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ARTISTS

RONNIE MILSAP

40 number one hits. Six Grammy awards. 12 CMA awards. Four time Male Vocalist of the Year.

From his first number one country single "Pure Love" to his recent release "My First Ride," Ronnie Milsap has won the hearts of millions and risen to be one of the most successful recording artists of our time.

Music has been an integral part of Milsap's life since he began playing the piano and violin at the age of six while studying at the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh, North Carolina. Milsap attended college in Atlanta, where he planned to study law. But a chance meeting with Ray Charles changed his life.

Charles recognized Milsap's musical talent and encouraged him to follow his dreams. Shortly after, Milsap moved to Memphis and joined forces with legendary producer Chips Moman. Soon he was playing piano for Elvis Presley on hits like "Kentucky Rain" and "Don't Cry Daddy."

During the 1970s and 1980s Milsap topped the country and pop charts with hit songs such as "It Was Almost Like a Song," "Smoky Mountain Rain" and "Lost in the Fifties Tonight."

Milsap continues to be a force in country music. He performs across the country and has released a gospel album, "Then Sings My Soul," which features the single "Up to Zion." His most recent endeavor is a partnership with BLEVE Entertainment to record, "My First Ride," a duet with Capital Recording artist Trace Adkins.

The single "My First Ride" benefits firefighters and police officers by raising money for their disaster relief funds. Milsap is excited to bring his passion for music to the project, and do something to help these American heroes.

MIKE REID

Mike Reid, former all-pro with the Cincinnati Bengals, is now one of America’s most respected composers. For the last three decades, his songs have been recorded by such acclaimed popular performers as Tim McGraw, Bonnie Raitt and Prince, Ronnie Milsap, Collin Raye and Bette Midler, Anita Baker, Alabama, The Judds, and many others. He is a two-time Grammy Award winner and has been named ASCAP’s Writer of the Year. In 2005, Reid was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

In recent years, Reid has turned to writing larger works that “represent a deeper place in the soul.” He wrote the remarkable song-cycle “Quilts” for the Tennessee Dance Theatre, the musical “The Ballad of Little Jo” and “Tales of Appalachia” for the Kandinsky Trio. “Quilts” has been enthusiastically received at performances in Nashville, the SPOLETO Festival, and Symphony Space in New York City. The New York premiere of “Quilts” was covered by ABC World News Tonight. “The Ballad of Little Jo” has been produced by the Steppenwolf Theater of Chicago, as well as the Bridewell Theater in London. It also is slated for a workshop production in December at the Public Theater in New York City.

In 1994, Reid was honored with a commission from a consortium of nine arts organizations along the Appalachia Mountain Range to write a quartet for the Kandinsky Trio and guest storyteller. “Tales of Appalachia” received its world premiere at the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State in October of 1995 with the New York premiere at Miller Theatre of Columbia University. Twenty-five venues presented the show during the 1995-1996 season, and hundreds more followed in succeeding seasons.

More recent works include a one-act opera for Opera Memphis and New York’s Metropolitan Opera, and a musical, “In This House,” which premiered at Playhouse West in San Francisco in February 2008. A second commission from the Kandinsky Trio resulted in “Eye of the Blackbird” for soprano and piano trio, premiered by the Kandinsky Trio and soprano Elizabeth Weigle at the Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts.

Currently, Reid is at work writing songs and composing the score for the musical “Casanova Returns,” scheduled for a September workshop production in Australia in 2010. His version of the song “I Can’t Make You Love Me” appears on the BLEVE Entertainment album “My First Ride.” The song, which was originally cut by Bonnie Raitt and Prince, has been recognized as one of the greatest love songs of all time.

SAVANNA SMALLWOOD

Savanna Smallwood began singing at the age of eight and has not stopped since. Now 16, she has developed a powerful voice that sounds far beyond her years.

Savanna began singing professionally at the age of 10 when she was featured at the “Country Tonite” theater in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. After singing at the theater for a year, Savanna began opening concerts for stars such as Blake Shelton, Lori Morgan, Lee Ann Womack, George Jones and Loretta Lynn. She has won multiple talent competitions, including the Loretta Lynn talent search competition in summer 2006.  

Although she attends high school in Alabama, Savanna spends much of her time writing songs in Nashville and singing at events across the Southeast. Her origanal song “T-Rain” appears on the new BLEVE Entertainment album “My First Ride.”

 

 

 

ALI PAINE

Ali Paine, 21, emerges from a musical family in the heart of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The youngest of four, she was exposed from an early age to many genres of music.

Now a Nashville resident, Paine draws from her unique experiences to write heartfelt music. Her singing and songwriting have been described as "fearlessly original” and “genuine and soulful."

Paine sings her original composition “The Waiting Game” on the BLEVE Entertainment album “My First Ride.” She is extremely thankful to have the chance to share her music with the world.

 

 

 

KYLE BROOKS

One look at Kyle Brooks and many people are intimidated by his size and stature. Standing at 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 220 pounds, Kyle is an avid bodybuilder and fitness enthusiast.  Despite his size and love of “outlaw” country music, Brooks has a softer side that you can see and hear in his writing. He grew up in the small country town of Lebanon, Virginia, where country and bluegrass music filled the air. Brooks would spend hours as a child listening to his mother’s Vern Gosdin and George Jones albums. He would sing along with his heroes and imagine himself someday being able to walk out on the stage and sing for thousands of fans.

 

Brooks moved to Nashville in 2002 and started playing in music venues around town. He landed the lead role in Montgomery Gentry’s number one video, “Hell Yeah,” and then began attending Writer’s nights around town. He met legendary producer Rob Galbraith, who helped him get involved with BLEVE Entertainment. Brooks is very excited to work with Mickey Milam to help the police and firefighters.

CHRISSY CHASE

Winner of Conde Nast and Vo5’s "Red Hot Rising Star" contest, singer/songwriter Chrissy Chase has been catching the ears of music lovers and industry veterans alike. As the voice and face for Vo5's Rising Star, she has graced newsstands internationally in Glamour, Allure, Teen Vogue, Jane, Lucky, Self, and Makes & Models.

 

Chase has had a song, “Meant for me,” featured on Nickelodeon’s “iCarly.” In summer of 2009 she was featured in music videos by Kelly Pickler, John Michael Montgomery, Justin Moore, and Brooks & Dunn. In winter 2008 she modeled in the new Levi campaign "150 Ways I Wear My Levi's".

 

Chase has played shows including the Daytona 500, South by Southwest and Christina Aguilera. She had also performed on the Speed Channel, NBC’s “The Spot,” NBC’s “Daytime,” FOX news “What’s Right in Tampa Bay,” CBS’s regional Rising Stay, CBS’s “Studio 10,” and “Media Talk.”

Chase has appeared on the cover of music/fashion magazines BAM and FADE. She is one of 12 in the first ever national Coyote Ugly Saloon calendar and Beautiful Girls of South Florida calendar. She just finished a new single, “Only a Good Woman,” which features her with The Bacon Brothers.

JENNY GILL

As the daughter of Janis Oliver, a member of the duo Sweethearts of the Rodeo, and Vince Gill, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Jenny Gill grew up loving country music. She has appeared on albums including “Let There Be Peace on Earth” (Vince Gill 1993), “Let’s Make sure We Kiss Goodbye” (Vince Gill 2000), “Next Big Thing” (Vince Gill 2003), “Rock of Ages-Hymns and Faith” (Amy Grant 2005), “These Days” (Vince Gill 2006) and “This is My America” (Various Artists 2008).

 

She has also toured the country as a background vocalist for various artists. In 2008 Gill formed the Jenny Gill Band. Now she is working on her first recorded project with hopes of finding success as a solo artist.  

6 FIFTEEN

6 fifteen is composed of five men with different backgrounds but one shared goal: to make great music together. The band members developed a friendship that would stand the test of time by playing together in country music clubs in the late 1990s. But after that their paths led different ways—until now.

 

Accomplished keyboardist and vocalist Kevin Adams has toured with artists such as Rascal Flatts, Lee Ann Womack, Pam Tillis, Wade Hayes, Michael Peterson and Chely Wright. He moved to Nashville from Washington D.C. in 1996 when he received a publishing contract with Buddy Killen. Adams also helped form the band “The Blue Heelers,” which signed a record deal with Giant Records and Newcastle Publishing in 2001.  

 

Jason Grainger has lived in Nashville since he was 11 years old. He has played clubs all over the country, but his favorite venue is the Fiddle and Steel Guitar Bar, where he honed his musical skills in the company of artists such as “The Blue Heelers,” Rascal Flatts and Colt Prather.   

 

Grainger has sung backgrounds on numerous albums. He recently produced, wrote, and sang backgrounds on a project that included artists such as Mila Mason, Bryan White, Mark Collie, Kevin Sharp, John Berry, Linda Davis, Jimmy Fortune and Wayne Warner.

 

Keith Horne is acknowledged as an award-winning flat-picking guitar champion in his home state of Virginia. He started playing guitar at age six in his dad's country band and picked up bass at 12 years old. Through the encouragement of the Wooten brothers, Horne relocated to Nashville in 1992 in order to expand his visibility.

 

Since his arrival in Nashville, Horne has been regarded as one of the most sought-after bassists in town. He has toured across the United States with some of country music's most prolific artists, including Tanya Tucker, Waylon Jennings, Peter Frampton, Ricky Van Shelton, Trisha Yearwood, Sons of the Desert, Chaka Khan, Lonestar, Luke Bryan and Hot Apple Pie, fronted by Brady Seals, formerly of Little Texas. 

 

Shane Sutton, originally from California, had a solo record deal on Polydor with the single, "I've got your Number" by Tony Haseldon. Sutton and Haseldon, along with Stan Munsey, went on to write "Love Don't Work That Way" for Ty Herndon on the "Living in a Moment" album.

 

Sutton was the electric guitar player for “The Blue Heelers,” which landed a record deal on Giant records right before they closed their doors. Shane has played on Pam Tillis and Michael Peterson records. He also has played with artists such as Gary Allen, Joe Nichols, Michael Peterson, Mila Mason, Pam Tillis and many more. 

 

Louis Winfield grew up playing Gospel and R&B for his dad. In early 2008, he began playing drums with a fusion group called Secrets, started by Carter Buford, who is the drummer in the Dave Matthews Band, and Keith Horne. Winfield has played for artists such as Crystal Shawanda and Kimberly Locke.

JACK PEARSON

Jack Pearson, an accomplished singer and guitarist, has garnered high praise for his talent and dedication. According to the Nashville Scene, Pearson has “quietly earned a national reputation as the guitarist of choice when someone needs a mature, tasteful picker with a broad knowledge of blues, jazz and soulful rock.”   

 

Blues Revue calls him a “world-class guitarist…Nashville’s most unassuming musician,” while Rolling Stone Magazine brags on his “light touch and fluid, jazzy style…and dynamic slide playing.” Meanwhile, Real Blues Magazine hails him as “one of the best blues/rock guitarists on the scene today.”

 

Pearson has played with a litany of talented artists, from The Allman Brothers Band and Jimmy Buffett to Vince Gill and Faith Hill. He is just as comfortable playing blues as he is jazz, and he can rock out with the best of them. Music Row Magazine notes that, “Anyone who’s caught Pearson live knows he can flat burn.”

 

Perhaps Vibes Magazine said it best, writing: “His tone and prowess are flawless…he picks with a playful inventiveness that I haven’t heard since Duane Allman…the name to watch out for in the future is Jack Pearson. No lie—he’s that good.”  

 

In November 2009 Pearson will add his talent to the BLEVE Entertainment compilation CD with his original composition "Do What's Right" featuring long time friend Vince Gill.   

CoCo Jones

Courtney “Coco” Jones is an 11 year old sixth grade athlete and honor student from Tennessee.  The daughter of former NFL football player Mike Jones, (Tennessee Titans, St. Louis Rams, New England Patriots, and Arizona Cardinals) Coco has performed across the US with her sites set on the rest the world!

Recently Coco was one of a handful of acts chosen to perform on the Maury Povich national television show, “The 2009 Most Talented Kids.”  She also sang the National Anthem for a second time in front of over 40,000 people to open up the St. Louis/Baltimore NFL Game.  Her You Tube video alone has gathered hundreds of thousands of views and countless words of encouragement and praise from people across the world.

Coco is very familiar with the world of on-screen acting and modeling. Among other performances, she was chosen as principal actor in a National PSA series by Dr. David Katz‘s entitled “Nutrition Detectives”– promoting a healthy lifestyle for kids by way of good nutrition and physical activity. She was also selected for a principal role in the children’s series “Webster and the POD Squad.”

She has been in the studio with Grammy-nominated producer Rob Galbraith, working on new music as well as recording the pre-production of the new Greg Tornquist play “Mississippi” in which Coco has a character and song “Here Comes Coco Jones” due out 2010-2011.

Coco has been selected to play the lead role in the film “Love The Light” which will be produced by Hemisphere Entertainment from LA and directed by award-winning director and producer, Ralph Portillo.

A lover of all types of music, Coco’s favorite artists include – CeCe Winans, Christina Aguilera, Carrie Underwood, Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Miley Cyrus, Raven Symone and all of the Disney greats.