Composers for Relief:
Supporting the Philippines

Julia Matthies

Malin Schernikau

Irina Kolias

Laurie Ann Wood

Marian Müller

Simeon Harris

Andreas Balaskas

Is Chief Mastering Engineer from Masterlab Mastering Studios.
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Gaby Koss

Gaby Koss As seen with Haggard, Equilibrium, Nota profana, Cantus Lunaris, Death Army, Aeternum and many more.. soon with Dominia, Diskelion, Theatre of Night, Triskolian,… and guest in many other projects and bands..

Gaby Koss was born in Munich, Bavaria, Germany and she always in school was singing a lot allready also solo.When she was 10 she started piano playing with a weekly teacher and visited the weekly local church- choir. She studied Music and Pedagogy at the LMU ( Ludwig- Maximilian-University) in Munich. Beforhand she took private singing lessons with the vocal teachers like Dietrich Schneider (who was teaching very known professional singers and the famous Tölzer Knabenchor) and now since many years she is with her teacher and tenor Saverio Suarez Ribaudo in Munich who is very experienced and also works with a lot of professinal singers.. During studying she worked at the Munich state opera and had sundry opera productions she was part of, as well as many church concerts and many other projects and bands with she was touring through Europe, Mexico and Southamerica. Still she is working with a lot bands and also with composers for filmmusic. 2012 She founded the Vocal Instrumental Ensemble CANTUS LUNARIS at beginning year. This Ensemble of international musicians Gaby met during her tours and projects are professional educated and from many different countries what allows them to have a very big repertoire from a lot of different countries plus styles from medieval, Renaissance, early Barock but also Sephardic and Folk/Celtic. If wished even covers of Blackmores Night, Loreena McKennitt or Soundtrackmusic like Braveheart to Lord of the rings and other. 2013 The Debut- CD FABULA ANTIQUA release was 15th of May 2013 with the Celtic Repertoire of the Ensemble. The new CDs are into studio recordings with songs of Renaissance and Sephardic. Also they are also into composings of a Medieval-Rock CD.

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Arthur Hendriks

Arthur Hendriks is the founder and owner of Filmscore Media, located in Schipluiden, the Netherlands.
Filmscore Media has its own professional studio and specializes in score composition and sound design for movies, games, TV series, theater productions, corporate presentations, commercials and more.

Since 2001, he has worked as an assistant sound designer on television series such Baantjer, Grijpstra en de Gier,Flikken Maastricht and Gooische Vrouwen.
In early 2012, he arranged several compositions and was largely responsible for the sound design for a large
theater production.

For the last two years, Arthur has also been a beta tester and demo composer for multiple sample library developers, such as Sonokinetic, Eduardo Tarilonte (Best Service), SoundIron, WavesFactory, The Unfinished, Dream Audio Tools, AudioWiesel, U-he and Fluffie Audio.

Currently working as a Composer and Sound Designer on season 2 of the Dutch TV series Danni Lowinski for Talpla Media, broadcasting on SBS6.

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Dirk Ehlert

Dirk is an award winning composer (BMI) based near Berlin, Germany. His music has been used for feature films, games,filmtrailers, advertising and a wide range of TV Networks like Bravo, MTV, HBO and NBC.

Having played in various bands from an early age on, studying music was just a logical consequence. With a mixture of University education and ongoing autodidactic studies Dirk always aims to capture the essence of emotion in his cues.

In 2012 he won the G-Tech Driven Creativity Competition in category “Music Professional” with his track “Coherence” with a following exhibition of his work in London.
Recent projects include feature film scores for “Monumental” (2014), Infiltrators (2013), Winnetou (2014) or a placement in the latest TV campaign for “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”.

Right now Dirk works with dos brains (LA), Really Slow Motion (RSM, London) and EON Sounds Canada.

Besides working as a composer Dirk is also beta tester and demo writer for various sample library developers.

Source: Website &  Soundcloud

Manfred Haupt

Manfred Haupt

Sabrina Heuer

Moin!

My name is Sabrina Heuer. I’m pleased that you are visiting my site.
I am a female german voice artist.
I give your production sound and atmosphere in the way you deserve.

Dependable, professional, fast.

Commercials for TV and radio, imagefilms, productvideos, documentary,
voiceover, dubbing, radioplays, audio books, events, presentations,
apps, games, answering machines – just as you like.

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Marion Jan

Marion Jan

Maya Spring

An electronic music artist/Dj with her own unique sound and style, a super-emotional singer, she is also and a songwriter with 200 songs in her portfolio. recording artist, composer, creative sound & visual experimentalist and a writer of The Book Of Songs – Maya Spring”. Years active – 2010-present. “Her music path started when she immigrated to Canada in 2010 and joined a live music band to sing regularly in clubs and restaurants of Toronto. At the same time this is a period of her intensive voice training with a Smooth Jazz Nominated singer Lee Braithwaite, her first recording sessions and beginning of songwriting experience. Since then Maya wrote more than 200 original songs and recorded and released her first singles collaborating with top independent music producers from Canada, United States and Europe. In 2014 the first debut album Maya Spring – The Book Of Songs, v.1. produced by Brian Carter is realized in NY. In November 2013 her first original music video Feel With Me was released in Toronto. Since Summer 2014 — MAYA SPRING – NU JAZZ – her new live dj program now in Canada.

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Panos Kolias

Panos Kolias is a film, tv and concert music composer and musician.

When at age ten he found himself showing his accordion teacher how to transcribe songs, he knew he was destined for a life of music. He soon learned to play several more instruments, and ultimately played in bands ranging from hard rock to traditional ethnic – including as a support act for bands such as ASIA and Steve Lukather.

Deeply involved in the creation of Apple’s GarageBand and Logic Pro, Panos also has unusual depth of technical audio and software knowledge.

Panos is currently contracted with several music libraries and regularly produces cues and other commercial music for major television programs in the U.S . He has co-produced two hard rock albums, released an album of Greek lullabies featuring Soprano Maira Milolidaki, and also wrote and produced the scores for short films in the 168 hours film project and the 48 hours film project.

Besides composing for TV and film and composing concert music, he holds a lecturer position at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg, teaching Music Technology and Film scoring courses. He works also works as a musician, educator, copyist, orchestrator, and technical consultant.

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Timothy Reid Trio

The expressive sounds Tim manages to get out of his instrument clearly comes from the fingers, not just the gear or anything. The compositions never sound mathematical or over the top and truly inspire me to write and play myself. I Hope we get to do some work together in the near future! – Sebastiaan Corenlissen (Gary Husband, Shawn Lane, Frank Gambale, Randy Brecker, Gary Willis,)

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Chris J Nairn

Chris is an experienced London-based composer, song writer and producer, specialising in commercial tracks and orchestral scores.

His work incorporates trending musical styles into different genres, which leads to innovative and appealing ideas.

He studied commercial song writing at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, where he formed a pop rock band, MiMi Soya. During his time as the group’s lead song writer and guitarist, he performed at Wembley in front of 30,000 people and completed several European tours with the band.

His experiences with MiMi Soya enhanced his writing skills and sharpened his ability to create a successful track, particularly through his time spent in studios working with record labels, producers and other song writers.

Chris continued to develop his production skills, and went on to deliver sound tracks that have been aired on popular American TV shows, including America’s Next Top Model and Million Dollar Decorators.

His eclectic style means he has been able to collaborate with a range of clients, such as clothing brand Superdry, corporate social media platform Zoho, and international gaming company, Alpha Wolf Games.

Chris has carried on writing pop songs, teaming up with an array of artists from all sorts of musical backgrounds. He has a particular interest in the Asian music scene, which he finds alluring and imaginative, and which he feels he has an affinity with.

He strives to acquire new strengths and is willing to step outside of his comfort zone. His determination serves him well, and has helped him develop a range of skills that have benefited his music career, such as video editing, which has lead to him filming and presenting product walk-through videos for Scorecast, a composer online community, of which his idols, Jeremy Soule and Hans Zimmer, are members.

Chris is driven by a strong work ethic, a life-long fascination with music and copious cups of black coffee.

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Toniet Gallego

 I sing, write and produce with my partner, Jeremy Frank.  
Definitely this project is purely out of our passion for music.

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Nichole Desmond

Nichole Desmond

Joe Sikes

Joe Sikes, singer/songwriter from ODK & The Fabric, has just released his first solo EP, “Offset”.

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Tyshan Knight

Tyshan was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario (45 minutes outside of Toronto).

Throughout Tyshan’s life he was actively involved in the church. From the age of about 4, he recognized that he had the ability to sing and started using the church as a place to interactively cultivate his gift.

Although he was raised in a pentecostal church, Tyshan did not take his Christianity seriously until after a night of partying, where he almost lost his life. It was at this moment that he accepted Jesus into his life as his personal Lord and Saviour and dedicated his voice back to God.

A few months after that night Tyshan entered into a local talent search competition where he was going to sing a secular love song. On the way to the talent show he was T-boned by another car while going through a green light. At this moment he remembered his vows to God and re-dedicated his voice to Him. Since then, Tyshan only makes positive music that is personal and describes his journey as a Christian.

Please continue to pray and support him in his ministry.

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Stanley Miller

A singer born in Richmond, Virginia EE UU

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Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie

Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie is a London-based filmscore composer and classically trained pianist with special interests in orchestral and electronic composition, and in piano improvisational technique.

With 25 years on the piano and more than a decade of passion-driven orchestral composition, Oliver is a professional freelance composer offering full-service soundtrack production for film and television.

On-screen credits include independent Hollywood film GLASS PRISON (psycho drama by INRVISN Productions starring Bill Oberst Jr.); the SVEN DECKER documentary series by Visual Kings | Media; the upcoming pilot for apocalyptic zombie TV series AFTER HELL; US slavery documentary MADMEN OR MARTYR by Luke Jaden, and a number of promotional and advertising spots for end-clients including Sony, Gärtnerbank, Black Bear International.

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Al Slavik

Artist and Musician

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Laurie Ann Haus

Laurie Ann Haus is an award winning solo and Soundtrack Session Vocalist (World of Warcraft, Starcraft 2) She also sings and co-composes for an ethereal ancient world influenced metal band, Todesbonden.

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Éanán Patterson

Award winning composer, Éanán, has been scoring & producing music professionally for well-known production companies like Microsoft Studios, 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Television, Yahoo! Movies, RTÉ, TG4, TV3, and PBS since 2004.

Son of renowned Irish Tenor, Frank Patterson and concert pianist, Eily O’Grady, Éanán was born in Dublin, Ireland but moved with his parents to the United States when he was 5 years old. At the young age of thirteen he was accepted to the prestigious Juilliard School of Music (pre-college division) in New York where he studied violin and piano with professors Sally Thomas, Ann Setzer and Elena Wolkonsky.

Éanán received a Recording Arts degree in Music Engineering & Production at Full Sail College, Florida where he won the Lee Deforest Cup, an audio post-production award in 2003. He also has a specialist certificate in Music Theory & Orchestration from the Berklee College of Music in Boston and is a Digidesign certified audio-post operator for Pro Tools systems.

As a violinist, he has performed on multiple film, television and video game scores as well as in major concert venues including Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, New York, Boston Symphony Hall and the National Concert Hall in Dublin.

source: Website & IMDb

Eduardo Tarilonte

Eduardo Tarilonte is an award winning sample library developer. Creator of Era Medieval Legends, Forest Kingdom, Desert Winds, Shevannai and Cantus among others

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David Christiansen

My musical journey began on a journey with no music. After spending a few months travelling in Australia without music, it became clear how important music and creativity are to me.

So, after studying Sacred Music, Organ and Conducting at the Folkwang Academy in Essen, Iattended the Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg, where I achieved a Master’s degree in Film Music and Sound Design.

My professional career startet with compositions and orchestration for short films and orchestral recordings. I later began working on major orchestral media projects as an orchestrator, librarian and session producer.

Today, I specialise in composition and orchestration for documentaries, corporate films, animated films, video games and production music.

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Alex Pfeffer

Tina Guo

Tina Guo has developed an international multi-faceted performance and recording career as a solo classical cellist, electric cellist, erhuist, and composer known for her distinctive sound and improvisatory style in major motion picture, television, and game scores. She is featured in the commercial for the new 2014 Mazda6, the 2014 United Airlines commercial, and was also a featured soloist in Cirque Du Soleil’s Michael Jackson “The Immortal” World Tour from 2011-2013 performing in sold out arenas around the world. Just 2 months after the tour launch in October 2011, $100 million in tickets were sold and it became the top touring act in America according to Forbes. Tina performed to 2 million audience members worldwide during her time with the group, topping the charts again in 2012 as the highest grossing tour in America. She was featured in sold out concerts on the Electric Cello at the Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg, the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Madison Square Garden in New York City, Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, O2 Arenas in London, Berlin, and Prague, Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Staples Center in Los Angeles, and almost all major arenas throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, UK, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Germany, Austria, Spain, Hungary, Italy, France, Belgium, Turkey, Portugal, and Japan. Tina is also featured on the Epic Records/Jackson Estate release “Immortal,” replacing the original guitar solo in “Beat It” with an Electric Cello/Guitar Battle-style duet with guitarist Greg Howe.

As a classical cello soloist, Tina Guo has appeared as the guest artist with the San Diego Symphony, the State of Mexico National Symphony, the Thessaloniki State Symphony in Greece, the Petrobras Symphony in Brazil, and the Vancouver Island Symphony in British Columbia. She also performed with violinist Midori Goto in Dvorak’s American String Quartet at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and completed four national tours of Mexico and Italy performing the Shostakovich, Dvorak, Haydn, and Saint-Saens Cello Concertos. Tina will be joining Al Di Meola, one of the most prominent virtuosos and most influential guitarists in the contemporary jazz field, on his European Tour this summer, 2014.

Tina performed alongside Johnny Marr of the Smiths and Hans Zimmer at the Premiere of Inception, and also performed in a sold-out concert in England for Dreamworks with Hans Zimmer and John Powell for a live concert of music from Kung-Fu Panda 2, Pirates of the Caribbean, Shrek, and other blockbusters featuring her as soloist on electric cello and erhu. She recently performed for the League of Legends World Championship to a sold out arena at Staples in Los Angeles, and an audience of 33 million streaming online. Tina was featured on the Electric Cello in a super-band for the event with The Crystal Method, Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit), Danny Lohner (NIN), Joe Letz (Combichrist), and the Hollywood Scoring Orchestra.

Tina was the cello soloist on the scores of Sherlock Holmes, Iron Man 2, Clash of the Titans, Red Riding Hood, Abduction, Olympus Has Fallen, CSI:NY, Vikings, The Borgias, Iron Chef, Blizzard’s Diablo III, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and Journey, which was nominated for a Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack. Tina can also be heard on the soundtracks of Inception, Hancock, Battle: Los Angeles, The Hangover Part II, Predators, Fast Five, Arthur, No Strings Attached, Beginners, Public Enemies, Rango, The Rite, X-Men: First Class, Your Highness, Yogi Bear, The Mentalist, Family Guy, American Dad, The Cleveland Show, and King of the Hill, among many others. Tina’s arrangement and performance of “The Flight of the Bumble-Bee” was featured in the end credits for The Heartbreak Kid, and recently her composition “Genesis Rising” was featured as the score for the Trailer for “The Best Offer.” Tina was an additional composer on the feature film “Persecuted” to be released in May 2014.

Tina played at the American Country Music Awards with Carrie Underwood, on Dancing with the Stars performing with Carlos Santana and India Arie, Jimmy Kimmel Live with Ellie Goulding, the Lopez Show with Far East Movement, the Grammy Awards with the Foo Fighters, the MTV Movie Awards, American Idol, at Comic Con in San Diego featured on the electric cello in the Battlestar Galactica Orchestra, and with Brazilian guitarist Victor Biglione in a Jimi Hendrix Tribute Concert at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janiero. She also performed at the wrap party for the Sundance Film Festival, was featured in a wildlife benefit concert at the Playboy Mansion, and has shared the stage with Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel, Josh Groban, John Legend, LeAnn Rhimes, Chris Isaak, Il Divo, and Michael McDonald.

Tina’s musical education began at the age of 3, when she began her piano studies in Shanghai, China. After coming to America at the age of 5, she began violin lessons with her mother and later began studying the cello under the instruction of her father, Lu-Yan Guo at the age of 7. Tina continued her professional cello studies with Eleonore Schoenfeld at the the University of Southern California’s Thorton School of Music on full scholarship, and was also a Governor’s Scholar for academic excellence.

An avid writer, her first published work is “Event Horizons of Yin and Yang,” a collection of philosophical prose and poetry. Tina is also passionate about charity work and is in production for a project consisting of original pieces written by some of the most well known Cinematic Composers today, to be released in Summer 2014 of which 100% of the proceeds will be donated to charities benefiting musical programs and education for children in Los Angeles.

The instrumental metal music video for her song “Queen Bee” won Best Music Video at the LA Downtown Film Festival and was also nominated for Best Music Video by the Hollywood Music an Media Awards. Her albums Autumn Winds, The Journey, and Eternity are available on iTunes and other digital outlets. Her songs “Queen Bee” and “Forbidden City” are also available for download to play for Rockband on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Metal Hammer Magazine UK described Tina as “an international sensation” and she was also featured in Glamour Magazine Russia with a full 2 page spread.

Tina holds a Bachelors in Metaphysics and is currently working on her Masters Degree. She is also co-founder and CEO of MG Music, a production company in partnership with her husband, composer and director R. Armando Morabito, that specializes in hybrid epic cinematic music for TV, Film, Video Games, and Trailers. Together, Ray and Tina are involved in philanthropy with ChildFund International and the American Humane Society; their other endeavors include Real Estate, Business, and Private Investments.

Tina performs on her Gand & Bernadel Cello made in Paris, France in 1880. On electric cello, she plays a customized Yamaha SVC-210 as a Yamaha Performing Artist.

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Michael Sadler

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Erik Müller

Erik Müller is a german Singer/Songwriter. He sings, strikes lute and plays electric and classical guitar in Bands like Cumulo Nimbus, Bernsteyn, Zweifingerbreit and Classic Guitar Connection.

Different projects in old, classical and electric music.

Classic Guitar Connection & Cumulo Nimbus

Brisom

The Philippines is a great place to discover music. The burgeoning independent music scene is full of talented acts that are ripe for the picking. Brisom, a blossoming new group from Manila is a great example of a local band that carries an undeniable crossover and international appeal. The group was put together by Brian Sombero, former front man for the cult band Menaya, whose album “The Worst News” is considered by local underground music purist as one of the best album you have never heard.

Brian initially wanted to record songs just for the heck of it. Friends from the local band scene who listened to the new materials liked them so much that they prodded him form a live core group. Brian arranged the songs and mixed it with the talents of Tim Abbott, Jason Rondero, Jeffrey Castro and Terence Teves.

Peers describe them as a “new band with old souls”, which may be the reason why though admittedly the band is relatively new, they have been getting rave reviews. Last November, the band opened for Dave Elkins, front man of seminal American rock group “Mae” on his Manila leg of his Asian Tour at the Hardrock Café, Makati and in Tab, Singapore. Brisom also had a show in Blu Jaz Cafe, SG last March 2013.

They were also invited to play in the most recent Sonic Carnival, an international festival featuring bands like Razorback, Urbandub, UpDharmaDown and international DJ acts such as Laidback Luke and Steve Aoki.

The band is mulling an EP release early 2014 entitled “Perspectives”

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Deane Ogden

Deane Ogden is an American recording artist, multi-instrumentalist and broadcaster whose music has been described as “a well-established aesthetic of evocative world textures and compelling pristine pop rhythms.” (The Village Voice)

Deane’s latest solo release, EASTERN CHRONICLE, a 118-minute odyssey through the sounds and cultures of the Far East, debuted at #3 on the iTunes world music chart. The album’s first single, “JEYDA”, played globally in heavy rotation on world music and in college radio markets across North America and western Eurpoe. To record and produce EASTERN CHRONICLE, Deane spent eighteen months traveling Japan, China, Nepal, Tibet, Indonesia, Thailand, India and Sri Lanka and used a mobile recording studio out of a backpack with “cloud” technologies for storing audio. EASTERN CHRONICLE features guest soloists Moweto, Bob Reynolds (John Mayer, Brian Blade), Rianne Fenneller (Kitaro, Yanni, Andrea Bocelli), Christina Sasacki (Silk Sea Opera, Evergreen Symphony), Anthony Sallee (Whiteheart), Tina Guo (Cirque du Soliel), Steve Ouimette (Guitar Hero), and many more.
In mid-2013, following the success of EASTERN CHRONICLE, Deane began work on KWELA — a rapturous celebration of the colorful sounds and cultures of South Africa combined with Deane’s modern funk underpinnings and pop-oriented songwriting. Turning again to the mobile recording methods he employed for EASTERN CHRONICLE, Ogden worked with numerous regional musicians including the Nairobi Hand Drum Ensemble, Capetown’s Mack Chibesa, the Soweto Horns, Temwani Kalenga and Johannesburg vocalist Jordynn Towne.

For over thirty years, Deane’s career as a recording session drummer has seen him perform and record with artists as diverse as Tina Turner, Britney Spears, Al Green, Rihanna, Seal, Kenny Loggins, Travis Tritt, Chris Cornell, Jewel, Al Slavik and others. Deane has worked with numerous producers including the late Phil Ramone, Jack Joseph Puig and Bob Clearmountain.

Deane is also an in-demand drummer for trailers and video games, working frequently for trailer music producers DOS BRAINS and APM and performing on video games by ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, CAPCOM, ZYNGA, BUNGIE STUDIOS, ELECTRONIC ARTS and SONY INTERACTIVE.

Deane proudly and exclusively uses Tama drums, Sabian cymbals, Drum Workshop pedals and hardware, Vater Percussion sticks and mallets, and Remo drumheads.
Deane Ogden’s compositions for filmed entertainment have included D. Lee Inosanto’s award-winning THE SENSEI, the acclaimed documentary DREAMS ON SPEC, Lionsgate’s THE WAY HOME starring Dean Cain, Sony’s THE HIT LIST starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and many more. Deane’s music was featured in Touchstone Pictures’ Bruce Willis blockbuster SURROGATES. Deane scored the preamble to the board game phenomenon [Welcome to] Level 7 and recently completed THE FINAL MOMENTS OF KARL BRANT which starred Paul Ruebens in a dramatic turn.

Deane’s composing career in primetime and cable television has included NBC’s Heather Locklear/Blair Underwood drama LAX, ABC Family’s EXPLORATION WITH RICHARD WIESE, the Emmy-nominated ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, MTV’s MADE and TEENAGE MOM, amongst others. In 2002, Deane began writing and producing music for ABC Sports’ Emmy Award-winning MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. Deane was commissioned to write the orchestral themes for Michael Phelps’ record-breaking gold medal run during the 2008 BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES and invited back to write three original orchestral suites for NBC’s coverage of the 2012 LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES. Later that year, Deane’s music was featured in both the 2012 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION and 2012 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION telecasts.

For a selected list of Deane’s major film and television credits, click here.
For a comprehensive list, please visit IMDb.com.

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Stefan Schroff

After seeing Van Halen in 1993 the versatile Swiss guitarist and producer Stefan Schroff decided that his live is gonna be all about music and playing guitar. At present time he’s mainly working as a sideman and session player for gold and platinum selling pop artists, rock and metal acts as well as musical productions. He’s also doing studio work for international artists, producers and media composers. In 2008 he released his instrumental solo album Evolution featuring many aspects of his playing.

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Gabriel Lee

Gabriel is currently a third-year violin major at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, studying under the tutelage of Mr Ng Yu-Ying, leader of the T’ang Quartet, with a full scholarship. He has also balanced his studies with working as a music history teaching assistant at the conservatory. Previously, he graduated with a Diploma in Violin Performance from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, during which he was awarded the Georgette Chen Arts Scholarship by the National Arts Council from 2006-2009.

As a student in the conservatory, Gabriel has been an active performer in internal and external events, performing both as a soloist and a chamber musician. He has performed with the Conservatory Orchestra under the baton of world-renowned conductors Robert Spano, Eiji Oue, Yu Long and Mark Wigglesworth. His chamber groups have gone under the mentorship of the Takacs Quartet, Lutoslawski Quartet, Shanghai Quartet, Champs de Elysees, La Bande De La Loingtaine, Melvyn Tan and Pavlo Beznosiuk.

Gabriel won a Gold Award in the 6th Asian Youth Music Competition in 2007. As a soloist, he has performed with the Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra in 2011 and also the string group Fused in 2008. He has also played in masterclasses by world-renowned violinists Pierre Amoyal, Mikhail Kopelman, David Takeno, Sergiu Schwartz, Rachel Barton Pine, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Tamas Andras, , Dima Tkachenko, Antonio Anselmi, Takaya Urakawa, William Pu, Goetz Richter, Tong Weidong, Marco Fiorini and Maureen Smith.

The summer festivals that Gabriel has participated in include the Australian International Summer Orchestra Institute in 2006 and 2007. He also performed to sell-out crowds in Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan with the prestigious Asian Youth Orchestra in 2008 and 2009. Most recently in 2013, he was awarded scholarships to participate in the Bowdoin International Music Festival, where he studied with highly-acclaimed violinist Sergiu Schwartz, and benefited from coachings with Peter Howard and June Han in his chamber groups. He was also selected to perform in an elite ensemble at a faculty concert with Sergiu Schwartz and Kurt Muroki.

Other professional orchestral experiences include freelancing with the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra as well as being a member of the Metropolitan Festival Orchestra and the Singapore Festival Orchestra. He has also played with the Orchestra of the Music Makers, The Young Musicians’ Foundation Orchestra, and worked as a Violin Mentor with the Singapore National Youth Orchestra from 2012-2013.

Since the beginning of his musical journey, Gabriel’s mentors include the concertmaster of the SSO, Mr Alexander Souptel, Mr Chan Yoong Han, Mr Zhang Zhen Shan, Mr Jason Lim and Mr Tan Kang Ming.

Gabriel also enjoys exploring violin improvisation and loves absorbing the sounds of different genres of music around the world.

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Pascale Scarabin

I am a French professionnal Singer Mezzo-Soprano.
SoundTrack Vocalist and Composer
Vocal Coach and Teacher of Oral Communication.

I live in the south of France. My origins are Celtic.

I like and i sing the different musical universes : Epic, World and Classical.

I collaborate with cosmopolitan artists on SoundCloud :

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Fabiano Pereira

Monika Emat

Monvillea as violinist, Monika Emat as vocalist 🙂

I’m a bass lover 😉

Follow my facebook page! 🙂 /MonvilleaMusic

Last collabs with: Qmare, Tshabee, Synthphonia, Mozowski [inbasstrials]

Labels:
Vampire Records
Black Seeds Recordings
Dirt, Lies & Audio Black

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Dina Fanai

Dina Fanai has performed throughout the world as a vocalist, songwriter, original composer and as a singer with the multi-platinum selling arena rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Dina has written and produced for Universal and Columbia Records and has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards from The Songwriter’s Hall of Fame and National Endowment for the Arts, as well as leading tours and educational programs in the US, Europe and Southeast Asia. Her latest recording project CINEMA 12 was featured on Tina Turner’s platinum selling CD “BEYOND”. In 2012 she was the featured vocalist on Grammy nominated Dave Eggar’s CD “Kingston Morning.” Dina has received enthusiastic reviews worldwide and is often compared to artists as diverse as Peter Gabriel, Lisa Gerrard, Barbara Streisand, Kate Bush, the poet Rumi and the music of Cirque du Soleil. Within this style that is uniquely hers, she incorporates sounds and textures of classical, modern and world instruments. Incorporating her life long background in classical and modern dance through the School of American Ballet and the Julliard School, she toured as lead vocalist for “Games Of Steel”, Attack Theatre’s acclaimed dance rock opera, which she composed with Dave Eggar.

Dina continues to to do extensive A&R and artist development for major label recording acts and arena tours. Through her company One Vision Music, she has produced countless benefit concerts and charity events supporting causes such as Juvenile Diabetes, Worldwide Orphans Foundation, The Associated Blind Foundation, Sounds Of Hope, Daniel’s Music Foundation and The Coalition Of Battered Woman’s Advocates. She continues to perform and produce concerts and recordings to inspire the process of peace in the world. Dina is a co-founder of The Myth of Red Creative Salon Series and produces ongoing events, where she brings musicians of all genres and cultures together to create more community and to spread the message that there are no boundaries in art and music. She has curated and hosted “Women in Music” events and songwriter showcases throughout New York City for over 10 years to create a safe and supportive environment for other musicians and artists to share and explore their craft. She has led workshops in songwriting and creative expression at The Julliard School and The Children’s Aid Society.

Most recently Dina has launched her new artist development company D.R.E.A.M Artist Productions – Developing, Recording and Empowering Artists in Music which she co-founded with multi-platinum songwriter / arranger / producer Heather Holley most widely for her role in launching Christina Aguilera’s career. Dina has just released her 5th and 6th solo album simultaneously entitled “LEGENDS” and “HIDDEN”. “Hidden” is a compilation of some of the darkest, moving tracks from recent years, consisting of powerful collaborations with some of her favorite musicians and composers that didn’t go onto any of her other full releases. “Legends” is also in the process of being developed into a full length multimedia production with an all-star team of producers, musicians, writers, choreographers & visual artists.

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Cedric Hyon

Cedric Hyon is a flutist whose styles range from ethereal to beatboxing. His versatility and intimate musicality was perfect for a collaboration with Phillip on “No More”.

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Nik Kershaw

Nik Kershaw was born in Bristol in 1958.

His formative years were spent in Ipswich where he discovered his love for music. In 1978, after three years working as a civil servant, he turned professional, serving his apprenticeship playing guitar in jazz fusion and functions bands. He signed with MCA Records in 1983 and released his debut album “Human Racing” in 1984. It achieved multi platinum sales and launched Nik’s career worldwide.

The equally successful “The Riddle” followed and, in July 1985, he took the Wembley stage to perform at Live Aid. In 1990, after four MCA albums and sales of over 8 million, Nik left the spotlight to concentrate on song writing and producing. The following years saw him working with Elton John, Chesney Hawkes, Cliff Richard, Bonnie Tyler, Lulu, Ronan Keating, Jason Donovan, Tony Banks, Michael W Smith, Conner Reeves, Nick Carter, The Hollies, Colin Blunstone, Imogen Heap, Gary Barlow and Let Loose. He rekindled his recording career in 1998 with the critically acclaimed album “15 Minutes” and has subsequently released two further albums, “To Be Frank” (2001) and “You’ve Got To Laugh” (2006). He has received accolades from such legends as Eric Clapton and Miles Davis and has been nominated for four Brit Awards.

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Yolanda’s got Talent

UN OCHA

Stirling Range in 4K

Cinematography and Editing by The Travelling Videographers

View the Stirling Range in 4K
Shot by Adriel Bong & Raphael Lim
Edited by Adriel Bong

Filmed with a Canon70D (Timelapse) and a Panasonic GH4

Music Composed & Arranged by Deborah Tan from EXV Music

Solo Vocals by Deborah Tan

Disclaimer: We climbed Mount Trio and Toolbrunup. They are both very dangerous climbs especially if you’re carrying camera equipment. They have loose rocks. It is a mountain risk area. Make sure you are fit, agile and have good footwear.

Moonlight

Rebirth

Renaissance

This is not the End

A Cup of Peace

The Best is Yet to Come

Our Nature

Aurora

HOPE

Spes et Libertas

Continuum

Edwin L. Phil Tan

The video for the composition BEAUTIFUL LIFE is done by Edwin L. Phil Tan, a Digital Film and Television graduate from Limkokwing University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Born on 30 November, 1992, Edwin was exposed to American culture from his early years to high school in Dalat International School, Penang. He was given the opportunity to attend summer programs in Columbia and Harvard University, USA. With keen interest and passion for anything artistic from music to film, he is dedicated in doing the best in what he loves.

You find more of his work on his Youtube channel.

Ali Tabish

Ali Tabish is second year student in Digital Film and TV. Besides his love for learning film he is also a musician.
This Is Not the End – clip

Yeo Vei Ting

Yeo Vei Ting is from Malaysia. It has always been her dream to be a successful editor in entertainment industry, this is the main reason she is majoring in Digital Film and Television.
The Best is Yet to Come- clip

Johenson Goh

Johenson Geoffrey Goh is currently a final year Degree student in Digital Film and Television at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology. He enjoys making short films and telling stories through the lens. Born in Sabah, Malaysia, he aspires to put Sabah on the map of the world and share its beauty. Music: “Rebirth” by Tera featuring Gabriel Lee
REBIRTH clip

Pouya Eshtehardi

Pouya Eshtehardi‘s short film Continuum, is now among the five finalists of Reelshow Student Film Competition March 2014. This was done for the Global Visual Harmonies Project for Composers for Relief. Pouya is a second year Film student at Limkokwing University . He is from Iran and enjoys doing experimental and poetic films. His film Coffee has been selected for Cannes Experimental exhibition as well as the Taos New Mexico International Festival and Bangkok International student film festival. Music: “Continuum” by Ed Watkins
Continuum has been selected for several festivals including CINEWEST experimental section flEXiff 2014 Official selection, Sydney Australia.
CONTINUUM clip

Aiman Mimiko

The clip for the composition EXISTENCE is done by Aiman Mimiko a final year student in Film at Limkokwing University. Born September 4th 1994 in Ondo state Nigeria, Aiman Mimiko spent most of his childhood in New York City, where he developed a keen love for art and the written word . When not working on a film, Mimiko enjoys philosophical debates and working on his novel. Music: “Existence” by Nick Murray feat. Juliet Lyons

EXISTENCE clip & Facebook

Li Yue

Li Yue studies was a final year student in Digital Film at Limkokwing . She headed up this team and comes from south west China. Liang and Shen are from North China and also were final year students in Digital Film.
A CUP OF PEACE – clip

Sheyda Alizadeh

Sheyda is an Iranian-Azerbaijani filmmaker. She grew up in Mianeh city and spent 24 years of her life in Iran. She studied science and her first degree was in Microbiology. Since childhood she was a film enthusiast. Thus in 2009, she left Iran to pursue a second degree in film making. Also, she enjoys modeling and acting once in a while. She is currently a final year student at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in the faculty of Communications Media and Broadcasting.
OUR NATURE clip and MELAKA IN DETAILS clip

Samantha Geary Jones

I’m a mother of two amazing little girls, YA speculative fiction author, freelance writer for the film music industry, cross-industry promotions specialist and “epic writing” teacher for gifted teens at Elevate Life & Art Studios―which loosely translates to full-time Mom/ part-time sanity. I’m also a slap-happy fan of coffee, a common side effect of juggling parenthood with lofty writing endeavors. On those rare occasions *snicker* when my offspring override the magical properties of caffeine, my clever border collie sidekick and I will take them hiking amidst the scenic beauty of Western North Carolina until they’re knackered.

A biochemist by degree – creative and comical by design. My alter ego, Samantha Geary Jones, has a background that includes: Genetic Research Scientist; Pharmaceutical QC/ Research & Development Chemist; Regulatory Affairs consultant; Scientific Consultant and PR specialist. Lastly, recruited by the FBI for forensics as a Special Agent (my very brief, bad-ass moment and truly the nail in the coffin for running).

“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
― Albert Einstein

My stories are heavily inspired by music, setting the mood and tone for my scenes. I’ve fused my passion for film music and storytelling through collaborations with brilliant cinematic composers and musicians from around the globe―creating groundbreaking promotions that pull intriguing stories from the soul of the notes.

I’m in awe of an artist’s ability to create a story through images. I’m thrilled to collaborate with talented artists whose work whispers compelling tales.

There’s always an exciting project waiting to challenge my fellow wordsmiths! I enjoy promoting storytellers whose work I admire and whose command over the written word stirs the imagination.

“You have to do tricks with pacing, alternate long sentences with short, to keep it vital and alive. Virtually every page is a cliffhanger―you’ve got to force them to turn it.”
― Dr. Seuss

I enjoy writing “outside the box”, with creative twists and turns that open up intriguing new worlds and unique perspectives in the realm of speculative fiction. A sense of humor is paramount in my world, so expect some comic relief. But life, and writing, is about striking a balance. Thus, heartstrings must be pulled with a lyrical touch. The science nerd in me tends to dream up sci-fi whilst my inner-rebel creates dystopian futures for unsuspecting characters to conquer.

I have enough writerly projects in the works to keep readers entertained for eons, including the upcoming YA fantasy series, Architects of Illusion (Echoes of Olympus, #1), inspired by my backyard neighbors, Biltmore Estate, and its spinoff series, Of Myth And Memory.

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Elise Fallson

I’m a writer currently working on several projects that include a picture book and a NA novel. I love sic-fi, fantasy, the paranormal, and good romance. Also, copious amounts of the 3 C’s: chocolate, coffee, and croissants. 😀

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Yolanda Renee

I really wanted to be a drummer, or a race car driver. Obviously I’m neither, but they are on my bucket list, that, and owning my very own fire breathing dragon!

I’ve always loved books. It was through books that I escaped and experienced all the things I’d only been able to dream about – through the stories, the characters, and the places created by talented authors. From Caroline Keene, Judy Bolton, Agatha Christie, Harold Robbins, Danielle Steele, and my all time favorite Stephen King. Now I read K J Larsen , Jennifer Hillier, Joanie McDonell, Maryann Miller, J D Robb, well, pretty much everyone and anyone who gets their words in front of me! I LOVE BOOKS!

I’ve always been a writer, always loved making things up – a crazy imagination is a good thing – isn’t it?

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djinnia

My name is djinnia.  Yes, intentionally lower case.  Why be pretentious, right?  No, it’s not my real name (I don’t give out my real name usually, but I guess I did during the A to Z Challenge . . .  Well, heck.)

I am an aspiring writer with hopes of one day getting published — whoa! — let’s go back a second — I have been published!  SQUEE! **cough cough**  My one and only story published is in an ebook called Beyond the Binding, which is for charity.

So, I’ve crossed that hurdle.  THANK YOU, SAM!  My new goal is to have my own book published.  Crossing fingers and toes on that one.

I write in many different genres: fantasy, sci-fi, romance, contemporary, historical, paranormal, ya, and the list goes on. Sometimes I like to toss a couple of random genres together, shake (not stir), and see what oozes out.   I also play with different povs and tenses.  It just depends on what I’m writing.

I’ve had this blog for about two years now (first post 5/23/12), and I’m finally getting to this.  Heh heh heh.  So very slow.

I am a bibliophile.  In simple terms, I’m a book addict.  I always have to have a fix.  I have so many books that they could kill me if they fell on top of me.  Ebooks are okay, but there is nothing like holding a book and getting that yummy whiff of lovely book smell.  I could spend hours in a book store and not realize how much time I’ve spent in there.

I love words.  I have three word of the day emails that I receive.  Can we say geek much!

My tbr pile (in which the r stands for both read and review) is ginormous, and my mental tbr pile grows every time I go to the library.  There are just too many books and not enough spare time.

I have obsessions with anime, manga, tv, and movies.  I have very eclectic tastes.  One day it will beBenedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock, or Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lector.  Other days it’s Ouran High School Host Club, and on special days it’s musicals.  Love musicals.

I’m digressing now.  I do that frequently.  Rambling in both mouth and mind, and it’s getting worse as I get older.

This blog is mostly for me to spaz out and for other random things, including my furry babies.  (Check out my fluff fluff on my picture.  Isn’t he adorkable!)  Besides, my face can crack a thousand mirrors. 

Seriously, I can be serious, but life is too short to be that way all the time.  It takes too much energy.  I’m a go with the flow type of person.

So this is me in a nutshell.

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Sarah Aisling

Ruth Long

R.F. Long always had a thing for fantasy, romance and ancient mysteries. The combination was bound to cause trouble. In university she studied English Literature, History of Religions and Celtic Civilisation, which just compounded the problem.

Elements, a historical fantasy short story, appeared in Flashing Swords’ 2008 Summer Special. Carrying Keptara is also currently available in the Hadley Rille Books Anthology Ruins Metropolis. The Wrecker’s Daughter appeared in the Fall 2008 issue of Ocean Magazine.

Her Holtlands Novella The Wolf’s Sister: a Tale of the Holtlands , its sequel The Wolf’s Mate (which are also collected in the print volume Songs of the Wolf) and her novels The Scroll Thief: a Tale of Ithian and the paranormal romance novel  Soul Fire are now available from Samhain Publishing.

Her YA dark fantasy The Treachery of Beautiful Things from Dial Books for Young Readers came out on 16th August 2012 in hardback and will be out in paperback 1st August 2013. She is represented by Sallyanne Sweeney of Watson, Little Ltd.

She lives in Wicklow, the Garden County of Ireland, and works in a specialized library of rare and unusual books.

But they don’t talk to her that often. Or maybe she’s learning not to listen. Maybe.

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Nick Johns

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

Writer of eclectic, eccentric fiction – with a twist.

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Lisa McCourt Hollar

Lisa McCourt Hollar

Amy Willoughby Burle

Rebekah Postupak

Rebekah’s dueling obsessions with flash fiction and dragons have finally found their happy place at Flash! Friday. She’s co-founder of Shenandoah Valley Writers (SVW) and thinks there’s pretty much nothing more awesome than when writing sets a reader’s soul on fire.

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Jeffrey Hollar

My name is Jeffrey Hollar and I am a professional blogger.  I created this site to share important information from the blogging world.  Hopefully it will cause you to take action.

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Bryan Taylor

Greetings and Well Met!

I’ll be brief here, as this wide world contains many interesting people and places beyond just me.

My name is Bryan, and I am a bit of a wandering soul. My entire life has been one of curiosity and exploration, which has led to many interesting adventures. Along the way, I’ve been to many wonderful places, and met many amazing people. I truly believe that everyone has some beautiful element to them, even if it’s not immediately obvious. Currently, I’m generally found in Texas, in the United States. There, with my trusty lap-dog Stryder, I spend my days as a database consultant, and my nights doing anything from helping keep a local circus running smoothly to building robots to take over my little piece of the world to kayaking on a local lake.

Every now and again, with intentionally increasing frequency, I write down bits of the inspiration found in the world around me. I am trying to improve my craft, and to do so requires exposing writing to readers. This site is my opportunity to share some of that work with the world, and gratefully accept the input of any readers who are kind enough to share their responses.

And, apparently, I’ve become too wordy, as my sidekick has fallen asleep. Safe travels, and I do hope you find something here that you enjoy.

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C. Lee McKenzie

Modesto: I’m born in this California central valley town.
Move: San Diego, California. Beach, sun, people who surf. Definitely not a valley town.
Magic of reading: I’m hooked on the Magic of books. I’m willing to move to Mars as long as they have libraries.
Magic of writing: I’m good with words and decide I can write stories the way I like them.
Move, Metropolis of L.A: Actually, a bit outside in a place called El Monte.
Metropolis of Gilroy, California: Experience small culture shock in this Garlic Capital of the World. I’m fifteen. No picture can ever do me justice.
Move, Hong Kong: Double culture shock! This is not Modesto, and I’ve already forgotten what Gilroy looks like.
Move, Vientiane, Laos: I live on the Mekong. I drive behind carts attached to oxen. I try to learn Lao but my ears fail me. I can’t hear those tones. I get a lot of strange looks from the locals and my purchases aren’t exactly what I’d asked for. I resort to pointing. Gilroy improves with nostalgia.
Move, Long Island, NY: People from Hampton Bays don’t understand people from California. People from California don’t know this about people from Hampton Bays.
Move, Northern California: The Santa Cruz Mountains offer a haven from city congestion. People here “get” me, and everybody understands my language.
Master of Arts, Linguistics: I’ve skipped grade school, high school, and under-grad years to dive into the final university years, at least what I think are the final years.
Maturity: This is still in process.
Marriage: This is still in process.
Maternity: Thank heaven this not happening anymore.
Money: I need money to buy diapers and to contribute to college funds. I go back to the university, but this time to teach and help develop an inter-cultural English language program for non-native speakers. Studies in American Language at San Jose State University enrolls students from over 30 countries. All those Moves are paying off.
Modesto. I pass through once in a while, so I haven’t really gone very far from where I started. At heart I’m a Californian, maybe even a Valley Girl who grew up and found out Dorothy was right. “There’s no place like home.”
My Passions: Besides reading and writing, I love to do two things: I love to hike. I love to practice Yoga. Well, three things if you count eating. I love to eat. That’s why I love to hike. Might as well make it four things, because I love to spend time with my family and friends. Wait! I love to grow my own salad. And cats—I love to grow them too, so now I’m up to six things I’m passionate about. I know there’s more, but I’m out of space and you don’t need to be bored.

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Lisa Shambrook

Damyanti Biswas

Experienced freelance writer for non-fiction magazines and journals. Damyanti’s short fiction has been published in Birkbeck Writer’s Hub, UK; Cigale Literary Magazine, USA; Quarterly Literary Review Singapore; Muse India, The Bangalore Review, Earthen Lamp Journal, and in print anthologies by Twelve Winters Press, USA (Pushcart Prize nomination); Marshall Cavendish, Singapore; Monsoon Books Singapore, and MPH publications Malaysia. Some of her work is forthcoming in Ducts.org, run by New York Writers Workshop.

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Mary Pax

M. Pax is author of the sci-fi series, The Backworlds, and the new adult science fiction fantasy The Renaissance of Hetty Locklear. A Browncoat and SG fan, she’s also slightly obsessed with Jane Austen. In the summers she docents as a star guide at Pine Mountain Observatory where the other astronomers now believe she has the most extensive collection of moon photos in existence. No fear, there will be more next summer. She lives in stunning Central Oregon with the Husband Unit and two lovely, spoiled cats.

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Michael L Swift

As you see, I was born in the period when black and white photography was still the norm. Sure, color had been invented, but who could afford it except the very rich? Then Polaroid introduced instant color film to the masses and before you knew it, the entire world was snapping pictures, much like we are today with the advent of cameras on cell phones. Of course, we’re doing it a thousand times more and instantly sharing with the entire world, but ahh…technology…don’t you love it? It’s a blessing and a curse.

It’s been a trip getting to this place in my life—you know, the writing aspect of it. Before moving here to the panhandle of Florida, I was living in Sunny San Diego and lovin’ every minute of it. The Navy took me there; the weather kept me. After my discharge my jobs varied, but I eventually settled into a nice position as a buyer for a men’s clothing catalog.

I was also an unofficial copywriter—that is to say, I wrote all the copy for my stock but didn’t get paid for it. While other buyers gave brief descriptions of the garments to the copywriters for identification, that didn’t fly with me. Call me a critic, but I didn’t like the garment and color names they’d choose, and the descriptions didn’t thrill me enough to grab the phone and order the shirt or slacks or belt or shoes or whatever it was. So when I handed my inventory over to the photographers and copy personnel, I also included the names and descriptions I wanted in the catalog. They liked it, it stayed, and my stuff sold. Everyone was happy.

But all good things must come to an end. The fine folks at Hanover House bought us out and consolidated the catalog, which laid off hundreds of folks, including me. My portion of the catalog—clearance and close-out items—was discontinued altogether, swallowed up by the individual departments to which the garments belonged.

That’s when I felt a call on my heart to be closer to my parents, who had relocated to Florida. Good fortune and investments allowed me to semi-retire, and I bought a small place on a couple acres in a little town south of Tallahassee. Although I hated to leave California, the move seemed to happen just in the nick of time; my mother’s health began to decline and she developed Alzheimer’s Disease.

Until her passing in June of last year, I was her caregiver, and although Mom and I were always close, this strengthened our bond even more. During some of the most difficult moments, I began to write—to journal the events—which led to my decision to pen a book on the experience.

And that’s how this shaky venture into the writing world transpired. The book about my experience as an Alzheimer’s caregiver is yet to come, as I’ve needed to create different worlds with different characters…someone else to trudge through life’s hazards for awhile. I’ll participate vicariously from the sidelines.

I have no idea what genre I “belong,” but when I look back at my writing style, it has a literary fiction feel, with works more character-driven than plot-driven. Although the plot is just as important to me, I reveal it differently. I guess that’s why I don’t feel a belonging to any specific genre, but many, for my stories are tailored to children, young adults, and grown-ups alike—whichever way the story wants to be told.

Other than writing, I love to garden, and studied landscape architecture in college. I’m a true Virgo, the earth sign, and live up to that stereotype: meticulous and detailed, grounded and practical. I’m a fan of all things to do with the Fine Arts, and can usually be found singing or acting in my spare time, even playing Jesus Christ on a couple of occasions.

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Jessica Marcarelli

My name is Jessica Marcarelli and I write fantasy and science fiction stories. I picked up a love for books further back than I can remember while my passion for story-telling was birthed on the top of the playground monkey bars, from which I invented daily scenarios for my playmates to act out.

Though I heartily believed in fairies and mermaids from a very young age, my introduction to science fiction came later, when I first saw a Wookiee run across my TV screen. No matter what my other interests became, my fascination with the stars, aliens, space travel, and distant civilizations only grew. As time went on and friends introduced me to the X-Men, Middle-earth, and the Federation, my fantastic and scientific interests merged. Then I read Kathy Tyers’ science fiction romance, Firebird, and my world changed. It was no longer a question of what I would read or watch next. I needed to create it myself. So began one of the most fulfilling adventures of my life.

I write about planets, space travel, aliens, fairies, wizards, deities, and even dark horrors. Several of my short stories have been published and, while that still inspires bouts of spontaneous dancing, my ultimate goal is to publish my novels.

My current project is a satirical fantasy novel that hangs ye olde fairy tale by its feet. It is in its second draft. I hope to send it to publishers by the end of the year.

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Valentina Cano

I am obsessed with reading. There I said it. Anything and everything I can get my hands on I will read cover to cover. I never abandon books half-way through, even if I have to practically tie my hands to the pages *cough* Catch 22 *cough*
I am a reviewer for a few different sites and will gladly read and review anything that comes into my hands. Please read my guidelines and I’ll get back to you quick as a bunny, well maybe not that quick, but in a reasonable amount of time.

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Jeff Tsuruoka

Jeff Tsuruoka’s life as a writer began at the age of six. He wrote stories based on the
monster movies he watched on the 4:30 Movie after school.

Thirty-six years later he still writes monster stories, though the monsters that populate his current work have a little more on the ball–at least in terms of conversation skills and the ability to drive cars–than Godzilla and his pals did.

He wrote on and off all through grade school, high school, and college, and seemed well on his way to a successful career as a fry cook when he fell in love, graduated from college, and got married all in a three-year span.

The muse abandoned him for the better part of the next decade but when she finally turned up to pick up her stuff, a reconciliation of sorts took place and she moved back into her old room, this time to stay.

He’s been writing ever since, spending several years scribbling away for his own pleasure.

His wonderful wife does not mind sharing him with the muse, an allowance for which he will be forever grateful.

Through interaction with fellow writers he met on Twitter and Pubwrite, he has gained the confidence to share his work with anyone willing to read it. To that end he writes every single day while dreaming of the day he can say goodbye to his soul-crushing job and make a living with his keyboard.

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Vidya Sury

I have always enjoyed writing. As I grew up, I am grateful for the encouragement I received. I wrote a diary for several years and continue to do so. Writing is an excellent way to express ourselves, using words to connect with others, sharing what we learn and often receiving support in return.

I started this blog as a fun experiment in a rather disorganized way in 2003 on Blogger, sharing snippets of personal life, jokes and thoughts. Over the years, I’ve become more focused.

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River Fairchild

River Fairchild is somewhat odd, brandishes a dry sense of humor, owned by several cats. Lives in a fantasy world. A fabricator of magic. Makes stuff up and spins tales about it. Believes in Faerie crossings and never staying in one place for very long. Speculative Fiction wordsmith. The secret to her stories? Spread lies, blend in truths, add a pinch of snark and a dash of tears. Escape into her world. She left the porch light on so you can find your way down the rabbit hole.

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Shannon Lawrence

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United StatesI started this blog to keep myself accountable while I worked to finish my first novel and seek publication. I’m now about to start my second novel while editing the first one. I aim to pass on what I learn along the way, as well as to connect people with similar interests to great resources. I’m delighted to do interviews and accept guest posts, but I do not do reviews. Please join me on this journey!

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Anoosha Lalani

Leighton Williams

Moira Katson

Moira Katson writes Fantasy and Science Fiction novels. Born and raised in the farmland of the eastern United States, she is now a transplant living in the oft-frigid wastes of the midwest, where she is learning to love hot dish, fried food on a stick, ice fishing, and the hilarious faces her friends make when she tells them about winter temperatures.

Despite the fact that she had been writing since childhood, Moira majored in nice, sensible subjects in college and went on to have a nice, sensible job, all the while continuing to write about dragons, courts, and spaceships. She has since bowed to the inevitable and begun releasing her work into the world! Her first novel, Mahalia, was released in 2012, and her latest series, the Light & Shadow Trilogy, was published in April 2013.

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