Escape Directors
About: Escape Directors is an alternative pop quartet from Bergen County, NJ. They burst into the scene last summer with their debut album Ladders and reached national appraise with commercial radio airplay, gaining attention from top music tastemakers. Since their first release, EsDi have grown immensely, fine-tuning their musical craft, fueling material for their newest EP, The Crowded Room. The band picked up and moved to Cleveland to work with indie and alternative guru Jim Wirt (Jack’s Mannequin, Incubus). With the new EP, they mix the similar style lyrical sincerity of Death Cab For Cutie with more rock-driven arrangements from acts like Coldplay and Radiohead.
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Justin & Alina
About: Hailing from the heart of New Jersey, pop duo Justin and Alina are on the rise in the music world, and show no signs of slowing down. With infectious melodies, catchy hooks, and music that keeps your feet tapping and head bobbing, the brother and sister team could prove to be the next big thing. A recipe for a good time, songwriter, Justin (18), provides a thick batter of dancy grooves, melodic keyboards, and a flare of guitar molding together to form a solid foundation for any crowd pleaser. The icing on the cake, Alina, only 15, has the voice and charisma to turn the head of anyone with a set of ears. Crisp melodies, angelic harmonies, and relatable lyrics really top off the duo, where they always leave you starving for more.
Thomas Wesley Stern
About: Thomas Wesley Stern began in early 2010 when long-time friends and self-taught musicians Gary Mayer, Joe Makoviecki and Robert Jackson met up in NYC after a pan-American roadtrip. “We realized we were all still writing songs and went into the stairwell of my 15 story dorm building and started practicing harmonies.” From there they hit the streets, busking in Washington Square, Union Square and anywhere someone would stop to listen. They began playing shows in their home state of New Jersey as well as upstate New York. After a chance meeting with Pete Seeger, American folk singer and activist, it became evident that American folk music would be central in the development of the band’s sound….. a combination of intricate lyrics and tightly constructed harmonies. Some months later, they added a friend from their hometown of Jackson, NJ, James Black, on the standup bass. In February 2011, Thomas Wesley Stern recorded their first EP “Hope Folk.” Recently, the band has toured the Eastern half of the United States and recorded their debut LP “American Pain” due out March 9th, 2011.