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New York City is still home to Val Kinzler aka “Valkyrie” as she’s affectionately known to her friends and fans.Val started playing piano at age five and as her passion for songwriting grew, she picked up the guitar which led her to playing solo gigs around the NYC area and later in Europe.Through out her life, Val has taught music and created special events involving women in music. Her latest CD titled, “Nothing Sacred About Hatred”, is the culmination of years of songwriting. Val shares a lifetime of joy, pain, love, and loss in her lyrics. Inspired by the blues, Val’s theatrical edge has led her to create her own genre of soulful “sophistipunk” .Val remains an integral part of the downtown New York City singer/songwriter music scene as an event promoter and performer. Her spirited presence, unorthadox vocal style, and award winning songs led her to collaborate with other noteworthy talent She’s opened for and/or shared the stage with Dr. John, Marty Balin, Three Dog Night, Johnny Johnson,Jon Paris and others. Val later joined forces with local musicians to create her band “Validation” playing hard edged punk rock originals at local clubs. Songs such as: “Dirty Blonde”, “Keep Your Baby On A Leash”, and “Metal Swing” which quickly became crowd favorites and Val still re-visits these catchy tunes at her solo dates!Val remains involved playing gigs with VKB(Val Kinzler Band) Comprised of veteran musicians, Joseph Vasta (Mink De Ville, Billy Idol, Joan Jett, John Waite), David White (The Hollies, Stumblebunny) and Ihle Factor (Ian Lloyd, John Ford).She continues to work with students in the New York City public school system as a facilitator of her“Music Cool” songwriting program.After losing her youngest brother to a drug overdose, Val traveled to Pittsburgh, PA on a Martin Guitars Scholarship through “Women In Music”.

Producer/engineer/mixer, Ed Stasium would rather just talk about the music when pressed for highlights of his career. Helping an artist clearly bring their vision to fruition while taking care to make sure the sound shines, Ed has always taken a role as "another member of the band" while leading a project to completion; in fact Ed has contributed guitar, vocals, keyboards, and percussion on every record he has worked on. He recorded, and was a member of countless garage bands during his formative years. While attending the School Of Visual Arts in Manhattan, Ed joined a local New Jersey group named "Brandywine. In 1972 he left the band and had a chance meeting with Tony Camillo and Tony Bongiovi, owners of Venture Sound Studios in Somerville, NJ. There he became involved with the building and wiring of the room and became a staff engineer where he received his first "hands on" experience in professional recording. Ed recorded and mixed his first gold single, Gladys Knight & the Pips' "Midnight Train to Georgia" at Venture Sound. In the three decades since, Ed has recorded and produced such diverse artists as The Ramones, Talking Heads, Julian Cope, Peter Wolf, Mick Jagger, Jeff Healey, Joan Jett, Marshall Crenshaw, Living Colour, Soul Asylum, The Smithereens, Motorhead, Baby Animals, Biohazard, The Reverend Horton Heat, Shirley Caesar, Misfits, The Coal Porters, Hoodoo Gurus, The Chesterfield Kings and The Empty Hearts. Today, Ed lives in Southern California. He enjoys listening to his 78, 45, and LP record collection while enthusing about the creative musical possibilities of working in the ever-changing analog/digital recording environment.

WILLIE NILE TAKES ANOTHER BITE OUT OF THE BIG APPLE! Veteran rock ’n’ roll troubadour pays tribute to his adopted hometown NYC! New York City has always inspired me,” states Willie Nile. “I’ve lived in Greenwich Village for many years now, and I love being there. The energy, the grit, and the mystery of it all fills my heart with wonder. Most of these songs were written in New York or were inspired by it in one way or another.”Nile is referring to New York at Night, his 13th studio album and the strongest manifestation to date of his deep affinity for his adopted hometown. The album’s 12 personally charged new originals exemplify the artist’s trademark mix of romance, idealism, humor, emotional urgency and a true believer’s passionate embrace of all things rock ’n’ roll. Nile’s abiding passion for his town animates such tunes as "New York Is Rockin'" and the album's title track.The collection also features some resonant meditations on love, specifically “A Little Bit of Love,” “The Last Time We Made Love,” and “Downtown Girl.” “I believe in love,” Nile asserts. “It’s what makes life worth living. Life is hard for everyone and this world would be a sorry place without it.His loyal fan base includes such admirers as Bruce Springsteen, with whom he’s guested onstage on multiple occasions, and Pete Townshend, who personally requested him as the opening act on the Who’s historic 1980 U.S. tour.The list of avowed Nile fans also includes Bono, Lou Reed, Ian Hunter, Graham Parker, Jim Jarmusch, Little Steven, and Lucinda Williams

Cylon George decribes his blog as a way to help busy people thrive in their spiritual lives so they can live with more joy, peace, purpose, and meaning. He is a spiritual chaplain, musician, devoted husband, and busy dad of six. He love's listening to people’s stories and helping them gain perspective on life’s opportunities and challenges. In his own life, the serenity prayer helps him when he find's himself worrying about things he has no control over. It reminds him to let go of his worry. It reminds him that he can experience greater spiritual fulfillment by taking responsibility for his own thoughts, emotions, attitudes, and feelings. It reminds him to constantly seek wisdom. He Describes his life as the following; I was born in the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. I moved to the United States in 2000 to attend Hartwick College where I earned degrees in Music Performance (piano) and Computer Science. In 2012, I earned a Master’s degree in Theology from St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry. I am blessed to be married to my wife, Laura. We have six beautiful, energetic children. We live in Albany, New York. I enjoy running, reading, writing, and music (both listening and creating) Link to Blog..http://www.spirituallivingforbusypeople.com/about God, give me grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed, and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. ~ Serenity Prayer

Joan Clark is considered one of the most inspiring master aromatherapists and natural perfumers in the world. A prolific speaker and teacher in what she calls the “subtle arts” and the awakening of the divine feminine, she has traveled the globe teaching the art and science of aromatherapy, healing, creativity, mind, body fitness and organic beauty. Joan's work empowers women and inspires the divine working through all of us in our evolutionary human form. Joan's holistic background includes: Master Aromatherapist, Certified Natural Perfumer and member of the elite Natural Perfumer's Guild. She is certified in the following practices Reflexology, Kundalini Yoga, Dance Movement Therapy, Reiki Master, Shamanic Healing and has developed her own Intuitive Energy/Emotional Release healing practice. She also founded the original women's groups- "Women of Essence" - women who work with plant spirit medicines in the US and "Powerful Passionate Women of Peace" -women working to create a more peaceful planet through nurturing self love and care. Several years ago, during a pilgrimage to France, Joan Clark received seven sacred teachings from Mary Magdalene. With those teachings, Joan was inspired to create the curriculum for her Goddess Mystery School. Mary Magdalene’s seven sacred Goddess Mystery School TM teachings of: *Humility, *Forgiveness, *Compassion, *Trust, *Love, *Ecstatic Joy and *Oneness will be the cornerstones of our May 2014 Sacred Pilgrimage to France.