David Laganella - Composer and Electric Guitarist, David Laganella (b.1974) has been commissioned to write for America's leading new music artists and his compositions has been featured at diverse venues, from Tonic to Carnegie Hall. He has received honors from numerous organizations including ASCAP, The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, The Meet the Composer Fund and The American Composers Forum. He holds degrees in music composition from New York University and the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a Performance Certificate in electric guitar from Berklee College of Music. Laganella is the author of the ground breaking book, "The Composers Guide to the Electric Guitar" (available from Mel Bay Publications), which is a manual addressing all performance practices and notational issues for the instrument.

Jacob Ter Veldhuis - Dutch ‘avant pop' composer Jacob TV ( b. 1951) started as a rock musician and studied composition and electronic music at the Groningen Conservatoire, where he was awarded the Dutch Composition Prize in 1980. During the eighties he made a name for himself with melodious compositions, straight from the heart and with great effect. ‘I pepper my music with sugar, ' he says. Jacob TV is preoccupied with American media and world events and draws raw material from those sources. His work possesses an explosive strength and raw energy combined with extraordinarily intricate architectural design. TV makes superb use of electronics, incorporating sound bytes from political speeches, commercials, interviews, talk shows, TVangelists, and what have you - a colorful mix of high and low culture.

Marc Mellits is one of the leading American composers of his generation, enjoying many performances throughout the United States & Canada, as well as Europe. Mellits' music is visceral, often making a deep connection with the audience. Mellits has received many awards for his music, including, in 2004, the prestigious ‘Foundation for Contemporary Arts Award.' His unique musical style is an eclectic combination of driving rhythms, soaring lyricism, and colorful orchestrations that all combine to communicate directly with the listener. Mellits' most recent commissions include pieces for internationally acclaimed artists such as the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Kronos String Quartet, Bang On A Can All-Stars, Eliot Fisk, Canadian Brass, Ethel, Albany Symphony's Dog's Of Desire, Dominic Frasca, Andrew Russo, and the Meridian Arts Ensemble. On CD, Mellits' music can be found on Cantaloupe, CRI/Emergency Music, Santa Fe New Music, and Dacia Music.