Shayla Nelson grew up in St. Augustine, listening to live music at every opportunity. She began singing at a young age and, though still a student, is also a multi-talented singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. 

In addition to her studies, she works at a recording studio, learning her craft and working with sound engineers and other musicians. Shayla plays piano, guitar, and ukulele, and most often accompanies herself on the guitar when performing.

Crawford Boyd's Acoustic Anomaly, now performs frequently in northeast Florida with two of the three original members, Crawford Boyd and Joe Fasano.

Crawford Boyd, a professional musician who has performed extensively around the country, moved to St. Augustine in 2013 and continues to perform music as a solo act and with others. Joe Fasano, also moved to the area from New Jersey. While still in the northeast, they had formed a three-member acoustic group known as Crawford Boyd's Acoustic Anomaly.

Alan Dalton and Terry Campbell are two members of Back from the Brink, a group of five bluegrass musicians from North Florida, who have a respect for the old music and a love for the new.

Originally from Alabama, Alan Dalton now calls Jacksonville home. He's studied accountancy, classical guitar, and computer information systems—and now performs most often on banjo, playing old-time bluegrass and songs he has written to add to the genre. Terry Campbell plays guitar, bass, and vocals. He takes the lead at times and also provides bluegrass harmony.

A trio of musicians, each with country, jazz, rock, and blues in their backgrounds, comprise the band, Big Pineapple. They play favorite songs from the Hawaiian islands, a bit of jazz, and some old standards —  nearly all featuring the sweet island sound of a ukulele and played with a bit of swing. Close your eyes, and you could be enjoying a performance in the Hawaiian islands, while right here in Northeast Florida. 

Beau & the Burners creates a large, jumping, rockabilly sound with just three members: Beau Knott, twangin' and sangin'; Jim Weber, crash-boom-bangin', and Justin Hammack, thumpin' and slappin'.

A rockbilly trio, Beau & the Burners have performed all over the Southeast since 2008, pleasing crowds with revved-up rocking renditions of classic tunes made famous by Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly, and more — as well as their own, rockin' compositions.

Over the last 25 years Zach's bands have morphed, but they have always known that they would play music. Zach says that he can't not play music; its part of his soul.  The goal is to keep playing, exploring the sound, being creative and developing on the friendships that music brings.

King Eddie and the Pili Pili Band is Florida's oldest reggae band, having played in North Florida for over 30 years. Lead vocalist and bassist Edward "King Eddie" Witt, said that "We played in the first reggae festival in Miami in 1983.

"Pili Pili" is Swahili for pepper sauce, a fitting name for this reggae band with a hot beat. The band formed in 1979, and the change in members through the years has been so great that King Eddie is the only constant member since 1981.