Shawn Rivera is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and percussionist, widely recognised as a founding member and lead vocalist of the R&B group Az Yet. The group's 1996 self-titled debut album achieved multi-platinum status and featured two platinum singles. Az Yet’s notable hits include "Last Night" and their Grammy-nominated cover of "Hard to Say I'm Sorry," which was a collaboration with producers David Foster and Babyface. Shawn is an accomplished producer and arranger who served as the lead producer, musician, and guest vocalist on the late Dr. Maya Angelou's final musical album, Caged Bird Songs. His work has been featured on soundtracks for films such as The Nutty Professor and Hav Plenty, as well as television shows like Fame L.A. and Franklin & Bash.

Matt Cappy, a trumpeter, composer and arranger from Berlin, NJ, has been recording, touring and performing with the biggest names in music since graduating from The University of The Arts in Philadelphia, He has recorded on multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy Award winning albums with Fred Hammond, Kirk Franklin, John Legend and The Roots and Alejandro Sanz. Matt has toured with Jill Scott, Maxwell, The Roots, Kirk Franklin, Mary J. Blige, The Mavericks, Queen Latifah,  and Patti LaBelle and headlined Glastonbury, Isle of Wight, Bonnaroo, Coachella and Roskilde music festivals with Jay-Z. Matt is a Yamaha Performing Artist and Ropeadope Records recording artist. He released his debut album entitled Church and State on Ropeadope in June 2017.

Chance Hayden has performed avidly since the mid-00s as a chameleon-like musician who fluidly adapts through jazz, blues, funk and soul. He continuously splits duties as both a bandleader and sideman for diverse acclaimed artists such as Farnell Newton, Darrell Grant, Saeeda Wright, Shelly Rudolph, Lloyd Jones, Mel Brown and Jarrod Lawson with whom he toured 15 countries. Hayden's albums Get Somethin’ (2018) and Grab & Go (2020) were followed by the stand-alone single Shag Bag (2022) featuring iconic keyboardist Ronnie Foster of 70s-era George Benson fame. Most recently, Hayden centered his creative focus around the seldom heard baritone guitar with Baritone Gold (2024), showcasing a dozen 60s-inspired originals that span from surf to soul-blues with Tarantinosoundtrack vibes. Hayden’s works have been featured in television and film, including the Sony Pictures #1 box office hit The Perfect Guy, the award-winning BET series Being Mary Jane and the popular Netflix series The Waterfront.