Matt Nichols spent several years navigating St. Louis\'s live music scene with his Folk-Rock band while finishing college. As a group, they were fortunate enough to open for a few notable acts such as Portugal the Man, Matt White, and Gavin Degraw. In early 2012, Nichols self released \"Here I Stand,\" which is a collection of genre varying tunes exhibiting their full band flavor; in addition, to the softer side of Matt\'s voice, which has under tones that have been compared to Paul Simon, Van Morrison, and Damien Rice.

Tristan Freides delivers pulsing acoustic music with a depth of lyrics. Growing up in the Madison area, Tristan has always had a passion for music. His goal is to share his music with everyone that is a music lover like himself and eventually be a headlining act on tour. He just recently finished recording a collection of songs titled, \'Playing With Time Travel\' (which is available on most internet music providers) and is looking to start recording on his debut album come fall.