Author: Forge Got Talent

Congratulations to winner of Songwriters Stage, Craig Veltri!

A Nashville recording artist from Pittsburgh. His music can be found on Spotify and all streaming services.

Congratulations to winner of Songwriters Stage, Outside Eliza!

Outside Eliza is an Alternative Folk Rock band founded in 2019, shortly before all the unpleasantness. They spent quarantine recording their debut release from home, and managed to keep swearing to a minimum while learning to mix and master their own material. Since emerging from their hovels for Millvale Fest 2021, Outside Eliza has been playing and organizing multiple shows with and without indoor plumbing. Come check them out, I guarantee you’ll be nodding to your friends saying “these guys are pretty good.”

Congratulations to winner of Songwriters Stage, Torown Dee!

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he began pursuing his passion back in high school into college. He created his own studio in his dorm room and recorded and performed at parties. His style as an artist is 100 percent Old School. He’s been a lyricist since day one and believes the game today needs to fall back into Old School lyrics mixed with today’s beats that contain actual “song content”. Music is his dream and therapy as well 💯

Congratulations to winner of Songwriters Stage, The Parishables!

The Parishables are from South Park Pennsylvania. Their music is a mix of punk rock, metal, grunge, and alternative. They also have some soft stuff too. They formed in August 2020 and been playing rock shows around the greater Pittsburgh area!

Congratulations to the winner of Songwriters Stage, Jay Michaels!

Hailing from the cityscapes of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, Soul & Spoken Word songwriter/recording artist, Jay Michaels, began hitting the ground running in music in 2018 and has manifested into a versatile, innovative and multifaceted artist in a very short time, and had no intention of slowing his momentum down anytime soon.

Born into a family of musicians spanning back three generations, Jay’s music sustains a charismatic mix of many diverse components that showcase his musicianship and defining factors, which delivers up a signature sound and stylization that sets him aside from your run-of-the-mill artist. A lot of Jay’s songwriting is inspired by and attributed to his life experiences; from disaster relief to pushing through hard times, he garners a lot of his material by writing music that is not only inspirational, but therapeutic and spiritual as well. And while his artist influences are limitless, some of his notable favorites stem from industry heavyweights such as Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, and many others.