TOD ANDREWS, bassist, born in Hollywood, California, first got started in music at the age of 12 when he and his grandmother went to Sears where he spotted an electric guitar and amplifier and asked his grandmother to buy it for him. Instead, his grandmother took him to a pawn shop and bought him his
COCHO ARBE, pianist and conductor, started playing the drums at 13 years old and switched to piano at 17 and has never looked back. He came from Lima, Peru to the United States in 1986 on a scholarship to attend The Berklee College of Music in Boston. Cocho has performed with a host of legendary
CHADWICK JOHNSON is a Singer, Songwriter, Actor, and Entertainer who recently relocated from Los Angeles and now calls Las Vegas his home. Known for his soulful approach to music, he has been sought out by celebrated Producers like the legendary, David Foster, when, after hearing a recording of his, asked him to record vocals for his latest project in development.
BILL KING, trumpeter, was raised in Denton, Texas. Both his parents played in bands in Jr. High and High School and it was his father who gave Bill his Calvary bugle and his own coronet to play, which he still has. Bill attended N. Texas State University where he studied Jazz Education before he left
FLOR MENDEZ GARCIA-OSMAN was born in the Dominican Republic, the youngest of six children (her five brothers are also artists). She graduated from the University of the Caribbean in Santo Domingo with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing. At a young age, she felt a passion for painting, which motivated her to take painting classes at
Fine artist TERRY RITTER has emerged as the one for the first time to capture the glamour of the Las Vegas showgirls in a series of one-of-a-kind paintings. Having performed herself as a dancer, singer and entertainer for many years on these very same stages, she has a unique perspective no other artist could bring
TANJA NIKOLIC NOBERT was born in Belgrade, Serbia. Her family heritage is from Montenegro off the Adriatic Coast. She immigrated to the United States from Paris and was raised and educated in Ohio, ultimately attending the prestigious Columbus College of Art & Design. Tanja’s exploratory passion for art began early in her childhood and has continued
British artist and sculptor, RUEL JAMES, was born in Jamaica and educated in England. He studied at Isleworth Polytechnic (London) and Ealing School of Art with a curriculum of fine art, graphic art, and photography. He also studied sculpture at Twickenham College of Art in London, and then attended the Royal College of Art in
Socially inspired writer and activist, QUINCELLA (QUIN) RIVERS, is author of the forthcoming book, “Think of Me When You Drink Tea.” Her book is a collection of insightful, often controversial poems, due for release in April 2014. A member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Quin won 1st Place in the 2012 AKA Far Western
NANCY GOOD is a photographer/artist living and working in the Southern Nevada/California area. Mostly self-taught, Nancy engages in continuing study of unique photographers and visual artists of all types as a means to developing her own craft. Fearless experimentation has helped Nancy create a confident, critical approach to her art. Utilizing varying photographic techniques and
