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2 Step Chicks started in the fall of 2025. Their music is a combination of ska, punk, and Latin fusion rock. This combination creates a vibrant, high-energy style that reflects both their musical tastes and their identities. Most recently, they won second place at OCSA's Popular Music Battle of the Bands. 2 Step Chicks is a uniquely female fronted band and is led by Natalia Inez, who is the lead vocalist and guitarist. Natalia is Mexican American, and she has strong Latin musical influences. She comes from several family generations of musicians. Growing up, she learned and played a variety of genres from Mariachi and Flamenco to classic rock and jazz fusion. Valeria Vaca plays bass and sings background vocals. She is from Colombian descent. Nick Pilger plays lead guitar and is part of the exclusive OCSA Montage entertainment program. Jonah Malendez is the drummer and grew up in downtown Santa Ana, California, and regularly attended local Spanish rock shows with his older siblings. Xavier Sáenz plays keys and is a classically trained pianist. And finally, Zuriel Martinez plays the trombone, and he is in the OCSA Orchestra and Jazz Studies program.

Aaliyah Barnett is a 16-year-old singer who loves to perform! She started singing at 6 years old, and ever since then she has worked hard on homing in on her craft! Aaliyah is a mezzo soprano, and she performs in open mic nights around the Los Angeles area. Aaliyah was also recently in a musical with Conejo Players Theatre. Singing is Aaliyah’s dream, and she would be honored to share my talent with the world!

Anika Tantradi, is a 15-year-old upcoming multi-talented singer/songwriter based in Orange County, California. Her mesmerizing high notes will keep you shocked and wanting more. She has a love for singing in many genres and for playing the guitar. Do not let her age fool you from all the surprises she has to offer! This imminent, new talent, for sure, cannot be missed!

CCURRENTT was born in Pomona, California, on January 29, 2010. In late 2023, CCURRENTT started rapping, singing, and writing songs in addition to producing music in 2022. CCURRENTT has seven singles and one EP out, and on December 5th, his full-length album will be released. CCURRENTT’s music is relatable; he writes songs that appeal to those who are in relationships or seeking love. By combining and layering genres like R&B and trap soul, CCURENNTT has created a unique sound that adds nuance and complexity without overpowering the listener. Every track is instantly identifiable as CCURRENTT because it embodies his artistic identity.

Charlotte Milstein is a 16-year-old musician and singer-songwriter endorsed by Gibson Guitars. In 2024, she was one of the winners of the Dallas International Guitar Competition's "10 Under 20." Charlotte has also been featured in Nita Strauss's "Victorious" music video and in Green Day's Gibson signature guitar commercial. She won the Coronado's Talent Competition at age 12 and was highlighted by Mario Lopez on Access Daily. She has taken part in programs such as the Recording Academy's Grammy Camp (2024 and 2025) and the Grammy Museum's Student Showcase (2025) and has performed in New York with Kids Rock For Kids. Please check out her Instagram and TikTok: @charlottemguitar and her original music on Spotify!

Julia Castro is a 17-year-old Brazilian singer-songwriter whose music lives in the quiet space between confession and disappearance. Now based in California, completing her senior year at Idyllwild Arts Academy, she blends intimate Pop/R&B with dreamy textures, soft vocals, and the nostalgic warmth of Bossa Nova. Her writing explores emotional ghosting, self-erasure, the ache of growing up, and the quiet weight of things left unsaid. She began singing at six and gave her first public performance at nine, singing in her church for an audience of more than a thousand people. From that moment forward, she performed at small festivals, local events, and any stage she could find. Introduced to 60s music by her father, Julia grew up listening to soul and jazz icons — Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, and Amy Winehouse — artists whose emotional honesty became the foundation of her own connection to music. At thirteen, Julia brought jazz to national television with her performance of “At Last” by Etta James on The Voice Brazil. All judges turned their chairs, and her coach, Michel Teló, praised her intensity, precision, and strength, saying that “It is incredible how much she transforms when the music starts,” and describing her as “a potential winner — a phenomenon.” In an interview with GSHOW, Julia stated: “What I love the most about singing is that I can take a feeling and express it in my own way.” Her run on the show introduced her to a wider Brazilian audience and marked her first major step into the national music scene. Julia will release her debut single, “You and I” in 2026 — the first chapter of her upcoming EP, If Silence Could Speak, What Would It Say? — officially marking the beginning of her music career.

K1 (Danny Ryan) is a 17-year-old DJ and electronic music producer from Palos Verdes, CA. His path to EDM was not the typical one-he performed for ten years in musical theater and show choir before discovering a DJ/production class as a freshman in high school. That is when he realized this was the direction; he wanted to take his love of music and performing. As a DJ, he brings high energy and love of performance to his sets. He also recently created The Free DJ Project, offering free DJ services to people going through tough times and to organizations that support the community. Inspired by his experience as a GRAMMY Camp music production student in Miami, K1 is currently working on his first EP. His diverse cultural background has exposed him to music in both English and Spanish and Latin sounds, which shapes his view of music as universal and his desire to explore and incorporate all kinds of beats and influences into his music.

Lucien Dempsey is a seventeen-year-old aspiring jazz pianist who has been studying piano for eleven years. From 6-13 years old he studied classical piano with his private teacher Laura Hemenway, before beginning to attend Santa Barbara Senior High School and studying jazz with his second private teacher, Lito Hernandez. Lucien's major influences are Oscar Peterson, John Coltrane, and Louis Armstrong, and he is a lover of all things' music, finding joy in life through it.

Parapraxis is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California. They formed in 2025 to play at their schools' talent show and quickly realized that they were meant to play music together. After the talent show, Parapraxis immediately hit the studio, and have been working on their debut EP since (ETA: February 2026) They have been slowly building an audience of mostly teenagers, and will start playing live shows upon the release of their EP. Members of Parapraxis are all 15 years old, and excited to be chosen for the Student Showcase!

Tag is an All-Star Team of high school musicians from the San Fernando Valley. Parker Beck and Cooper Poulos have known each other since they were three years old and are 2025 alums of Grammy Camp. Parker attended Grammy Camp NYC and Cooper attended Grammy Camp LA. They combined their decades-old love of music with the real-world knowledge they gained at Grammy Camp to form Tag. Parker has played in a slew of bands all around Los Angeles at venues like The Troubadour, The Mint and Lucky Strike Hollywood, just to name a few. Cooper is a mainstay at music venues in Agoura Hills and has earned the reputation as "the guy to go to" when you need someone to musically do the impossible. He is "fluent" in fourteen instruments and is just as interested in producing music as he is performing - even more so! Parker and Calibrooke Myers met in kindergarten at the Wesley School. Calibrooke also plays all around Los Angeles in a band called Daire and the Monarchs. Ralston Turcotte was in 1st Grade at the same school as Parker and Calibrooke when they were in kindergarten. Parker and Ralston have played shows with Ralston's band RKT around Los Angeles ranging from Hollywood Clubs to House Parties to Providence High School Events and even played at a pop-up "secret" concert in the middle of the Angeles National Forest. Parker and Ralston met Lily Lukather at Providence High School. Lily is a newcomer to fronting a rock band but is a veteran of the stage in the Providence High School Music and Drama Departments.