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Annette Philip is a Musician, Innovator, Influencer & an Entrepreneur. A versatile vocalist hailing from Kerala, India, she is known for her dense choral arrangements, for concept-driven productions, and for delivering on big dreams. A seasoned recording and touring artist, composer, pianist, and voiceover professional, she’s a judge and vocal consultant on the Emmy-winning American TV choral contest Sing That Thing! on WGBH (PBS). Among her various accolades are Woman of the Year in 2016 from the India New England Foundation and Artist of the Year in 2018 from the New England Choice Awards for her work as a musical impresario and thought leader.

Fly To The Sun is set to release their inaugural album on October 27, 2023, showcasing a fusion of prog rock, progressive pop, art rock, R&B, and more. This eclectic project brings together renowned artists such as Ray (Universe Records), Jennifer Batten (Jeff Beck, Michael Jackson), Billy Sheehan (David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, The Winery Dogs), Andrew Giddings (Jethro Tull, The Animals), Gregg Bissonette (Ringo Starr, ELO, David Lee Roth), Joe Deninzon (Kansas), JJ Sansaverino (Guitar – #1 Billboard), and many other talented musicians. Ray, the executive producer, draws inspiration from progressive rock icons like Jethro Tull, Yes, Pink Floyd, and Queen.

Originally formed in 1985 by Uday Benegal, Mahesh Tinaikar, Zubin Balaporia, Mark Selwyn, Jayesh Gandhi and Mark Menezes, the band downed its shutters in 1997. Unexpectedly regrouping in 2010. The iconic rockers have been awarded numerous accolades (including Best Band at the Jack Daniel’s Rock Awards in 2012 and Vh1 India’s Hall of Fame award in 2014), toured like beasts and released four very successful albums. Their last album, EVOLVE, was mixed by the Grammy-nominated engineer Tim Palmer (Pearl Jam, U2, Ozzy Osbourne, Tears for Fears) and released by Universal Music India in 2012. Indus Creed are primed to release their newest work. 

Kamakshi Khanna is a Mumbai-based singer/songwriter whose music draws inspiration from diverse influences ranging from RnB and Soul to Pop and Indie Folk. Her journey is one of conscious reinvention as she continues to embrace new styles, and experiment with her sonic identity. Having established herself in the Indie music scene with numerous live performances across the country and collaborations, in 2020 Kamakshi released her first Hindi single, ‘Qareeb’, a song about a girl who grows and learns to love herself. Qareeb received widespread critical acclaim with over 1.8M views on YouTube and 1M+ audio streams across platforms. The song also won Rolling Stone India’s ‘Song Of The Year’ award in the second edition of ‘The Indies’.

Joey Sturgis is an American record producer and owner of The Foundation Recording Studio in Connersville, Indiana. Sturgis started recording in including producing the Asking Alexandria single “The Final Episode” which has gone on to earn an RIAA certified Gold Record. He also received RIAA-certified Gold Records for Asking Alexandria’s “Not the American Average”, “Moving On” and Of Mice & Men’s “Second and Sebring”. He has recorded over 100 albums in his career, and was known for doing a majority of the workload by himself in his early years, including engineering, mixing, mastering, and production.

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