Carol Duboc - Founder - Editor / Radio Host of Music Matters

The concept of Wine and Music was concieved after a music tour and trip to the Napa Valley wineries. After writing and arranging hit songs for such artists as Patti LaBelle, Chante Moore, Stephanie Mills, The Fine Young Cannibals and Tom Jones to name a few, Carol Duboc stepped out as a solo artist releasing three contemporary jazz albums "With All That I Am" (2001), "Duboc" (2003) and "All of You" (2005) which earned her critical acclaim as one of the top new jazz singers and composers on the music scene today. Shortly following the release of her second solo CD entitled "Duboc", Carol landed the role of Pumpkin in MGM's movie "Be Cool" which was in theaters in March of 2005 and stars John Travolta, Uma Thurman and Danny Devito.

As a composer and arranger, Carol has assembled an impressive list of credits; she wrote "This Word is All" on Patti Labelle 's "Gems" CD which went Gold, and wrote and did the vocal arrangements on "Precious", the title cut on Chante Moore's Gold CD. Carol also penned the hit single "Never Do You Wrong" for Stephanie Mills, and songs on Jade 's "Jade To The Max" CD, which attained Platinum status to name a few. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Carol moved to Los Angeles, California to attend U.S.C.'s school of music to study music composition, vocal performance and music engineering. While in school at U.S.C., her natural soulful vocal style and songwriting talents attracted the attention of R&B producer Teddy Riley. She quickly began working as a singer, writer and arranger for some of the top artists and producers in the industry including George Duke, Maurice White, The Fine Young Cannibals and more. For more info visit: http://www.carolduboc.com

Jonathan Mitchell - Resident Sommelier, Writer and Host

Jonathan Mitchell is currently the Sommelier for Sterling Steakhouse/Cabana Club in Hollywood. He spent years perfecting wine lists for such restaurants as Morton's of Chicago (Beverly Hills and Burbank) and Spazio. He is a contributor to the Bon Appetit Wine Panel, 103.1 FM's Wino Wednesdays, and has been featured many times in "Patterson's Beverage Journal" and Chalk Hill's "Guide to Sommeliers in America." He has appeared on the KTLA Morning Show, and numerous other syndicated radio shows. In his spare time, he also runs private wine seminars and tastings for major corporations. Jonathan's current wine list for Sterling Steakhouse is comprised of many of the greatest wines from all around the world, ranging anywhere from $45 to $3500! As an accomplished drummer/percussionist, Jonathan is currently working with various bands in and around Los Angeles. He has worked with all types of artists. Jonathan is also a contributing writer and Assistant Editor of the Palate page for Wine and Music.

David Lawrence Radio Host of the Top Ten Pairing Countdown

New media expert, David Lawrence, anchors and is the executive producer for the award-winning network music show "The Net Music Countdown," which is syndicated on over 70 radio stations. He has been on radio for nearly 30 years as a top rated radio personality on stations like WMAL and is a founding member and was executive producer of the legendary radio comedy ensemble, the "American Comedy Network." While the Emmy-award winning and Clio-nominated Lawrence is deeply rooted in the music industry, he is also heard nightly as the wacky, highly opinionated host of the "David Lawrence Show" and weekend "Online Tonight," which are both nationaly syndicated radio talk shows, revolving around pop culture and the high-tech lifestyle. Lawrence makes regular appearances as an industry commentator on TechTV, CNN, FOX, CBS, MS-NBC, to name a few.

Contributors

Alex Lee - Writer/Editor, Way to Listen page
Allison Elder - Writer/Radio Personality/Editor, The Moment page
C.S. Higdon - Writer/Radio Personality
Candi R. Sellers - Writer/Assistant Editor, The Ear Page
Janie Franz - Writer
Claudia Melatini - Writer
Alex Palmer - Writer
Dale Mettam - Writer
Tré Gibbs - Writer
Troy Gronseth - Writer
Fayeruz Barbari - Writer
Adam Denno - Writer/Photos