BRIE CAPONE

In 2016, Capone returned to her hometown of Asheville, NC to record her first solo EP Orbit at Echo Mountain Recording Studios. Following the release of Orbit, Capone achieved notable success; she was named New Song Music's LEAF Festival Singer-Songwriter winner, performed alongside Andy Palmer at Kennedy Center and competed in New Song Music's songwriting competition at Lincoln Center. She has opened for such artists as Kevin Devine, Nicole Atkins, Erika Wennerstrom and Mason Jennings. She’s performed at Leaf Festival, Asheville Pride, and was the winner of 2017's New Song Singer-Songwriter Competition.

KISHI BASHI

Imagine being forced from your home. Imagine being sent to a prison camp with no trial, and no promise of release. Imagine all this happened simply because of the language you speak, the shade of your skin, or the roots of your family tree.

Jessica TomasinMarch 8, 20192019 Artists, Singer, Songwriter, Music, KISHI BASHI, Omoiyari

FANTASTIC NEGRITO

When you listen to Fantastic Negrito, you’re invited to hear the story of life after destruction. Each song is a real story about a musician from Oakland who experienced the highs of a million dollar record deal, the lows of a near fatal car accident that left him in a coma, and is now in the midst of a rebirth that took him from the streets of Oakland to the Grammy stage. On the way he won the NPR Tiny Desk Contest and toured the world, playing alongside artists ranging from Chris Cornell to Solange to Sturgill Simpson.

DANIEL LEVITIN

Levitin has published more than 100 scientific articles on the cognitive neurosciences of music, in journals including Science, Nature, PNAS, and Neuron. His research has been featured in TheNew York Times, TheLondon Times,Scientific American,and Rolling Stone.

AMANDA ANNE PLATT

Amanda Anne Platt has been described as "easily one of the best songwriters coming out of Western North Carolina these days" (Martin Anderson, WNCW), with a voice that "sings like Carolina farmlands after a rainstorm" (Harvey Robinson, Monkeywhale Productions). She is the songwriter, lead singer, and producer of the Asheville-based Americana group The Honeycutters.

Jessica TomasinMarch 6, 20192019 Artists, Author, Writer, AMANDA ANNE PLATT, Songwriter, Musicans, NC Music Showcase

VICTOR WOOTEN

Wooten, now a five-time Grammy winner, hit the worldwide scene in 1990 as a founding member of the super-group Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Continuing to blaze a musical trail with the band, Victor has also become widely known for his own Grammy nominated solo recordings and tours.

RISSI PALMER

Rissi Palmer experienced a lifetime of milestones when she released her self-titled debut album in 2007.

Jessica TomasinMarch 1, 20192019 Artists, Singer, Songwriter, Music, Rissi Palmer, NC Music Showcase

CHRISTOPHER PAUL STELLING

“It was like a fever dream. Every day counting blessings for safe passage.” Out there on the road with his battered guitar, playing 260 shows in just the last year and half, across 46 states and 14 countries, acclaimed troubadour Christopher Paul Stelling says he could see it all out there unfolding on the horizon.

Jessica TomasinFebruary 11, 20192019 Artists, Singer, Songwriter, Music, CHRISTOPHER PAUL STELLING, NC Music Showcase

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