Michael McMorrow - Executive Producer/Musical Director: McMorrow is a composer, producer, recording artist and as well as producer for some of Washington State’s prestigious and beneficial music events.He, along with Blues Traveler’s Brendan Hill, is also a founding member of the nationally recognized rock band Stolen Ogre. He’s is currently producing Synergia Northwest, a concert event to raise funds and awareness for youth music in the Pacific Northwest, Spring 2010. In addition to producing Synergia Northwest, McMorrow continues to write, record and perform with various projects while currently working on Stolen Ogre’s next recording, as well as being an advisory board member of Music Aid Northwest. www.michaelmcmorrow.com

Dr. Bret P. Smith - Synergia Northwest Orchestra Director: Assistant Professor of Music Education (B.A., B.M. with honors, University of Washington; M.M., Ph.D., University of Michigan) Bret Smith is a teacher educator, conductor, and cellist who specializes in instrumental music education. He holds degrees in music and systematic musicology from the University of Washington, where he worked with James C. Carlsen and Barbara Reeder Lundquist, and a Master of Music and Doctor of Philosophy in music education from the University of Michigan, where his mentors were Robert L. Culver, James O. Froseth, Richard J. Colwell, and Anthony Elliott. www.cwu.edu/~music/musiced/bpsmith.html

Guest Conductor - Dr. Nikolas Caoile: Dr. Nikolas Caoile is Director of Orchestras at Central Washington University. There, he has grown the orchestras into one of the preeminent collegiate orchestra programs of the Northwest. The CWU Symphony Orchestra has consistently won invitations to perform at the Washington Music Educators Association Conferences. A passionate believer in music education for all ages, Caoile has conducted numerous educational and community engagement concerts. In October 2009, Caoile made his New York City debut with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas in collaboration with the Morphoses Dance Company. He is a faculty member of the Kairos Chamber Music Lyceum.

Phillip (Phil) Peterson - Orchestrator/Arranger: Phil Peterson is professional cellist as well as a sought after string arranger. A student of Richard Aaron (Cleveland Institute) and Raymond Davis (Seattle Symphony Principal cellist for 40+ years). By the age of 17 he was touring Europe with his cello. Phil is a producer who owns and operates his own studio, “The House of Breaking Glass”, and has worked with Nada Surf, Brandi Carlile, Ken Stringfellow, Chris Ballew (Presidents of the United States of America), The Grace Seattle Experimental Orchestra, LeRoy Bell, The Chronicles of Narnia (soundtrack), Steve Fisk, John Goodmanson, Tom Pfaeffle, Epitaph Records, Columbia Records, Sub Pop Records, Disney, EMI, and many more.

Amy Elyse - Production & Logistics Coordinator: Elyse joins the project with a long list of credentials of music industry events and productions. Since entering the national arena on the H.O.R.D.E tour working as music industry veteran Heidi Kelso's assistant, she has had various responsibilities on Live Nation's Pemberton Festival, House of Blues' Gorge Summer Concert Series, the European tour of Alanna Myles and the Canadian tours of Jann Arden and Melanie Doane. Her expertise also includes serving as production assistant and overseeing all performance related aspects of Phaneuf Production's DuMaurier Concert Series with The Tea Party and Orchestra and The Tea Party and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.

Mark Naficy - Sound Reinforcement: Mark owns NAF Productions, Inc., supplier of sound, lighting and video systems for large concerts, touring bands and corporate events, and has mixed sound for artists like Soundgarden and Jeff Buckley. Mark is also known for his 17 years as a club owner, producing countless national acts and supplying rehearsal rooms as well as recording studios for the Washington music scene.

Mark Newman - Production: Northwest resident Mark Newman, brings his 30 year live concert expertise to Syngeria NW. Known as a complete professional and in demand guitar technician, he has worked with a complete wide range of artists including Prince, ZZ Top, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, Heart and was most recently a part of the planned Michael Jackson "This Is It" tour.

Brenna Davenport-Leigh, Hellbender Marketing/Media - Publicity: Prior to opening Hellbender in 2003, Davenport-Leigh worked for Titley & Associates Management, whose roster included nationally recognized touring and recording artists. Before joining that firm, she was head of the Artist Development/Media department for RCA/Nashville.