Bill Grisolia (The Bill Grisolia Band)
Bill Grisolia is an award-winning singer, songwriter, and piano player, and is a voting member of The Recording Academy. He founded several bands throughout his musical career including the popular Long-Beach-based band New Blues Revolution.
Bill’s touring career took off in the 1990s and with his enigmatic stage presence and powerful vocals, he tasted immense success as a live performer, to date. His music has been described as having a “unique blend of traditional blues roots with a modern twist which has made him a crowd favorite and earned him the respect of his peers.” He is the recipient of several awards including the Blues Living Legend Award (2X), Entertainer of the Year 2024, Best Americana Blues single at the LA Music Awards, and was selected as of one of the top 100 bands in the USA for 2004 and 2023 by Music Connection.
Bill was awarded the Blues Living Legend Award in Los Angeles in the Fall of 2022. Other awards include Best Americana Blues single at the LA Music Awards, Nominee for Group of the Year, LA Music Awards, a City of Long Beach Recognition Award and 2ndplace at the Hollywood Talent Show for Bill’s song, “Rosarita”. His festival appearances include headlining the Key West (Florida) Blues Festival, the Red, White & Blues Festival, the New Blues Festival (3 cities), the Latin Jazz & Blues Festival (2X), the Arab American Festival (2X), Santa Clarita Blues Festival, Freedom Festival and the FC Festival at Irvine Lakes. Summer Concerts include Long Beach, Lakewood and the Alameda County Fair (SF Bay Area).
Bill was the only West Coast artist to appear in the Music Connection magazine feature article in a recent EOY issue. The LA Music Awards asked Bill to Host the Red-Carpet stage. Bill’s song “Heart of America” was added by Armed Forces Radio to play in 175 countries and selected by the American Red Cross Los Angeles Chapter for a video played at the Forum in a Wave radio station concert…https://billgrisolia.com/
Charlie Zeigler (The Militants)
Charlie Zeigler (The MILITANTS) & Kelly Bennett
Originating in 1994, the Los Angeles based band The Militants are experienced in the art of creating dynamic extreme metal music. The Militant’s sound is characterized by its guitar crunch, hardcore beats and a brutal yet melodic primal vocal style. Influences include: Pantera, Metallica, Slayer, Ministry, Motorhead, The Dead Kennedys, Obituary, Iron Maiden, Venom and Kreator. The Militants have excellent metal CD’s available entitled Gathering Darkness, Front Line Kill, Fuel The Aggression and One Nation Under Death…https://themilitants.com/