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DE34 Owen Kortz from Denver Colorado Inspires all with his music and his Teaching!

Owen Kortz from Denver Colorado Inspires all with his music and his Teaching! - dHarmic Evolution Podcast

Owen Kortz is an award-winning singer/songwriter from Denver, Colorado. Formerly the leader of the popular Owen Kortz Trio, Owen went solo in spring 2013 and has recorded a 3rd album, “OK.”

Owen’s music is a mix of introspective, funky, folksy and bluesy, with a smattering of humor — always personal and intimate, no matter how large the space, and always highly entertaining. His voice is a warm blanket and his deftly combined music and lyrics are a wash of summer rain — soothing but refreshing, making you think and feel, sometimes spurring you to jump out of your seat and celebrate! Owen strives to reflect a traditional folk/pop vibe with a message that resonates today. He’s the “anti” musician — the antidote to our busy, over-digitized lives.

Owen has been compared to James Taylor and John Denver, and has performed at concerts with Grammy-award winning, multi-platinum recording artist Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, legendary guitarist Pat Metheny and YouTube phenom Kina Grannis, and has recorded with the Bissonette brothers (Ringo Starr, Joe Satriani). Owen’s music has been featured on KGNU-Channel 2 News, and he’s a founding member of the Singer/Songwriter Program and LYNX National Arts and Media Camps at the University of Colorado at Denver, where he is on faculty.

Venues and festivals where Owen has performed include:

Ogden Theatre, Denver, for Gov. Hickenlooper’s Inauguration Celebration
Ride the Rockies Tour, CO
Walnut Room, Denver
Swallow Hill, Denver
Soiled Dove, Denver
Bluebird Theater, Denver
Evergreen Summer Music Series, Evergreen
Denver Chalk Art Festival, Denver
Los Angeles Downtown Festival
The Skirball Auditorium, Los Angeles
Room 5 Los Angeles
32nd St Farmers Market, Denver
Run the Rocks 5K, Red Rocks Park
City Center EATS, City Center Park, Denver
Weddings
House concerts

Owen Kortz

DE33 Kimberly Otte from Denver Colorado Sings and writes with Style!

Kimberly Otte from Denver Colorado Sings and writes with Style! - dHarmic Evolution Podcast

Hello–I’m Kimberly, and I was born and raised in Nebraska. I have always loved music, but never had the confidence to pursue it–until now.

After high school, I went into the military and lived in Hawaii for a time; I then moved to Denver and graduated from the Denver Art Institute. For a few years after college, I went through a hard time — acting out, rebelling, suffering emotional abuse, and not loving myself — all of this was caused by intense pain that originated in childhood. I searched for love through men, but of course, never found it. When I realized I was headed down a dark hole of destruction and may never get back, I knew I had to change. Since then, I’ve been taking several baby steps toward turning my life around.

My “aha” moment came one weekend, when a friend took me to a class on transforming your life. In that class, they said to go back in your mind to when you were a child — and remember what you always wanted to do. For me, that was music. So, I got a voice teacher, Jenna Laurise, who has been instrumental in teaching me about music and helping me to grow spiritually and as a musician. I also started learning about Metaphysics and retraining the way I think.

Music is my lifeline. It’s my therapy and a transformational tool in my life. Through music, I find myself and love myself, again — and step out of the shadows of the past to face the future without shame.

My goal is not only to connect to myself through music, but to inspire others to find their inner voices. I hope I find a way to reach all — especially women and girls who may have taken a darker path at one time or another in their lives, and are trying to find their way back, as well.

No one has to walk alone. No one should be judged for what their pain has made them do.

I hope I make people think, and feel, that there is hope.

www.kimberlyotte.com

Kimberly Otte

DE32 Katie O’Toole Produces music around the world, hear it here!

For those of you that don’t know me, I’m Kati O’Toole. I’ve been the Head of Production at StudioPros for 7 years and counting. Like you, I love the process of writing lyrics, melodies, songs, recording music and releasing it. I’m an independent artist, singer/songwriter as well as a producer for StudioPros.

When I first started working at StudioPros, I wasn’t aware of online recording and how easy it was to collaborate online. Like you, I was skeptical of the process. Being someone that is always wanting to be 100% involved in the production of my own projects, I wasn’t even sure if I would like the process of recording online. After years of writing/recording/releasing material- I can say, I thoroughly enjoy the process!

7 years ago, Elad Fish, the owner of StudioPros made a bet with me. He said that I would one day stop recording albums at physical studios, and would one day convert to online recording. I didn’t believe him at the time, but now I hate to admit- he was right. Don’t you hate when your boss is right?

Life is busy. I’m a wife, a mother of a soon-to-be 11 month old and have a full time job (here of course, which I love). Getting into a studio to devote time to recording my projects is hard. I can say through personal experience, that collaborating online with StudioPros is a great outlet for recording your material.

I wanted to share with you my latest single, Gravel Road, produced by myself in collaboration with the StudioPros production team.

Check out Gravel Road:

Katie O'Toole

DE31 Ryan Chrys and the Rough Cuts take the West by storm with Outlaw Country!

Ryan Chrys and the Rough Cuts take the West by storm with Outlaw Country! - dHarmic Evolution Podcast

“Ryan has a rhythm that will move your body, a voice that will touch your soul, and a song that will touch your heart.”

Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts bring forth new energy to country music fans who love the heroes and outlaws of old. Influenced by the songs and personalities of legends like Waylon, Willie and Johnny Cash and driven with a deep love for blazing guitars, gritty lap steel and lightning fiddle, the band is a beacon for the next generation of classic hearts. You’ll hear Nashville sounds and new country twists for sure, they’re just cut apart and patched into the bedroll of Western cowboy ridin’ hard to beat the posse. This is Modern Outlaw Country.

Recent highlights include being direct support for Blackberry Smoke, The Marshall Tucker Band, Junior Brown and The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band. The band will be on tour in 2015 performing across the Mid-West promoting their second full length album, Up From The North.

Winner “Best Country Band, 2015”
– Westword Music Showcase Awards

Winner “Best Country Band, 2014”
– Rocky Mountain Battle of the Bands

Winner “Best Country Song, 2014”
– Colorado Music Association

Ryan Chrys

DE30 Neil Barlow is a Songwriter from the UK, and knows how to put it all together!

Neil Barlow, an internationally published Songwriter from Birmingham England, has had the honour and privilege of writing and working with some great people from around the world; Gareth Young, Tommy Denander, Neil Taylor, Michael J. Scott, Vicky Fallon, Bob Lamb, Larrick Ebanks to name but a few. These are all massively talented people in their own right and are an inspiration to Neil to write even more. Writing when inspiration hits him, with heart felt lyrics and music that touches the soul.

Neil Barlow

DE29 Katey Laurel has a heart of Gold, you can feel it in her Music!

Katey Laurel has a heart of Gold, you can feel it in her Music! - dHarmic Evolution Podcast

The artistic roots of singer-songwriter Katey Laurel are both deep and diverse. Born to free-spirited, nature-loving parents in the early 1980s, she spent the first years of her life traveling coast-to-coast in a Volkswagen bus. When her family eventually made a lifestyle change from the freewheeling hippie life to settling on a ranch adjacent to national forest and 70 square mile wilderness area in rural northwestern Colorado, the isolated environment spurred Katey’s young imagination. She naturally turned to creative pursuits. A lover of horses from an early age, she began drawing and painting her equine muses, and also began studying piano.

She draws inspiration from many musical styles—from the bluegrass and Appalachian roots records of her family’s early “hippie years” to the classic rock of Stevie Nicks and The Who; from 80s dance-pop cassettes including Debbie Gibson and Paula Abdul to the alternative rock of the 1990s; and from the classical roots of her musical training to the piano-rock of Ben Folds Five. (Throw in a bit of Sarah McLachlan, Over The Rhine and Dixie Chicks for good measure.)

Katey Laurel

DE28 Amanda Shaw from the UK is a Singer/Songwriter!

Amanda Shaw from the UK is a Singer/Songwriter! - dHarmic Evolution Podcast

Amanda Shaw is a singer-songwriter who simply compels you to listen. With her evocative, distinct voice as described by one reviewer, her accomplished vocals will ‘mesmerize’ you. Throughout her childhood and teens Amanda performed in many shows and musicals. Having written songs since the age of 13, her vocal and song-writing style has been shaped from her earliest to present day musical influences, some of her main influences include Tori Amos, Kate Bush, Lucie Silvas, Delta Goodrem, Celine Dion, Trisha Yearwood, Faith Hill, Mariah Carey, and all styles of music from across a broad range of genres.

Amanda has recently had her song ‘Travellin’ played on UK TV Show ‘Hollyoaks.’ She also regularly writes with Maggie K De Monde. Maggie, – who had a hit in the 80’s with ‘No Memory’ for the band Scarlet Fantastic, was invited by the music college Amanda studied at (Sussex Downs College – FDA Music Production) to speak about her career in music as part of the course. They formed a co-writing partnership which resulted in Amanda’s tracks ‘Free Falling’, ‘Live For Now’ and more recently ‘Summer’s Day’ ‘Belle Epoque’ and ‘I Am Not You’ all of which are particularly pop-folk in style. Amanda is currently writing with country-pop writers based in the US, and is set to record a new album in 2015 (including new country-pop tracks she has been pitched by writers of a high calibre and who are receiving much radio play throughout America) with her acoustic band.

Amanda Shaw

DE27 Sue B Zimmerman is “The Instagal” learn about Instagram here!

Sue B Zimmerman is “The Instagal” learn about Instagram here! - dHarmic Evolution Podcast

Sue B Zimmerman is the industry go-to Instagram expert. Her high-energy and passion for teaching social media is evident from the moment she takes the stage through her closing comments. Sue thrives off interacting with audience members and event attendees, and often makes herself available post-presentation to continue to the conversation.

Sue is a popular CreativeLive instructor, having taught 2 Instagram specific courses spanning over 6 days with a third course currently in production for November 2015.

Sue has been a featured speaker at the largest social media conference Social Media Marketing World. She has also taken the stage at Social Media Camp, Spark & Hustle, and Brand+Aid Conference as well as niche industry events such as GIFTE, UWColorado, and Romance Travel Forum.

Looking for someone to run an Instagram workshop? Sue also enjoys meeting in smaller groups to teach hands on as she has done at Massachusetts Conference for Women, and SSSlive. Whether your audience is small, large, social media savvy or beginners, Sue has a presentation to suit your group.

suebzimmerman.com

Sue B Zimmerman

DE26 April Forrest Singer/Songwriter from Boston

April Forrest Singer/Songwriter from Boston - dHarmic Evolution Podcast

April Forrest has a wonderful sense of humor, she is a gifted Singer/Songwriter, dancer, model, and a down to earth, but, spiritual soul who makes you feel like your are welcomed into her world, and, that you just made a new special friend………..Listen to her amazing voice, her music, and, her stories of how she molded her passions, dreams, and visions with hard work, determination and talent, into the artist that she has become today!

This is the story of April Forrest!

April Forrest

DE25 Ray Blue, Jazz Master, Educator, Composer, and Sax player!

Ray Blue

“Ray Blue has a majestic presence…when playing, his sense of purpose is obvious. It’s one thing to be a good composer it’s another to be a great performer. Ray Blue’s got the whole package.” (Jean Szlamowicz, Jazz Hot, Down Beat)

Ray Blue’s music can be described as a fusion of straight ahead jazz and African groove. Ray is a New York bred saxophonist, composer, arranger and educator who performs and conducts workshops and master classes internationally.

Over the years this award winning New York based saxophonist has shared the stage and studio as leader and sideman with John Gilmore, Dr. Art Davis, Benny Powell, Kirk Lightsey, Bernard Purdie, Patience Higgins, Reuben Wilson, Danny Mixon, Wycliff Gordon, Bruce Cox, George Grey, Doug Sides, Wayne Dockery, Clifford Adams, Steve Turre, Belden Bullock, Ted Curson, Joe Lee Wilson, John Betsch, Calvin Hill, Michael Cochrane, The Sun Ra Arkestra, Cotton Club All Stars, Harlem Blues and Jazz Band and many others. He was also a cast member of the “Ray Charles Show” which toured in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy 2008 to 2010.

His festival performances as leader and featured artist include: Hartford Jazz Festival; Zanzibar International Film Festival; North Sea Jazz Festival-Cape Town, South Africa; Macufe Festival-Bloemfontaine, South Africa; European Union Annex Festival-Dublin, Ireland; Audi Jazz Festival-Brussels, Belgium; Macao Jazz Festival, China; The New York State Black Arts Festival-Albany, New York; Midi Music Festival-Beijing, China; Pori Jazz Festival, Finland; Foix Jazz Festival, France and others.

Ray released his first CD as a leader, Always with a Purpose, in 2001. Then cameRay Blue Live at Liars Theater in 2004 and “Ray Blue Live at Liars Theater 2 in 2005. In 2006 Ray released ‘Transvision’ on the Neu Klang label and Berries and Blues in 2010.

Ray Blue was inducted: Iowa Juneteenth – Jazz Legacy Award, 2015; New York Blues Hall of Fame, 2013; Tri M Music Honor Society, 2012, Distinguished Career Award, Wm. Penn University, 2010; Annual Ray Blue Jazz Award, Wm. Penn University, Initiated 2006.

Ray conducts workshops/master classes and consults at colleges, universities, schools and communities institutions around the world. He is the founder of Cross-Cultural Connection, Inc. a 501 (c) 3 organization that promotes jazz culture, education and performance. Ray endorses GB Saxophones and Vandoren mouthpieces and reeds.

www.rayblue.com

Ray Blue