BIOGRAPHies

Dina Fanai: is an award-winning recording artist, songwriter, producer, storyteller, and activist. She is the creator and artist behind AVALONA. The music of AVALONA has already reached a million-plus streams this year and is part of a much larger Immersive Musical, focused on mental health awareness and empowerment of the feminine. AVALONA Immersive is a revolutionary musical experience, first of its kind, weaving together a multidimensional artform of song, 360o digital projections, video mapping and cutting edge interactive technology. Dina has performed with, produced, arranged and written for artists such as Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Foreigner, Jackie Evancho, Il Divo, Tina Turner, and Rocktopia on Broadway. Most recently she arranged and produced the music and filming for the Nurse Heroes Hispanic Star Choir with a special introduction by Jennifer Lopez. Through her company Power of Music Global, she continues to dedicate her life to using music to create positive change in the world.

Bob Kinkel: is a music producer and composer best known for his role as co-creator/co-producer/co-composer and musical director of Trans-Siberian Orchestra. He co-wrote TSO’s two hit multi-platinum selling songs Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24), and Wizards in Winter resulting in close to ten million sales. In the past thirty years, Bob has worked with artists such as Five for Fighting, The Who, Aerosmith, Jackie Evancho and Genesis, and was the music producer of ROCKTOPIA on Broadway. Most recently he arranged the music for the Nurse Heroes Hispanic Star Choir with a special introduction by Jennifer Lopez. Bob is currently the producer and music supervisor of AVALONA, An Immersive Musical. He studied at Columbia University and Hamilton College, and has received honors and awards from Williamsville Education Foundation and Buffalo Music Hall of Fame.

Dave Eggar: is a two-time Grammy nominated artist who has performed throughout the world includin solo performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Barbican Center, and the Hollywood Bowl. Dave continues to direct, tour, and record with artists such as Foreigner (as the Dave Eggar Orchestra), Phillip Phillips, Frank Ocean, Rolling Stones, Evanescence (Amy Lee), Train, Taylor Swift, Josh Groban, The Who, Paul Simon, Andrea Bocelli, Bon Jovi, Tony Bennet, Coldplay, Ornette Coleman, Breaking Benjamin, Patti Smith, and Michael Brecker. He has composed and arranged award winning movie soundtracks including Beasts of the Southern Wild, Anonymous, Without and Walk To Beautiful. He graduated from Harvard University and holds a doctorate from the Juilliard School.

Nik Chinboukas: Nik's professional life in music began as a recording artist for Sony Music in the early 1990's, songwriting along side with producers David Kahne and Ed Stasium, mixing with Michael Brauer and David Leonard creating Nik's first two albums. As the 90's played out the studio became the canvas where Nik could share his magic with an array of artists and music genere's. As chief engineer at world renowned Spin Recording Studios Nik guides each project to audio excellence.