With his unique voice, more unique song writing, and even more unique double necked “Guit-Steel” guitar, there has absolutely never been ANYONE like Junior Brown. He’s an American Original. Born in 1952 in Cottonwood, Arizona, Junior Brown showed an affinity for music at an early age when the family moved to a rural area of Indiana near Kirksville. In the following years, Junior began to experience Country music and remembers it as “growing up out of the ground like the crops – it was everywhere; coming out of cars, houses, gas stations and stores like the soundtrack of a story, but Country music programs on TV hadn’t really come along much yet; not until the late fifties.” Discovering a guitar in his grandparent’s attic, he spent the next several years woodshedding with records and the radio. Junior was also able to tap into music he couldn’t hear at home which older, college aged kids were listening to. This was possible due to his father’s employment at small campuses throughout the next decade as the family moved twice again. As a young boy he was able to experience the thrill of performing before live audiences, at parties, school functions even singing and playing guitar for five thousand Boy Scouts at an Andrews Air Force Base jamboree; then while still a teenager, getting the chance to sit in with Rock and Roll pioneer, Bo Diddley. Armed with this broad spectrum of influences, he began to develop a storehouse of musical chops.
An artist of many talents, Cassie B also found a passion for dance. Culture Shock San Diego, a dance organization, noticed Cassie B at an audition and wanted her before she was even old enough to dance for them. So, she trained in their teen group, Future Shock San Diego for 2 years until she could dance for the adult company. She went on to be involved with many projects. Most notably, she choreographed and performed in Invisible Children ad campaigns, Pocahontas: The Musical, and Sea World’s live shows.
Cassie B’s music draws from the rich sounds of Motown soul and funk that she grew up listening to. She loves creating feel good music that makes you want to move. “I’ve been given this gift for a reason,” she says. “I want to use my music to make a positive difference in peoples lives.
