Ross Sandlin is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and music instructor from Denver, CO. His love of music is rooted in the musical influences of his family, and soundtracks to video games. A passionate and eclectic interest in music led him to study at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. This…

Lily is an energetic and passionate lover of music. She was born and raised in Jacksonville, FL. At age 10, she remembers seeing her older cousins play guitar and sing together at a family reunion. At that very moment she turned to her mother with a huge smile on her face and simply said “I want to do this, t…

Brianne Sargent (cellist, bass player, synths/keys, vocals) is the co-leader of Skinny Cooks and plays with Polyphonic Spree, Alejandro Escovedo, Mattie Michelle and many others. She is also a composer, arranger and producer. She graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in 2006, attended Booker T Washington Hi…

Geoff Sawyer has provided private and classroom music instruction in a variety of contexts for over thirty years. Although his early background focused on rock and blues styles with guitar, piano, and voice, he has taught and performed multiple guitar styles as well as piano, and has additionally provided tra…

James was born December 28 1953 in New York. He started studying piano at the age of 8 at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore. He’s been a professional musician for over 45 years and have composed music for television, films, theater, dance and have performed concerts and club dates in North Amer…

Jack Schonher grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and now lives in Seattle, Washington. Jack was raised in a household that loved classic rock music of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s which formed much of his initial musical interest. He began taking guitar lessons at the age of 8 years old and progressed through f…

Dan has been a professional guitarist for 25 years based primarily in Seattle, Dallas and Denver’s music markets and has recently relocated back to his hometown after a 20 year residency in Denver, CO. He has toured extensively throughout the United States performing various genres of music including Jazz, Ro…

Born and raised in Indianapolis, Brian Scott began his study of music on the violin and piano at the age of four. He played chamber music and solo repertoire throughout elementary and high school, when he began composing as well. He was awarded the Thomas L. Read Award in Composition upon graduating from the …

Jeremy has been a professional Las Vegas and Broadway style show band musician performing aboard luxury cruise ships in over thirty countries for more than fifteen years. As bassist and music director aboard numerous cruise lines Jeremy has performed with dozens of Broadway and Vegas entertainers including Na…

Michael Anthony Shanks is a guitarist, composer and seasoned music teacher from Houston, TX. In addition to the guitar, he also teaches, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, electric bass, piano and saxophone. His music has taken him to some pretty amazing places such as Buenos Aires, Argentina and London, England. He c…