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MATT KENT - LIV LESTER

Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Matt Kent is known for his sophisticated sound that blends R&B and Pop. Matt Kent has quickly become a Tik Tok sensation with his unique series titled “Turning classical into a pop” converting classical music into original pop songs. He’s racked up over 15 million total video views and 285 thousand followers since January 2021. Matt began his musical journey studying classically on the violin and piano. Kent began to write his own songs and perform in NYC in 2015, since then he’s been featured in showcases at legendary venues across NYC such as, the Bitter end, Mercury Lounge, and Pianos. Matt Kent was invited to the “Coffee Music Project NYC” in 2019 where he became a finalist and caught the attention of established music producer Dante Lattanzi who signed Kent to his management company. In 2021, Matt was personally invited by Chris Evans, to perform on “The Chris Evans Breakfast Show” and to play Carfest South 2021 after hearing him perform in Marlow. He then opened up for James Bay and sang to 40,000 people and has shared stages with James Blunt, Nile Rogers, and many more. Matt Kent is currently touring and co-writing with Liv Lester.

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CARTWRIGHT

Cartwright found himself deep in the highlands of Scotland with just a campervan and guitar during the summer of 2021. Having discovered a fishing lodge on his travels that his late father used to frequently visit, he took his name from his great uncle Jack Cartwright who had once owned the lodge. Taking inspiration from the likes of Big Thief, Ben Howard, early Bon Iver, and Pinegrove, his debut EP ‘Into The Wild’ was born. The songs provide the musical embodiment of his search for identity and the wilderness he finds it in.

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SHELLY FAIRCHILD

Shelly Fairchild was born In Jackson, Mississippi, but currently calls Nashville, Tennessee, home. She was named one of Rolling Stone Country’s “Top 10 Artists You Need To Know”. She has toured with the likes of Martina McBride, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Shooter Jennings, and many more. She can be heard singing background vocals on records by Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Tanya Tucker, Trace Adkins, Ty Herndon, Terri Clark, Crystal Gayle, Ray Scott, and Tayla Lynn to name a few. Her songs have been recorded by Little Big Town, Tanya Tucker, Maggie Rose, Emily West, and more. Shelly’s songs can be heard on Grey’s Anatomy, Netflix’s Selling Sunset, NBC’s The Titan Games, Riverdale, Roswell, ABC and CBS, American Ninja Warrior, LOVE ISLAND, My Unorthodox Life, Selling Tampa, and more. Shelly is a regular guest on The Grand Ole Opry, hosts an LGBTQ+ night at Nashville’s Legendary Lipstick Lounge, and is currently on tour singing background vocals with Columbia Recording Artist Lennon Stella.

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iLO

Since beginning her musical career, iLO has already achieved an enormous amount. She’s won awards for video as well as live performance, she’s been a featured performer at SXSW (in Austin, Texas) and played shows in LA, New York, Nashville and across the US Eastern Seaboard as well as gigging through Europe and touring around the UK many times.

Along with her own headline shows, iLO has also supported Passenger, John Illsley (Dire Straits), Jamie Lawson, Newton Faulkner, Gabriella Cilmi, Hudson Taylor, The Dunwells, Jillian Jensen (US American Idol), Adam Ant, Paul Rodgers, Willy Mason, Daniel Bedingfield, jammed with Ed Sheeran and even performed at The House of Commons. In 2015 iLO was invited to play two very special shows at the American Embassy in London .“I was thrilled and honoured to do these amazing shows and be able to share my music with a little bit of the USA in London” said iLO afterwards.

She played critically acclaimed shows as part of the C2C (country2country) festival at the legendary O2 in London as well as 3 stages at The Isle Of Wight Festival, Cornbury Festival, BST Hyde Park and put out a single called LOVE’S OUT THE WINDOW, that she recorded in Nashville and was added to playlists in the States and the UK. In November of 2016 she spent time in Nashville writing with Jodi Marr (Paloma Faith and Mika), Johnny Reid, Michael Logen (Kelly Clarkson) and Brent Maher ( Tina Turner, Kenny Rogers), and was invited to headline a sold-out Artist Spotlight Sunday at the iconic Bluebird Cafe. Following these successful dates ILONA was invited to join the SESAC family and is now represented by them as a songwriter in the US.

iLO started 2017 with a mini residency at The Downtown Grand in Las Vegas, where the hotel described her as the best act they’d had in the venue and immediately wanted to book her back for later in the year. The Talent Buyer for the shows, Judy Alberti said “ILONA is a truly passionate performer with an original and genuinely evocative voice. Her mastery of the art of songwriting is world-class….” After several months of songwriting between London and Nashville she released her latest single, ”Safety Net” in October 2017.

iLO was recently invited to write the official single for Wembley to Soweto Charity, called ”Heroes in Disguise”, released in April 2018. She embarked on a second successful US summer tour featuring headline shows in NYC’s Cutting Room and Nashville’s sold-out Bluebird Cafe.

iLO’s Fragile Heart EP is on the international BRITISH AIRWAYS playlist since October 2018.

iLO is currently working on her debut album.

Others have likened her voice to Shania Twain, Karen Carpenter, and even Sheryl Crow, but ILONA also has something very special all of her own. A unique tone, a natural sense of dynamics and the ability to sing a lyric, tell a story and make people know she means it.

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