Musicians, Singers and Artists featured in the Syracuse.Net Music List...
---- Anne Adessa ----

Anne is a long-time local singer with experience in many bands..

Anne is featured on Marvin Marvin Marvin and the Christmas Blues


---- Martin Buitenweg ----

Martin Buitenweg is a Dutch Guitarist residing for over 30 years in Aruba.

After graduating from the Conservatory of Amsterdam and playing all over Europe, he moved to the Caribbean where he met his wife and had a daughter.

He won a latin grammy award for his work with “Chichi Peralta” with whom he toured with in the Americas for years. Besides his work as a guitarist, guitar teacher, he now composes music for T.V, film and commercials from his home studio. Click here for more of his recent work


---- John Finizio ----

John Frank Finizio is a Songwriter, Singer, Guitar player and has played in many bands in the Central New York area. 

For the last few years, he has been writing and recording his original works, mostly multi-tracking his original songs.

Some of the songs have other musicians playing on the tracks and when that is the case, the musician and the instrument played will be noted in the song description.


---- Owen Gaard ----

Meet our friend from Alaska...pictured here with his daughter. Owen features a fresh, clean voice, backed by his lyrics and steady guitar work.

With long nights known about in Alaska, this provides ample time for Owen to hone his songwriting skills to augment his guitar work. Great to have Owen here. .


---- Julie Howard ----


Julie Howard, pictured with Bob Piorun, often entertain at local winerys, cafe houses and other venues/

Julie's amazing voice is featured in the song Come On Back that's now in the Music List, and available for your enjoyment.

Julie is featured on many of Bob Pioruns original singles...take a look and listen!


---- Barry Leef ----

After starting out in local bands in his hometown of Blenheim- NZ, Barry moved to Wellington-NZ and formed a band called 'Simple Image' which after two years on the road managed to reach #1 on the charts with a song called "Spinning Spinning Spinning".

Barry moved to Sydney-Australia working in Clubs, Festivals, and touring the country with legendary bands Bakery, Supermarket, and eventually formed the Barry Leef Band which became the in-house band at The Sydney Musicians Club.

Barry soon became involved in studio work and became one of Sydney's best-known voices, having been featured on hundreds of TV and Radio advertisements over three decades and during this time represented Australia performing in many song and music festivals around the world.

He has performed with Frank Zappa, Elvin Bishop, Tom Jones George Duke, and Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter to name a few.


---- Bob Piorun ----


Bob has been playig guitar over 6 decades, in numerous bands and taught guitar to over 8,000 students. Bob has several CD's and numerous singles recorded with area singers.

Bob has also authored a best selling "Learn to play Guitar" book listed for sale in our Music List.


---- Anthony Purdy ----

Anthony Purdy is from the United Kingdom and playing guitar is his signature.

We are fortunate to offer several of Anthonys tunes that he wrote, arranged and recorded. Check his samples on Page 2 of the Music List. These would make great additions to your music library.

Anthony is also featured with his own FANS Page....it's worth a short visit to see this artist. Here's a link: Anthonys Fans Page.


---- Kirsten Tegtmeyer ----


Kirsten is featured on several Bob Piorun authored compositions. In the Music List,, take a listen to Spring and Shinin Down.... beautiful voice for a beautiful song.


---- Tom Van Dorn ----

Tom Van Dorn is a self-taught musician – guitar and piano – whose composed music and performed as a solo artist throughout his life. Tom stared out playing his own songs in his first band while in junior high, then later began playing solo gigs around the Chicago area. Tom's music is probably best described as ambient instrumental - though not New Age - the kind of melodies that you might hear as movie soundtracks. His music has been featured in short films and he aspires to have his music one day featured in major motion pictures. See Toms You Tube or Vimeo channels.


---- Dick Ward ----

Dick has been playing guitar for decades... and is the founder, CEO of the Guitar League.

Dick has 3 original singles in the Music List that were authored with the help of local musicians Loren Barrigar and Joe Whiting.

Check out the Guitar League website.

Dick has been playing guitar for decades... and is the founder, CEO of the Guitar League.

Dick has 3 original singles in the Music List that were authored with the help of local musicians Loren Barrigar and Joe Whiting.

Check out the Guitar League website.


---- Ted Williams ----

Ted Williams lives in Skaneateles. He currently plays with Lake Country Band. He played for several years with John Cadley and the Lost Boys, the Mark Allnatt band, and many times with the Dean Brothers Band.

He is on the Board of Directors of Auburn Public Theater.

Ted is pictued with his wife Karen.