Russell Long is a Guitarist/Vocalist from Southern California.  He travels throughout California sharing classic songs at a long list of different venues and events.  Honing in on his own versions of 60s and 70s rolk/folk/americana/soul tunes, and continuing to write his own material inspired by that same musical history.  

Russell plays a wide range of songs from classic artists, with a special interest in the music of The Grateful Dead.  He has been playing at venues ranging from restaurants, bars, weddings, parties, proposals, and corporate events dotting the southern coast of California for the last 10 years.  He can be seen playing mostly solo and also with his band, The Great North Special.

With comparisons to Grammy award winner Adele, Anesha Rose is a power house in her own right. From her dynamic original songs to her moving covers of Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks and of course Adele, her vocals are as bold and beautiful as she is. Working mainly as a solo artist throughout Orange County, Anesha has residencies in Laguna Beach at Marine Room, The Cliff Restaurant, Laguna Beach Wine Gallery and The Sawdust Festival to name a few. She can also be found sitting in with local bands up and down the coast as her dynamic voice is always welcomed to join the show! Anesha is definitely one of the best performers on the local circuit so get out and support LIVE Music and the musicians who bring it to us!

Russell Long is a Guitarist/Vocalist from Southern California.  He travels throughout California sharing classic songs at a long list of different venues and events.  Honing in on his own versions of 60s and 70s rolk/folk/americana/soul tunes, and continuing to write his own material inspired by that same musical history.  

Russell plays a wide range of songs from classic artists, with a special interest in the music of The Grateful Dead.  He has been playing at venues ranging from restaurants, bars, weddings, parties, proposals, and corporate events dotting the southern coast of California for the last 10 years.  He can be seen playing mostly solo and also with his band, The Great North Special.

With comparisons to Grammy award winner Adele, Anesha Rose is a power house in her own right. From her dynamic original songs to her moving covers of Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks and of course Adele, her vocals are as bold and beautiful as she is. Working mainly as a solo artist throughout Orange County, Anesha has residencies in Laguna Beach at Marine Room, The Cliff Restaurant, Laguna Beach Wine Gallery and The Sawdust Festival to name a few. She can also be found sitting in with local bands up and down the coast as her dynamic voice is always welcomed to join the show! Anesha is definitely one of the best performers on the local circuit so get out and support LIVE Music and the musicians who bring it to us!

Native to Southern California, Kai has been singing and performing since the age of 6, then playing guitar and singing with his brother since he was 12 years old. The youngest son of a Hawaiian music entertainer Father, and a choir director Mother, Kai was destined to play and compose music from an early age. 

Fast forward to 2009 when Kai was one of 36 Semi-Finalists on Season 8 of American Idol. There he gained massive exposure and breathed new life into his writing and performing, while gaining the confidence he so easily exudes now. Kai and his brother, after their Father's sudden passing recorded a Hawaiian-soul album as a tribute, which was released in 2011 by famed Hawaiian entertainer Willie K. 

Also, Kai was featured on NBC's "The Winner Is", in Summer 201 3 with his brother, where they won $50,000 in a singing competition gameshow, giving Kai yet another boost of exposure and confidence. 

Kai performs solo with the help of a "loop pedal" which plays back anything recorded live to "make a band" on the spot.  

His musical styles include: soul, rock, folk, doowop, hip-hop, Hawaiian, and more! 

Kai is easy to work with and remains professional in any setting. Requests are always welcome and Kai creates an easy going, conversational and fun atmosphere. Kai is currently working on new music for a solo album as well as music placement for T.V. and Film.

Roderick Chambers, 38, of Miami, Fla., performed “Back at One” by Brian McKnight. Robert immediately showed off nice range and earned a quick chair turn from Nick Jonas. None of the other coaches turned, however, meaning Robert automatically became Team Nick. Nick said he was transported back to the first time he heard the song. He called the performance “phenomenal.”

Here’s more about Roderick:

* He began singing when he was young, often alongside his brother. Their inseparable bond grew stronger when Roderick was 4 and his brother saved him from drowning in a pool.

* They sang together in school chorus and later formed an R&B / pop trio called R-Styl. 

* Based in South Florida, R-Styl stayed together for 17 years, according to Roderick’s Facebook page, opening for several well-known artists over the years.

* In 2008, the group performed the national anthem at the NBC finals in Miami.

* And in 2012, the R-Styl released an album called “Wanted” that’s still available on streaming sites.

* Roderick’s Facebook bio says R-Styl later joined a cover band and performed throughout the country at clubs, private parties, corporate events, and weddings. 

* As we heard on the show, in 2015, Roderick — then married — decided to head to California to pursue a career as a solo artist.

* At shows — and he’s a very busy performer judging from his Instagram — he covers a wide range of artists, including Michael Jackson, BoysIIMen, Bob Marley and, yep, even Voice coach John Legend.

* Roderick describes those shows this way: “I would say my performances are an experience, a mood and a vibe. I mostly perform to be apart of something whether it be a dinner, reception, party etc., I add to the atmosphere and energy of what is already taking place to make the attendees feel good. I guess you can call me a mood enhancer.”

* He says he performs R&B, pop, reggae contemporary and classic jazz. “I don’t perform much of my original music because I love to perform songs that people know,” he told Voice Views.

Adam Lasher is an Artist  known for joining the 2015 season and becoming a 2016 season Finalist on FOX's “American Idol”.  Adam first auditioned in New Orleans, with an original song, “These Shoes” and quickly became one of the judges’ favorites. When they asked Adam about a small black case clipped to his guitar strap, Adam shared with a national audience that he is a type 1 diabetic. Upon meeting Adam, Jennifer Lopez first assumed he was Jimmy Fallon in a disguise because of the likely resemblance. This led to an actual impersonation by Jimmy Fallon during a Ryan Seacrest interview on the Tonight Show.  Adam is also passionate about helping improve other Type 1 Diabetic lives by bringing awareness to new medical advancements in Diabetes. 

Although Adam is an original artist in his own right, he is grateful for learning about music and sharing the stage now and then with his uncle, multiple Grammy Award winner, Carlos Santana. Currently residing in Los Angeles,  Adam grew up in the Bay Area but started his group “Adam Lasher Band” while attending Berklee College of Music in Boston. His original music is a guitar and vocal based contemporary blend of Soul, Rock, and Blues with some Latin influence. 

Adam’s original music and/ or likeness has also been featured on other series including WE television original series, “My Fair Wedding” , Hosting on PBS Musicology and  CBS televisions “Young and the Restless. Adam is currently signed  with Osbrink Agency and awaiting the release of  Panda V.S. Aliens (a Stan Lee Production) and Shadow Wolves (Starring Thomas Gibson and Cody Walker); Two films in which he has written theme music for and voices/plays several characters. He is currently recording his next album titled "Trade You For Heaven" and hired to host SoCal PBS's new show "Acousticology".

Will Heard is a native San Clemente musician who started playing guitar at ten years old. He has been playing and performing in bands since he was 12. Will spent his teenage years playing shows and touring the US and Canada with bands as diverse as The Beach Boys and Joan Jett to Green Day, NOFX, and the Long Beach dub Allstars (members of sublime). You can find Will playing somewhere almost any night of the week!

I am a full time musician, born and raised in New York, currently living in L.A. I also spend time writing in Nashville.

Logging in one thousand live shows locally, I got my first real taste of the industry with the band Boystown. We signed a single deal in England with EMI, toured and recorded an album. My second break was a big one. I was lead guitarist/co-writer in the band Coward. In 1995, after only 6 months of playing around Manhattan, we managed to create a bidding war and ended up signing a record deal with Elektra Records. Shortly after signing the record deal, we signed a publishing deal with Warner-Chappel. We recorded our album in some of the world's best studios (Bearsville, Conway, Sear Sound) co-producing it with the late Jerry Finn (Green Day, Blink 182, Sum 41, Rancid, Butch Walker), engineered by Sean O'Dwyer. When the Coward record came out in 1996; we made a video, appeared on MTV and toured (mainly with labelmates Third Eye Blind).

After Coward, I moved to California. I played lead guitar and was Musical Director for Capitol recording artistTommy Henriksen. The first single placed in the motion pictureBlast From the Past. After Tommy, I played guitar for Capitol recording artist Meredith Brooks ("I'm a Bitch").The band was massive; Herman Matthews on drums (Tom Jones, Tower of Power, Kenny Loggins, Richard Marx), Will Hollis on keys (currently playing for The Eagles, Don Henley), Mark Meadows on bass (Edgar Winter, John Waite). It was with Meredith that I got to fulfill one of my childhood dreams, playing Madison Square Garden. We opened for The Eurythmics. I also played The Staples Center, did a bunch of TV shows (Jay Leno, Rosie O'Donnell, Queen Latifah, Martin Short). We toured around the US and Europe.

After that, I kept myself busy writing, producing and performing. I releasedClassic New Rock, and joined another band, Honey River. I've also been touring with legendary rock groupThe Babys, who reformed in 2013 and have since released a new album titled I'll Have Some of That! which included the song "I See You There"(which I wrote).

Kristofer Winrich was born with an adoration for music. His parents are both incredibly talented musicians/singers that met while their respective bands borrowed equipment from each other. They were married and the perfect recipe for musically inclined children was created and their three sons were born. Kris is the eldest of the three, all of whom are currently working with music and making their livings off of what they love. While Kris had initially learned drums and piano at age six, he didn’t pick up the guitar until about ten years later. He fell in love with the instrument for it’s expressive qualities. He began to perform live at the age of seventeen on a weekly basis and continues to do so to this day. Kris began working in the studio on several different projects for the past couple of years and finds that the most prolific, productive, and stimulating work is done here.

The name Dream Brother comes from a inspiration of Kris’,  Jeff Buckley. Jeff Buckley’s talent and inventiveness was seen as genius to Kris. Kris admired Buckley’s ability to change the feel and the mood of a song through his extraordinarily wide vocal range within various points of the song itself.  Jeff Buckley recorded a song titled “Dream Brother” that was the last track on his only studio album entitled “Grace”.

Russell Long is a Guitarist/Vocalist from Southern California.  He travels throughout California sharing classic songs at a long list of different venues and events.  Honing in on his own versions of 60s and 70s rolk/folk/americana/soul tunes, and continuing to write his own material inspired by that same musical history.  

Russell plays a wide range of songs from classic artists, with a special interest in the music of The Grateful Dead.  He has been playing at venues ranging from restaurants, bars, weddings, parties, proposals, and corporate events dotting the southern coast of California for the last 10 years.  He can be seen playing mostly solo and also with his band, The Great North Special.

Russell Long is a Guitarist/Vocalist from Southern California.  He travels throughout California sharing classic songs at a long list of different venues and events.  Honing in on his own versions of 60s and 70s rolk/folk/americana/soul tunes, and continuing to write his own material inspired by that same musical history.  

Russell plays a wide range of songs from classic artists, with a special interest in the music of The Grateful Dead.  He has been playing at venues ranging from restaurants, bars, weddings, parties, proposals, and corporate events dotting the southern coast of California for the last 10 years.  He can be seen playing mostly solo and also with his band, The Great North Special.

Roderick Chambers, 38, of Miami, Fla., performed “Back at One” by Brian McKnight. Robert immediately showed off nice range and earned a quick chair turn from Nick Jonas. None of the other coaches turned, however, meaning Robert automatically became Team Nick. Nick said he was transported back to the first time he heard the song. He called the performance “phenomenal.”

Here’s more about Roderick:

* He began singing when he was young, often alongside his brother. Their inseparable bond grew stronger when Roderick was 4 and his brother saved him from drowning in a pool.

* They sang together in school chorus and later formed an R&B / pop trio called R-Styl. 

* Based in South Florida, R-Styl stayed together for 17 years, according to Roderick’s Facebook page, opening for several well-known artists over the years.

* In 2008, the group performed the national anthem at the NBC finals in Miami.

* And in 2012, the R-Styl released an album called “Wanted” that’s still available on streaming sites.

* Roderick’s Facebook bio says R-Styl later joined a cover band and performed throughout the country at clubs, private parties, corporate events, and weddings. 

* As we heard on the show, in 2015, Roderick — then married — decided to head to California to pursue a career as a solo artist.

* At shows — and he’s a very busy performer judging from his Instagram — he covers a wide range of artists, including Michael Jackson, BoysIIMen, Bob Marley and, yep, even Voice coach John Legend.

* Roderick describes those shows this way: “I would say my performances are an experience, a mood and a vibe. I mostly perform to be apart of something whether it be a dinner, reception, party etc., I add to the atmosphere and energy of what is already taking place to make the attendees feel good. I guess you can call me a mood enhancer.”

* He says he performs R&B, pop, reggae contemporary and classic jazz. “I don’t perform much of my original music because I love to perform songs that people know,” he told Voice Views.

Will Heard is a native San Clemente musician who started playing guitar at ten years old. He has been playing and performing in bands since he was 12. Will spent his teenage years playing shows and touring the US and Canada with bands as diverse as The Beach Boys and Joan Jett to Green Day, NOFX, and the Long Beach dub Allstars (members of sublime). You can find Will playing somewhere almost any night of the week!

With comparisons to Grammy award winner Adele, Anesha Rose is a power house in her own right. From her dynamic original songs to her moving covers of Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks and of course Adele, her vocals are as bold and beautiful as she is. Working mainly as a solo artist throughout Orange County, Anesha has residencies in Laguna Beach at Marine Room, The Cliff Restaurant, Laguna Beach Wine Gallery and The Sawdust Festival to name a few. She can also be found sitting in with local bands up and down the coast as her dynamic voice is always welcomed to join the show! Anesha is definitely one of the best performers on the local circuit so get out and support LIVE Music and the musicians who bring it to us!

Kristofer Winrich was born with an adoration for music. His parents are both incredibly talented musicians/singers that met while their respective bands borrowed equipment from each other. They were married and the perfect recipe for musically inclined children was created and their three sons were born. Kris is the eldest of the three, all of whom are currently working with music and making their livings off of what they love. While Kris had initially learned drums and piano at age six, he didn’t pick up the guitar until about ten years later. He fell in love with the instrument for it’s expressive qualities. He began to perform live at the age of seventeen on a weekly basis and continues to do so to this day. Kris began working in the studio on several different projects for the past couple of years and finds that the most prolific, productive, and stimulating work is done here.

The name Dream Brother comes from a inspiration of Kris’,  Jeff Buckley. Jeff Buckley’s talent and inventiveness was seen as genius to Kris. Kris admired Buckley’s ability to change the feel and the mood of a song through his extraordinarily wide vocal range within various points of the song itself.  Jeff Buckley recorded a song titled “Dream Brother” that was the last track on his only studio album entitled “Grace”.

I am a full time musician, born and raised in New York, currently living in L.A. I also spend time writing in Nashville.

Logging in one thousand live shows locally, I got my first real taste of the industry with the band Boystown. We signed a single deal in England with EMI, toured and recorded an album. My second break was a big one. I was lead guitarist/co-writer in the band Coward. In 1995, after only 6 months of playing around Manhattan, we managed to create a bidding war and ended up signing a record deal with Elektra Records. Shortly after signing the record deal, we signed a publishing deal with Warner-Chappel. We recorded our album in some of the world's best studios (Bearsville, Conway, Sear Sound) co-producing it with the late Jerry Finn (Green Day, Blink 182, Sum 41, Rancid, Butch Walker), engineered by Sean O'Dwyer. When the Coward record came out in 1996; we made a video, appeared on MTV and toured (mainly with labelmates Third Eye Blind).

After Coward, I moved to California. I played lead guitar and was Musical Director for Capitol recording artistTommy Henriksen. The first single placed in the motion pictureBlast From the Past. After Tommy, I played guitar for Capitol recording artist Meredith Brooks ("I'm a Bitch").The band was massive; Herman Matthews on drums (Tom Jones, Tower of Power, Kenny Loggins, Richard Marx), Will Hollis on keys (currently playing for The Eagles, Don Henley), Mark Meadows on bass (Edgar Winter, John Waite). It was with Meredith that I got to fulfill one of my childhood dreams, playing Madison Square Garden. We opened for The Eurythmics. I also played The Staples Center, did a bunch of TV shows (Jay Leno, Rosie O'Donnell, Queen Latifah, Martin Short). We toured around the US and Europe.

After that, I kept myself busy writing, producing and performing. I releasedClassic New Rock, and joined another band, Honey River. I've also been touring with legendary rock groupThe Babys, who reformed in 2013 and have since released a new album titled I'll Have Some of That! which included the song "I See You There"(which I wrote).