Emma Navarro is a 17yr old Senior at NOCCA (New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts), and lives in Mandeville, LA.  Emma started singing at the young age of 9yrs old in school choir and church.  Emma is a Classical Vocal student at NOCCA. She has performed recently on the North Shore at various open mic nights.  She plays the guitar and piano and has written over 65 original songs in the past two years and would like to pursue songwriting and performance in college.

Mike Artell began playing music in and around New Orleans as a teen. First as a drummer, then adding bass, banjo, guitar, keyboard and harmonica. Mike is the keyboardist and vocalist for a duet called The Lucky Dogs which has performed at the New Orleans King Cake Festival,  SatchmoFest and other events. He's also a member of Tchopsley, a band that focuses on old-school (50s - 60s) songs and background harmonies. Mike also co-wrote and performed (with Shad Weathersby) on a CD of original Mardi Gras music for children which won a Parents Foundation Award. 

Rod has been a part of the songwriting scene for at least half of his musical career.He has also played in countless cover bands and opened for major recording artists. His second  album of original music  “Return To Form” was released on all music platforms in December and is the founder and organizer of Southshore Songwriters Circle who meet monthly and perform individually and sometimes as a group at songwriting events through the area. He is recording new music for a third album.

Chris Zonada's original solo music writing and performances pull musical influences from acoustic-folk styles, jazz, and bossa nova. Zonada is also an award-winning instrumental music composer and arranger. His work includes original music performed and recorded under the name 'Black Umbrella Brigade', which is a 10 piece variety rock band covering and 'parodizing' virtually every popular music genre from punk-ska, to 90's slow jams, to polka, and metal. In his compositions, he approaches classical chamber music with a rock music mindset, and meticulously writes folk/rock songs as he would for a string quartet. On stage, Zonada has appeared with musical and theatrical productions as conductor/director as well as an actor. He currently resides in New Orleans performing as a solo artist.

Cole Hill is a 22-year-old singer/songwriter and guitarist from Purvis, MS. After picking up the guitar for the first time at the age of nine, Cole began to cultivate a love for guitar based music, including blues, soul, and rock. Since 2016, he has been a regular performer at many live music venues in Hattiesburg, MS and surrounding areas, and began writing his own songs around 2017. Cole independently released his debut EP entitled “Loner” in 2019, two new singles, "Arms of Paradise" and "Sweet Magnolia" in 2021 and has plans for many more releases in the future. Cole has been compared to musical greats such as John Mayer, Michael Bublé, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ed Sheeran, and James Taylor. With his smooth and soulful vocals, his bluesy and creative guitar style, and his emotional and insightful lyrics, Cole brings an infectious throwback sound to the table that you won't soon forget.

Justin Molaison is a Singer/Songwriter started out as a young writer in New Orleans where he started working on his craft in the coffee shops.   Fast forward to 2000 and Justin found himself at the prestigious Berklee School of  Music where he obtained a degree in Songwriting.   Recently, Justin has performed with the likes of Terry McDermott (Season 3 NBC's The Voice), Adam Pearce (Season 13 NBC's The Voice and Paul Sanchez (Cowboy Mouth).   Paul and Justin have co-written a couple of songs too.