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Matthew Stewart is a country singer and songwriter originally from Lebanon, a small town in southern Missouri. Matt Stewart has released a string of singles that provide the blueprint for what’s to come from this young artist. From an early age, Matt became enthralled with music. Whether listening to country radio in the car with his family, or growing up in the “playlist generation”- this artist fostered an appreciation for music of many genres. This passion for music would eventually shape the creation of country roots and songwriting blended with alternative and pop-punk influences. Before heading off to university, Matt was given his first real guitar as a gift from his parents. While teaching himself to play a few fundamental chords, he quickly discovered a passion for songwriting. Matt is looking to pursue this passion for music further, and get his career back on track post-pandemic. His recent new record, “You Miss 100% Of The Shots You Don’t Drink” was released in September of this year and we are grateful to have Mr. Matt Stewart on Black Canvas.

Kevin Maher, a Los Angeles native, is a world renowned Choreographer, Creative Director and Teacher.  As a dancer, he toured the world with Mariah Carey & Eve. He was featured in You Got Served and danced for Missy Elliot, J-Lo, Cyndi Lauper, Whitney Houston & Gwen Stefani  As a Choreographer he has worked with Madonna, Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Becky G, Kelly Clarkson, Carly Rae Jepson, Pitbull, Nick Jonas, Jennifer Lopez, Natti Natasha, Selena Gomez & Bad Bunny.  He has Creative Directed 15 years of world tours for New Kids on The Block as well The Sydney Opera House hit, “Blanc De Blanc”  He is currently on tour with Monsters of Hip Hop and Hollywood Vibe. 

Sebastian “Sab” is a multi-genre guitarist, songwriter, and producer from Northern Virginia. His style is deeply rooted in blues and hip-hop/rap with the likes of John Mayer, B.B King and Trevor Hall being his main influences. Sebastian began releasing guitar instrumentals in 2021 which quickly prompt support from musicians in the now dissolved app Voisey. Sebastian works directly as a songwriter/producer for VA based record label C2 Records as well as several artists and producers all over the world. 

Houston based singer/songwriter - Isaac Niaz has been honing his craft since he discovered his voice as a child. Niaz, who’s blended his singing and songwriting skills over the course of his lifetime, has been working as an independent artist full time for quite some time. Marrying his vocal prowess with lush harmonies and strong lead vocals, he is often compared to artists such as Mariah Carey, Miguel, Kehlani and others. Using his voice as an instrument on a lot of his songs. Thriving in the Pop/RnB genre of music he marries a vast selection of music to form his own unique sound.

Dynamic vocalist and performer Preston Gunderson has captivated an ever expanding fan base in Minneapolis and beyond with his heartfelt, and passionate performances. Gunderson has been a fixture in the Minneapolis music scene for 10 years. He started his career early at the age of 15 playing in the bars of Northern Minnesota, a place known as the “Iron Range.” He has since forged his songwriting and performances to captivate his audiences. His music has evolved through the years from his early pop sensibilities to a more introspective and thought provoking songwriter. He has a simple way in which he brings hope even to the most heartbreaking songs.

Big city vibes, small town mind. This mindset drives the sound of Matthew Thomas. Matthew Thomas is a singer songwriter from the suburbs of Chicago. Having lived in Indiana since 2006, though, he considers himself an adopted Hoosier. His debut EP, “Mustangs & Thoroughbreds, Vol. 1”  released in October of 2021. The project gives voice to the tension between the people we are and the people we aspire to be. It's an invitation to be honest about where you’re at but to not settle for what’s comfortable. Leaning on the musicianship and production of his friends, the EP was recorded at Stillwater Studios in Cedar Rapids, IA and produced by Stephen West.  In addition to being a verified artist on the critically acclaimed custom song website, Songfinch (fence) Matthew was the grand prize winner of the Al Johnson Songwriting Competition at the 2022 Wildflower Arts & Music Festival in Richardson, TX. 

Born in Rock Hill, SC, Matt Tucker was raised on country music. Raised in a very musically inclined family, Tucker has always loved to sing and in 2008, he decided to get serious with his music career. He began playing in local honky-tonks with his father around Rock Hill, SC and he soon broke out as a solo artist playing acoustic gigs in the area. Tucker put together his first band a couple of years later and began to realize his full potential. He then started on his journey to Nashville. Tucker is influenced by some of country music's most known legends, such as George Strait, Alan Jackson, Johnny Cash, and Conway Twitty and modern artists like Jake Owen, Jason Aldean, Chris Stapleton, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, and Garth Brooks. His southern upbringing shines through his songs and his music reflects the new country sound with some 90’s rockin’ ways.

HYDAN is an open format turntable DJ based out of Kansas City. HYDAN grew up with a background in music, teaching himself how to play the piano at a very young age. HYDAN went on to play piano professionally at local department stores such as Nordstrom's and Von Maur when he was in high school and early into college until he discovered his passion for DJing while studying at the University of Kansas. As a classically trained pianist, Hydan wanted to base his DJ name around a classical composer. He chose Franz Joseph Haydn as his inspiration. He Changed the spelling of Haydn’s name to how it is correctly pronounced...Hydan. You’ll notice on his logo the piano keys and the DJ record. 9 years ago In Lawrence, HYDAN got his start DJing at Bullwinkles Bar where he helped build huge followings to what has become one of the most popular bars in the city. To pursue his dream of DJing full-time, Hydan moved back to Kansas City and the rest is history. Currently Hydan is the official DJ for the Kansas City Royals and Sporting Kansas City. Growing up Hydan always dreamed of playing for the Royals, and now he actually gets to live out that dream from behind the turntables. Hydan can be seen in Right Field above Rivals Sports Bar at the Royals in between innings hyping up the crowds at Kauffman Stadium. At Sporting KC, Hydan performs in the bowl during pregame and halftime, and then plays the Post Game Victory Celebration in the Budweiser Brewhouse! Not only Does Hydan do events for The Royals and Sporting KC but he also does various work for the Kansas City Chiefs with Icon Event Group and Steve Serrano. Whether it is The Chiefs Style Lounge, The Chiefs 5K, or spinning at the Season Ticket Members Tent during Pregame at Arrowhead Stadium. Along with the Kansas City sports teams, you can find Hydan performing at many popular bars and clubs in Kansas City. He holds several residencies from bars like Society and Westport Ale House, to Aura Nightclub in Midtown. In addition to being involved in the club scene, HYDAN is heavily involved in the Wedding Scene, Corporate World, and DJing Charitable Events. You can find him performing frequently for Building Hope For Autism, the BMA Foundation, The Victory Project and Noah’s Bandage Project Charities. Hydan has received several nominations from the Pitch and Kansas City Magazine as the Best Club DJ and Wedding DJ in Kansas City. Hydan strives to being one of the most versatile DJ’s in the metro area. There’s never an event he wants to say no to and he has the ability to create the perfect vibe for crowds of all ages, effortlessly moving between genres to ensure everyone has something they can get up and dance to.

Justin Dukes, born and raised in Vidalia Georgia, grew up loving anything to do with country music. He started his singing and performing career at the age of 15 years old playing bars and festivals all over the state of Georgia. After graduating college at East Georgia College in 2015, he moved to Nashville, TN to pursue his songwriting and recording career. While touring all around the country, Justin has opened for artists such as: Vince Gill, Charlie Daniels, Justin Moore, Big & Rich, Luke Combs, Joe Diffie, John Michael Montgomery, Shenandoah. He has played the world famous Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, TN and several songwriter festivals as well. He has an unique voice like no other in country music and his writing ability reaches all ages in the country music genre. Justin has released singles”Ain’t Nothin’ New”, “Don’t Think I Won’t”, “One Step Away”, “Don’t Think I Won’t”, “She Don’t Know It Yet”, “Get Around To That”, “It Don’t Take Much”, and one EP titled “Warning Sign - EP” which includes the singles “Warning Sign” and “Lovin’ You”. His music video for “Warning Sign” has been played on Heartland TV and The Country Network. Be sure to check out Justin’s social media sites on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok, and Youtube

Bruno’s dad’s Brazilian and my mother is from Ecuador, My dad is a marine biologist and he met his mother when she was at the university in Ecuador, he was her teacher, after that he was working with shrimps his whole life, had a couple of farms and cultivated it, because of that he had to change a lot and the whole family would move with him, He moved more than 43 times in his life, changing schools, neighborhoods, citys, states, countrys. He lived in Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil, Miami, Germany, Portugal, Italy and Mexico.  Because of all the changing he had to adapt and never had this sense of belonging. After awhile Bruno lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and started studying environmental engineering and received a scholarship to go to Europe and continue his studies there, thats when he moved to Munich, Germany. I When he came back to Brasil he finished his studies and graduated He didn’t know exactly what he loved doing, didn’t know what to do, he just knew that the normal job from 8 am to 5 pm inside an office wasn’t for him. His parents got cancer on that decisive moment of his life, at the same time..he took a couple of months to myself and to be with them. After awhile he was wondering what he would like to do with his life, career wise, and people would tell him that He captured the camera’s attention, that his charisma would be great for acting..so He started doing gigs as extra in Brazil.  When he saw the actors and what they were doing he fell in love, bruno realized he liked being on camera..then started studying, doing commercials and he got some featured extra jobs on soap operas and movies in Brazil. After that he was called from an agency to go to Mexico city and start his journey. He did a Dolce & Gabanna runway and Mercedez Benz fashion week, commercials, catalogues, editorials for Levis, nike, claro, etc and most recently Cinépolis, Lamborghini, IZZI, Telcel, Gatorade, Del Valle, Shein, MOTF.  In Portugal its a small market so I’ve settled myself there with some agencies, i did some commercials and photoshoots, a reality show too that was nice, like American next top model but Portuguese.