“Get the Picture?” – Original Song By Multi-Platinum Songwriter Andre Pessis
Andre Pessis/Endless Frogs Music/ASCAP/Espy Music | Larry Batiste/Pure Delite Music (BMI)/adm.by BMG | Tony Lindsay/(LINDSEED MUSIC) ASCAP with Rico Nico
- Long time Marin County resident Andre Pessis is a multi-award-winning songwriter with an illustrious career which includes16 hit songs, playing on seven #1 albums including Bonnie Raitt’s “Luck Of The Draw”, a multi-platinum CD that won 3 Grammys, and writing a song on the HBO Movie “Grey Gardens” that won 6 Emmys and 2 Golden Globes.
- He has 13 Platinum records, 1 Diamond album and 5 ASCAP awards. Andre’s been recorded by numerous artists including Huey Lewis and The News, MR Big, Tim McGraw, Waylon Jennings, Journey, The Dead, Ratdog, Southern Pacific, Glenn Medeiros, Ann Wilson of Heart, Gregg Rolie, Paul Carrack, Ben E King, The Stylistics, Laura Branigan, Bigbird … and even “Housewife of Beverly Hills” star, Erica Jayne.
- His songs are in major motion pictures (including the theme song for Clint Eastwood’s “Pink Cadillac”, a song in “I Love you Phillip Morris” starring Jim Carey and numerous TV shows including music for “Sesame Street”, the theme song for the CBS prime time reality show “There Goes the Neighborhood” and the theme song for “Pride Fighting”.
- Andre served as past president of the San Francisco chapter of The Recording Academy for two years and its governor for over eleven years.
“Familia” – Original Music By World Class Artists Cris & Israel Matos
Manicato Music Cris Matos and Israel Matos | Arranged by Danny Can | Manicato | Music for the Masses | www.manicato.com | cris@manicato.com
Founded in SF’s Mission district in 2004 by Israel Matos, Manicato has found a way to combine its social and musical influences into a hard-hitting form of intelligent dance music that feeds both body and mind. The word Manicato, derived from the Native People of Puerto Rico known as The Taino, means a bold and valiant person of a good heart. The band Manicato lives up to this Taino ideal with it’s socially conscious lyrics backed by a mixture of Salsa, Timba, Reggae, Hip Hop, and Rock . Featuring one of the only father and son vocal sections in the city, hard hitting horn lines, and a rythm section that will force you to dance, Manicato will have you speaking in one of the oldest languages, the universal language of music, feeding your mind, body, and soul.
Band Members
Israel Matos – Vocals, Guitar, Percussion
Cris ‘Papi Matos’ Matos – Vocals, Percussion
Alan ‘Trombon’ Williams – Trombone
Danny Cao – Trumpet, Vocals
Enrique ‘Qique’ Padilla – Congas
Jason Moen – Keys
Aaron Germain – Bass
Cris ‘Papi Matos’ Matos – Vocals, Percussion
Alan ‘Trombon’ Williams – Trombone
Danny Cao – Trumpet, Vocals
Enrique ‘Qique’ Padilla – Congas
Jason Moen – Keys
Aaron Germain – Bass