member profiles

For Stephanie Lee (aka "Lady Redneck,") writing songs about her down-home roots and everyday life comes naturally. Raised in a musical family from the small town of Howe, Idaho (population 23), Stephanie grew up playing mandolin, fiddle, bass, guitar and drums, performing all over the Pacific Northwest in the band Dusty Boots. The family band sold over 40,000 units. Since going solo, Lady Redneck has released numerous original and cover songs to the delight of her more than 1 million social media followers.

Lanae Hill is a singer/songwriter from the Christchurch area in New Zealand. She performs in a duo called "Bruce and Lanae with her partner Bruce.

Lannie Battistini was born in Puerto Rico to a third generation Spanish/Italian father and a New Jersey Italian-American mother.  At the age of five, Lannie’s love for music was already developing, and he would repeat the melodies he heard on a small piano his grandmother gifted him with; from then on. He would play by ear whatever he heard on the radio. He attended the Berklee School of Music, and has spent his life since in the music industry, writing, performing and teaching, sharing his gifts with others. He won a Latin GRAMMY® in 2019.

Lara Herscovitch is a singer/songwriter. poet and a performer, described by The Boston Globe as “a luminous voice and a buoyant stage presence... big-hearted lyrics embrace the sum of life…” A former Connecticut State Troubadour, Sound Waves Magazine called Lara’s work “expertly written prose… songwriting at its best... good for your ears AND your soul.”

Adding on to his distinguished career as a theater producer/director and theatrical/concert lighting designer, Larry Brechner is now co-host of the show "Art on The Air." This show is heard every Friday on WVLP and streaming at WVLP.org with his co-host, Ester Golden of The Nest in Michigan City. His show is rebroadcast on Lakeshore Public Radio 89.1 FM and podcast on Lakeshore's program page. He is also an in-demand voice-over artist and television host as well as a professional photographer.