member profiles

Al deCant is a critically acclaimed concert performer and educator from Connecticut who has entertained and educated thousands of young people through his programs of music and storytelling. Al’s music and character education themes are being used in schools and classrooms throughout Connecticut. Parents, teachers and children immediately respond to the catchy tunes and lyrical wit of this veteran singer/songwriter/educator. Al’s original comic and soulful songs are enjoyed as much by adults as they are by children.

After receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in Vocal Performance from Columbia College Chicago, the multi-talented Alain Quinn set out to expand upon the sounds that she had already begun to find within herself. Today, you can find her recording in the studio, performing at Chicago venues such as the House of Blues, or enjoying some one-on-one time with her Yoga mat. Riding the momentum of her most recent release, Paradise, Quinn is now in the planning stages of several outings to share her music with the world.

Based in El Paso, Alan Hering has spent time perfecting his skills as a sound engineer, producer, songwriter and instrumentalist. He plays guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards. Performing with several groups in differing genres, Alan lives and breathes music.

Alan Kryszak is a filmmaker and composer, teaching creative arts coursework at The University of Maine at Machias, including Downeast Documentary, Music in Film and Applied Music, as well as independent studies in Visually Impaired Media Production. The third feature film directed with his Downeast Documentary class, “When The Chevy Breaks (How Small Towns Fix Big Problems)," was featured at the first University of Maine Film Festival.

Alan Storeygard is a pianist and family doctor from Central Arkansas. He’s been a member of the Indie Collaborative from the start and a voting member of the Recording Academy for many years. He’s recorded five albums, primarily jazz, but also blues and classical - playing solo and often with a group. He counts Ramsey Lewis and Dave Brubeck among his strongest musical inspirations. Storeygard enjoys writing, arranging, performing and recording, and is known to say “Music is Medicine for the Soul.”