[From All Music.com-Thom Jurek] Possessed of a rich, dramatic, tenor singing voice, a storyteller's gift for narrative, and dazzling instrumental skills, Sonoran musician Carin Leon is a triple threat: He is the chief songwriter, guitarist, and producer of the charting Mexican Regional band Grupo Arranke, a 
professional songwriter for artists including Christian Nodal, Cutaes de Sinaloa, and Adriel Favela, and a charting solo artist. His artistic mission lies in recovering the roots and ranchera essence at the heart of Mexican Regional music. Leon's songs constantly blur the lines between ranchera, banda, mariachi, and corridos. Since launching a solo career in 2018, Leon has recorded more than 80 songs, including the Top Ten Mexican Regional hit "Me La Avente" from 2019's popular full-length El Malo. Along with releasing his own albums like 2021's Inédito and live efforts such as 2022's Cura Local, he remains a member of Grupo Arranke, a charting machine all on their own.
[From Dave Koz.com] Born and raised in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, Koz initially saw the saxophone as a way to gain entry into his big brother’s band. What began as a ploy became a lifelong obsession. After graduating from UCLA with a degree in mass communications, Koz decided 
to become a professional musician. Within weeks of that decision, he was recruited as a touring member of singer Bobby Caldwell’s (“What You Won’t Do For Love”) band. It was during this time that Koz befriended keyboardist Jeff Lorber, who invited Koz to play on one of his tours. That stint was followed by a 14-month tour with pop singer Richard Marx.
In 2007, Koz released two chart-topping collections of standards. At the Movies, his lush, romantic celebration of timeless melodies from cinema, spent 12 weeks atop Billboard’s Top Contemporary Jazz chart. Produced by the legendary Phil Ramone, it was nominated for a GRAMMY® in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category. Memories of a Winter’s Night, a festive collection of holiday standards, hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Contemporary Jazz chart in December 2007. Dave Koz at the Movies Double Feature CD + DVD followed in early 2008, which featured the At the Movies CD with two previously unreleased bonus audio tracks, a new DVD and a track-by-track commentary. Along the way, his numerous television appearances led to stints as band member on “The Arsenio Hall Show,” as band leader on “Emeril Live” and as host of PBS’s “Frequency.”
[From all Music.com-Andy Kellman] Due to his role in the Hitmen -- a behind-the-scenes collective of songwriters and producers who helped build Diddy's Bad Boy empire -- Stevie J (Steven Aaron Jordan, born in Buffalo, New York) was one of the most significant (and most overlooked) architects of contemporary R&B and pop-rap during the late '90s 
and early 2000s. His work can be heard in dozens of tracks and remixes, including hits such as Mariah Carey's "Honey," the Notorious B.I.G.'s "Mo Money, Mo Problems," and Puff Daddy & the Family's "I'll Be Missing You." During the 2000s and 2010s, he wasn't nearly as active, but in 2012, he was more visible than ever as a cast member of the VH1 reality series Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta. "DNA," a collaboration with Snoop Dogg, was released on the program's soundtrack in 2014. Read more @All Music.com (Click Here)
[From all Music.com-Stephen Thomas Erlewine] Stalwart California rockers and veterans of the '80s glam metal scene, L.A. Guns employ a sound and style rooted in the debauchery and sleaze of Hollywood's Sunset Strip. They are also known for being one of the two bands (along with Hollywood 
Rose) that merged in the mid-'80s to form Guns N' Roses. The group's 1988 eponymous debut and its 1989 follow-up, Cocked and Loaded, were certified gold. However, chronic personnel changes and the onset of grunge and alternative music eventually knocked them out of the mainstream. By the 2000s, two rival bands were operating under the moniker. Despite all this, L.A. Guns have maintained a steady release schedule over the decades, issuing their 14th studio effort, Black Diamonds, in 2023.
Established in 2020, Art Museum TX is a not-for-profit institution in Fort Bend County, 
Texas, dedicated to presenting the region's contemporary art to the public. Art Museum TX provides an interchange for visual arts of the present and recent past, presents new directions in art, strives to engage the public, and encourages a greater understanding of contemporary art through education programs.
