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CURTIS MCMURTRY:

Curtis McMurtry is a singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist from Austin, TX. Influenced by Fiona Apple, Billy Strayhorn and Tom Waits, Curtis' songs combine sinister lyrics with sophisticated orchestration. His latest album, The Pollen & The Rot released on May 31st 2024, and is the first of four forthcoming albums inspired by seasons (in this case, spring). Curtis' music has been featured on NPR's Weekend Edition, and his song "Wrong Inflection" was included in the soundtrack for comedian Tig Notaro's Amazon Prime series One Mississippi.

Curtis was born and raised in Austin, Texas and grew up surrounded by local musicians. He studied music composition and ethnomusicology in college, primarily writing contemporary chamber works for banjo and strings. After graduation, Curtis moved to Nashville to sharpen his songwriting by co-writing with elder statesmen including the legendary Guy Clark. He has since moved back to Austin where he performs as a trio with cellist Diana Burgess (of Mother Falcon) and upright bassist Taylor Turner. Curtis' goal in songwriting and composition has been to integrate the Classical and Jazz orchestration techniques he learned in college with the lyric-driven, Texas singer-songwriter style he absorbed growing up.

DIANA BURGESS:

Diana Burgess is a cellist, educator and composer based in Austin, TX. Diana holds a Bachelor's of Music in Cello Performance at UT Austin and focuses primarily on writing, performing, touring and collaborating with artists in a variety of genres.

Since 2010 Diana has been a member of Austin orchestral pop band Mother Falcon, and with the group has toured throughout the United States and Canada, performed for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert, and collaborated with artists including Ben Sollee, Kaki King, Amanda Palmer, Todd Reynolds, and Gina Chavez. In addition to performing, Diana contributes to the writing process in Mother Falcon, most notably in the creation of an original score for their collaboration with Glass Half Full Theater in a production of Petra and the Wolf, a Texas-based adaptation of Peter and the Wolf, which began touring the US in 2017.

Diana is the co-founder, outreach director and cello teacher for the Mother Falcon Music Lab, a unique music education program encouraging young musicians to discover their creative voice through collaborative songwriting.

As a solo artist, Diana creates lush, haunting songs featuring layered vocals, cellos, tenor guitars and more. Her debut album You Run was released in 2020, and was featured on NPR Music's All Songs Considered.

Diana's next album, Menagerie (releasing fall 2024) is an all instrumental album. Each composition is inspired by a different North American animal, including mountain lions, raccoons, armadillos and more. Another project, called Small Sounds is a series of short instrumental pieces scored to videos of natural phenomena (flora, fauna, water, clouds, etc.) The music features unique instrumentation including cello, charango, kalimba and found sounds.

SYDNEY WRIGHT:

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I’m an artist and songwriter here in Austin, Texas. I grew up in Snyder, a tiny town in the west Texas panhandle. By age 5, my mom had my three sisters and me signed up for piano lessons. All the ladies on Mommy's side can play. I remember the joy of finally being able to stretch my fingers to play a full octave, and the discovery of the elegant sustain pedal once my legs were long enough to reach. I learned to sing harmony from singing along with Mom at church. My dad played guitar and was most content in moments when we would all sing together. His favorites were bluegrass, hymns, and the Marshall Tucker Band. Music’s been all over my life since the start.

I got to finish high school and study Ethnomusicology at North Texas University. After that, I moved to Austin, the 'Live Music Capital of the World'. My work is creating, performing, and amplifying art as a solo artist and performer, sometimes DJ, and freelance live sound engineer mixing behind the sound board for my friends.

I released my first album, Seiche, in 2018, and followed it up with several singles and collaborations. I've recentyl released 'Fool's Gold', the first song for an EP I'm aiming to have out by this year.

HONEY SON:

Honey Son is the brainchild of songwriter Mars Wright that typically lives somewhere in the vicinity of R&B.