March 23rd

Dani Elliot

New York City based Dani Elliott brings a refreshing, soulful energy to today’s musical forefront. Deriving her inspiration from the likes of Stevie Wonder, Amel Larrieux, Jill Scott, & Minnie Ripperton, she has created an unmistakably original sound combining vintage influences with current sensibilities.

After receiving a B.F.A. at The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music, Dani embarked on her journey into songwriting, as well as performing as a backing vocalist with artists such as Sheryl Crow, Amos Lee, The Roots, M.I.A., Aaron Neville, & Wheatus. These artists & experiences influenced her as a songwriter as well as an artist and inspired Dani to pursue a career playing her original music.

Since the 2010 release of her EP, “Take It Back”, Dani has been steadily garnering new fans and with the impending release of her upcoming EP “Make Me Love You”, she will strongly continue to steadily pull at the ears of today’s listeners.

Jason Eskridge

Jason Eskridge was born and grew up in Rockwood, TN. After high school he attended college at Tennessee Tech University where he played football and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. After college he accepted an engineering job in Huntsville, AL where he worked for approximately a year and a half. During that time Jason could never shake his passion to make music. So he packed up, left Huntsville, and moved to Nashville, TN where he currently lives.

Since moving to Nashville Jason has served as a studio vocalist for such acts as Lyle Lovett, Randy Travis, Jonny Lang, Nicole C. Mullen, Marc Broussard, eLi, Micah Dalton, Grits, Verbs, Circadian Rhythm, Sammy Ward, DJ Maj, and Toby Mac. Jason has also traveled opening or singing backup for Lyle Lovett, Nicole C. Mullen, eLi, Micah Dalton, Grits, Knowdaverbs, and Pigeon John. He has been featured as a guest vocalist on numerous projects. Jason has traveled across the country playing for youth groups and campuses as well as playing at various music venues. He has also had the opportunity to take his music abroad as he has traveled to South Africa, Amsterdam, and England. Currently, Jason has just released a six song EP entitled, “the ep…”.

Jason’s desire as a musician is to create music that causes the listener to love God, love themselves, love their fellow man, think harder, think deeper, think broader, laugh until they cry, laugh when they want to cry, try something new, remember something old, and ultimately live life to the fullest.

With a sound that combines the rich roots of Folk & Americana with the classic sentiments of pop, the voices of Brandon James and Femke create a hauntingly irresistible combination that continues to leave listeners completely captivated and wanting more.
Originally hailing from Toronto, Canada & Groningen, Holland respectively, the duo first met in Los Angeles before beginning on a cross-country road trip when Brandon and Femke decided to move to Nashville. After writing their first song Going East while on the road, they recorded a video using Brandon’s iPhone and posted it on YouTube. After thousands of views, Cotton Wine’s “Song A Week” series premiered on YouTube in 2012, which has resulted in over 200,000 views and an ever-growing fan base.
After successfully touring the southeast over the past year, Cotton Wine will debut their highly anticipated self-titled album, Cotton Wine on October 15th, 2013 everywhere songs are sold, featuring their first single, Murder Song.

“THEIR HARMONY IS REMINISCENT OF SIMON AND GARFUNKEL OR CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG.
FEMKE AND BRANDON ARE TWO REMARKABLE TALENTS FUSED TOGETHER IN ONE REMARKABLE BAND”
~ Patrick O’Heffernan