Coso McWhispers was born and raised in Chicago, IL. “I love music, all kinds of music. To be able to express myself in a song is so amazing!” He got that opportunity through gifted songwriter Mark D. Brown. Mark’s music is so “Out of Bounds” and he gave him a list of songs to listen to. “Man, they were incredible! I said Marco what kind of vocal style are you looking for. His answer was, not so much a vocal style, but a purpose. I thought to myself man that’s deep. But its me”. The songs chosen requires him to be in costume. It’s the way that he prepares. “I call it-Separation. There’s me, then there’s me the entertainer. Like Bruce Wayne to Batman. I hope that you will take this journey with me. Because It’s just too exciting to go alone”. The radio world is about to experience “Crossed Up” from the always entertaining Coso McWhispers.
Additional Artist/Song Information:
Artist Name: Coso McWhispers
Song Title: Crossed Up
Publishing: Mark D Brown Music
Publishing Affiliation: ASCAP
Album Title: Crossed Up
Record Label: Mask
Record Label:
Mask Records
Mark Brown
3236587449
masika@aol.com
Radio Promotion:
National Record Promotion
Larry Weir
3236587449
larry_weir@sbcglobal.net
Casii Stephan is hard to pin down… to a genre that is. To Casii, genre has always felt more like a tool to tell a story or evoke an emotion than a category to fit into. Anytime someone has said she’s found her “niche”, well, no one has ever told her the same thing twice.
Born and raised in funky Minnesota and cultivated in rootsy Tulsa, Casii is carving her own space in music, just don’t ask her to label it. Best described as somewhere between pop, soul, and rock, she has also been embraced by the folk community for her love of stories, and telling them through song. Casii writes her songs honestly, from the depths of her emotions, with wide ranging themes including death and life, love and loss, protest, and often pushing back on negative societal norms like sexism and ageism.
Casii has received national songwriting awards, most recently winning Best AAA/Alternative Song with her single, “California Gold” at the International Acoustic Music Awards. She has toured regionally and internationally including London’s inaugural SXSW. She has performed multiple official SXSW and Folk Alliance showcases. She has been profiled on platforms such as Billboard, NPR, SPIN, and American Songwriter. Casii’s extensive songwriting catalog is with TRO Essex Music Publishing, who represents talented folk writers such as Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, and iconic rock bands like The Who and Black Sabbath. Casii’s highly anticipated Relationship Status EP, produced by Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes, St. Paul and the Broken Bones), was released in September 2024 on Shamus Records to rave reviews.
Casii is currently recording her debut album. She’s taking her love of hooks, bass grooves, and sad songs into an album that explores the dichotomy of life, from loss to love. “This album started with the idea of a grief concept album after my dad passed away, but then as time went on and I started living, the songs changed, and I wanted to combine the two ideas,” says Casii. Working with her on the album is Chad Copelin (Ben Rector, Broncho, Colony House) who let Casii exist without genre definition and helped embrace the pop side of her music. “If this album doesn’t demonstrate my range as a songwriter and artist, I don’t know what will.”
Additional Artist/Song Information:
Artist Name: Casii Stephan
Song Title: California Gold
Publishing: TRO Essex Music Group
Publishing Affiliation: BMI
Album Title: California Gold
Record Label: Shamus
Record Label:
Shamus
Angelique Wing Gee Shie
7632344554
angeliquew@troessexmusic.com
Manager:
Amira Al-Jiboori
amira@casiistephan.com
Best Female Artist recipient in the International Acoustic Music Awards (2026), Rambler Arts Retreat Recipient (2026), Doe Bay Resort & Retreat Artist Resident recipient, (2020, 2021, 2024, 2025), Sonic Guild Artist Grant recipient (2023), 2019 Jack Straw Cultural Center recording grant recipient, and 2018 Allied Arts Listen Up! Women in Music grant recipient, Alaskan born Seattle based singer/songwriter Tekla Waterfield incorporates elements of folk, country, roots, rock and soul creating a wide-ranging sound unified by dynamic vocals and compelling observational storytelling. Paired with her husband and musical partner, accomplished internationally touring guitarist, Jeff Fielder, known for his work with Neko Case, Mark Lanegan, Amy Ray, Stone Gossard, Duff McKagan, Sera Cahoone and the Indigo Girls, the duo present lush, harmonic, thoughtfully developed & playfully artistic Contemporary American Roots.
Waterfield has written and released five albums of her original songs. Much of her music has received nationwide radio play; some reaching as far as indie radio stations in Korea, Scotland and Wales. Features and premieres have been placed with KEXP, NPR, KBCS, KUTX, One Reel, No Depression, American Songwriter, Sing Out! Radio Magazine; with glowing international reviews in the Netherlands, Croatia & Spain.
Her 2025 release, “Mother Mind” landed in the FAI Top Ten Folk Radio charts for the month of its release. Her song, “Better Days” was a national finalist in the 2021 USA Songwriting Competition.
Waterfield’s song, “Rock and Roll Man” was featured in closing credits of 2019 indie film, “Dakota”, which won: “Best Original Music” in the Richmond VA International Film Festival, “Best of Metro DC” at the DC Independent Film Festival, “Best Actress”, “Best Editing”, “Best of NOVA”, and “Best Score” at the North Virginia Film Festival. The music video for Waterfield’s song, “Nice Try”, was selected by the One Reel Film Festival to be screened/presented by the Seattle International Film Festival at the 2019 Bumbershoot Art and Music Festival.
Waterfield has shared stages with such notable artists as The Drive By Truckers, Ben Morrison, Alain Johannes, Alice Howe & Freebo, Ian Moore, Jeremy Enigk (Sunny Day Real Estate) and Fink. Tekla was honored to sing a duet with the great Amy Ray (Indigo Girls) on stage at the Moore Theater in 2025.
Tekla teaches songwriting to elementary aged children on occasion, partnering up with Jack Straw Cultural Center to record the songs they create together. Tekla is a full-time mama and gigs as much as possible.
Additional Artist/Song Information:
Artist Name: Tekla Waterfield & Jeff Fielder
Song Title: A Million Times
Publishing: Everything Is A Song
Publishing Affiliation: ASCAP
Album Title: Mother mind
Record Label: Oliver Blue
Record Label:
Oliver Blue
teklawaterfielder@gmail.com
Hugh Phillips is a SSM Nashville/SKM Recording artist from Colorado. A multi-instrumentalist, Hugh is a natural performer. He has been putting on shows at fairs, festivals, and honky-tonks throughout the US, but especially in the Rockies. He’s released his debut single to country radio, “Boys That’s a Cowgirl” and had great success. Follow him on social media @hughphillipsmusic to stay up to date on all things “Colorado Country”!
His latest single to country radio, “She’s My Kind of Crazy” is a high-energy ode to the kind of woman who turns your world upside down and he wouldn’t have it any other way. He sings “she rocks me right off my feet / she’s my kind of crazy.
Additional Artist/Song Information:
Artist Name: Hugh Phillips
Song Title: She’s My Kind Of Crazy
Publishing: SSM Publishing
Publishing Affiliation: BMI
Album Title: She’s My Kind Of Crazy
Record Label: String Kitchen Music/SSM
