meet the artists.

Shiloh Gonsky is a classically trained guitarist and singer-songwriter. She is inspired by Joni Mitchell, Glen Hansard, Adrianne Lenker, Jeff Buckley, and Elliott Smith. Shiloh also enjoys pushing the boundaries of typical songwriting structure.

I am mainly a songwriter, but I sing and play acoustic guitar, and can play a bit of piano. I lean towards Americana and Folk music and love rock as well.

Mackenzie Jaimes is a singer/songwriter studying acting, music, and film at The University of Southern California. Her musical style includes pop, R&B, and musical theater. Influences include Stevie Wonder and Tori Kelly. She has played piano, clarinet, and won “Outstanding Vocalist” in the choir. She was an Executive Board member for USC’s Songwriters’ Forum. The Daily Trojan reviewed Good Without You as “a great earworm hook,” and "a radio-ready breakup anthem.” Mackenzie performed in USC’s “A Chorus Line '', and USC MTR’s “Once on This Island.” Today she sings in the USC Trojan Church Gospel Choir.

Rafi, the jazz drummer and singer-turned-producer, blurs the line between Y2K, hip-hop, and pop music. Praised by Pitchfork’s founder for his killer sound design and tightly constructed production, Rafi combines his eclectic background on every song he makes. Building traction by producing and songwriting for himself and other artists, Rafi looks to release his debut single as a producer and featured vocalist in 2024.

Guitar phenom, songwriter, and vocalist Asher Belsky grew up in San Francisco, California. Asher is endorsed by Gibson Guitars and was an inaugural member of the Gibson Generation Group, a select group of eighteen young guitar players from around the world.  

In addition to leading his band, Asher has performed alongside Michael Franti & Spearhead, Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels (Run DMC), the Marcus King Band, Isaiah Sharkey (John Mayer, D’Angelo), MC Hammer, ALO, Maurice “Mobetta” Brown (Silksonic, Anderson .Paak). Asher has also played at The Fillmore (SF) and The Beacon Theater (NYC) as a featured artist with the Allman Family Revival, performed several times for the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center, and opened for Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival.

Samson is a drummer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Washington, DC. Growing up, his passion for music grew in his band "Dark Trilobite", in which he performed numerous different styles akin to Boston, Paramore, Grateful Dead, and more. In 2020, he began writing pop music, greatly influenced by artists such as Bruno Mars, Andy Grammer, and Khalid. Samson - or Sammy - is currently studying Pop Music Performance at USC with an emphasis in drums and a minor in songwriting. His upcoming single “Let Me Be A Sinner” releases in March. 

Semaj Murphy (he/they) is a rising creative who is currently a rising third-year undergraduate studying classical violin performance and music industry. Semaj is a Philadelphian native, where he has studied with Amy Oshiro-Morales of the Philadelphia Orchestra and currently has collaborated with various professionals and art forms, such as hip-hop rapper Rick Ross, The NFL Honors Award Show, The Piano Guys, Imagine Dragons, Metro Boomin, and John Legend. Semaj aspires to break the barriers of traditional art academia and wishes to merge his multifaceted passions for classical music, string arranging, creative design, fashion, and music marketing.

Morgan Stewart is an aspiring music industry professional in her third year at the University of Southern California. Her passion for music stems from her love for singing, specifically jazz and indie pop. She takes musical inspiration from Lizzy McAlpine, Eloise, and Hozier. Morgan is most interested in working in the music sync and live music sectors of the industry. She interned with the Sony SyncShop from June to December of 2023 and now works as a Creative Sync Intern with Create Music Group. Along with her current internship, she is also the Assistant Executive Director of USC FemFest, USC's annual counter-patriarchal music festival where she oversees the Creative, Marketing, and Digital Media Committees. As the Tour Manager for Across The Pond: The Tour, she is elated to work with such a talented team "across the pond". 

Luke Higgins is a bassist, singer, and songwriter, and is currently a senior Popular Music Performance major at the USC Thornton School of Music. For as long as he can remember, he has been singing and playing with his family, and has been playing bass for 14 years. More recently, Luke has been performing with his brother Michael in both Los Angeles and in Nashville, playing both of their original music as The Higgins Brothers.