From Upstart Magazine Lee Priddy pops open a plastic container of blue ear plugs and holds it out like one would offer chewing gum. A sign in the live performance studio at Priddy Music Academy (PMA) recommends ear protection. Priddy is the owner of PMA, a school in...

Jillian Taylor places a call from Berklee College of Music in Boston. Check this: Not only is it her 20th birthday, but also it’s orientation day at the world-renowned institute of contemporary music located in the Athens of America, where she’s a freshman. On this...

Matt Ascione always wanted to be a musician, but he didn't know he'd be playing to enthusiastic crowds in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Horn of Africa - and the White House. A 1989 graduate of Broadneck High, Matt was a guitarist in the...