member profiles

Using a modified Casio keyboard and a boombox –Mingo’s first electronic project received airplay on local college radio stations. Mingo’s music was unique even among the eclectic mix featured on college radio. In the early 1990’s, influenced by the music and the underground dance scene spreading throughout Europe, Mingo became an early pioneer in the American rave scene. Mingo was a co-founder of Sonar Productions, a premier rave promotional group. Mingo’s music maintains consistent airplay with considerable chart position on the New Age/Ambient/World music charts and is featured on syndicated programs such as “Hearts of Space” and “Echoes” – staying true to the electronic dance scene early in his career.

Know as Pittsburgh's "Lady of the Blues," Miss Freddye has been singing professionally since 1996. She has been nominated for 2018 BMAS for Best Emerging Artist and Koko Taylor traditional singer. Miss Freddye has released two albums and two singles. She leads two bands, MISS FREDDYE’S BLUES BAND and MISS FREDDYE’S HOMEOOKIN' BAND. She performs regularly in benefit concerts for charity, as well as in a number of blues festivals. And believe or not, she is a nurse working in surgical oncology.

American baritone Mitchell Hutchings has been heard throughout the United States and abroad, from Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall to the Antonin Dvorak Museum in Prague. Mitchell's students and clients have been featured artists in Rolling Stone, have sung on the Metropolitan Opera stage (MONC semis), and have attended or will attend the Yale School of Music, Mannes School of Music, Florida State University, Penn State University, Eastman School of Music, and Boston University among others.

With so many social disruptions, Hollywood and broadcast TV are still under-represented in gender, age, ethnicity and sexual status. Monica Grant and Young Boss Media Inc. produces media to empower millennials to gain ownership over their image, voice and economic & political future.

Jazz vocalist Monika Ryan, started singing professionally at the age of 15. By 16 she had management and was working in and around New York City. After attending the world-renowned New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, she toured the world singing and performing. Ryan's voice is a force of nature - her style exists beyond clearly drawn lines or categorical definitions. Rooted in jazz, her inventive compositions are philosophical vignettes and her performances are alive and captivating.She is an immersive artist with a deep connection to both the music and lyrics, and she takes her listeners on a journey.