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"Musician Bios" Carissia the heart and soul of Carissia & Company is a singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, author, and advocate of the arts. A native to Nashville, Tennessee, Carissia has been active in the community and is presently working with area schools to provide educational musical presentations that promote diversity awareness using America's music history. So far the program, Live Music in America, Inc., has educated, engaged, and entertained more than 7,000 children in the Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky areas. Carissia is a BBA graduate of Belmont University where she also received several accolades, including the prestigious Robert "Bob" Mulloy's "Excellence Award" for her outstanding achievements and contributions to the Belmont University Music Business program in Nashville Tennessee. Carissia has received many honors, awards, and certificates
of recognition and achievement for her journalistic and other
endeavors/projects in the community. With a passion for and a deep concern about the equality of education delivered to all students, Carissia decided to attend and graduate from Tennessee Technological University (TTU) where she earned three Education degrees in the area of Curriculum and Instruction: Masters of Art (MA) in Instructional Leadership and Masters of Art (MA) in Curriculum; an EdS, Specialist in Education. Currently, Carissia is singing, singing, singing while working on a new CD project and educational pursuits toward a Phd. *** Tom Malone The musical director of Carissia & Company is Tom Malone. Tom delivers, without a doubt, the authentic "rhythm and blues" feel to the music of Carissia & Company. He retired as a U.S. Naval Musician, Chief Petty Officer, who spent over 21 years touring the United States, Europe, Italy, and Northern Africa. While in the Navy, Tom also completed two different tours of duty in the Vietnam and Lebanon Wars. As a guitarist-musician, Tom perform for USO Shows which featured such artists as Bob Hope, Brooke Shields, Vic Damone, and more. And performed with Navy bands that included the following: Diplomats, Six Fleet Show Band, Atlantis Rock Band, Stern Wheel Drive Band, CincSouth Show Band, and more. Tom was one of the first Caucasian guitarists to perform with Nashville, Tennessee's Black music artists such as Gene and Levert Allison, Fred Waters, Larry LaDon, Jimmy Church, Tyrone Smith, Clifford Curry, Bob Holmes, The Valentines with Kitty Clark, Johnny Jones, William Patton and the Continentals, Bobby Sherrell, Casey Clark, Deford Bailey, Jr., Larry Birdsong, Soul Brothers, Good Rocking Hoppy, SAXUAL Fulfillment featuring Carissia, and more. Also, Tom employed as a Recording Engineer, worked at Moss Rose Publishing Company which was a part of Hubert Long Talent Agency on legendary Music Row. Tom is the guitar instructor for Live Music in America's program entitled "Blues and Beyond." Tom is also a songwriter and writer. He wrote for a short while for the column "Fret Talk" music columns in the Explore Monthly Newspaper, Music City Blues Newsletter, and continues to write short stories. Tom is a graduate of Vanderbilt University -- BA in Political Science/English. For more information please contact the Live Music in America office at 615-351-9622. *** Maurice Brooks ... Maurice is a professional drummer from Goodlettville, Tennessee. He loves playing drums, and is currently working on a Applied Engineering degree at Tennessee Tech University. Maurice's drummer influences consist of Tony Royster, Carter Beauford, Chris Coleman, and more. *** Other fantastic, professional musicians who have performed within Carissia & Company's successful mix, including but not limited to: Chester Thompson, Roger (Rock) Williams, Richard Griffin, Barney Green, Wayne Hill, Charles Jordan, CC Johnson, James Buford, Terry Townsend, Dennis Taylor, Bill Transley, Sheldon Bermont, Michael McDaniel, Jim Hoke, Willie Williams, Randy Coleman, Scott Acorn, Deford Bailey, Larice Bryd, Peter Freidberger, Joseph Wooten, Rudy Wooten, Raymond Massey (Pearl Drums), Joel Edwards, Dan Dowlings, Waldo Weathers, Moe Denham, Dennis "Suga" McCray, Ricky Woodard, Maurice Harris, Steve Forrest, Allan Hatcher, Rob Barngesi, Andy Haben, Anthony Joiner, Park Law, Brian Zonn, Criss Cheatham, Regi Wooten, Michael Goff, JC Ward, Vic Danger, Bob Holmes, Ken Sopher, Joe Warner, Maurice Harris, James Nixon, Tom Cerone, Hakim Rashul, Eddie Carter, Sam Dismuke, Ron Bowie, Michael Ripoll, Ralph Roberts, Larry Tucker, Sam Jr, Jimmy Church, Darryl Roberts, Eddie C. Cunningham, Derico Watson, Dave Garner, Rich Coleman, Rick Brothers, Jay Lessert, Dave Smith (Smitty) John Medler, Nioshi Jackson, Johnny Tulucci, Luchis Talley, Keith Robinson, Jimmy Otey, Dave Nuding, Chucki Burke, Chuck Fields, Don Smith, William Scruggs, Paul Deathridge, Kristin Weathers, Maurice Brooks and many more...... Return to Carissia & Company Homepage Contact ...
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