2018 Festival Participants
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Brian Beckford
Website Brian Beckford is a synth-pop/rock artist from Union, New Jersey. His debut album, 'Beta', was released in 2015. The album was composed, performed, mixed & mastered all by him within the span of 3 years. In 2010, he won a state-wide songwriting competition in New Jersey, winning 3rd place and earning a name for himself within the musical community. Shortly thereafter, he began uploading covers of songs onto YouTube, and had amassed over 800 subscribers within just a few months. Two of Brian's covers received attention from the lead singers of Grammy nominated bands, Fall Out Boy and Panic! At The Disco, wherein both band's singer publicly recognized Brian's talent. With dynamic vocals, an inspiring pop sensibility, and energy driven live performances, Brian has left audiences shocked at his ability to perform and command a crowd! |
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Citizen Sane
Website True believers in the transcendent power of rock, Citizen Sane has attracted a growing audience of music lovers wanting to hear a soaring groove delivered with honesty and grit with effortless improvisations off solid platforms of rock, jazz, and funk. Article on Citizen Sane and the RP Arts Festival |
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Booglerizers
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The Booglerizers, a little hard to categorize; Americana, Roots, Folk-Blues, Jazz, old Time'y, Singer Songwriter.....
This band looks for interesting / fun songs from any and all genres, then they...Booglerize them. The original tunes penned by Richard Dipaolo are also eclectic in form, and a strong part of the bands repertoire. Backing up the harmonies, the instrumentation generally consists of Fingerpicking and Slide Guitar, with Mandolin, Banjolin, Violin, Tuba, Harmonica, percussion and Electric Guitar. |
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Michael Montemurro
Music: Pop/Rock/Country
Michael Montemurro has been writing and performing in the New York/New Jersey area for over 30 years. His material spans all styles from deeply moving ballads to up-tempo tunes. One of his songs, "Little Things", was performed at Carnegie Hall by Esther Satterfield, the vocalist with The Chuck Mangione Group. Another one of his compositions, "Teenaged Blue-Jeaned Romeo", was chosen by the Nashville Songwriters Association International to be performed at their Summer Seminar in Nashville, Tennessee.
Michael currently performs as an acoustic singer/songwriter in the New York/New Jersey/Pennsylvania area, performing at bars/restaurants/fairs/festivals and private affairs. He includes all styles of music including Pop, Rock, Country and Rhythm and Blues, covering artists such as The Beatles, Eagles, Springsteen, Lionel Richie, Hall & Oates, Elvis, Brooks & Dunn ,Lady Gaga and One Direction, etc. Michael also includes some originals as he is first and foremost, a songwriter. |
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School of Rock Chatham House Band
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The School of Rock Chatham will be bringing their house band to perform classic and modern rock hits for all to enjoy. |
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Rachel and the Zazz
Rachel Bazaz is a Jersey girl from Bergen County with a wide range of musical credits as a professional singer in the tri-state area, including 11 seasons with the early music ensemble Polyhymnia, performances of L’Allegro, il Moderato and il Penseroso with the Mark Morris Dance Ensemble, and choral performances under many internationally acclaimed conductors, including Louis Langreé, Nicholas McGegan, Valéry Gergiev, and Julian Wachner. Rachel participated this summer as a soloist in a 600 person choir in the world premier of the John Luther Adams piece In the Name of the Earth at the Cathedral of St John the Divine as part of Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival. She currently sings with Downtown Voices at Trinity Church Wall St in New York City. Rachel also sings frequently at NJ churches including Christ Church Short Hills, St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Westfield, and Second Reformed Church in Hackensack. This is her first collaboration with The Zazz, a group of Northern New Jersey’s finest musicians.