Pittsburgh PA

Ms. Freddye and the Blue Faze Band have been together for several years now. Pittsburgh is famous for its "Bar Bands" - bands that play hard rockin', kick *ss blues. Ms. Freddye brings us a more soulful sound, but their rhythms are no less danceable. When they played EOM Blues for the first time, we got more requests to "bring them back" than for any other band so far.
Check out some of their tunes on their myspace page.

Pittsburgh PA

Jill has many things in common with the great blues Diva's of the 20's and 30's: she is as comfortable singing a prayerful Ave Maria in church as she is belting out a blues tune in a blues dive bar. Jill has performed as vocalist for a variety of blues, rock and gospel bands. Whe has also recorded for several other local musicians including Bill Toms and Hard Rain, Tom Breiding, Jill West and John Vento. She plays with all the best keyboardists in the Pittsburgh area, most often teaming up with John "Junkman" Burgh. Recently, she's joined Bill Toms and Hard Rain on vocals, and adds her sweet-soulful voice to Bill's acoustic shows as well. Jill's philosophy as a performer is to always give it her heart and soul. Whatever the gig, whatever the song, Jill will sing it with passion and knock your socks off with her range and power.
For more inforamtion and some great tunes visit her MySpace page.

The Big Apple

Devona grew up on Blues and R&B, preferring to listen to oldies on the radio in the hopes of hearing Sam Cooke, Chuck Berry, Ruth Brown, and the Jackson 5.Devona was drawn to DJing by the need to dance to Muddy Waters, Bessie Smith, Lead Belly, James Cotton, Stick McGee, and the like.

In New York, Devona is a regular DJ at Frim Fram and has DJed numerous events including Post Basie Blues (blues) and ShagNewYork's Monthly dances (Carolina shag). Nationally she has DJed at almost every exchange and/or workshop that she has been to including Atlx, Philadelphialx, Ann Arbor, Cheap Thrills, Swing Out New Hampshire, The Vintage Blues Weekend in Chicago, Down Home Blues Festival in California and Capitol Blues in DC.

Dallas, TX

Tina started doing the DJ thang in 2003 in the great state of Florida and now calls Austin, Texas her home. Tina spins a mix of styles, but it's all got to be funky and have a little "ass" to it. In addition to spinning her fave Blues, Lindy and West Coast Swing tunes in Austin Tina has been a featured DJ at dance exchanges and workshops across the US and Canada. Check out www.SweetTProductions.com for more info on her exploits.

Cleveland OH

Slow and moody, black 'n' bluesy.  That's how Loreto rolls. One of the few beacons of blues in Cleveland, an otherwise "fast" dance town, Lo welcomes any chance to play for dancers who want music with a little grease and a whole lotta soul.  He promises to give you the "Blues Face" - you know, that look you get when you hear a song with so much stank, you wanna go home and slap yo' mama.

Philadelphia, PA

Mike's love of blues and jazz, originally stemming from her love of partner dances, have been obsessive for some time; once she started running a weekly blues dance, she committed herself to the art of DJing.  She has since DJ'ed sets all over the Tennessee, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Florida. She prides herself on providing a variety of styles and eras in her sets, and strives to create a sound that is both unique and inspiring.

Austin Tx

Rachel (aka DJ BluRay) was introduced to blues music shortly after her birth in Austin, Texas. In 2007 (less than half of your age plus seven years later) she became addicted to dancing swing and blues. Soon, she became a regular on the DJ rotation in Austin, including as a house DJ at Kick Butt Blues. She has spun tunes at dances and events in Pittsburgh, Montreal, Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Boston, Colorado, Portland, LA, all over Texas, and at blues, swing, and fusion parties in many cities.

A Large Eastern Seaport

Ed grew up as a classical musician in big town just outside a large eastern seaport. He practiced his violin and dutifully went to music camp every summer. But when he became a teenager, he graduated to bass just in time to work in the Seaport's recording studios. He had a wonderful time until he had to grow up. In the past several years, Ed's been dj-ing at Pittsburgh and Middle West Blues and swing dances using the knowledge that he gained as a musician in the 50's and 60's to fill the dance floors.

Stay tuned for other great DJs