The Josie Show

Guest: World Famous Opera Star Fernando Del Valle and Rapper/Writer Arell. Born in New Orleans of Hungarian-Spanish origin, tenor Fernando del Valle has sung extensively in the United States, Europe, South America and Canada. He went on to win the ‘Bel Canto Competition of Chicago’ which enabled him to move to Europe and study with legendary Tenor, Carlo Bergonzi. In 1997 his performances included Don José at the Gran Teatro La Fenice in Venice and Teatro Carlo Felice di Genoa, Pinkerton in MADAMA BUTTERFLY for Palm Beach Opera and FAUST in Colmar near Strasbourg. Arell (pronounced RL) is a producer/songwriter/singer and Rapper who has been writing and producing R&B and hip hop tracks since the mid 90's. Vocal arrangement is a strong suit for the producer, but he knows how to make tracks and write songs that are relevant to everyday life. Currently, the Cincinnati born and raised producer is working on his second solo project that displays not only his music production and engineering skills, but songwriting skills as well. His production company, Lion King Productions is about making music that is innovative. Although Arell can sing and rap he is always looking for anyone who has talent to help create product that is new, exciting, relevant and profitable in today's industry.

We have several guests for this show, and Josie doesn't know who! will she be able to guess when they all in? it's a big prank-fest and tons of fun today!

Guest: Co-star of CMT's Working Class, Actress Courtney Merritt and Country Recording Artist Laura Bryna.

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Guest: Recording artist Chelsea Rae returns to our show. Since before she was born into this world music has been influencing Chelsea Rae. Her mother attended a Judds concert when she was six months along with her and as the story goes over the years, it has been said that she could feel her kicking along to the rhythm of Kentucky duo. Since then Chelsea has continued to hold on tight to those early influences of country music's legends like the Judds and Wynonna and modern country stars like Taylor Swift, but has also seen her tastes blossom into other genres as she has grown and she can now state pop/rock influences like Kelly Clarkson, P!NK, Katy Perry and Colbie Caillat as well. She has been focused on writing and performing songs since she was only 13-years old and in 2008, an 18-year old Chelsea Rae made the big move to Nashville to pursue her dreams of writing and performing her music. She jumped right in and began to work on her craft in-between a busy schedule of school (former Belmont Univeristy student) and work . Over the past two years of living in Nashville Rae has been quick to blaze her own trail with the likes of Nashville's finest including co-writing sessions Walker Hayes (Capitol recording artist), Bo Bice (Former Idol runner-up) and Bridgette Tatum (Co-wrote 2009's most spun song "She's Country"). In the spring or 2009 Rae released her debut EP, "Justice," in memory of fallen classmate and inspiration, Justice Fockler. The five song album gave listeners a sneak peak into Rae's country roots and spit fire attitude with lyrics like "Don't come cryin' to me I see you shakin' in your boots," and"Ask your neighbor for a dollar to cut the grass come Sunday me and dad we were catchin' bass..." Currently Chelsea is in the studio recording her sophomore EP, "Ember,"

Guests: Country Recording Artist and Rodeo Champion Shea Fisher and 13 year old millionaire and author Maddie Bradshaw. Shea showcases an emerging artist with a clear sense of identity, combining youthful energy and a seasoned performer's way with a lyric. They are qualities that made her the first female signing to Stroudavarious Records. Shea?s journey toward the country charts began not long after her birth in Victoria, Australia. In fact, her talents on two fronts were evident at a very young age. She was just 3 when, influenced by her parents (rodeo champion father Eddie Fisher and barrel racing champion mother Joanne), she began competing in?and winning?barrel racing competitions. Maddie Bradshaw has always been a bit of an overachiever. The 13-year-old is a straight-A student, plays three sports a year, and has a passion for art. So it's perhaps not all that surprising that she would eventually add "entrepreneur" to the list "My family's really into recycling," Bradshaw says. "So I went to my uncle's old-fashioned soda machine and found a bucket full of caps, and knew that I would need something magnetic so I took one." Bradshaw sketched a black and white abstract portrait of Albert Einstein, one of her inspirations, inside the cap. She put it in her locker and her friends quickly begged her to design more for their lockers.

Guest: Singer, Writer, and Actress Tamala Baldwin and rock band The James McCullum Project. Tamala Baldwin has performed In Theatre, Gospel, and R&B since she was a mini-Tammy. All that work has culminated into a fantastic skill and knack for grabbing an audience. Tamala has consistently cultivated her craft while getting ready for her big break. Tamala landed several commercials as a young adult including, JC Penny, Honey Combs and Beautiful Beads. She toured with the Harlem Kids Symphony in Japan and worked on other off-off-Broadway productions like Guys and Dolls, and Huckleberry Finn. In a year, Tamala grew her resume substantially with over 20 Theatre, Film and TV credits under her belt. She has performed in productions including, J.E. Franklin?s play Black Girl as Billy Jean, Bachelor: On Crack as Latasha, In The Silence Of The Heart as Mama, First Lady of Song as Ella Fitzgerald. Additional highlights from her first year of acting since her hiatus include Dial ?N? for Negress at Theatre Row and two regional productions of the musical Rent as Joanne. Tamala also starred in the production of Shake, Rattle & Roll for six months with Spirit Productions. In the late 80's there was a band called THE JAMES MCCULLUM PROJECT. Or otherwise known as JMP. This was one of the top performing original bands in the Bay Area circuit, to include Niles Station-Fremont CA, Berkeley Community Theater-Berkeley CA, The Hill-Oakland CA, The Omni-Oakland CA, The Cabaret and The San Jose Civic Auditorium-San Jose CA, and Centennial Hall in Hayward along with many others throughout the 80?s and 90?s. They opened for War, Journey, Carlos Santana, Graham Central Station, Edgar Winter, Morris Day & The Time and The Marshall Tucker Band along with many other top artists. The time has finally come and James has now recreated ?THE JAMES McCULLUM PROJECT?.

Guest: country music recording artist Skyler.   Third grade. Recess. As most kids wait anxiously for their turn on the slide, ride on the zip line, or shot at the four square court, another group forms around a solitary raised platform. At any other time of day, this spot would be unremarkable. But after lunch, at this elementary school, it is transformed into a stage? where Skyler would perform. And from nearby this makeshift venue, educators can witness a mini ?Hard Day?s Night? moment. From these unusual beginnings, it should be no surprise that by 6th grade, Skyler was a multi-instrumentalist; by 7th grade, he was sleeping on the couch, so as not disturb the sanctity of the recording studio that his bedroom had become; or that by 9th grade, he had released his first full-length, all original CD. There have been many other stops: four more original CDs before high school graduation, 20 professional and repertory theatre productions, over 250 gigs, and a year at Berklee College of Music. With the release of the EP, Long Gone, -- recorded and produced by Jonathan Wyman (Halo Studios) and mastered by Adam Ayan (Gateway Mastering) -- Skyler and the band are currently looking for their spot on the playground. Come out to a show and be ready to have a ?Hard Day?s Night? moment of your ownyour

Guest: Recording Artist and model Marisa Lander, Songwriter, Producer, and Artist Skyler Jett. Music has been a big influence in Marisa?s life, and her biggest passion. She didn?t want to be mediocre; she wanted to be a legend and a vocalist like Mariah, Whitney and Aretha and she also wanted to mix the styles of a powerful, soulful voice like the 3 mentioned above with the pop and trendy styles of artists like Britney Spears, Madonna and Kylie Monogue. She started posting videos on YouTube and was getting many positive reviews, but Marisa knew that to get to where she wanted to be she had a lot more to do. Skyler Jett is an award-winning vocalist and one of the most sought after Singer/Songwriter and Background Vocal Producers in the Music Industry. Skyler's impressive resume includes some of the biggest recording artists of our times. Some of his accolades include receiving a Grammy Award - embossed plaque from NARAS for singing with Celine Dion on the Grammy winning hit song and Record of The Year (1998), "My Heart Will Go On" from the blockbuster hit film "Titanic." This was also Record Of The Year and is still the highest grossing movie theme song of all time. Skyler's other movie credits include: "The Body Guard" featuring Whitney Houston; "Tap" with Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr.; "A Smile Like Yours" with Greg Kinnear; Disney's "Hercules;" James Bond 007 "License To Kill;" "Big Bully" with Rick Moranis and Tom Arnold; and "Ghostdad" with Bill Cosby. In 1982 Skyler replaced Lionel Richie in The Commodores, touring 31 countries. He performed live at The Kodak Theater, Hollywood for the Lou Rawls 25th Anniversary of The United Negro College with the following Gospel Artists: Donnie McClurkin, Smokey Norful, Fred Hammond, Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar.

Guest: R&B recording artist Jennifer Meade and Actress, Singer, Songwriter, Disney Star Celeste Kellogg. Jennifer Meade is all about the positive. This woman?s got a major league voice, the kind A&R guys from Stax, Motown, and Atlantic used to go crazy for: silky smooth but with a lot of muscle behind it. ?I.T.N.O.L? is all about love. Lyrics are Hits, vocal performances are epics, romanticals, sounding like coming out of the soul of the listener. 2008, While in Nashville, Celeste met with Producer Mike Jennings of Nashville Spotlight. She was asked to host and perform on the new show being televised in the Nashville market. Celeste returned back to Nashville in the Summer of 2009 to film a music video to her song ?My Jeans? Since then ?My Jeans? has received two awards on www.countrymusicbroadcasting.com & over 16,000 views on Youtube and continues to grow in popularity. In November 2009 Celeste was featured in Pop Star Magazine. Also in November of 2009 Celeste was asked to audition for the part of Lindsey in ?Lindsey?s Way? by Director Greg Robbins of Uplifting Entertainment. Upon receiving the part she traveled to Pittsburgh and film the pilot. Look for the show to air sometime in 2011