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Maria Schneider

Biography
Schneider was born in Windom, Minnesota. She moved to New York City in 1985 after attending college at the University of Minnesota, the University of Miami and the Eastman School of Music. She studied under Bob Brookmeyer and Gil Evans, working on various projects with Evans, including the film The Color of Money. Schneider formed the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra in 1993, appearing weekly at Visiones in Greenwich Village for five years. Her orchestra performed at many jazz festivals and toured Europe.

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Amber Riley

Amber Patrice Riley (born February 15, 1986, Los Angeles, California) is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Mercedes Jones in the hit Fox TV show "Glee". As a member of the Glee Cast sing 2009, Riley has sung numerous solos, including "Bust Your Windows", "Hate On Me", "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", "Beautiful", "I Look To You", and "Bridge Over Troubled Water." At the age of seventeen, Riley auditioned for American Idol but was turned down by the producers. Amber graduated from La Mirada High School, La Mirada, California in 2004.

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Cecilia Stalin

Since 1999, Swedish jazz-vocalist Cecilia Stalin has been working freelance. In Sweden her engagements have ranged from working with various small groups to big bands. She has recorded for the Swedish National Radio, and has been playing frequently at Swedens biggest jazz clubs like Jazz club Fasching, Nalen, Jazz i Malm

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Mr. White

In a scene dominated by name-dropping and dj-adoration, Mr. White is somewhat of a magical mystery. Sensation’s pale-faced resident brings you nothing but the best in dancefloor wizzardry. Luring you to the dancefloor with his uncompromising grooves, he is known to warm up even the coldes of dancefloor. Mr. White is the best host Sensation could wish for.

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Mary Jane Lamond

“A sharing of gold is but brief, but a sharing of song lasts long.”
- Gaelic Proverb Mary Jane Lamond is a sharer of songs, stories and spirit. This sharing has garnered Mary Jane numerous JUNO and East Coast Music award nominations, critical acclaim, and a worldwide audience. Her latest recording, SEINN, is released on September 18. It reflects the great love and respect that Mary Jane and Wendy have for Nova Scotia tradition, and for each other.

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Tina Arena

Tina Arena (born Filippina Lydia Arena on 1 November 1967, in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Her career began at the age of seven when she was selected as a regular performer for the music television program Young Talent Time. As a child Arena attracted attention for the power of her voice, which was considered remarkable for such a young child. She was born to Italian parents and has a sister, Nancy (born 1961). Often billed as "Tiny Tina Arena", she was seen on weekly television singing and dancing the current pop hits.

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CatCall

Catcall’s sound omits whiffs of early Kate Bush, Grace Jones and Tom Tom Club but also stands next to contemporaries such as Santigold, The Knife and disco queen Glass Candy; her original style shows off a strong character, with beats and quirky melodies that quickly sublet their way into your brain 23-year old Catherine Kelleher (Sydney, Australia) cut her musical teeth as a teenager in DIY punk group Kiosk; a band famed for their polarizing and bratty no-wave noise sound but eventually discovered their pop sensibility within the aggression and urgency of punk rock.

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