member profiles

“Six musicians from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the magic of blues, rock, country , soul, R & B , Roots and everything in between and around an exciting and incredibly diverse mix as you do not get to hear him every day. With skill and passion Doug Prescott and his band are already on their fourth album recording again to swing. You will be enchanted and take you on a tour full of surprises Americana in the truest sense of the word. Powerful, fresh, different !”
Max W. Achatz - Country Jukebox

With a gift for extravagant color, beautiful melodic style, clear musical form and engaging, soulfully dramatic work, Douglas Knehans has gained the appreciation of audiences around the world. Knehans has been a fellow of the Victorian Council of the Arts, MacDowell Colony and Leighton Artist Colony (Banff), has won awards from the American Music Center, Carnegie Hall, National Endowment for the Arts, and has fulfilled commissions for a wide variety of works from orchestral, to chamber music, opera, dance, choral and instrumental/electronic music.

Douyé is a Nigerian born jazz recording artist who grew up in London, but who now calls Los Angeles home. “It seems so natural for me to sing jazz. I love the stories in these timeless songs, and the fact that I have the freedom to do each piece in my own way. I relate each song to my own life, my story and my journey. I love this music and really love performing it. I can’t wait for the next time!”

Dumi Right is a performing artist, MC, and songwriter recognized for many years as a standard bearer in global and progressive hip-hop circles. He was first introduced to audiences during hip-hop’s golden age as a member of Zimbabwe Legit, one of the first hip-hop groups from Africa to gain widespread international recognition. His influence has been documented in the domestic and global mass media, from Billboard to the Source, Hip Hop Connection, Waxpoetics, and the academic works of hip-hop history, including Say It Loud! The Story of Rap Music by K. Maurice Jones and The Hip Hop Wars by Tricia Rose.

Dustin Ray Thomas is an eclectic singer/songwriter/Nashville recording artist, who is currently based in Versailles, Illinois. He's been working at music since the early 2010s. He writes in several genres, including "Classic Country," "Rock" and Gospel. Music runs in his blood: his grandmother was a traveling singer and performer. Dustin is dedicated to growing, learning and collaborating - and to making genuine and long-lasting connections along the way.