Beka Jones
Acoustic Rock
Beka Jones is a singer/songwriter from Lancaster, PA. She has been singing since she could speak and playing guitar since she was eight years old! Growing up in a musical household, she has fond memories of her parents sitting and playing music together in their living room. Beka has a busy gig schedule, where she performs in bars, restaurants, wineries, breweries, and private parties all over the Central PA area! She performs original songs and puts her own acoustic-rock spin on classics by artists that have influenced her such as The Eagles, Billy Joel, Carole King, Elton John, Janis Joplin, Matchbox Twenty, and many more! Most recently, Beka has been recognized for her work by receiving back-to-back nominations for Best Female Artist by the Central PA Music Hall of Fame! Each year, Beka raises money to donate to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in honor of her best friend Andrea, who is currently battling MS. She then takes it a step further by making an additional donation using a portion of all tips she’s earned to the MS Society. “I’m happiest when I’m playing music. The best compliment I can receive is to learn that music I made was ringing in someone’s ears since they heard me play.”
Brenda Brune
Folk/Pop/Rock
Brenda Brune is a Brazilian singer/songwriter that found her passion for music at a young age. She graduated in music education and performance in 2017 from Unasp university in Brazil. Currently living in Central PA in the US, Brenda Brune is a choral director, music teacher, musical theater actress and performer. She is continuing her education by pursuing her masters degree in choral conducting at Messiah University. For some, music is just a way to let out a little bit of energy, but for Brenda Brune it’s so much more than that– it’s a way of life.
Corina Rose
Country
Corina Rose is a raw powerhouse country singer backed up by honest songwriting. She picked up guitar by the age of 16. Her musical influences include singers such as LeeAnn Rimes, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and Martina McBride to name a few. Corina pursues a career in music and hopes to touch people with her songs.
Marrisa Porter
Blues
Marrisa Porter is a blues-inspired singer-songwriter from York PA. Her powerful 4-octave vocal range has earned her stage time at venues such as XL Live, Musikfest, The Appell Center, PA Farm Show Complex, and more. Marrisa creates emotionally charged songs based off of her own personal experiences. She aims to inspire and connect with her audience through the honesty of her music.
Ruddy Turnstone
Indie
It was a mild autumn day. Ruddy Turnstone was strumming his guitar on a North Carolina beach as the occasional willet played tag with the tide. He decided to get up and go for a walk, so he set his guitar against a sand dune on the empty beach. As he was walking, he saw an interesting bird in the distance. He couldn't tell what it was. Out of curiosity, Ruddy decided to investigate. He picked up his pace to try and catch up to the bird, but the faster he ran, the further away the bird seemed. Suddenly, the formerly calm tides started to get violent. Although Ruddy recognized this, he felt that he could not take his sight off of the bird. As he continued to run, he felt that the world was beginning to spin in a way that only he could feel. He lost his footing and fell into the wet sand, only to be swept up by a gigantic wave and pulled out to sea. Everything went black. Ruddy was not sure how much time had passed when he opened his eyes. He was back on the beach, and everything was calm again. There was no sign of the mysterious bird. Ruddy would have thought that he had just fallen asleep and had a nightmare, but he was still wet. Thankful to be alive, he trudged back toward the dune where he left his guitar, but it wasn't there. Ruddy saw someone walking her dog on the beach and asked if she had seen a guitar, but she said that she hadn't. Feeling deflated, Ruddy walked back to town. However, he noticed that things were different in the town. For example, the coffee shop with the cool art on the corner was no longer there. It was now a surf shop. Ruddy was taken aback. He walked back to his apartment, but the key didn't work. He knocked on the door and an older man answered. Ruddy asked the man what he was doing in the apartment, and the man defensively stated that he lived there. It did look as if the apartment had been lived in for quite a long time, but not by Ruddy. None of his belongings were there. Ruddy apologized sheepishly. His heart sunk into his stomach as he walked away. He decided to try calling a friend only to find that his cell phone didn't work. It was like he was in another world. Not knowing what to do, Ruddy decided to hitchhike up the coast to Pennsylvania, as that is where most of his family and friends lived. As he traveled, he wondered if he really did end up in another world. The people looked kind of different. They dressed differently. Even when the sky was at its bluest, everything seemed more drab. Despite this, Ruddy sought out friends and family in Pennsylvania, only to find that they didn't exist. Ruddy spent the next year searching for answers only to find none. He fell into a deep depression while living off the kindness of those who were willing to host a lost traveler. Ruddy eventually realized that he would have to acclimate to this familiar but altered environment, so he got a new guitar and settled down in this other version of south central Pennsylvania. Ruddy can now be found playing all over the region. Since he accepted his fate, he has released two albums, a collaborative EP and a single. He has collaborated with a number of artists live and in the studio, including rapper Phaze, singer/songwriter Jessica Boyer, violinist Robin Chambers and harmonica wizard Bright Vibe. Although he has made some good friends along the way, he still longs to find a way back to his own world...
The Jess Zimmerman Band
Country
The Jess Zimmerman Band is a Country Rock Band formed in 2015 and based in Southeastern PA. Jess's love for country music combined with rock influences from musicians/artists like Halestorm, Underwood, Van Halen, Gaga, Benatar, and McBride, The Jess Zimmerman Band is a sweet cocktail of country and rock music adding in variety of other genres providing an exciting and entertaining live show. Jess Zimmerman was nominated and won the 2019 "Best Female Vocalist" in the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame Awards and The Jess Zimmerman Band was awarded "Best Country Band" in 2021 at the CPMA's most recent awards show.
The band has opened shows and shared the stage with a list of monumental artists such as Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town, Toby Keith and Trace Atkins to name a few.
The band is also nominated for three Josie Music Awards this year!
Jess Pastelak
Pastelak is 22 years old and a York College of PA graduate. She grew up in York, but recently moved to Lancaster to further her Marketing career. She has been singing since she could talk and started playing guitar around the age of 15. Though she just started marketing full-time, music will always be her passion.
Cagan Goldstein
Power Pop
Cagan has been singing as long as he can remember, even going to a public park with a stage as a toddler to sing for strangers. He has been playing piano since 4th grade and guitar since 5th grade. He wrote his first song in 4th grade for a homework assignment about the Civil War, but he began writing the power pop that he specializes in at 15 with his song "Giraffes". Cagan began playing solo shows in Morgantown, WV where he went for college. Now 24, he plays in bars and restaurants all around Central PA, mixing his hooky originals with high energy covers- covers he hones with Dueling Pianos w/Dr. Nyce and Heads or Tails Experience. Cagan has fun when he performs, and it is important to him to get the audience having fun right along with him! As for his songwriting, Cagan often writes from his own experiences, but he hopes there is something in his songs that can speak to everyone.
Chris Scheler
Rock
Chris Scheler is a solo rock artist from York, Pennsylvania, USA. In addition to being a singer-songwriter, he has been frontman, guitarist, or bassist for several bands in the Central PA region.
His songwriting manifests from a variety of influences and genres, but he cites Stone Temple Pilots, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin as his main influences. Fans of bands like Linkin Park, Royal Blood and Bring Me the Horizon will resonate with Scheler’s songs, which are known for their lyrical hooks and catchy guitar riffs. He has generated a strong response from live audiences and online listeners alike who connected with the deep lyrics and charged melodies.
In 2022, Scheler released his EP, “What’s Left of Me”. The songs feature Scheler on vocals, guitar, bass and synth sounds, where he is joined by an all-star team of musicians and producers. The songs were recorded and mixed by Grammy-nominated producers, Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland (Candlebox, Everclear, From Ashes to New) of Atrium Audio. Drummer, Robin Diaz (Live, Candlebox, Daughtry) and lead guitarist, Jason Greenwood (Collinsville Discount Band) join Scheler on the tracks.
Featherburn
Folk Romp-Rock
Accordion-powered romp-rock for adventurers. Volcanic, quirky and theatrical, Featherburn weaves folk, punk, and eastern Europe with groove, grit, rhapsody, and shouts of moxy into a deep, playful wake-up call to marvel and wonder.