Vincent Young
Vincent Young, a self-taught keyboardist, blind since birth due to ROP. Young has been into music since he was about 9 months old. Mozart’s music stopped him from whatever he was doing, and he stood there shaking, entranced by what he heard coming from the stereo by way of a CD. At a year old, his Uncle Pat got him his first keyboard and he started making noise immediately and from there on, music was his life. Young is a passionate, eclectic listener and appreciator of music in all its forms and from all cultures. Music is one of the most universal things in the world, and appreciating each genre for its own identity is more important to Young than being an expert in one field.
Jonathan Cilia Faro
Jonathan Cilia Faro was born in Sicily. He began studying music at the age of 9, learning both accordion and piano. The young musician flourished under the tutelage of famous dedicated teachers and was offered his first recording contract at 16. Soon Cilia Faro began to feel that the context he lived in no longer belonged to him, his provincial life was beginning to stifle him. He moved to Milan to record his first album, “Always Close to Me” which sold over 100,000 copies in 6 years.
MO Pleasure
MORRIS PLEASURE:
Known affectionately as Mo Pleasure, this renowned multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer, began playing acoustic piano at the age of four and by his early teens already mastered several instruments including bass, trumpet, guitar, drums and violin.Mo’s first offering as a solo artist, Elements of Pleasure, was released in 2006 and remixed and released as Elements of Pleasure-Elevated in 2012 on Vivid Sound Japan. The release earned him a devoted worldwide following and established him as a producer and multi-instrumentalist. Mo is a Yamaha Artist and also endorses Schecter and Bossa Basses, Epiphone Guitars, AMT instrument microphones, Editors Keys Studio Series Portable Vocal Booth, Danley Sound Labs speakers, Reunion Blues instrument bags, among others.
Dan Reinstein, MD
Professor Dan Reinstein: A Scholar And A Musician. Aside from being an expert in the human eye, Professor Reinstein enjoys several passions in his private life. He regularly plays the saxophone and even performs at the 606 club in Chelsea and invites his patients to come along for an evening of jazz.
Katy Hurt
Katy Hurt has lived a lot of country for a 20-year-old. American culture is stamped on her soul from a childhood living there. Then she returned to England to put her love of Nashville sounds to use. Katy spent 2017 performing at 100+ shows around the country since the launch of her EP "Pieces of Me", with songs impressing fans by combining the honest lyrical content of country with the riffs and raucous vocals of southern rock. BBC Radio 2's Paul Sexton described Katy as “One of the most exciting prospects on the burgeoning country scene", saying "Hurt's confident, distinctive EP is the latest evidence of a career that's already produced an iTunes UK Country No. 1 in 'Love You More,' among other successes". Acknowledging her skill as a songwriter he also noted "she's a vivacious and magnetic performer...Check her out now whilst you can still get to the front row".