Artists
First Person SINGular
Accordion and chorded zither assist soprano vocals with styles that range from yodeling to klezmer to folk. View Profile.
fuck yeah, dinosaurs!
Dinosaurs. Punk rock. Beer. Yes, all songs are about dinosaurs. Yes, we like beer. View Profile.
Geenpool
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana and raised Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Geenpool has continued his walk on the wild side in Cologne, Germany. Drawing from a wide range of musical influences, Geenpool combines elements of Pop, NeoSoul, Hip Hop, R&B, Industrial, Folk, Alternative Rock, Jazz, Psychedelic, and EDM. Geenpool has two new albums of music available on all streaming platforms. The first release of 2020 is IN THE BLEAK; which was released in January, and is an Alternative Hip Hop album that takes risks with genres like Nu Jazz, Trap, R&B, Industrial, and Rock. The album features appearances by award winning Los Angeles trombonist, Ryan Porter on Have You Seen Jesus? (produced by composer Dade Faison) from the song K Wash off of Porter's album The Optimist. Saxophonist Elyse Louise appears on both DEEP and ALONE. Pianist Samual Appa co-wrote the title track of the album with Geenpool titled IN THE BLEAK and fellow Alien Facez label mate, and host of Rhyme Calisthenics: The Official MC Competition; David Hughes aka Stretchshino aka Thelonious Stretch appears on the song SNOOZE. The second release of 2020 is titled QGEEN, and is a 12 track instrumental album in the genre of Hip Hop and R&B, released in March. The songs of the album, QGEEN will have a second release; which will feature special appearances by rappers and vocalist affiliated with Geenpool. The title of said project is unknown at this time. View Profile.
Grandadchilds
Based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this heavy blues trio formed in 2016 by ways of talented guitar player/vocalist John Rushlander (Jackson), multi-instrumentalist Tyler McLaughlin (Mountain), and percussionist Evan Pearson (Lucious) to form Grandadchilds. View Profile.
Heather Kropf
Heather Kropf is a piano-based singer/songwriter/producer originally from Portland, Oregon. She relocated to Pittsburgh in the mid-90s to intern as Assistant Music Director at WYEP and eventually served as DJ/producer of the Sunday Afternoon Mix. Heather has been an anchor of the songwriting scene for nearly 20 years, independently producing four albums, and earning acclaim for her evocative singing and songwriting. Trained in classical piano but intuitive in her approach to songwriting, she has charmed audiences with her genre-defying blend of Americana and jazz-influenced songs that captures the complexity of modern life and romance. Her honeyed vocals are reminiscent of early influences Suzanne Vega and Joni Mitchell, and her live shows feature some of Pittsburgh's finest players to strike the balance between relaxing and mesmerizing. Her fifth album Lights was recorded in Nashville with producer/multi-instrumentalist Lex Price (k.d. lang, Rodney Crowell, Grant-Lee Phillips, Mindy Smith) and was listed as a best album of 2017 by TribLIVE and an honoree finalist for Top Entertainment & Media Project of the Year (2018) by the Pittsburgh Technology Network. Heather has also been involved in various community efforts over the years, from environmental concerns to working with the early efforts of AcoustiCafe. She was a founding board member for The Union Project in Highland Park, served on the board for The Bridge Music Hall and is a founding organizer of Fair Play Pittsburgh Music. View Profile.
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