Rock/Americana
Sara Niemietz
The measure of any artist over time is how they are able to constantly evolve and deliver material that engages an ever-expanding audience. This is the world that Sara Niemietz lives in. From working with the legendary BJ Thomas and Snuffy Walden to being a featured artist with PostModern Jukebox, the 28 million views on her YouTube channel bear testament to what a formidable talent she is.
Sara has been performing and making music since the age of four and is able to incorporate all of that considerable life journey into the unique stories only she possesses. Drawing on her countless performances across decades of industry experience, her songs broaden the imagination and bring a whole new dimension to the world of guitar-infused sonic dreams. From blues-tinged ballads to more indie focussed rock, she combines all the truisms of her history into a widening catalogue of influences underpinned by that pinch of spice that everyone can buy into.
Not only a singer/songwriter of the highest magnitude, Sara has also starred on Broadway, Chicago and Los Angeles stages, appeared on film and television shows and numerous soundtracks and albums. She is a multi-dimensional artist that navigates the virtual world with ease and has a style that is distinctive and exclusively hers.
She made the transition from child performer to an artist to be reckoned with in 2013 when she sang on BJ Thomas’ album ‘The Living Room Sessions’. That led to appearances at The Grand Ole Opry, at Radio City Music Hall, on The Ellen [DeGeneres] Show and on MTV UK. She has performed in over 40 countries to adulating crowds and it is an environment she thrives in.
Sara has also achieved Top Ten Billboard chart success with PostModern, and as a solo artist with her live album released during the pandemic titled ‘TwentyTwenty’. Collaborating with long-time mentor and Emmy Award-Winning artist Snuffy Walden and recorded in front of an LA audience, they displayed an incredible chemistry which only fuels the excitement for the studio album being released in May 2021. Digging deeper than she’s ever gone before, Sara’s jazzy, bluesy voice underscored by a burgeoning desire to deliver more Indie Rock inspired music, will set a marker as her career continues to scale newer, unexplored heights.
‘TwentyTwenty’ will be the gift that all audiences can enjoy as the world emerges to a dawn of new musical possibilities. Sara Niemietz will lead that charge into the sun and leave us forever blessed with her talent and the stories only she can tell.
W.G. Walden (Snuffy)
Every time Snuffy Walden picks up his guitar, it seems as though he sings through its strings. And that's why his recordings and appearances are so hugely popular. W.G. Walden, or just “Snuffy," is one of America's foremost film and television composers who reached one of the first of many milestones of success when he and his band opened for Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and then toured with such musical greats as Chaka Khan, Eric Burdon, and Donna Summer. See Snuffy perform today, and it seems as if the inventive riffs from his guitar are ultimately shaped by the subtle movements of his lips. Body language, yes, but the most expressive communication is aural – it's what you hear that speaks with color, passion, tenderness, spice and heart.
Snuffy started scoring themes for television before he really understood what scoring was. The producers of thirtysomething were intrigued to hear a tape by a guy named “Snuffy." As soon as they hit the "play" button they knew he'd be writing the theme for their show. From there, the credits stream on: Friday Night Lights, The Wonder Years, Nashville, My So-Called Life, Roseanne, and West Wing for which he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Title Theme. Along the way, there've been 13 Emmy nominations and 33 BMI awards including the Richard Kirk Career Achievement Award, an exclusive tribute to those who've made major contributions to the field of television and film composition. Such industry recognition is rare. In this case, however, it's earned because of this artist's hallmark ability to capture intricate emotions with musical simplicity. Today, the work of Snuffy Waldon continues to ring with genuine warmth and truth.
Nick Sibley
Nick Sibley cannot abide hearing music that sounds so much like the music that came before it, even years before it. Not to say Nick is an “old soul,” or maybe he is, but he definitely reminisces about the originality of great songwriters like George and Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mercer and Hank Williams. Of course, they came well before Nick’s time. And ours, too, probably. But he was a young guy when Lennon and McCartney did their thing, and Jaggar and Richards, too. And they were originals. Ask Nick.
This modern songwriter is all original – he goes for what’s really fresh – and that’s why he’s been hired by countless agencies to represent their clients with customer-winning jingles and commercial soundtracks. National ads of his include many for Tyson Chicken, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Bass Pro Shops, and Johnsonville Meats.
“I have to write with an edge,” Nick says. That means a lyric or a melody line will take an unexpected direction, something unpredictable, something that hasn’t been heard before.
His bent on originality comes from an unrelenting assessment of popular music today and desiring to break the mold. “I rarely hear a song in the top 100 today that I wish I’d written,” Nick says. In fact, he accuses one genre in particular of delivering “the same song over and over for years.” Consequently, when Nick writes a song, he works for the lyrical twist or the unexpected chord change to recapture the listener’s interest. It’s a strategy that continues paying off. His new collaboration with Abby Waterworth is a case in point. The young artist out of the Springfield, Missouri, area is fast becoming a recording standout thanks in significant part to several songs Nick has written for her. “She brings them to life.”
Nick himself is based in Springfield where he hosts and produces many projects in his own recording studio. In addition to that, he frequently jams as a band artist. Among his groups are The Skeletons, Nick and Ruell, and The Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Nick has also worked with The Fifth Dimension, Tony Orlando, The Lennon Sisters, and The Osmonds.
At a time when pop music seems to have lost its sizzle, an original by the name of Nick Sibley is writing pieces geared to win listeners back.
Ryan Quinn
Ryan Quinn is a singer/songwriter and Top 24 Finalist on Season 10 of NBC’s “The Voice" currently based in Los Angeles, CA. His debut EP "Some Dream," was released in September 2016.
Ryan began his musical career as a drummer, but slowly shifted his focus to singing after attending SUNY Oneonta (SUCO). While at SUCO, he was able to work with Grammy-nominated jazz musician and Spyro Grya founding member, Jeremy Wall, for three years as the lead singer of the SUCO Funk Band. Wall played keyboards in the band, which performed songs by artists such as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Tower of Power, and more.
After college, Ryan began performing around Central New York as a solo acoustic act. After two years of playing solo, he was joined by guitarist Dave “Dinger” Wingfield. Quinn played acoustic guitar, keyboards, and sang, while Dinger played lead guitar and bass. The duo performed an incredibly wide variety of music, spanning multiple decades and genres.
Ryan was recently on Season 10 of NBC’s show, “The Voice.” He advanced to the Live Playoffs (the top 24 contestants) and was brought back to perform on the season finale. During his time on the voice, he was able to work and learn from several world class vocalists/musicians, including: Adam Levine, Tori Kelly, Miley Cyrus, and Christina Aguilera. After "The Voice," Ryan went on a college/university tour in the North Eastern U.S. and then relocated to Los Angeles, where he currently resides.