member profiles

Elsten Torres is a trailblazing, bilingual artist and one of the architects of the '90s alternative Latin rock movement in the USA. He's had a dynamic career spanning over three decades. Known for his genre-bending style and emotional songwriting in both English and Spanish, he boasts two Grammy® nominations, two BMI Awards, and six Billboard top ten hits—including a five-week #1.

Elvis Carden has been passionate about music for all of his adult life, funneling his creativity through his singing, songwriting, and music-making skills. His latest CD, Life, is his 8th LP recording in a long, illustrious continuing career. This Georgia native, born in Atlanta and raised in the small town of Palmetto, Georgia, still currently resides in his hometown. This patriotic multi-talented artist has been compared to Merle Haggard, and has been recognized significantly for his poems and songwriting.

Emilia Lopez-Yañez is an award-winning singer and oboist. After graduating from Chapman University and USC, Emilia began recording vocal and instrumental tracks for a wide range of projects including: film, video games, and award-winning albums. She created a Children's music group, Ruth and Emilia, with songs that focused on self-esteem and making the world a better place. Their two albums amassed many awards including a Parent’s Choice Award and the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.

Latin Grammy® winning and Grammy-nominated producer, composer and arranger, also nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media Award; his recent productions have featured John Patitucci, Airto Moreira, Kenny Aronoff, Arturo O'Farrill, Janina Rosado (Juan Luis Guerra & La 440), Matt and Gregg Bissonette, Antonio Sánchez, Magos Herrera and Chano Domínguez, among many others.

Latin Grammy winner and multi-Grammy nominee, Argentine-born and New York-based pianist and composer Emilio Solla’s first band, Apertura, (1983-1989) was praised by Astor Piazzolla as one of the most interesting new sounds in the Buenos Aires scene in 1986. Today, with eleven CDs as bandleader and more than forty as arranger/producer, he is regarded by peers and critics as one of the most outstanding and unique composers in the Tango-Jazz field, a musical language which blends Argentine tango and folk with jazz and other contemporary music styles. He has performed all around Europe, Japan, the US and Latin America to rave reviews in many of the most important jazz houses and festivals, such as Bim Huis, Lincoln Center, Marciac, Blue Note, Fasching and more.