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Pinmiloye Adekunle Joshua PhD. is popularly known as Ksticks: B.A Music, M.A Music, PhD Music, Post-Doctoral certificate in Audio Engineering from Musician Institute, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA. Ksticks is an award winning International Musician, Professional Drummer, Drum Instructor, Music Lecturer, Music Producer, Choir Trainer and a world class Music Director with 3 decades of rich and awe-inspiring multi-cultural experience in music performance. In 2010, Ksticks conducted drum workshop and African music lectures at the University of Texas Arlington and Folley high school, Dallas. In 2013 and 2014, he conducted drum clinics at the Musician Institute Hollywood, one of which he performed alongside Aditya Kalyanpur; an internationally acclaimed Tabla player from India. In the same year, he conducted Festival Of Live Conference (FOL) involving all the RCCG choir in the West Coast of The United State of America. He has also had stint as the Music Director and Choir Trainer at Faith Life Ministries International Durban, South Africa, RCCG Praise Sanctuary Dubai UAE, RCCG Jesus Embassy Los Angeles California, RCCG Jesus Palace Baltimore Maryland, RCCG Family Praise Chapel, Decatur Atlanta Georgia, Rhema Word Church Los Angeles and many more music groups in the US. Dr Pinmiloye lectured music for 9 years at Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife Nigeria. He was the first drummer in Nigeria to specialize in drum performance from OAU, 1st degree to PhD level. He was the 1st Prize Winner of MUSON debut talent competition award and also, the 1st Civilian in Nigerian to perform with the Nigerian Navy Orchestral (Concert Band) He has been awarded several Awards and Distinctions. Ksticks, is the Leader of the quartet Band “Ksticks and the African Master Drummers” a.k.a AMD. The African Master Drummers is a group of professional West African Drummer/percussionist renowned for their high energy and electrifying fusion of traditional West African and Contemporary Western music In 2014, He launched a drum DVD titled “Insight into African Drumming’’. The first educational and instructional video on Drums in Nigeria. Dr. Pinmiloye is the CEO of Ksticks Global Resources, a music consulting outfit that specializes in providing high quality music consultancy for church music, choir trainings/workshops, live and studio performances and music production. 

Aretha Harden, was born February 23, 1971 in Las Vegas,Nevada, and started her gospel singing career at the age of 6 at Pilgrim Rest Baptist church, when there was a call for someone to lead a song, and no one else would volunteer. Needless to say, she shocked parishioners and family alike with her powerfulvoice. As a lifelong member of Victory Missionary Baptist Church she continued to sing in the choir until the following year at age of 7, when Aretha was the only black child singer invited to sing with the choir at UNLV, which choir was comprised of
various professional singers and educators from across the United States. At the age of 14, she sang a solo for Black History month at Chaparral High School, and continued to sing locally, until she gained notoriety at 16 when she sang the National Anthem at the COMDEX Convention in Las Vegas. Again that same year, she was requested to sing a solo gospel selection for the National Black Attorneys Convention at their Gospel Evening, and to again perform the National Anthem for the convention opening. After graduating high school, Aretha sang as the lead artist

for the gospel group F.A.I.T.H. (For Always In Truth and Honesty) and recorded her first album entitled with the same name. Sales of the album continued for nine years, during which time she
participated as one of the Section Leaders of the City-Wide Youth Choir in Las Vegas for 20 years; was engaged in local performances; performed studio singing for various gospel artists;
and participated in the Gospel Music Workshop of America Choir/Las Vegas Chapter. Aretha then continued her singing career shortly thereafter with the gospel group Futrell, opening a concert which featured Commissioned and Yolanda Adams. Later, she opened for Brian Duncan, Commissioned, Darryl Coley, and the Dynamic Twins. She also opened several shows at Mandalay Bay Casino/Resort’s House of Blues Gospel Brunch. Aretha Harden Aretha Harden

In 2004, Aretha got an invitation from James Smith, Director,of Las Vegas Mass Choir (LVM) to join the choir as a member, Section Leader, and later a Board Member. When the choir launched their debut project entitled Mass Appeal, Aretha was the lead singer on the track entitled New Life. LVM was designated “Choir of the Year” by the 4th Annual Hollywood Gospel Insider Awards in Hollywood, CA. Since then, Aretha, together with LVM, has performed on several television shows, including “I Gospel,” in Charlotte, N.C., “Jeff Majors Gospel of Music,” in Los Angeles, “Bobby Jones Summit” in Nantucket, Conn., Gospel Music Workshop of America, House of Blues Gospel Brunch, and “Heavenly Sent” on the WORD Network in Las Vegas. In 2006, they received the Las Vegas Black Music Award for Best Performance by a Choir. LVM are proud supporters of the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon and World Vision which provides relief support to children in Africa. LVM also traveled to Melbourne, Australia to participate in the Melbourne Jazz Festival. In 2014 and 2015 Aretha was the featured artist at the
House of Blues Kirk Franklin Gospel Brunch, appearing four to five times each year. She continues to be an exceptional gospel performer in the Las Vegas area, as well as throughout the United States.

Awards:

Gospel – Best Female Performer Black Music Awards – Las Vegas Christian Artist Convention, JOPLIN, MO (with F.A.I.T.H.) Small Group Award (First Place and Grand Prize) Gospel Choir of the Year (with Las Vegas Mass Choir)4th Annual Hollywood Gospel Insider Awards

An extraordinary artist who continues to invent impactful and expressive Christian and Gospel compositions, IYANU LIVE! is becoming a stunning global phenomenon.

An incredible professional musician and an outstanding cyber-security expert, IYANU LIVE! continues to attract worldwide praise and attention owing to his inimitable tonal variation, vocal brilliance, and supreme dexterity in composing and performing music.

Idowu Francis Kayode-Ojo, better known by his artistic identity IYANU LIVE! is the founder and lead of the eclectic IYANU LIVE! band and a proficient cyber security policy specialist IYANU LIVE! was born in Nigeria in West Africa and has always been fueled by a passion to discover his musical tastes and styles.

The artist’s rich experiences have contributed to his multilingual proficiency in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Castellano, in addition to distinctive native African dialects.

With expert Cyber-Security engagements, Idowu Francis Kayode-Ojo is a Senior Management Consultant for two leading Fortune-500 companies in the world and is involved in Business and Technology Consulting Management for the Federal Government. He was previously involved with IBM before joining Booz Allen Hamilton Organization, where he is currently employed as a Senior Cyber Program Project Manager.

A talented professional with the capacity for multitasking, Idowu Kayode-Ojo is the Music Director at the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Garden of Praise Assembly in the United States and the Deputy Choir Master of the C.A.C. North America Mass Choir. He also serves as the Choir Master for the Washington District Coordinating Council (WADCC) and the Director of Music for the Interdenominational Ministers and Workers’ Fellowship (IMWF) in the D/M/V. Additionally, Idowu Kayode-Ojo is also an ordained pastor at the Christ Apostolic Church in the United States and a minister of the gospel.

Jumbo, the Nigerian American based multi-talented Gospel recording artist and producer, His influences are varied and wide ranging from classical, funk, soul to Jazz music which he deems his favorite.

Through continual practice, his musical creativity as a Trumpet player, Song Writer and vocalist, has yielded great projects such as Worship4Ever, Graceful, Jesus Now and Pages with popular songs like IMELA, KOSI, HOSANNA, YOU ARE, Running, Anchor, Okaka and many more.

Jumbo has shared platforms with a lot of prominent and talented Artist.

In Jumbo’s life, Gospel music is not just performance outlet but it’s a vehicle to be a blessing.

OLUWATOSIN JEDI AYO, commonly called “The Well Fed Comedian” is a hilarious entertainer whose name has become a household name in the entertainment industry from Nigeria. He is also known as an accomplished Master Compere, A successful Stand Up Comedian with a number of Stand Up Comedy Specials to his credit. An Event Producer with record of successful comedy shows and concerts. An Actor, a speaker and An Entrepreneur.

He Studied Microbiology at the Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria and also got certified at the NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY, Los Angels CA, USA for the Course ‘Acting For Film’.

He has produced Events such the biggest North American Comedy Show tour tagged LWKMD an acronym for ‘LAUGH WAN KILL ME DIE’ (A Nigerian Lingo language for LOL) from 2010 to 2016.

He’s also hosted GRATEFUL HEART which is frequently hosted Thanksgiving concert. This successful event, with testimonies have been held in cities like Dallas, TX, Hosuton TX, DMV, Lagos Nigeria.

In addition, he produced RHYTHM N’ LAUGHTER series which the successful CHRISTMAS EDITION was done in Maryland, USA and SPIRITUAL EDITION was done in Houston TX.

He is the Host of the ONLINE TV SHOW – IN YOUR VICNITY WITH JEDI showing live on his YouTube Channel: OLUWATOSIN JEDI AYO

He has also successfully used these platforms to showcase a lot of talents within the African American Community which has helped built numbers in the Demographics.

He is married and blessed with a beautiful Daughter.