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Hi, I’m Travis Sykes — a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music educator with over a decade of real-world experience. I hold a Bachelor of Musical Arts in Songwriting from Berklee College of Music, where I studied under department chairs in Songwriting, Harmony, and Bass Guitar, and attended masterclasses with legends like James Taylor, Paul Simon, and Victor Wooten.

I am a guitar player and composer/producer based on Sao Paulo, Brazil. I graduated at world-renown Berklee College of Music in 2020, majoring at Contemporary Writing and Production. Earning Dean's List and Latin American Scholarships accolades throughout. Prior to that, I studied for 4 years at Conservatório/Faculdade Souza Lima (a Berklee Partner School).

Téa Renee is a multi-faceted/multi-genre singer-songwriter, whose intricate and intimate storytelling takes the listener on a healing journey. Her lyrics encompass the breadth of human experience and emotion. The rich and captivating melodies she creates weave together stories of love, loss, depression, and hope.

Freelance bassist- Professor of Music at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA- Taught private lessons and classroom instruction for over 25 years. Performances with jazz greats Bruce Forman, John Abercrombie, Pete Christlieb, Red Holloway, Marco Benevento, and many others at venues such as Monterey Jazz Festival, Knitting Factory, Jazz Bakery and countless others.

Hello there! I am a guitarist of 18 years with much experience in bass, piano, songwriting, and singing! I’ve been playing in different bands, ensembles, and various groups ranging over genres such as CCM (contemporary Christian music), to rock, R&B, country, metal, and many others. As of early 2024, I graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Olga Shishkina is an internationally active gusli artist and educator, pianist, organist and composer with over 20 years of professional experience. She has performed in the USA, Japan and Europe and gave solo concerts in California, Paris on some of the world's best venues.

I have been fortunate to study with some of the best drummers around, including Jeff Ballard, Kendrick Scott, Dave Dicenso, John Ramsay, John Yarling, and more. I have also performed in several countries with my band and other projects. Countries include the US, Switzerland, England, France, Italy, India, and also Puerto Rico (part of the US, but still).

Shereen Cheong is a New York-based Malaysian pianist, composer, arranger and producer who developed a sense of music from a tender age of three. Pursuant to her classical training, she studied jazz piano with Malaysia’s jazz veteran, Michael Veerapen. At the age of 16, she was on the Sparks of Broadway Tour as a pianist with Farah Sulaiman & Friends in Malaysia.

As a recent graduate from Berklee College of Music, Francis has quickly ventured to Vancouver to continue career as a musician. He started performing professionally in the Philippines in 2012, co-founding bands like The 2 Day Rush and performing with other musicians as well.

I am a Berklee College of Music graduate, a classically trained classical pianist, and a working professional in the film and television scoring industry. My professional experience includes serving as a Composer's Assistant on the Japanese adaptation of True Beauty, contributing music to the TV Asahi drama series Borderless, and providing score preparation for feature film…