Phosphorescent is the alias of Matthew Houck, an Alabama indie folk/rock singer-songwriter who adopted the name during 2001 in Athens, Ga. He’s released five albums – including the 2009 Willie Nelson tribute “To Willie” – and a pair of EPs since 2003. Now residing in Brooklyn, Phosphorescent contributed “Wolves,” a song from his 2007 album “Pride,” to the soundtrack of the 2011 film “Margin Call.”
Florent Pagny is a multi-platinum-selling, multi-lingual phenomenon in his native France. He is not only one of France’s bestselling artists of all time but also a respected actor in numerous French films and television dramas. Singing in French, Italian, Spanish and English, his hits include “N’Importe Quoi,” “Savoir Aimer,” “Ma Liberté de Penser” (all No. 1 in France) and “Caruso.” Pagny has courted controversy and shown a willingness to experiment with his music, including forays into opera and French chanson, but he has shown a rare resilience and always come out on top. His most recent effort is 2010′s “Tout et Son Contraire.” Florent is currently a coach of the TV show “The Voice” in France.
Parks was member of The North Texas State One O’clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher in 1970. In 1980, Parks was a founding member of the Jazz Fusion band Koinonia. Parks is best known for his many contributions to albums by Steely Dan and Michael Jackson. Notably, he played guitar on the Royal Scam track “Haitian Divorce”, which features a Talkbox to produce a chicken clucking sound. He has performed with Joan Baez, Alexander O’Neal, Crosby and Nash, Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Barbra Streisand, Roberto Carlos, Elton John, Celine Dion, The Monkees, Madeleine Peyroux, America, Diana Ross, George Benson, Rod Stewart, Randy Travis, Bob Seger, Billy Joel, Neil Diamond, Michael Bublé, Barry Manilow, David Lee Roth, Paul Simon, Dolly Parton, Amanda Lear, Kenny Loggins, Tom Scott, B.B. King, Dusty Springfield, Randy Edelman, Leon Gieco (Argentina), Koinonia, Johnny Rivers, Johnny Hallyday, Randy Newman, Joe Cocker, The Gypsy Queens and Bread.
Parks features on Cat Beach’s albums Letting Go and Love Me Out Loud. In 2008, Parks participated in the production of the album Psalngs,[1] the debut release of Canadian musician John Lefebvre.
Dean Parks is very prominently featured on Viktor Krauss’ album “II” (2007), where he plays a plethora of other stringed instruments in addition to electric and acoustic guitars.