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The Blue Roses is a contemporary dance band with a profound love and passion for all things that make you move and/or groove. Based in Austin, their members have graced stages throughout the world and take their Texan-attitude with them everywhere they go.

With roots in soul and funk much like the Half Moons (their LA-based counterpart), their specialty lies in connecting the dots from the timeless sounds of Marvin Gaye to the modern soul of Sharon Jones. They seamlessly move between and mix up genres, all while keeping the dance floor alive and connected.  Despite their love of funk and soul, The Blue Roses repertoire list expands far beyond these narrow genres, moving through the decades to find songs that satisfy broader crowds of varying tastes and styles.

In-Person

Nationally-Recognized

The Blue Roses

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Private Party

Wedding

College Event

Public Event

Festival

Introducing some of the hottest, fresh and young talent from Central Texas, the Rubies is the newest and most exciting addition to the Dart Collective family. Bridging and melding genres that range from soulful breakouts like Stevie Wonder and Dionne Warwick to classic and modern disco from the Bee Gees and Dua Lipa to R&B icons like The Fugees and Drake, this is a band built for parties.  If it has a beat and a melody you simply can’t get out of your head, it’s more than likely they love to play it too!

Members of The Rubies have shared the stage with the likes of Empress, Sir Woman, Tomar & the FCs, Belle & Sebastian, White Denim, and Leon Bridges.

The Rubies

Solo

Chingy, who single handedly influenced cultural slang with “thurr” and “hurr” following the smash Billboard Hot 100 hit“Right Thurr,” achieved superstardom success with seven other Hot 100 hits, including “Holidae In,” “One Call Away” and many more. An actor and philanthropist, Chingy, achieved rapid mainstream success with the release of his triple-Platinum RIAA certified debut album, Jackpot and knocked himself out of the No. 1 position with his second platinum album Powerballin’, featuring Hot 100 hit “Balla Baby” as well as a collaboration with Janet Jackson on “Don’t Worry.” Chingy followed up with another RIAA-certified Gold record, Hoodstar, which also reached the Billboard 200 all-genre Top 10 albums chart, and spawned Hot 100 singles “Pullin’ Me Back” featuring Tyrese and “Dem Jeans.” The eighth song from his album, “I Do,” is featured on the soundtrack for the video game “Need for Speed: Underground 2.” The album
also featured guest appearances from R. Kelly and more.

Multi Platinum Recording Artist. 25 million albums sold worldwide. Over 1 BILLION streams.

Chingy

McBride is the Artistic Director of the historic Newport Jazz Festival, New Jersey Performing Arts center (NJPAC) and the TD James Moody Jazz Festival, and the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. Christian is also a respected educator and advocate as the Artistic Director of Jazz House KiDS, and the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Summer Sessions. In addition to consistent touring, McBride hosts NPR's “Jazz Night in America” and "The Lowdown: Conversations With Christian" on SiriusXM. Whether behind the bass or away from it, Christian McBride is always of the music. From jazz, to R&B, pop/rock, hip-hop/neo-soul, to classical, he is a luminary with one hand ever reaching for new heights, and the other extended in fellowship—and perhaps the hint of a challenge—inviting us to join him.

Eight-time GRAMMY Award winning bassist, composer, and bandleader

Christian McBride

Sen Morimoto is a Japanese American singer / multi-instrumentalist and producer based in Chicago. His mix of jazz and hip-hop production, spoken-word rap and pop sensibilities form a super-genre of modern songwriting and experimental grooves. 

Sen has spent years collaborating with all scenes in Chicago from rap (Pivot Gang), Pop (KAINA), Jazz (Resavoir), Indie (Lala Lala), etc… He’s a conduit to all the different scenes and it goes beyond making music. He’s a label head (Sooper Records), an Activist (was on the front page of the Chicago Tribune for it in 2020) and is also a part of the poetry and writing scene.

Singer/multi-instrumentalist

Sen Morimoto

The Revolution -- Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Bobby Z, BrownMark and Dr. Fink -- is most commonly known as the versatile band behind the music icon, Prince. Merging funk, rock n' roll, rhythm and blues, pop & psychedelia genres, the band is considered to be one of the most successful music acts of all time. The Revolution rose to international fame and prominence in the mid 1980s with Purple Rain, a rock operatic project centered around Prince that catapulted him and the group to instant stardom. The project consisted of two parts: a studio film and an accompanying soundtrack/album. The film was a box office smash hit, while the soundtrack is regarded by many as one of the greatest albums of all time. The record, Purple Rain, was recently inducted into the Library of Congress to be persevered for generations to come. After the summer of 1985, The Revolution soon found themselves to be a global phenomenon.

Band

The Revolution

Sondre is a Los Angeles-based Norwegian singer, songwriter, film score composer and artist. His eclectic and melodic debut, Faces Down, written and recorded at 16, was named one of the most remarkable introductions of 2002 by Rolling Stone, also winning a Norwegian Grammy for Best Newcomer. Over the past two decades, Lerche has released nine studio albums, toured with the likes of Air, Stereolab, Elvis Costello and St Vincent, appeared on David Letterman, and composed numerous film scores for soundtracks including the 2007 Steve Carell/Juliette Binoche hit movie Dan In Real Life.

Twenty-Twenty was a busy year for Lerche, returning home to his Norway amidst the pandemic and releasing his ninth studio album Patience. The album earned 3 Norwegian Grammy nominations and has been met with critical acclaim from Stereogum, Paste, SPIN,  American Songwriter, and Under The Radar among others.

Singer - Songwriter

Sondre Lerche

Having spent over a decade diligently honing his chops and collaborating with an assortment of transatlantic outfits - not least Damon Albarn's mighty Gorillaz, Pauli The PSM recognized as one of the “Top 100 Drummer’s in the World,” has also assumed the role of music director for Jamie xx, FKA twigs, Harry Styles and Maggie Rogers.

Pauli’s debut EP and Short Film “The Idea of Tomorrow”, featuring Idris Elba, solidified the launch of his live shows with an opening slot for Sampha’s Mercury Prize-winning “Process” album tour. When he’s not on stage, in the studio or modeling, London-born Pauli is the co-founder and a resident DJ at monthly NYC party BackToLife.

Recording artist and multi-instrumentalist

Pauli the PSM

Tasha’s second album, Tell Me What You Miss The Most mingles pockets of introspection with wide, expansive, marveling at what’s yet to come. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Tasha is a musician who writes songs that take loving and longing seriously. Whether dwelling in the sad thrum of an impending break up or the dizzying, heart thumping waltz of new infatuation, here is an album that traces one artist’s relationship to herself in love. Full of deep, invigorating inhales and relieved, joyful exhales, Tell Me What You Miss The Most is an exquisitely crafted breath of much needed air.

Singer - songwriter

Tasha

Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, director, and muse Niia appears and disappears with all of the silent pomp and circumstance of a ghostly succubus or a nightclub chanteuse in some Lynchian fever dream on a spaceship. At the same time, she’s not just on screen…No, she’s also behind-the-camera, pulling the strings, and playing god with the emotions of any voyeur curious enough to listen, watch, and feel. She’s completely tapped in, yet wholly removed from this world. Rather, she’s sequestered in her own kingdom of doubt, anxiety, lust, karma, and sense of self.

If you’re looking for drama, it’s there in her self-produced music, self-directed videos, evocative lyrics, and smoky vocals. It’s also separated her as a ghostly pop outlier pondered over by The New York Times, Pitchfork, Paper, The Guardian, Interview, Wonderland, and Harper’s Bazaar and sought after by brands such as La Mer, Chanel Beauté, Remy Martin, Reebok, Calvin Klein and more.

R&B Singer

Niia

Throughout her fruitful independent career, spanning three EPs and multiple collaborations, Madison has earned accolades from The New York Times, NPR, The FADER, and Pitchfork, who named her a Rising Artist in 2018. Her genre-bending work has led to Questlove dubbing her early sound “soul-appella.” In addition to a stirring performance on the renowned COLORS Studio platform, McFerrin has also performed at Lincoln Center, Central Park SummerStage and BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn, and shared stages with the likes of De La Soul, Gallant, and The Roots. Off the stage, Madison’s music has been featured in episodes of Comedy Central’s Broad City and HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness. Working at the intersection of artistry and community building, McFerrin co-curated programming for the BRIC Jazz Festival in 2021, and in 2022, aligned her MAD LOVE initiative with the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy to present three installments of Summer Fridays—a series focused on themes of RELEASE, RESTORE & REJOICE

Madison McFerrin

KAINA is a first-generation Latina, born and raised in Chicago. Since the release of her debut EP sweet asl in 2016, she has created generational music that surpasses borders, a unified expression of her native Chicago coupled with her Venezuelan and Guatemalan heritage. From collaborating with peers like Saba, The O’My’s, and Sen Morimoto, and through multidisciplinary work around the city with various organizations, she has found a sound for herself that is gentle, yet full of intent. A listener can feel the intimacy resonating in her lyrics, as she pens odes about love, legacy, and ancestry, and how those concepts become more complex as one grows older. Her 2019 album Next to the Sun (Sooper Records) was featured in Pitchfork, Fader, Teen Vogue, and NPR and resulted in her touring as support with Cuco, Sleater-Kinney, and Durand Jones and the Indications. Her forthcoming album, It Was a Home (City Slang Records), releases March 4, 2022 and will be followed by both North America and

Pop/R&B Singer

KAINA

From Rock & Roll to the broken roads, the journey that led them to become Generation Radio. Made up of musical legends, 2 time Grammy award-winning bassist Jay Demarcus of Rascal Flatts, Jason Scheff, lead vocalist and bass player for the multi-platinum band Chicago for over 30 years, drummer Steve Ferrone of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and joined by Chris Rodriguez and Tom Yankton.  In the beginning of 2020 the band got together, with the intent to form a supergroup with a purpose, to bring 80’s rock and classic music back to life.  The group recorded their debut album of all original songs, and are thrilled to release it soon while continuing to rock shows.

80s Classic Rock & Country Jukebox Hits Performed By Actual Band Members From Rascal Flatts, Chicago

Generation Radio

The Warren Brothers are award-winning songwriters and entertainers with 9 #1 songs to their credit. They have written hits for Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Keith Urban, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Dierks Bentley, Chris Young, and many others.

Brett and Brad have also had their songs recorded by Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Little Big Town, Lady A, Thomas Rhett, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hinder, Cole Swindell, Gary Allan, Joss Stone, Tyler Farr, Billy Currington, and many other A-list country , pop and rock artists.

They are incredibly popular for songwriter listening events and perform the hit songs they have written for some of the biggest artists in the world, tell the fun and fascinating stories behind them, and interact with the crowd. An immersive and unique musical experience!

Virtual

Hybrid

Major label recording artists, hit songwriters, and top-notch entertainers, in one package!

The Warren Brothers

The Warren Brothers were not only the highlight of our event, they are still being talked about months later. We can’t wait for another opportunity to book them again!

Christina Gwin

Thanks again for the amazing performance. Our group raved about it. You all made me look like a rockstar meeting planner. Best entertainment I’ve ever done at a meeting!

Mary Haley

Our entire team was absolutely blown away by the show. It was a wonderful evening and the best close to this event we could have ever hoped for. Thanks for helping us create an experience we'll never forget!

Barbara Palmer

Our company was fortunate to have The Warren Brothers perform at our event in Minnesota and it was one of the best performance we have ever experienced! The guys were relatable, entertaining, SO talented and just all-around great people. Our guests laughed, cried and had a once in a lifetime experience in hearing the stories of how the biggest hits in country music came to life.

Brittany Anderson

The Warren Brothers are exceptional. Our associates ask specifically for them and we are on our 4th booking. They are personable and really speak to the audience that is in front of them. They make it a special, fun experience showcasing their amazing gifts. Can’t wait until next time!

Kim Owen

Your songwriter show was the perfect ending to our multi-day conference. The guys blew away our attendees with many long term members commenting it was the greatest event they have EVER attended.

Wade Koehler

Jonathan Terrell

As young boys, Christopher and Taylor Malpass soaked up the music of their granddad’s phonograph records. Christopher earned his first talent show trophy at age 7, and Taylor was playing mandolin by the time he was 10.  In their teens and early 20’s they were invited by Country Music icon, Merle Haggard, to perform as his opening act.  They traveled and recorded with Hag for the next 7 years.  Currently fan favorites on RFD TV shows like Larry’s Country Diner and Country’s Family Reunion, the brothers are now coming into their own as they promote the work and music of the classic country artists they treasure while creating new music and making their own mark in the lineage of a rich American cultural heritage.

This is the real deal, folks. There is no pretense. Count on classic, real country.

The Malpass Brothers

Variety

Emmy-winning Mentalist and finalist on Season 10 of America's Got Talent. Appeared in his own television special on NBC in 2018, along with dozens of appearances on the TODAY show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the Harry Connick Jr. Show, Rachael Ray, Dr. Oz, CNBC Squawk Box, ABC World News, ESPN, and Fox Business. Oz's natural charisma and charm make him the perfect choice for corporate events and private parties alike. His unique blend of mind-reading and mentalism creates an interactive experience that truly needs to be seen to be believed.

Oz Pearlman

You can take the boy out of the trailer park, but you can’t take the trailer park out of the boy… Stand-up comedian Dusty Slay grew up on Lot 8 of a mobile home neighborhood in Opelika, Alabama, and his observational comedy and eternally optimistic outlook is peppered with ironies: growing up poor, a love for both hard-core country and classic rock, a career history peppered with jobs like waiting tables and selling pesticides, and what counts as fashion-forward thinking in his world. 

The trucker hat, long hair and mustache, flannel shirt and oversized glasses aren’t affectations to cultivate a stage persona as the B-side of a 1970-something Bob Seger single—it’s just Slay.

Dusty Slay

Kelis, the multi-platinum recording Artist, is making major moves in the culinary world. Cooking with Kelis is not just your average cooking class. It is an interactive livestream experience and the perfect way to connect and bring everyone "together" from the comfort of your own homes. 

Kelis, graduate of Le Cordon Bleu and author of My Life on a Plate, caters her cooking lessons to best resonate with every audience. For beginners or experts, Kelis can teach you and your colleagues everything from the fundamentals of cooking to some of the most advanced techniques and recipes with guided instructions, feedback, and fun dialogue.

Chef Kelis

Ian is an entertainer, musician, comedian, emcee, and internet personality with over 320k followers on Instagram, 600k followers on TikTok, and 30k subscribers on YouTube. He has performed over 700 live shows, including cover gigs, event hosting, and headlining tours. Ian excels at entertaining as a soloist, and will knock your socks off performing as the following:

- Solo acoustic/vocal cover artist
- Solo piano/vocal or background piano music
- Event emcee/host with comedy and music capabilities
- Main event performance as the artist Ian McConnell
- Combination of any of the above!

Get acquainted with Ian at @ianmcconnellmusic on Instagram and TikTok, or @ianmcconnell on YouTube. If you hire Ian, your event will be entertaining.

Ian McConnell

Elon Musk

The entire cast of SNL

Ian's Dad

Sebastian Maniscalco is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Born in the Chicagoland area in Arlington Heights, Illinois, Maniscalco began his career in 1998 performing at open mics. He has since released five comedy specials.

Sebastian Maniscalco

James Christopher Gaffigan is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer. His material is often about fatherhood, observations, laziness, and food. He is also regarded as a "clean" comic, using little profanity in his routines.

Jim Gaffigan

X Ambassadors is an American rock trio from Ithaca, New York. The current official lineup includes lead vocalist, bassist & guitarist Sam Harris, keyboardist Casey Harris, and drummer Adam Levin. Their most notable songs include "Jungle", "Renegades", and "Unsteady"

X Ambassadors

Performance painter who turns art into a live interactive concert experience. He produces livestreams, virtual performances, and keynotes from his studio for all occasions. Fully customizable show: from the painting subjects down to the music played during the performance, David caters his show to best inspire and resonate with every audience.

David Garibaldi

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