Performing at Chicago Singer Spotlight on Wednesday, October 10 at FitzGerald's

MariAnne Jayme
MariAnne Jayme's musical journey has spiraled into an array of adventure. In the past four years, she has lived and worked as a professional musician in three different states! Her influences come from various genres including jazz, pop, R&B and world music, and since moving to Chicago she has completed a master of music degree from Roosevelt University. She performs locally at clubs, events, other fine venues, and is happily trying to write more original music.

Matt Tiegler
Born in Des Plaines, Matt's musical beginnings are typical: early piano lessons, a ‘75 Sunburst Strat on his 16th birthday and a few years later a TASCAM mini-studio. He had written and recorded about 15 songs ("None well-structured but they worked") with one of his tapes making it into the hands of a college DJ in Sweet Briar, Virginia. Unbeknownst to Matt, requests came in and dubs began to circulate in the mid-Atlantic states and New England resulting in further radio airplay. Alas, this alone did not make Matt Tiegler's name famous in every dormitory in America, nor did big contracts waft their way over his transom. For by that time, he was studying business at Arizona State University in Tempe with thespian activities more prominent than playing music onstage. His professional theatrical career began when he relocated back to Chicago with the Improv Institute. His next major ensemble of note was the Free Associates, a troupe which specializes in fully-improvised plays in the styles of such authors as the Bronte sisters and Tennessee Williams. He is presently an artistic company member of the Noble Fool Theater Company. He is currently performing several roles in Flanagan's Wake and The Baritones, a parody of HBO's The Sopranos. Matt is largely self-taught as a guitarist and his musical influences can be traced back to the first two albums he could claim as his own: The Beatles' "Help!" and The Beach Boys' "Endless Summer. Matt began studying with bluegrass musician Gus Friedlander, who recommended he take a songwriting class at the Old Town School of Folk Music. The teacher was Ralph Covert, best-known as the former leader of Bad Examples. Eventually, the two decided to work on the album that became Gods And Heroes. Matt is currently writing songs for his second full-length CD. Find out more about Matt at www.matttiegler.com

Mary Anderson
Singing has been a passion of Mary Anderson's for as long as she can remember. Mary started out performing in musical theatre in high school and college. Her singing career began with cover bands Mirage and The Attitude, and continued with voiceover work and appearances in various Chicago showcases. She has studied voice with Ed Farran for six years. In 1998, Mary launched a new business: Safe In Sound, which produces jingles for children to learn their address and phone number. Most recently, you can hear Mary on the stage of The Cabaret in Naperville, where she and co-producer Leigh Kossman perform every month at The Vocal Venue, a singers' showcase. Her latest singing project is a Christmas CD being recorded with Vocal Venue partner Leigh Kossman. Their CD will be released in September, 2002 - so mark your calendars! Mary resides in Batavia with husband Jeff and daughters Alicia and Lauren. She'd like to send her love and thanks to her family and friends for their continued support of her singing career!

Charlotte Horton
Making the decision to sing a positive message has been the right choice for Charlotte Horton. Since day one it has opened doors and given her the opportunity to sing with Grammy-award winning Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin and several other national gospel artists. One of Charlotte's major accomplishments includes singing with R&B artist R. Kelly on the track, "I Believe I Can Fly". Charlotte will soon embark upon another major project, a collection of songs dedicated to the memory of her mother, Luna Marie Horton. The CD will be available May 2002 from which the proceeds will benefit the LMH Scholarship Foundation, named after her mother.