member profiles

The Banana Plant creative team consists of the Grammy® nominated duo of Gwynn Torres and Sid Berger, both New Orleans-born-and-bred songwriters who spent years in the creative heart of the advertising industry. Having raised creative children themselves, they have a never-ending passion for lighting the spark of creativity in kids of all ages.

The Halley DeVestern Band is a high-energy Blues/Funk/Roots/Rock band featuring ex members of Roger Waters, Shawn Mullins, Deni Bonet, and more. Halley had the honor of touring with Janis Joplin’s original band, Big Brother and The Holding Company as their lead singer, filling some mighty big Blues shoes. The band has opened for Johnny Winter, Govt. Mule, Bonnie Bramlett, Jimmie Vaughan, John Hammond, Son Seals, Debbie Davies, Antigone Rising, Nicholas David and The Feelin', just to name a few. They have toured nationally and internationally, had a #1 song on the prestigious Roots Radio Report (edging out The Tedeschi-Trucks Band, Norah Jones and the like) and were in the running for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

Hannyta is a young, independent singer and songwriter based in the UK. She studies singing, dancing, playing the piano and loves experimenting with all aspects of music production. Quite recently she has attended an audition with a local music producer who helped her form Hannyta Music Ltd in London. Without much hesitation she has also signed up with a music publishing company in Brooklyn, New York. Her original debut single, "Wildflower," has reached #5 on the iTunes Pop Songs Chart in South Africa!

Hans Christian is a Grammy®-nominated Cellist, Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer, and Composer based in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, where he owns and operates Studio 330, a state-of-the-art recording facility. He has recorded, performed, and produced music for over 35 years. He has created many projects across a broad spectrum of musical styles, from East Indian, Rock & Roll, and Ambient Melodic music.

Prodigal pianist Harriet Stubbs began performing publicly at four years old. At five she won a full scholarship from the Elsie & Leonard Cross Memorial Foundation to the Guildhall School of Music studying under the late Professor Emeritus, Jimmy Gibb. Voted one of the top three pianists in Britain by Julian Lloyd Webber on ITV"s "Britain's Brilliant Prodigies", Harriet went on to play in "Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban", among other vaunted achievements. Harriet now divides her time between New York City, Los Angeles, and London. Harriet is a Yamaha Artist USA, a voting member of the New York Chapter of the Recording Academy and an artist for the TJ Martell Foundation.