Blue Sky Audio provided production for Richard Thompson's appearance at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, in Annapolis, MD.  Since the 1960’s, London-born Richard Thompson has established a reputation as a prolific songwriter, virtuoso guitarist, and musical adventurer. Thompson’s career began with the pioneering folk-rock band Fairport Convention. After departing the band in 1971, he recorded five records with his then-wife, Linda Thompson, including the critically acclaimed masterpiece Shoot Out The Lights. Since the dissolution of their personal and professional relationship in 1982, Thompson has gone on to a solo career that has resulted in more than 30 records, numerous film and television scores, and over 400 songs. He has been recognized with the the Grammy-nominated “Dream Attic” by the Richard Thompson Band, Orville H Gibson Best Acoustic Guitarist Award, the MOJO Les Paul Award, and a spot on Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 100 Guitarists of All Time list. In 2010 he served as curator of London’s Meltdown Festival at the South Bank Centre. 2011 saw him named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), and a recipient of a Doctorate Honoris Causa from the University of Aberdeen.

In September, 2011, the Middletown Heritage Festival held it’s 27th annual celebration, in Middletown, MD, with Blue Sky Audio providing staging and sound production. 

Blue Sky Audio provided production support for the 30th Anniversary of the Celebrate Gaithersburg street festival in Olde Towne Gaithersburg! Featuring the Pat McGee Band and other exciting entertainers, the festival also hosted the Gaithersburg Top Talent Music Competition & Dance Exhibition

Blue Sky Audio supported the City of Frederick/Celebrate Frederick's In The Street festival.  For over 25 years the In The Street festival has been held in downtown Frederick.  The festival began in 1983 after major renovations closed Market Street for several months. When the dust settled Mayor Ron Young decided to hold a festival for the entire community to celebrate the reopening of this prominent downtown area. The Festival was held in the street so the naming of the event was simple. That first In The Street festival boasted 10,000 in attendance and today In The Street attracts crowds of over 50,000!  After 25 years, In The Street still celebrates the Historic District and highlights the best of what Frederick has to offer. With the Friday night spin-off Light the Creek Fundraising Concert and Annual On the Deck Party moving Up the Creek, the festival continues to grow.

Blue Sky Audio provided full stage, lighting and sound production for the Maryland Therapeutic Riding’s Live! On The Farm concert featuring four-time CMA (Country Music Artist) award winner Kathy Mattea. This two time Grammy winner and environmental activist delivers timeless narratives and melodies steeped in emotion, delivered with beauty by an unmistakable voice. With eighteen top-ten songs including such classic hits as "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses," "Where've You Been," and "Come From The Heart," Mattea blends bluegrass and folk with her longtime signature sound. Kathy will be inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, 15 October 2011 at the Cultural Center Theatre in Charleston, WV.

Blue Sky Audio supported the 2011 Encounter Festival in Knoxville, MD featuring Willet, Jay and Nett and Ashes Remain with Keynote Speaker Jeremy Willet.  Encounter is a an outdoor Christian youth festival that endeavors to get youth excited about being a follower of Christ.

The City of Gaithersburg celebrated the "unofficial" end of summer with its annual Labor Day Parade with Blue Sky Audio providing technical and communications support. Participants in this year's Labor Day parade included an assortment of fire engines, high school marching bands, giant balloons, horses, clowns, and more. The master of ceremonies was Julie Wright, traffic reporter for WTOP News Radio and part of the Fox 5 Morning News team.  The Gaithersburg Labor Day Parade is one the City's oldest traditions. The Gaithersburg Fire Department established a rescue squad in 1938 and that year they hosted traditional fundraising events such as dinners and dances and a Labor Day Parade. Early parades included a band competition, carnival booths and a dance. Eventually the carnival and dance aspects ceased to be a profitable way for the department to earn money, but the volunteers did continue to sponsor the Labor Day parade until 1977, when a citizen's committee undertook the task of organizing the end-of-summer festivity. The event is now coordinated by the City of Gaithersburg Department of Parks Recreation and Culture, with continued support from the Gaithersburg-Washington Grove Fire Department. It has been held every year except 1942, during World War II. 

Blue Sky Audio supports The Jesse Garron Band at the City of Frederick's 2011 Summer Concert Series.  Acclaimed as the "closest thing to the King", Jesse Garron possesses the voice, looks and charisma that made Elvis a superstar. His Vegas-style rendition is a consistent fan favorite that draws audiences in from the minute he walks on stage and leaves them standing at the end of the performance. Jesse sings the songs that cross three generations of rock, pop, gospel and oldies music so his act has universal appeal. He is a natural front-man, interacting with the crowd at all times and signing autographs after the show.  Since the first tribute performance in 1997, Jesse has grown to serve venues across the country with an invitation to perform for the United States Embassy in Algiers. His Tribute to Elvis has shared the bill with acts such as the Temptations, KC and the Sunshine Band, Lonestar and Bill Haley’s Comets among others. Dressed in authentic costumes and backed by the Jesse Garron Band, his genuine portrayal has prompted billboards, live on-air radio interviews, television promotions and feature articles in print media nationwide.

Blue Sky Audio recently supported Mister G (Ben Gundersheimer) at a Summerfest Family Theatre concert event in Frederick, MD.  Ben has a Masters in Elementary Education from Smith College, a BA in English from Amherst College, and over twenty years experience as an award-winning musician. Inspired by his former students, He released his debut children's CD of original songs, "Pizza for Breakfast" in September 2009.  A Young Audiences featured act, Ben performs concerts and conducts educational workshops in the United States and abroad. Winner of the first songwriting scholarship in the history of Berklee College of Music, Ben specializes in promoting creativity and ecological awareness through his music. Recently, he's performed with Dan Zanes in Northampton, MA, led a song-writing workshop with kids in London, and filmed a video for his forthcoming Spanish-language CD with children in Colombia, South America.

Blue Sky Audio provided production support for Frederick's 4th - an Independence Day Celebration - celebrating 29 years as Frederick's PREMIER 4th of July event. This Independence Day Celebration is the largest in Frederick County, attracting over 70,000 annually to Baker Park in downtown Frederick.  Feature artists included Marshall Crenshaw, 2U (the world's second best U2 show), Crowded Streets (the Nation's #1 Dave Mathews Tribute Band) and the Spires Brass band. 

Blue Sky Audio provided production support as Gaithersburg presented its 2011 Independence Day Celebration at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. A lively two-hour concert featuring the popular variety band, Appaloosa, was the featured entertainment for the event.

An award-winning performer who combines music, storytelling, visual art, and improvisation, Keith Munslow has entertained thousands of children and adults at festivals, concerts, schools and libraries throughout New England - and beyond. Keith has made numerous recordings for children & families, including Accidentally On Purpose, and Dressed Up For The Party, both of which garnered Parents’ Choice Awards. In addition to his one-man show for kids and families, he performs with the New Orleans-flavored blues band, Superchief Trio, and in a hilarious duo show with storyteller Bill Harley.  Blue Sky Audio provided production support for Keith at his recent performance at the Summerfest Family Theater in Frederick, MD

Blue Sky Audio supports the Mary Shaver Band in concert at the City of Frederick's Summer Concert Series in Baker Park Maryland.  The Mary Shaver Band is a band that plays sweet soul and blues in Virginia, Maryland, DC, and PA.  Soothing audiences with a soft soul ballad or rocking them with traditional hard core blues standards, the Mary Shaver Band performs with high energy vocals on a bed of thick and gutsy guitar riffs.  The Washington Post and many others define Mary Shaver as a “blues-icon in the making”.

Blue Sky Audio recently supported a performance by Ryan Buckle & Friends at the Summerfest Family Theater in Frederick, Maryland.  Hailed as the best new kids' show in D.C., Ryan Buckle and Friends combines great music with amazing science experiments to inspire curious kids.  The show stars Ryan Buckle, who sings and plays songs from their debut CD, Swamp Stomp Boogie. The music highlights discoveries kids can make at the zoo, inspiring them to ask questions like: Ever wonder how birds can fly? What shadows are? Where crocodiles live?  The show also features Zelda the Zookeeper, who performs awesome experiments to inspire and amaze kids. Audiences of all ages ooh and aah at the floating smoke rings, gigantic bubbles, circle of electricity, alka seltzer rocket, bubble shower and more!

The Troubadours are a young, contemporary bluegrass band that can also play the classics with the best of them. All are very talented and experienced musicians including three alumni from the highly celebrated and world renowned East Tennessee State University Bluegrass and Old Time Country Music Program and another young picker that has won more competitions than you can count. The Troubadours are set to become one of the best young bands in bluegrass today.

Blue Sky Audio supported The Troubadours recent appearance at the City of Frederick's Summer Concert Series in Frederick, Maryland.

Kicking off the 2011 City of Frederick Summer Concert Series was the Mahoney Brothers presenting their "Long Live The Beatles!" performance.  With Blue Sky Audio providing production support, the Mahoney Brothers played to a record setting crowd of both young and old Beatles fans.                             

Blue Sky Audio supported Honfest 2011, a local tradition that has grown from a tiny Baltimore's Best Hon pageant behind Café Hon, to a nationally recognized festival that covers four city blocks on Hampden's very own 36th Street. In recent years, the festival has been acknowledged by The New York Times, Rachel Ray's Tasty Travels, Nightly News with Brian Williams, The New York Post, Southern Living, The LA Times, HGTV, CNN, and just this April by The New Yorker.

Blue Sky Audio supported the 2011 Charles Village Festival in Baltimore featuring many of the area's finest local acts as well as performances by the students of the Music Workshop School.

Blue Sky Audio provided production support for the 2nd Annual Gaithersburg Book Festival, a celebration of the written word and its power to enrich the human experience with a mission to foster an interest in reading, writing and literary conversation.  Already one of the nation’s top literary events, the event is free and open to everyone.  This year's featured authors include Jennifer Abernethy, Jennifer Allison, Mary Amato, Donna Andrews, Jonathan Balcombe, Louis Bayard, Kimberly Becker, Alex Berenson, Elizabeth Berg, Gerald Blaine, Eleanor Brown, Rita Mae Brown, Sophy Burnham, Alan Cheuse, Meg Waite Clayton, Amy Dickinson, Edward Dolnick, Jehanne Dubrow, Pamela Ehrenberg, Kathryn Erskine, Tod Ewing, Anand Giridharadas, Aviva Goldfarb, Mary Downing Hahn, Alison Hart, Clint Hill, Stephen Hunter, Natalie Jean, Tayari Jones, Jacqueline Jules, Thomas Kaufman, Susan Fraser King, Katherine Kenny, M. Shea Lamanna, Dylan Landis, Caroline Leavitt, Kristin Levine, Debbie Levy, Matt Logelin, Rachel Machacek, Diane Macioce, Ann McCallum, Paula McLain, Brian Meehl, Carol Larese Millward, Johnny Mo, Richard Morris, Alan Orloff, Jaime Paredes, Brad Parks, Linda Pastan, Dominique Paul, Richard Peabody, Sarah Pekkanen, Erica Perl, Stanley Plumly, Mary Quattlebaum, Eleanor Randrup, Daniel Rasmussen, Colette Releford, Michael Richman, Brenda Scott-Coleman, Wendy Shang, Tom Shroder, Scott Simon, Pam Smallcomb, Lucie Snodgrass, Syl Sobel, Seth Stern, Susan Stockdale, James L. Swanson, Haley Tanner, Phil Trupp, The Unicycle Lady, Clare Vanderpool, Douglas Waller, Katharine Weber, Stephen Wermiel, Robert Whitaker, Janet Willen, N.D. Wilson, Michael White, Michele Wolf, Susi Wyss, Seong Min Yoo, Catherine Zimmerman and James Zogby.

Blue Sky Audio returned to Symphony Woods, for the 14th year, in celebration of the 19th year of Maryland's largest wine festival.  Featuring two stages of music, wine seminars, crafts and other attractions, Wine in the Woods has become one of the premiere events in the region and a source of pride for Howard County. Voted Best Outdoor event by Columbia Magazine in 1997 and 1998 and awarded Best Annual Festival in Howard County by Howard Magazine in 2009, it has become a coveted tradition and a mainstay for the local community and beyond, becoming a sparkling tourist attraction that brings visitors from far and wide.

Blue Sky Audio's own Mark Carroll, and the Patty Pollatos Fund, joined together to support a fundraiser held for Barbara Rose, a long-time member of the Frederick, MD community.  Blue Sky Audio provided production for many of the areas finest musicians who donated their talents to this worthwhile cause.

This past Spring, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts presented "Footworks: Steps and Stripes," with Blue Sky Audio providing production support.  Since 1979 Footworks has traveled across the country and around the globe, sharing the joy of live music and percussive dance. The company returned for their hometown show with a new production in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the writing of the Star Spangled Banner, in 2012.

Blue Sky Audio returned to Howard University to provide production support for the 4th Annual Jazz Week featuring Nnenna Freelon.  Freelon, an American jazz singer, composer, producer, and arranger, has been nominated for five Grammy Awards and has performed and toured with such top artists as Ray Charles, Ellis Marsalis, Al Jarreau, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin, Dianne Reeves, Diana Krall, Ramsey Lewis, George Benson, Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock and Terence Blanchard. 

America's biggest spending block, women consumers and the fastest-growing business segment, mompreneurs, convened at one of the Washington DC metro area's premier shopping and lodging destinations, the Mall in Columbia and the Sheraton Town Center, for the Fabulous Moms: Women's Small Business Expo & Conference.  Blue Sky Audio supported the event which featured a showcase of mom-owned businesses, interactive workshops geared toward varying levels of mom entrepreneurs, keynote speakers, numerous networking opportunities, acknowledgement of outstanding mom entrepreneurs, celebrity appearances, a fashion show and more.

The City of Gaithersburg, in partnership with the Harp and Shamrock Society of Gaithersburg and the Peterson Companies at Washingtonian Center, hosted the 11th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade at the Washingtonian Center.  Blue Sky Audio provided production support with live music by the Martin Family Band.  The Grand Marshals for the parade were both Irish-American authors; nationally acclaimed Alice McDermott and local author and musician Danny Costello. McDermott is one of the most highly regarded writers in modern literature. "That Night" (1987) was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. "At Weddings and Wakes" (1992) became a New York Times bestseller. McDermott received the National Book Award for her fourth novel, "Charming Billy" (1998). Danny Costello is a second generation Irish-American. His first novel, "The Rag Tree: A Novel of Ireland was 20 years in the making, with 40 visits to Ireland beginning in 1978. Costello has been a part of Washington, DC's vibrant Irish music scene for 30 years.

Blue Sky Audio provided audio support for the Baltimore Education Coalition's Education Rally held in Annapolis, MD.  The Baltimore Education Coalition, a partnership of over 25 schools, organizations and religious institutions is united by a mission and vision for public education in Baltimore City.

Blue Sky Audio recently supported the National Community Church's "All Church Celebration" held at the Lincoln Theatre, in Washington, D.C.

The Three Irish Tenors returned to Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, in December, for another "Christmas from Dublin" encore performance with Blue Sky Audio providing production support. 

Hot chocolate, caroling and a tree lighting ceremony made for a fabulous night of family fun as Gaithersburg rang in the holiday season with its annual Jingle Jubilee at the City Hall Concert Pavilion in Olde Towne.  With Blue Sky Audio providing support, this joyous event, perfect for families with young children, featured caroling and sing-alongs, holiday craft activities, costumed characters and free hot chocolate.

The City of Gaithersburg celebrated Veteran's Day, November 11th, at the City Hall Concert Pavillion with Blue Sky Audio providing audio support.  Featuring Rear Admiral Michael Browne, who graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1980, the event also featured representatives from all branches of the military and local veterans groups. 

Rolling with Champagne and Chocolate, The Harbour School's 2010 Champagne, Casino & Chocolate Night brought out local stars and star supporters to benefit their innovative special education with an evening of fun, food and prizes at the school's Baltimore campus.  With Blue Sky Audio providing audio production support, this event provided an evening of food and entertainment with proceeds benefiting the Smart Boards, Smart Kids Initiative at Harbour's Annapolis and Baltimore campuses.

Blue Sky Audio was on hand to provide production support for the ribbon cutting ceremony held in October for  the Franklin Square Hospital Center's new $175 million, seven-story patient care tower in Baltimore, MD.  Embodying the hospital's commitment to provide an environment of health and healing, the tower features private patient rooms, the latest medical technology and an exceptional patient experience.

The City of Gaithersburg and the Kentlands Citizens Assembly presented the 19th Annual Oktoberfest at the Kentlands in October at Kentlands Village Green with Blue Sky Audio providing production support.

Amidst horse-drawn hay rides and pumpkin painting, festival goers enjoyed authentic Bavarian food and beer and lively performances by the Alte Kameraden German Band and Alt-Washingtonia Bavarian dancers.

The Middletown Heritage Festival celebrates the history and heritage of the the Middletown Valley of Maryland.  Blue Sky Audio returned to Middletown to support the town's cornerstone party of the year and to support the Reagan Years, the Blues Vultures and others.

Blue Sky Audio supported FarmBox Music's presentation of the Marshall Tucker Band with guests Booker Lee & The County Fair at the Carlisle Theatre in Carlisle, PA.

The Robbie Seay Band (aka RSB) is a Christian rock/worship band located in Houston, Texas. The band leads worship at Ecclesia, a church in the Neartown area of Houston where Robbie's brother, Chris Seay, is the teaching pastor. Many of the songs on RSB's albums are inspired by events and people within Ecclesia.  After releasing several independent albums, the band was signed to Sparrow Records in 2005 and retooled their last indie album, Better Days, for re-release.  Their second album, Give Yourself Away, was released on August 28, 2007. The track "Song of Hope (Heaven Come Down)" from the album has received substantial attention on Christian radio, and charted at #7 on Billboard magazine's Hot Christian Songs chart.  Blue Sky Audio supported the Robbie Seay Band in Washington, D.C. at the historic Lincoln Theatre.

Mary Ann Redmond, The Reagan Years, and other exciting entertainers were on hand as Blue Sky Audio returned to Gaithersburg, MD to provide support for the 29th Annual Celebrate Gaithersburg street festival.

Blue Sky Audio returned to the Maryland Therapeutic Riding farm in September 2010 to provide sound, staging and lighting production for "LIVE ON THE FARM," an event starring Lee Greenwood and local favorites The Hard Travelers. This concert was held to benefit Horses for Heroes, one of the many healing programs provided by the fantastic folks at Maryland Therapeutic Riding.  For more information about this very special organization, please visit Maryland Therapeutic Riding and learn more about Horses That Heal.

Blue Sky Audio was on hand to provide production support for the 2010 "In the Streets" event held in Frederick, MD on Saturday, September 11th.  Featuring multiple entertainment stages and other "in the street" activities and food, the 2010 In The Street event to be a rousing success for all who attended.

Blue Sky Audio returned to Frederick, MD for the 4th Annual Light the Creek Concert and Fundraiser. Carroll Creek was lit by luminaries for the night as Celebrate Frederick volunteers worked to raise funds for fellow Frederick non-profit organizations.  The featured artist for this event was Scott Ambush, bassist for Spyro Gyra, who shared his original jazz and rock sounds with Blue Sky Audio providing audio and lighting production support.

Blue Sky Audio provided production support for The Nighthawks with guests Los Fabulocos from LA featuring Kid Ramos at Wheaton's TGIF Summer Concert.

Anthony Smith charges through country music like a bull in a china shop shaking and rattling the music with bold bravura. Tall and broad-shouldered, the long-haired country boy from East Tennessee breaks rules and ignores the usual polite Nashville conventions.  On Sunshine, his first album for Krankit Records, Smith comes on fun, funky and strong. Produced by Smith and with Bobby Terry lending additional production assistance. Featuring all Smith original compositions except one, Sunshine glows with a bright, fiery intensity worthy of its name.  "I'm just being me," beams the singer-songwriter, who approaches life with the same hold-nothing-back passion that fills his music. "I have never tried to sound like anyone else. I have always wanted to be me, musically. I'm doing the kind of music I love in the only way I know how."

The Joe Zelek Band has kept a laser beam focus on the basics: "the song" and "the show", and folks get it. They sell big numbers, play to big crowds and enjoy substantial radio airplay in their home region of the Ohio Valley.  All of which has led to a partnership with producer/songwriter Joe West (Do You Believe Me Now) -Jimmy Wayne, American Ride-Toby Keith) resulting in the first official JZB single to be nationally released to country radio this year via Gasoline/Apothecary/Nine North Records.

Blue Sky Audio provided production support for Anthony Smith and the Joe Zelek Band at the 99.9 WFRE FREE COUNTRY SHOWCASE in Frederick, MD

ELIKEH is a band that performs its own brand of African Roots music. The material is a combination of traditional rhythms from Togo and 70's Afrofunk, while the message in the songs is mainly about justice, peace and unity.  The group's leader Massama Dogo was born in Togo and developed his deft singing and songwriting ability performing with several local bands. He also acted as musical director of the University Orchestra in Togo from 1998 to 2000.  Other members of the band bring a wide range of musical experience.  Blue Sky Audio provided production support at the 2010 Frederick Summer Concert Series.

Blue Sky Audio supported the Frederick Church of the Brethren's annual Picnic in the Park. Featured bands include Pillar, Stellar Kart, and Living Water and featured ice cream, hot dogs, inflatables, kids's games, and gifts all for FREE!  This event proved to be one of the most highly attended since the event's inception. 

Slim Harrison and the Sunnyland Band appeared at Frederick's Summerfest Family Theatre with their production of "Exploring the Roots of American Folk Music," a program that teaches children about the many different cultural flavors that are part of the American musical gumbo while playing along on spoons, jugs, washboards, washtub bass, African tambourines, Cajun frattrois, Chinese gaos, Latin maracas, claves and guiros, among other instruments.  Blue Sky provided production support for this event.

The New Legacy Jazz Band provides exciting swing, dynamic rhythm and elegant entertainment.  One of America's premier full-time professional ensembles, the New Legacy Jazz Band appears throughout the mid-Atlantic states, at festivals, weddings, corporate and other private receptions, casinos, colleges and theatres.  Providing music for listening and dancing, including themes of the Roaring 20's, the brilliant Swing era of the 30's and 40's through the Pop and Jazz scene of the 50's and 60's, the New Legacy Jazz Band presents a dynamic presence to create the perfect atmosphere.  Blue Sky Audio provided support for The New Legacy Jazz Band's performance at Frederick's Summer Concert Series.

Blue Sky Audio recently returned to Annapolis, MD as the Rotary Club of Annapolis geared up for its 65th Annual Crab Feast on Friday, Aug. 6, 2010 at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. This special event is not only the world's largest crab feast but also a major fund-raiser which benefits local community and cultural organizations. 

"Big Daddy" lived and breathed the blues while growing up on a farm in Hobbsville, North Carolina, with his ten brothers and sisters. Music became a personal escape from a crowded world and the first song "Big Daddy" learned to play was "Big Boss Man" by Jimmy Reed. After migrating to Baltimore, MD, he continued to develop as a musician performing with local Jazz and R&B bands, all the while dreaming of recording his own blues project.  "Big Daddy's dream came true with his debut release "One Night Lover," featuring the single "4x4 Woman" which continues to generate sales and airplay worldwide, recently peaking at number one on Midnight Special Blues Radio in Paris, France. His Music reached international acclaim and can now be heard in Belgium, New Zealand and Poland.  "Big Daddy" has shared the stage with Magic Slim, Hubert Sumlin, Michael Burks, Marva Wright, Mark Hummel and Candye Kane. He now plays with the Bluez Revolution Band and continues to mesmerize crowds with every performance.  Blue Sky Audio provided production support for Big Daddy Stallings' performance at the 2010 Frederick Summer Concert Series.

The Mydols, founded in 2002, is an all female rock group from Detroit, Michigan. However, they're not just any all female rock group. They're an all moms rock group. The band is compromised of Judy Davids, April Boyle, Wensdy Von Buskirk, and Laura Spern. Non-mom Johnny Miller plays axe for the Mydols and provides back-up vocals.  The band has been featured in well-known print publications such as People Magazine and the Wall Street Journal, and with good reason. The Mydols music manages to mix fun and vivacious rock sounds with family and kid oriented appeal.  Call them cool moms, hot moms, soccer moms or rocker moms but, hopefully, you didn't miss their only area appearance at Frederick's Summerfest Family Theatre with Blue Sky Audio providing production support.

Since 1998, audiences from all over the Mid Atlantic have been enjoying the hot summer sounds of Sons of Pirates. Sometimes billed as a Jimmy Buffet tribute band, SOP is much more, playing the beach music of Buffett, Marley, Zak Brown and splashing in classic hits from Eagles, James Taylor and Bare Naked Ladies as well as many more. Sons of Pirates thrives on it's audiences and their participation in the show. Every show is like a party at the beach.  Blue Sky Audio supported Son's of Pirates performance at Frederick's 2010 Summer Concert Series.

Natty Beaux unites some of the area's most talented and respected musicians, most of whom are Washington Area Music Association (WAMMIE) Award winners. The band members bring several diverse styles (Roots Rock, Zydeco, Rockabilly, Klezmer and Jazz) that blend together brilliantly to perform music they have a common love for: classic Jump-Blues, Swing and Rockabilly. In fact, some fans have begun to refer to them as "The Rolling Stones of Swing."  Natty Beaux performed in concert at Frederick's 2010 Summer Concert Series, with Blue Sky Audio in support.

Blue Sky Audio traveled to the Harpers Ferry area in July to support Encounter, a Christian music festival held annually at Manidokan Camp & Retreat Center in Knoxville, MD.  Designed for youth and young adult groups, the weekend was packed full of workshops, amazing music and experiential worship experiences.  Featured Encounter Bands included Willet and Chasen.  Visit the Encounter web site for information about the Camp and other events.

Things are going great for The Grandsons as they move and shake in the world of rock and roll. The group won a WAMMIE award for ARTIST OF THE YEAR in 2008 and their 6th CD--Live at the Barns-The Legendary Wolf Trap Recordings Volume Two, won a WAMMIE for BEST ROOTS ROCK RECORDING. The roots rock quartet has performed extensively throughout the US, and has even toured internationally in Germany, France, Canada, Taiwan, and the British & US Virgin Islands.  The group was a featured performance at Frederick's 2010 Summerfest Family Theatre series, with Blue Sky Audio in support.

Beginning in 1957, Bill Emerson established himself as a banjo virtuoso and history maker alike! A founding member of the famed bluegrass ensemble "The Country Gentlemen", billed as a featured artist while with "Jimmy Martin" during the height of that bluegrass legend's career, the man who introduced the classic "Fox on the Run" to bluegrass, founder and shaper of "Country Current" the world renowned bluegrass ensemble of the United States Navy Band. Called "a banjo legend" by the "Washington Post", twice awarded "Banjo player of the Year" by the Muleskinner News Bluegrass Magazine, credited with giving start to the careers of both dobro legends Mike Auldridge and Jerry Douglas, credited by Ricky Skaggs as being responsible for his post Ralph Stanley musical career, Bill Emerson was also inducted into the "Virginia Folk Music Association" Hall of Fame in 1984 and June 10th was proclaimed "Bill Emerson Day" by the governor.  In 2000 Bill was inducted into the SPBGMA Preservation Hall of Greats during ceremonies at the 26th Annual Bluegrass Music Awards Show in Nashville Tennessee. In 2006 he was inducted into The Washington Area Music Awards (Wammies) Hall of Fame.  Blue Sky Audio provided support for Bill Emerson and Sweet Dixie's performance on at the Frederick 2010 Summer Concert Series.

DC Luau Entertainment is specialized in authentic Hula and Tahitian dances. This professional group has captivated audiences throughout MD, VA and DC showcasing the beautiful, colorful and exciting traditional Polynesian dances. Blue Sky Audio recently supported a Polynesian dance performance at the City of Frederick's Summerfest Family Theatre at the Baker Park bandshell.

Blue Sky Audio joined Montgomery County for the Wheaton/Kensington July 4th Celebration held at South Germantown Recreational Park at Einstein High School in Kensington, MD.  This event, the fourth event of Blue Sky Audio's 2010 4th of July itinerary, featured the Groove Killers and another exciting fireworks display.  

Blue Sky Audio returned to the City of Gaithersburg in support of the City of Gaithersburg's 2010 Independence Day Celebration. A lively two-hour concert featured the variety band, Appaloosa, and a few brief remarks from the Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council were made before the exciting fireworks display launched at dusk.

Blue Sky Audio supported Howard County's 4th of July Celebration in Columbia, MD.  Featuring live music, food vendors and children's entertainment, the event was held lakeside at Lake Kittamaqundi.

Blue Sky Audio returned to Frederick, MD in support of Frederick's 4th - An Independence Day Celebration.  Celebrating 27 years as Frederick's premier 4th of July event, this Independence Day Celebration is the largest in Frederick County, attracting over 70,000 annually to Baker Park in downtown Frederick, offering fun, music and the American tradition for all.

Magician Peter Wood, of Shazam Magic, appeared recently, at Celebrate Frederick's Summerfest Family Theatre, to entertain the kids and the adults with his magic which was sure to make the skeptics think twice and the kids-at-heart become younger.  Performing amazing acts of mind-reading, baffling card tricks, and impossible sleight-of-hand, audience participation was crucial to Peter's show, and blended hilarious comedic situations with amazing magic.  With Blue Sky Audio in support for the Frederick performance, if you missed this one, don't miss an another opportunity to see Peter in one of his upcoming performances.  Visit Shazam Magic for additional information.

Cosmic Charlie was born in the musical Mecca of Athens, Georgia. From its summer 1999 inception, the band has been swiftly cementing its reputation as a band that puts a unique and personal twist on the Grateful Dead catalogue, a Dead cover band for folks that are ambivalent about Dead cover bands. Rather than mimicking the Dead exactly, Cosmic Charlie chooses to tap into the Dead's energy and style as a foundation on which to build. The result is healthy balance of creativity and tradition, and both the band and its audience are taken to that familiar edge with the sense that, music is actually being MADE here tonight.  Blue Sky Audio trucked into Frederick, MD this past June to support Cosmic Charlie's only area appearance at the 2010 Frederick Summer Concert Series.

Blue Sky Audio returned to the Mt. Pleasant Church and Ministries, in Baltimore, MD, in support of the 2010 Family and Friends Celebration.  The event began with a parade, and continued with a free outdoor concert featuring special guest artists Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Shirley Murdock, Lisa Page, San Stancil and various gospel artists, and a free Health Fair.

Rocknoceros has dominated the Washington, DC children's music scene since its inception in 2005, winning four Washington Area Music Awards, and landing an ongoing Video-on-Demand offering through COX Cable. With the release of PINK!, Rocknoceros' latest CD offering, the band continues to find its way into the hearts and homes of music-lovers of all ages.  Blue Sky Audio supported Rocknoceros' appearance at Frederick, Maryland's 2010 season Summerfest Family Theatre opener.

The Fabulettes rekindle the great "Girl Group Sound" of the 1960s, with enticing harmonies and a piquant 1990s twist. They take you to a time of bouffants and beehives, taffeta and sequins, the Watusi, Swim and Pony.  Fronted by Diana Quinn, Lisa Mathews and Jane Quinn Brack, The Fabulettes revitalize classics by such groups as the Chiffons, the Shirelles, Martha and the Vandellas and the Marvelettes. The Fabulettes recreate that fun and frantic era of rock history when women undeniably ruled the airwaves. Their sense of humor, modern sensibility, enveloping harmonies and an uncompromisingly authentic wardrobe bring a spirited approach to timeless songs such as Leader of the Pack, Da Doo Ron Ron and Chain of Fools.  Blue Sky Audio provided concert production for the Fabulettes at the 2010 Frederick Summer Concert Series.

HONFEST 2010!  Blue Sky Audio visited Bawlmer, MD, in June, for a weekend of food, fun, music and TONS OF HONS! New for this year's event was the Friday night concert featuring Hyjinx and New York's Sabrina Chap, followed by two stages running the remainder of the weekend event. 

Wine In The Woods is in its 18th year, and Blue Sky Audio returns to Symphony Woods, in Columbia, MD, for the 13th time to provide production support for Howard County's premier event featuring two days of wine, food, artisans, crafters and entertainment.  Visit WITW for further information.

Blue Sky Audio returns to Frederick, MD in support of the Frederick Church of the Brethren's presentation of Rush of Fools on May 15, 2010.  Rush of Fools is a nationally known Christian band from Alabama with several chart-topping songs to their credit.  Tickets are $15 a piece and space is limited to 600 people.  The first 150 people who purchase tickets will get reserved seats to this event.  For further information visit the FCOB web site or contact Brian Messler at brian.messler@fcob.net.

Blue Sky Audio is pleased to be providing production support for the 15th Annual Taste of Wheaton taking place on May 16th from 11 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Wheaton Triangle at the corner of Grandview Avenue and Reedie Drive in downtown Wheaton (one block north of the Wheaton Metro station.)  The Taste of Wheaton will feature food samples from downtown Wheaton's best restaurants at prices ranging from $1 to $5 per "taste," Latin American wine tasting hosted by Giramondo Wine Adventures, demonstrations from local businesses and organizations including The Yarn Spot, Little Bitts Shop and Blair High School Robotics Team, kids rides, face painting, balloon sculptures, caricature drawings, crafts, collectibles and jewelry vendors as well as county/non-profit and local business exhibit booths.  Two stages of live entertainment will feature Matt Wigler, Sin Miedo, Groove Killers, The Natty Beaux, the Wheaton Studio of Dance, Christylez, the ElectroKoustic Band , Dynamix, CrashChord and the Blue Sky Puppet Theatre.

Blue Sky Audio supports the Best Friends Foundation's "Dance With The Stars Benefit 2010" featuring Peaches and Herb at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C.  Don't miss this fun night of great music and company. Come dressed to dance!  Proceeds from this annual event are the primary source of funds for the Foundation's elementary and middle school Best Friends and Best Men programs and the high school Diamond Girls Leadership and Best Men Leadership programs.  For further information visit Best Friends Foundation.

Blue Sky Audio returned to the City of Frederick's Baker Park for the 3rd Annual Pangaea Frederick event. 

Blue Sky Audio went back to school in April 2010 in support of West Middle's student Spring Musical performances.

Blue Sky Audio supported Howard University in the celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month during their 2010 Jazz Week event featuring Jon Hendricks, Aria Hendricks and Howard University's own award-winning vocal Jazz Ensemble Afro Blue.  Jon Hendricks is not only one of the world's favorite jazz vocalists, but is widely considered to be the "Father of Vocalese", the greatest innovator of the art form. Vocalese is the art of setting lyrics to recorded jazz instrumental standards (such as the big band arrangements of Duke Ellington and Count Basie), then arranging voices to sing the parts of the instruments. Thus is created an entirely new form of the work, one that tells a lyrically interesting story while retaining the integrity of the music. Hendricks is the only person many jazz greats have allowed to lyricize their music, for no one writes hipper, wittier, or more touching words, while extracting from a tune the emotions intended by the composer, more sympathetically than Hendricks. For his work as a lyricist, jazz critic and historian Leonard Feather called him the "Poet Laureate of Jazz" while Time Magazine dubbed him the "James Joyce of Jive."  Teaming with Dave Lambert and Annie Ross, in 1957, to form the legendary vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross, Jon and the group perfected the art of vocalese and took it around the world, earning them the designation of the "Number One Vocal Group in the World" for five years in a row from Melody Maker magazine. After six years the trio disbanded for solo careers, but not before leaving behind a catalog of legendary recordings, most of which have never gone out of print.  For additional information and tickets, call 202-806-7194, visit the Cramton Auditorium Box Office located at 2455 Sixth Street NW Washington DC., or visit www.jazzathowarduniversity.org.

Blue Sky Audio returned to Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, in Annapolis, MD, in support of The Three Irish Tenors presentation of DRUID, a brand new show that vibrantly captures the essence of the modern Irish spirit. Through the years, Ireland's people have spread their wings far beyond their island shores, influencing, enrapturing, and changing countless individuals and societies across the globe. DRUID is a salute to their Irishness and to all who have kept this core and substance alive wherever they may dwell. DRUID summons its audience along a musical journey, emerging from the haze of Ireland's pre-Christian times, traveling the paths of oppression, famine, emigration, on to the "Celtic Tiger" economy, and finally resting on the hopes of the future. It is a celebration of passion for life: an epic tale of mankind's determination and ability to shine ever brighter in the face of strife and misfortune.

The Albert P. Close Foundation 4th Annual Fundraiser was supported by Blue Sky Audio in January and featured Deanna Bogart and her band with special guests, 1983 World Series MVP, Rick Dempsey, Stash from 98 Rock and Santino Quaranta of the DC United.  With the generous support of many businesses and individuals, the organization raised over $20,000!  Proceeds from the event are being used to fund resources that help Harford County's troubled youth.

Blue Sky Audio supported Feats, Inc., an award-winning event company, during a recent private event held at the Geppi Entertainment Museum in Baltimore, MD.  The production requirements called for sound to be distributed throughout the museum with as little impact to the aesthetic aspects of the environment as possible.   During the site survey for the event, it became apparent typical industrial speaker mounts and speaker cables running throughout the building and over the well-maintained wood flooring would be totally unacceptable for this event.  Blue Sky's solution to the problem was to provide self-powered speakers, beautifully-crafted speaker pedestal assemblies that blended into the museum's decor, and UHF wireless transmitters and receivers which eliminated the need to run hundreds of feet of cable.

LES MILLS IS CHANGING THE WAY THE WORLD THINKS ABOUT FITNESS, and Blue Sky Audio was tapped to provide sound, lighting and stage production services for the latest Les Mills Mid Atlantic's Group Fitness Management Seminar held at the Merritt Athletic Club in Eldersburg, MD.  LES MILLS¬™ classes deliver the results that people want and, today, more than six million people participate in one of Les Mills' eight different fitness classes every week. Why do they keep coming back for more? Because Les Mills makes exercise fun with fresh moves to the latest music every three months.  LES MILLS™ group fitness classes are not only safe and enjoyable, but highly addictive.  For more information on Les Mills and to learn more about upcoming seminars, visit Les Mills.

Blue Sky Audio provided audio and lighting production support for the Harbour School as they hosted Champagne, Casino & Chocolate Night -- a night of fun, food, and friends. The event was held to raise funds to benefit technology in the Harbour School Annapolis and Baltimore Classrooms through the addition of SMART boards and computers. For more information about the school and its mission, visit the Harbour School.