Lon Eldridge has been a staple of the Chattanooga music scene for nearly two decades. Whether performing solo, with swing band The 9th Street Stompers, or with Chattanooga Sheiks jug band, his vintage musicality is sure to put a pep in your step and a smile on your face.

Rachel McIntyre Smith is a comfort twang country artist who has been active in the Chattanooga music scene since 2019. Featured on BBC Radio, Spotify’s Fresh Finds Country, and Holler Magazine which described her music as “Loretta Lynn for The TikTok Generation”, Smith has released 2 solo written EPs both produced by Dran Michael at Deadbird Studios.

Rick Rushing, a native of Cincinnati Ohio, learned how to play guitar down south in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He comes from a musical heritage, most notably blues-jazz legend, Jimmy Rushing, vocalist and musician for Count Basie’s big band orchestra. As a full-time musician, he performs locally and regionally with his blues band Rick Rushing & The Blues Strangers. He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2004 with a Bachelor's in Arts and Sciences and is currently a musical artist-in-residence at the Creative Discovery Museum. His roots in music are blues-based which allows him to play all genres including jazz, folk, reggae-rock, R&B, and classical music. Along with playing the ukulele, bass guitar, and drums, he is a Wolf Trap Teaching Artist, songwriter and vocalist.

Chattanooga-born musician Adam Stone and Nashville native Joel Forlines have been creating together for nearly a decade—on stages, in studios, and everywhere in between. Their collaboration began in 2016 with a simple goal: to make more music together. Since then, that spark has evolved into thousands of hours of shared performances and recordings. Their sound stretches across genres but always finds its way home to the Southern roots that shaped them. At the heart of their partnership is a mutual freedom—to create without boundaries and let the music become whatever the moment calls for. Whether performing as a duo, solo, or alongside a full ensemble, Stone and Forlines thrive as part of a growing community of artists helping to weave the next chapter in the story of American music.

Chattanooga, Tennessee has given rise to a host of hip-hop musicians and producers using the blood and sweat born from Southern experience and memory. Tackling the expanding passages of modern rap music with an eye toward its jazz, neo soul and heavy 90s hiphop influences, Swayyvo (born Jerod Morton) has been breaking down the barriers between various genres for years and reinventing his sound and ear consistently. Sought after for both his virtuosic saxophone stylings and his knack for arranging unique and complex beat-driven movements without sacrificing his own individuality, Swayyvo has given Chattanooga's hip-hop scene a sustained direction in which to grow. Swayyvo has been seen collaborating with brands such a NBA, NFL, Nickelodeon, Vayner Media, and dozens of artists such as K Camp, Yung Bleu, YGTUT, Project Pat, Sy Ari Da Kid, and Earth Gang.