International performer, music educator, conductor, and mentor Paul Contos has toured Japan 23 times, Brazil for 18 years, and multiple tours in Europe, throughout the U.S., Canada, Polynesia, and elsewhere around the globe. With over thirty years in jazz performance, education, and faculty positions at UC Santa Cruz, CA State University Monterey Bay, and Monterey […]

Adrea Castiano delivers dark, confessional songs with a singular style and a voice described as sweet and haunting. Her songs have won multiple awards, including “Best Song of The Year” for 2020 and 2021 from The West Coast Songwriters Association and “Best Overall” in the 2019 Songwriters At Play song contest. She has been featured […]

Magenta Spreen is a musical duo from Central California, made up of husband and wife Kristen Gradwohl and Talmon Owens. Before forming the duo, Kristen got her start performing with founding members of The California Honeydrops and later opened for artists like Larkin Poe, while Talmon shared stages with acts like Mapache and Anthony Green. […]