“One of the finest pianists out there. Period.”
— Jazz Times

Jazz pianist, composer, arranger, producer, Yamaha® artist and Grammy® winner Laurence Hobgood has enjoyed a 30+year career, including three consecutive Fellowships to the Aspen Music Festival (1990 - 92), being chosen as a 1995 Chicagoan of the Year in the Arts, a 2003 Deems Taylor Award given by ASCAP for the year’s outstanding music journalism, multiple Grammy® nominations and a 2010 Grammy® Award. He's played at many of the world’s most prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the White House, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Tanglewood, Hollywood Bowl, and the Sydney Opera House. For almost 20 years he served as pianist/arranger/collaborator/co-producer for singer Kurt Elling during which time he wrote virtually all of the material on Elling's first ten albums, all of which received Grammy® nominations.

“One of the most unbelievable vocal instruments in the industry today.”
— BroadwayWorld

Ben Jones was most recently seen Off-Broadway in productions of Lissa Levin and Ron Abel's Twist of Fate and Ray Roderick and Joseph Baker’s Brooklyn's Bridge. An alumnus of both Chanticleer and Beach Blanket Babylon, Jones is an award-winning actor, singer, comedian and storyteller who has performed leading roles in over 20 productions, including Show Boat, The Soldier’s Tale, The Pajama Game, Tommy, Chicago and Sweeney Todd. He trained in acting, dance and music at the University of Illinois before completing graduate studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. As a soloist, Ben has shared the stage with Rita Moreno, Michael Tilson Thomas, Frederica Von Stade, Nathan Gunn, Isabel Leonard and the Bang on a Can All-Stars. His versatile voice has been featured on A Prairie Home Companion, on video games including Halo and Civilization, and on Carnegie Hall’s 2021 Voices of Hope Festival. With his one-man shows, Ben has headlined at clubs around the globe.

Seven-time GRAMMY® Award winner

Leslie Ann Jones grew up immersed in the Los Angeles area TV and music scene.  Her father performed with his band, Spike Jones and his City Slickers, with her mother Helen Grayco lending her singing talents.  Leslie was given a Sears Silvertone electric guitar at age 14 and has continued making music since.  She is a multiple Grammy® Award-winning recording engineer who has recorded albums for everyone from Rosemary Clooney to Kronos Quartet.

Two-time GRAMMY® Award winner

Chris Sulit is a musician, songwriter, sound engineer, producer, and recording studio owner that has been involved in the NYC area music industry for over a decade. His recent acknowledgements include a GRAMMY® Award for Engineer on Best Latin Pop Album, a Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences GRAMMY® Award for Engineer on Best Tango Album, and a Peabody Award for Engineer on Original Podcast.

Five-time GRAMMY® Award winner
Ten-time GRAMMY® Award nominee

Michael Romanowski is the chief mastering engineer of Coast Mastering in Berkeley, California. He is one of the very first Immersive Audio Mastering engineers on the planet.

As a sought-after consultant and advisor for companies such as DOLBY, SONY, FRAUNHOFER, and more, his contributions have helped build and refine tools for creativity while pushing the boundaries of immersive audio production.

Michael designed and built his first surround studio in 2001, added height channels in 2015 and created his first ATMOS music releases before the launch of Dolby Music.