Archive for January, 2010

Lance, short and to the point in his own words: “I play guitar, write songs, and forever believe in the power of music. I’ve had the good fortune to play on many stages, with many great people thru the years”. Below is a list of places Lance has appeared:

Tour: Colbie Caillat / Universal Republic Records, Marie’ Digby / Hollywood Records, Hilary Duff / Hollywood Records, Enrique Iglesias / Interscope Records, Aslyn / Capitol Records, Anika Paris / Edel America Records, Susie Suh / Epic Records

TV: The Late Show with David Letterman, Dancing With The Stars, The Tonight, Show with Conan O’Brien, Live with Regis And Kelly, ABC Family – Greek , Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live, MTV TRL, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborne, The View, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Sharon Osbourne Show, Live at VH1, The Today Show, NBC A Home For The Holidays, ABC Disney World Christmas Day Parade , NBC Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting , FUSE Network Daily Download Live, Aslyn Video “be the girl” VH1, MTV

Lance currently plays a custom built tmodel. All photos courtesy of Josh Newton. You can view Lance Konnerth’s page here.

Beginning his career at age 17, Justin Young released a number of successful albums in Hawaii. With eight number-one hits on island radio and four Hawaiian Music Awards under his belt, Justin relocated to Los Angeles. Justin quickly established a following in the local music scene and connected with other singer/songwriters including up-and-comer Colbie Caillat. Colbie quickly ascended to the top of the Billboard charts and soon after asked Justin to join her band.  

Justin has been touring with Colbie Caillat as her acoustic guitarist and background vocalist for three years. He was also included in the recording of her latest album “Breakthrough,” which debut at number one on the Billboard Album charts. 

In addition to touring with Colbie, Justin is working on a new album with producer/engineer Eric Robinson for release in 2010.

Justin plays Carter/Poulsen guitars exclusively. Currently just plays a custom sunburst gmodel and a custom tmodel. All photos of Justin Courtesy of Josh Newton. You can view Justin Young’s site here.

On a hot summer morning on Manhattan’s west side, the sight of a debutante in a black dress, wearing what appeared to be a most uncomfortable pair of high heels, planted the seed for the title track on Richard Julian’s latest, Sunday Morning in Saturday’s Shoes.  Julian recalls, “There was no way she’d gotten dressed that way that morning.”

Such attentive observation is a staple of Julian’s songwriting, on full display in his fifth full-length album (and second for Manhattan.) When asked for a reference point for his style, the songwriter mentions filmmaker Alexander Payne (Sideways, Election) before mentioning other musicians. Julian’s screenplay-worthy craftsmanship is a skill that’s earned him entrance to a mutual admiration society that includes artists like Randy Newman, Norah Jones and Bonnie Raitt.

Recording with Norah Jones and bouncing ideas off Bonnie Raitt is a long way from playing Vegas cocktail lounges, which was how Julian began his musical career. But after four records and logging thousands of road miles, this mild-mannered and disarmingly charming, bespectacled artist can stop loitering in the corner of the public’s eye and takes his rightful spot front and center.

Richard currently plays a custom sunburst gmodel with a LR Baggs pick up. All photos of Richard courtesy of Dylan John Western. You can view Richard’s site here.