Big Shindig Media Artists
Sarah Siskind
Siskind layers simple yet gripping lyrical ideas over creative guitar and vocal phrasings that -- again, smartly -- come off gracefully simple.
- Nicole Keiper, The Tennessean
Siskind's music straddles subtle electric experimentation and acoustic simplicity...
- Jewly Hight, Nashville Scene
Robby Hecht
Rich with organic songwriting and captivating vocals...
- Gary Paczosa, Grammy award winning producer/engineer
A beautiful, soulful voice...
- Jeff Coffin, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Robby Hecht's CD Late Last Night sings like a lullaby. Beautiful stories portioned out with elegance. His voice is true and the melodies linger.
- Award winning folk artist Diana Jones
Computer vs. Banjo
Everything from guitars, drum machines and banjos to dobros, synths and mandolins are thrown into the musical blender. The result is a series of tasty digifolk jams from a band who doesn't need a weatherman to tell it which way the zeitgeist is blowing.
- Wired
The name of the Nashville band Computer Vs. Banjo says it all: Johnny Mann and Beau Stapleton blend folky banjos and acoustic guitars with synth-heavy electronica and experimental beats. The computer tends to win the battle on the group's self-titled debut, but countless computerized samples of more traditional instruments give the record an eclectic, genre-bending sound.
- NPR
Mann and Stapleton have created something truly extraordinary in Computer vs. Banjo's unique sound, making them Nashville's next big thing.
- PopWreck(oning)
From the very first listen, I was in love with this album. If Ill Lit and Califone had a love child, it would be these guys.
- Fuzzy Lion
Thankfully, CvB is just what I thought it was going to be. Catchy electro pop matched with poignant banjo, handclaps, fuzzed vocals and irresistible desire to hit repeat.
- Perfect Porridge