Chariya Bissonette started her musical career at the age of five when she sang on a Bob Hope Christmas Telethon. Trained in musical theatre, Chariya went on to travel and perform in the musicals "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Flower Drum Song". Shortly after that, Chariya began her long working relationship with the Walt Disney Corporation, where she ended up opening for artists such as Gloria Estefan, Boys II Men and New Edition. She later went on to perform as Pocahontas on the main-stage at Disneyland as well as the People's Choice awards for BBC London. Her background vocal credits include performances on the Tonight Show with Sheryl Lee Ralph and Nia Peeples, as well as the jazz band Hiroshima at the Hollywood Bowl, Rick Springfield, Ashford and Simpson, David Benoit and David Phelps to name a few. She has also written curriculum for both Hope International University and Biola for the tracks concentrating on inspirational and religious studies of music. Her charitable focus is on the building up of young people, and she is involved in several organizations that assist the under privileged and those in recovery seeking to make and live a better life.

Diana Booker began her musical career touring with Chick Corea's "Original Return to Forever" in the belly of her mother. She grew up on the road traveling the world like a gipsy with her parents, Brazilian Jazz pioneers singer Flora Purim and percussionist Airto Moreira. Today, She possesses extensive experience with the recording process and is an accomplished vocal arranger, stylist and lyricist. Fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English, she is able to execute virtually any style of music. Diana is in a band with her husband Krishna, son of Jazz bassist Walter Booker, nephew of saxophonist Wayne Shorter and godson of pianist Herbie Hancock. Together, they continue to write and produce music for her parents as well as for themselves and other artists. She has also recorded and co-written with pianist/ writer/producers George Duke and Don Grusin. A compilation of her band's music is available on their website. Please visit www.eyedentitymusic.com for more info.

Terron Brooks is an accomplished singer/songwriter/actor who has a passion for sharing his gift of music with the world. Born and raised in Southern California, Terron has been singing since the age of six. He has sung with many amazing artists including Smokey Robinson, Stephanie Mills, and Stevie Wonder. He is a Broadway actor who has been seen as Simba in Disney's The Lion King and Seaweed in Hairspray. Terron has been featured on numerous film and TV soundtrack albums including Hairspray (New Line), The Wild (Disney), Tears From the Sun (Sony), The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (Universal), and ABC's Gepetto. As an actor, Terron is a two-time NAACP Award nominee for supporting actor and is best remembered for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Eddie Kendricks in the Emmy Award-winning NBC mini-series The Temptations.

Ms. Flahive discovered her love of singing, choral music, and opera as a child when she attended opera performances and concerts with her parents. At age 18, she was introduced to master teacher Helen McComas and began private lessons with Helen and occasionally with McComas' mentor, Vladimir Schustroff. Ms. Flahive's current position is Soprano Soloist and Cantor at The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. She is also Cantor at Sacred Heart Church in Covina and Co-Founder and Executive Director of Pueri Cantores San Gabriel Valley, a non-profit children's choir. Lauren's long list of performances includes the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Zephyr, I Cantori and many others. Ms. Flahive has also recorded extensively for Oregon Catholic Press and maintains a private voice studio. She attended Orange Coast College and received a Bachelor's Degree in Music from Chapman University.

Pat Flahive is very busy. He is: President and Artistic Director of the American Federation Pueri Cantores; Music Director at Sacred Heart Church and School in Covina, CA; Vice President of the International Federation Pueri Cantores. He has served as choral director to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta during its annual pilgrimages to Lourdes, France, and is also Founder/Director of the world-renowned Pueri Cantores San Gabriel Valley. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Vocal Performance from Chapman University, Orange, CA, and a Master of Arts in Choral Conducting from California State University, Los Angeles.

A native of Ecuador, Irene started singing at a very early age. Irene has worked as a lead singer for many different bands, session singer for television and radio commercials, and as a live and session background vocalist for Ecuador's top artists like Juan Fernando Velasco, Tercer Mundo, Riccardo Perotti, Pamela Cortes, among others. She graduated from the Los Angeles Music Academy in 2003 and continues to hone her vocal technique with Kevyn Lettau. Since moving to Los Angeles, Irene has worked with renowned artists such as Latin Pop recording artist Noelia and has done session work with Grammy Award winner Darlene Koldenhoven and Latin Grammy nominee Paulina Aguirre. Irene's vocals have been featured on the albums Voices Within by DJ Monti and Beyond Orange by composers Andrew Campbell and Emir Isilay. Irene is currently working on her own project, writing, and getting ready to record.

Dani Palomino first caught the music bug at age eight when an uncle introduced her to the rock group KISS. Face painting, guitar lessons and talent shows followed until she discovered her true instrument-voice. Under the direction of Dr. Arthur LaPierre, Dani learned the basics of vocal technique. She continued to study voice and music theory while earning her bachelor's degree in creative writing from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1991, she released a CD with Philadelphia-based blues band, Soul City. In recent years, Dani has studied with Sunny Wilkinson, Kevyn Lettau, Helen McComas and Bill Brendle. She has recorded for Zenasia International (a company that produces karaoke/sing-along tapes) and with Katia Moraes and Sambaguru, a Brazilian band based in Los Angeles. Dani is an ardent student of American roots music (blues, gospel, hillbilly and jazz) and is currently writing/recording material that explores these genres.

Originally from Boston, Cathy grew up in a musical family and attended the Berklee College of Music, studying flute and Arranging and Composition before moving to San Francisco and then Los Angeles in 1975. Since then, she has recorded five solo albums, founded the acclaimed jazz vocal group Alone Together, co-founded the Jazz Vocal Coalition, and performed with Russell Ferrante, Tom Brechtlein, Marc Johnson, Gary Willis, Ted Greene, Jeff Richman, Mike Miller, Peter Erskine, Kei Akagi, Joey Baron, Mike Lang, Diana Krall, JR Robinson, David Benoit, Billy Childs, Joey Heredia, Sam Most, Carl Schroeder, Bill Berry, Dave MacKay, John Pisano, and many more. Her booklet Basics for Vocal Techniques is available through her website at www.cathysegalgarcia.com

Monty Seward, formerly a staff writer for Quincy Jones and EMI/SBK, was a 2004 Emmy-nominated writer and 2002 Temecula Film Festival Career Achievement Award recipient. He is an established songwriter, producer, arranger, musical director/keyboardist, and vocalist. He has performed/recorded with such notables as Kelly Clarkston, Tyrese, Howard Hewitt, James Ingram, Diana Ross, Michael Bolton, Randy Travis, The Jacksons, Chante Moore, Kenny Lattimore, New Kids on the Block, Narada Michael Walden, and Kashif to name a few. As well as writing music cues and songs for films and television shows produced by Oliver Stone, Martin Lawrence, Robert Townsend, Warner Bros., NBC and ABC, Monty was also nominated for a 2004 Daytime Emmy for his songwriting on the daytime soap Passions.

Dave Pozzi has been a Los Angeles based free-lance artist since 1979, recording and playing with artists like: Henry Mancini, Mel Torme, Celine Dion, David Foster, Johnny Mathis, Jeff Hamilton, Rich Little, Charlie Shoemake, Mellissa Manchester, Marvin Stamm, Bobby Shew, Pete Christlieb, Don Menza, Roy McCurdy, Bob Cooper, Jeff Berlin, Diana Krall, Billy Childs, and others. Big band credits include Ray Anthony, Bob Crosby, Bill Watrous, Louie Bellson, Bob Florence, and Doc Severinsen. Dave is featured as a soloist on recordings with John Patitucci, Nick Brignola, Dick Berk, Bob Magnusson, Ray Pizzi, and Milcho Leviev. Other recording work includes radio and TV commercials, TV shows like The Osbournes, and numerous demos and record dates.

After receiving a master's degree from the Eastman School of Music, Howie moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a musician/composer/arranger. He soon took a slight detour to go on the road where he played lead trumpet with the Woody Herman Orchestra. After two years, he moved back to LA, and has since performed on countless TV and movie soundtracks, commercials, Broadway shows and recordings. Howie has performed with Tony Bennett, George Benson, Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, Natalie Cole, Linda Ronstadt, and Mel Torme, to name a few. In addition to performing, Howie has been an active composer/arranger/orchestrator getting his first big break as the musical arranger for the Joan Rivers late night talk show, where he composed for a 16-piece big band 5 nights a week. Howie is currently scoring his fourth movie and, in 2002, received his doctorate in music from the University of Southern California.

Joey Carbone is an award-winning music producer, composer, arranger, and keyboardist. He has composed and produced over 1000 songs for top Japanese recording artists, TV themes, movies and commercials, garnering 10 Platinum and 47 Gold records along the way. Except for Beatles songs, Joey's songs have been recorded by more Japanese artists than any other foreign composer, leading him to the BMI "Most Performed Song" Award in '84 and '85. Carbone was the musical director and theme composer for 10 years on the long-running TV talent show Star Search, producing music for Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Destiny's Child, Alanis Morissette, Justin Timberlake, and Usher.