Android Plus Music Festival feat. Northern Lawrence Midnight Singers, Viv and The Revival, & more

NORTHERN LAWRENCE MIDNIGHT SINGERS/PHILLY/ROCK
Their album, "Last Great Saturday Night" chosen by Dan Deluca of the Philadelphia Inquirer as one of Top 10 Local Releases of 2010 and as the #1 Best Album of 2010 by the readers of The Key on XPN.com! Here's a quote from his review:
“NLMS' sharply and smartly written "Last Great Saturday Night" is an impressive set of welcoming and warm melancholic tunes that evoke Nashville Skyline-era Bob Dylan and the easygoing country leaning Grateful Dead." - Dan Deluca, Philadelphia Inquirer.
VIV AND THE REVIVAL /PHILLY/POP/ROCK
Viv and the Revival's sound is a mix of arena rock and pop melodies. Imagine the 80's mixed with today's modern sound to make its own new noise.
Viv in his own words: My name is Viv and each and every person that reads this is the Revival. We're all here to make a big noise. We're all here to shake things up. We're all here to change the world. This is your moment, this is your time, this is your world, this is your Revival...
I've played music my whole life, and I couldn't imagine doing anything else. I live to hear beautiful sounds and create noise. I've only recently learned that you have to do whatever you want to do and be whoever you want to be, because that is the only way you will be happy. I write songs about life, love, hope and peace... and everything in between. To quote one of my favorite artists, Bob Marley, "The one good thing about music is when it hits, you feel no pain"... I want every person that ever comes to one of my concerts or listens to one of my songs to feel something, and to connect to the sounds... life is one long extended moment filled with everything you can imagine, so as we all continue to make beautiful noise together, we remember that every time we wake up, we start again, a new beginning, a Revival...
AVI WISNIA /NY/PHILLY/POP/JAZZ
Think Ben Folds meets Norah Jones, if they had a lovechild in Brazil.
Singer/Songwriter Avi Wisnia presents an eclectic mix of refreshingly original songs, finding inspiration in classic Brazilian bossa nova, acoustic American folk, 1950’s west-coast jazz, and contemporary pop. A wordsmith as well as a composer and performer, Avi’s clever lyrics give a knowing nod to those that came before, while his smooth vocals and deft piano skills assure you that this is truly something new.
Avi Wisnia currently divides his time between New York City and Philadelphia. He and his talented ensemble continue to play shows across the country, performing at such prestigious venues as The Kennedy Center and World Café Live, and in renown music festivals including SxSW and CMJ. Avi is a 2009 OutMusic Award Winner for Oustanding Jazz Song of the Year for his inventive cover of TLC’s “No Scrubs”. Avi has also won CMJ’s Zig Zag Live Competition, was named a finalist in Rolling Rock’s National Band Search, and received several additional songwriting honors for his song “Rabbit Hole.” The music video for “Rabbit Hole” was honored as an Official Selection in 2010′s Florida Indie Film Festival and The Philadelphia Film Festival. His music plays on radio stations across the country, with 88.5 WXPN’s Helen Leicht featuring him and his debut album as her Philly Local Pick April 2010.
SHON PENN/PHILLY/R&B
Singer/Songwriter has worked with the likes of Dre & Vidal, Carvin & Ivan, Chris Henderson, B. Cox, Mario Winans & Diddy Himself. Diddy declared Shon to Be a BIG STAR @ the Finale of Making The Band 4 for the world to see! A Powerful performer Shon has rocked stages from coast to coast! As a songwriter he has written along side writers & producers in Diddy's Camp, Jive's in house team, & John Legend & his Home School Records in house Producer- PhatBoi Productions. A seasoned Vocal Producer & Performer he also develops various other artist and is committed mentor. All of his work put in has led him to many successes. He is poised to share his music with the world next!
ANDROID PLUS/PHILLY/POP/DANCEHALL/HIP-HOP
Android Plus features the brilliant lyricist B. Ware along with a slew of beautiful, gifted female vocalists on cutting edge production,performing sensual, energetic songs with unforgettable lyrics and a powerful current of passion. Appropriately enough, B. Ware has assembled this crack team of creative powerhouses to create an album called “Inception”. This team includes guest vocalist including GoldenLover, Nila D, and Doll Avant , all superstar indie artists in their own right, along with hot new producers such as Super Mario, who dominates the sound of the album, and B. Ware’s brother, the unique producer Powa. B. Ware’s lyrics show the influence of the varied cities he grew up in. Born in the South Bronx and raised in Nassau; he attended high school in North Philly, with a one year sojourn in Las Vegas. Perhaps that is why he developed into an East Coast lyricist with West Coast passion blended with energetic island flavor. While attending Temple University, still living off the North Philly campus, he was challenged to return to his childhood love of writing by famed poet Sonia Sanchez. He discovered that the poetic voice he thought he had lost when he left the beautiful, impoverished shores of his first home was still alive and well, but roughened by his experience in North Philly. B. Ware’s writing prowess caught the attention of George Clinton, who dubbed him the “Lyrical Drug Czar” and put him in the studio for his first recording session. This led to several years of exploring his talent as a songwriter and artist in the studio, an experience that now culminates with the group Android Plus and the album “Inception.”
PERSIA SOUND/PHILLY/ROCK
Persia Sound is a unique performer with a passion for the stage. Her sound is a beautiful blend of hard hitting lyrics with a sultry demeanor and large music to make a dynamically different and memorable performance!
Born and raised in West Philadelphia, Persia Sound started singing at a young age in showcases, choirs, and church. Some of the highlights of her growth was singing in the Teddy Pendergrass All-Star-Community Choir, studying at Germantown Settlement School for Classical Music, and receiving jazz vocal training from renowned vocalist Sherry Butler.
Having singing as a hobby and love for years, Persia Sound decided to take her singing seriously and begin on the road to her singing career. Although she has a love for all genres of music, she decided that rock would best represent her personality and untamed energy.
Because Persia Sound has been influenced by so many types of music her sound reflects that. A Persia Sound show may have one experience the likeliness of the driving sounds of Led Zeppelin, to the dancehall sounds of Sean Paul, to the hip-hop sounds of The Roots, to ballads that will be life changing.
ALEXIS GOLDENLOVER/PHILLY /WORLD/SOUL/POP
Alexis “GoldenLover” Simmons is a one of a kind talent. Not only does she shine in Philadelphia’s intensely demanding soul music scene, but she has shown a gift for versatility, crafting songs in genres from R&B, House & Pop through her voice, lyrics and production! She credits her versatility to early work with Ghettosongbird (rock) and Philly's premiere House music team Steal Vybe, which garnered rave reviews and acclaim for the hit singles "Selene-The Goddess of the Moon", "Aphroditey" and "Is It Possible"! Alexis~GoldenLover Simmons has performed, most notably, at Philadelphia International Records, Philadelphia Clef Club, Relish Restaurant, The Rotunda, Art Noir, the Philadelphia African American Art Museum, WarmDaddy's, The Trocadero, and just opened for Jaguar Wright Feb. 23rd at SOB's in New York! She quickly followed this up with appearances with Chinah Blac in Philly and D.C, in the course of a weekend introducing her to the wonderful people of that city at the end of April 2011.
GOLD MAGNOLIAS/ NY/ SOUL/JAZZ
CARNIVAL KING/NY/PHILLY/ROCK/HIP-HOP/DANCEHALL
BLAQMEL/NJ/ROCK/SOUL