In what year was the lead singer of the band that won the 2011 Battle of the Bands at the casino where the studio of WMOS is located born?
Nick Fradiani Nicholas James Fradiani IV (born November 15, 1985) is an American singer from Guilford, Connecticut. He rose to regional attention as the lead singer of pop/rock band Beach Avenue when they won the Battle of the Bands at Mohegan Sun in 2011. They gained national recognition in 2014 when they competed on the ninth season of the reality talent show "America's Got Talent", although they only made it to "Judgment Week".
Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson, guitarist/vocalist/songwriter, is from Shreveport, Louisiana. He was the winner of the 2011 Robert Johnson Blues Foundation/Gibson Guitar New Generation Award. Matthew's debut EP "Step Up" was released in 2012 and produced by bassist Joe Osborn. It was followed by his 2014 EP "Cross My Heart". Matthew was nominated for "2012 Best Emerging Artist" by OffBeat (music magazine) in New Orleans in their annual "Best of the Beat" Awards. He is a former student of Caddo Magnet High School in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is currently a student at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. His band has logged dozens of shows in and around Nashville at places such as Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, The Valentine, Whiskey Rhythm, Cerveza Jack's, and the Tin Roof in nearby Louisville, Kentucky.