COOPER KATZ McKIM
Composer of the "Opulence Theatre Theme"
Cooper is a Jazz pianist, composer, and ginger . His early obsession with NPR led to his current obsession with storytelling and all things Podcast. He's super excited to be involved, even on the fringes, of 'Wave Jacked'!
Check out Tuft's Podcast Network (aka Cooper's Baby)
OWEN MACK AND THE IMMACULATES
Owen Mack and the Immaculates are a trio of high school musicians from Bergen County, NJ. The group writes jazz/pop music and plays venues in northern New Jersey. The Immaculates are known for trying to create incredibly high energy shows and are always hitting the studio and writing music.
Listen to "Ode to Indigo" on their bandcamp
MODERN DIET
Originally begun as a solo project, Modern Diet was the moniker under which Jake Cheriff wrote, recorded and released a three song EP in the summer of 2012. After connecting with fellow music majors Dan Hemerlein (bass), Noah Hyams (drums) and Lee Meadvin (guitar) shortly after arriving at New York University in the fall of 2012, Modern Diet evolved into an electric four-piece outfit. Drawing on four very different pools of influence, Modern Diet’s sound is an unconventional yet successful marriage of jazz, indie rock, and ambient music. The sound is mature yet energetic.
Hit up their bandcamp to hear more
PROSPECT REACH
Prospect Reach is an alternative rock band formed by Ben McCarthy in 2011. The band has released two albums; 2011's "Life Without A Sound" and 2012's "EDEN." The band will return to writing shortly after EDEN's release.
THE RARE OCCASIONS
Drawing inspiration from each successive wave of garage rock, The Rare Occasions put their own dark spin on retro. A dizzying cacophony of angular riffs and dripping wet lyrics, the Boston-via-Providence quartet first formed in a Tufts University practice space three years ago. Since then, The Rare Occasions have performed for festival audiences at SXSW in Austin and CMJ in New York City, self-produced two critically-acclaimed EPs, and opened for internationally touring acts including Guster, Dirty Heads, Lupe Fiasco, AJR, and Knox Hamilton. Their blistering psych-anthem "Dysphoric" took home Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
JESSE TURITS
Metropolitan Mountain Boy, NYC