and Synchronicity. He met Ryan Maxey and eventually collaborated to film a video for “mystery cloud” that highlights his experience performing at the Salons that happen once a month at their house. Ryan recorded much music on his laptop. He began to search to collaborate with more musicians. His quest is still going. Currently collaborating with Daysmel Muniz on a song and with Casey and Thomas to help him record more instruments on his tracks. Also Peter has taken an interest to produce his album and is working on helping him work out ideas for instrumention. In 2014 Ryan took a spontaneous adventure across the Pacific Northwest and ended up playing and catching rides to cities such as Portland Oregon, Ashland Oregon, and Arcata California. He travel with his didgeridoo and performed sound healing to various travelers and people he came across. He arrived in arcata and had a goal to perform a show with a lot of the friends he met and the vibing youth. He suceeded in performing at CCAT, an unforgettable show. Currently Ryan is in Palos Verdes and actively traveling to Long beach to connect to that community. What next for him? Only the moment knows.

Reggae/Island, Indie, Folk/Americana

***www.heyrhea.com*** Rhea Makiaris is traveling sensation with a natural ear for music, a honey voice, and a yen for old school R&B. Rhea transports her listeners back to a golden age of music, when all a performer needed to entertain was a guitar and an exceptional voice. Her dulcet sounds have been described as reminiscent of the greats: the clear, perfect pitch of Ella; the raw attitude of Janice; infectious energy of Tina and the soul of her own personal divine being: Aretha. Her vocal style incorporates jazz, soul, gospel and blues, finding inspiration from singers such as Bonnie Raitt, Susan Tedeschi, Etta James, and Sam Cooke. Rhea has played everywhere from the sandy shores of San Diego to all over New York City. Her venues have been bars to backyards, rooftops to restaurants, beaches to barns and lots of in between places. She readily engages her talents with a large circle of musical guests and performs with bands as well as solo. Her talents are diverse and unique. Since Rhea is also a sign language interpreter, it is not unusual to see songs signed as well as sung. She also lent her musical prowess to the creation of the theme song for an up and coming comedy show.  Rhea has an EP of original material produced by award winning engineer Sven-Erik Seaholm from 2008. After taking her show all over this great nation on an inspiring road tour last year, she just released her second recording, "Number Two" in November of 2014.

Blues, Acoustic

With over 20 years of musical experience as a singer/songwriter, playing in several bands, and being featured on local radio stations in Cincinnati (his hometown). He writes and preforms well crafted melodies that mix a blend of country, modern folk, rock, and bluegrass that have become a style all his own. Josh currently resides in Newtown OH. He has standing gigs at nearly every venue he plays. His repertoire of cover songs ranges from the 70's to todays hits. Make an easy choice and let him entertain you at your event or venue today.

Folk/Americana, Acoustic

Lauren Leigh is a San Diego Music Award nominated artist and a local treasure. A local San Diego singer and songwriter with a unique down-to-earth style, Lauren has worked with local talent for a decade, collaborating with artists like Eve Selis, Whitney Shay, Rebecca Jade and other SDMA nominated artists. She has toured with Pink Froyd, opening for Foreigner, and lended her voice to over 50 albums and artists. Her classic rock upbringing blended with a roots rock americana vibe provides for a soulful experience for any musical occasion. Lauren is available for hire as a studio vocalist, for tribute bands, cover bands as well as any acoustic setting.

Folk/Americana, Acoustic, Soul

Kyle Sorrell is a singer/songwriter currently gigging along the pacific coast and throughout the southwest. Whether you're looking for solo acoustic loops, a duo, or full band performance you're sure to experience some soulful entertainment with Kyle behind the mic.

Mike Chartrand has been a part of the Southern California music scene for over 15 years. Mike most recently toured the mid-West and east coast as guitarist for Anna Nalick. He has also played in numerous established San Diego and Riverside acts such as Endoxi, Offtrack, Astra Kelly,Ariel Levine, Creedence Relived (CCR Tribute), Cosmic Thing (B-52’s Tribute), and Coldplayed (Coldplay Tribute). Mike’s infectious stage presence and spirit always make for an entertaining evening of acoustic madness and singing along to your favorite Top-40 hits. Mike’s goal is for you to leave the venue with no voice and a smile on your face. You have but one job at Mike’s shows: HAVE FUN!

Harmonica John Frazer

I play a little Classic Rock, Acoustic Favorites, Reggae, Country, Southern Rock, Blues, Jazz, A real mix of American music styles. I hear they call that Americana. My repertoire includes both original and cover tunes. I bring whatever sound reinforcement is needed and prefer to play at a comfortable listening level. You can certainly expect to hear some exceptional harmonica playing and engaging vocals supported by my rhythmic guitar strumming. I am an experienced Master of Ceremonies/announcer and love to work off the audience energy- sometimes faking my way through requests mixing the actual lyrics with some that I pull out of the air. I have three times been a finalist in the San Diego section of the International Blues Challenge

Blues, Alternative, Country

Michael graduated from Ithaca College with a BFA in music and continued his education in advanced music composition at Indiana University. In 2016, he went back to school and after taking 19 classes completed a MM in Scoring for Film and Multi-Media from NYU with 19 A’s. As a musical director and conductor he has worked with such artists as: Gloria Gaynor, Suzette Charles, Bessye Scott, Keith David, and Little Anthony and the Imperials. As a musician, he has toured extensively both nationally and internationally with an impressive array of artists including: Daryl Hall, Will Downing, Michael Bolton, Tom Browne, Deniece Williams, Phyllis Hyman and Gloria Gaynor.

Acoustic, Jazz, Latin/World

Brianna Moore has certainly earned her stripes in the highly competitive music industry. As a San Diego Native, Brianna started her music training with top vocal coaches and producers based in Los Angeles, who also catered to stars such as Tori Kelly, Jordan Sparks and Jojo. At only 11 years old, she was selected for Star Search and was featured on the hit show America’s Most Talented Kids. She would go on to record her first original solo album at the age of 13 and be accepted in to The Hollywood Pop Academy, an extension of the Musician’s Institute for teen singers and performers. At the age of 15, Brianna signed a record deal with Universal Records as part of a 3 piece girl group titled “LAX”. Lax toured the country, visiting Boston, New York, Florida and Texas to name a few, performing their single “Forget You” which also aired on MTV in the summer of 2006. In 2008, Brianna decided to leave Los Angeles to pursue a college degree. During this time Brianna continued to sing and perform locally through her church and various local bands, and also began teaching voice and stage performance. Today, Brianna performs all over San Diego county, and has been teaching voice and stage performance privately for over nine years. She enjoys the opportunity to give back and share her knowledge and love of music with students of all ages. Brianna lives by the quote “luck is when opportunity meets preparation” and understands that hard work and dedication will lead to success for both her and her students.

Hot Pursuit Band & DJ & Delene St. Clair

The Hot Pursuit Band features Barry CAHILL & DELENE St. Clair, 2-8 piece variety band. We're an award winning band, winning Top Variety Band in all of U.S. and Canada on The Bash, 2021-2023. We have a huge repertoire, covering all genres and generations. We are also singer-songwriters. Our power duo is just that--we are equivalent to most 4 piece bands because we are both multi-instrumentalists AND vocalists: Saxes, flute, keyboard, keyboard bass, electric and acoustic guitars, male and female vocals. We always provide DJ on our short breaks, lighting, and pro BOSE P.A. DELENE ST. CLAIR is our featured SOLO ARTIST/ENTERTAINER! Delene performs on guitar and vocals, solo at many of the wineries and yacht clubs. Go 1st Class! The Hot Pursuit Band was Voted #1 in San Diego in the 10News A-List Contest “Hot Music for a Cool Party”! ® The Party Starts Here! The HOT PURSUIT Band: Serving up “Hot Music for a Cool Party®” for over 15 years in San Diego County. Whatever your music entertainment needs, from solo musician or DJ on up to Southern California’s hottest award-winning 2-8 piece variety dinner and dance band, THE HOT PURSUIT BAND brings elegance and fun to every event, large or small. Encompassing favorite songs from seven decades and all music styles, The Hot Pursuit Band & DJ are available for Weddings, Private Parties and Fundraisers, Conventions, and Concerts. Hot Pursuit travels in California, as well as nationally and internationally. THE HOT PURSUIT BAND serves up equal proportions of fine musicianship and fun and features husband and wife team Barry Cahill & Delene St. Clair, founders and leaders. Equally at home with strong lead male & female vocals, piano, sax, flute, and guitar performing cover tunes and original music, they create an incredible atmosphere and synergy. Other optional band members include drums/percussion, bass, additional keyboard, lead guitar, lead and background vocalists, and a horn section. • Band or DJ? Why not both? FREE DJ and MC included with band~ The best of both worlds ~ Variable configurations of the 2-8 piece band fits all budgets and venues. • DJ services for any event! • All Styles of Music ~ 1000’s of songs from every Genre & Generation. From background dinner music to high-energy dance music to keep the dance floor packed, Hot Pursuit plays it all! • Hot Pursuit can accommodate any holiday & theme event! • Expert Event Coordination included. • Continuous Dance and Dinner Music to please every guest. • State-of-the-Art equipment for Sound and Lighting. • Wedding Ceremonies & Cocktail Receptions

Acoustic, Bluegrass, Country

Stefan Hillesheim

Born Jan 17th, 1987 in Koblenz, Germany Stefan is best known for his fingerstyle and slide guitar playing, soulful vocals and songwriting skills. Stefan has worked with, and is working with, many notable artists, including Ellis Hall (former Tower of Power), Brent Carter (Average White Band), Tony Llorenz (former Albert King Band, former Stevie Ray Vaughan), Emerson Cardenas (former Santana), Bobby Kimball (former Toto), Frank Nitty (former 2Pac), James Fortune (gospel recording artist) Regardless of the genre and band configuration Stefan convinces as a straight from the heart musician, who's passionate and inspired live performances leave no one untouched.

Blues, Acoustic