Band Biographies

Mary-Margaret Stratton
Mary-Margaret is a graduate of UCLA School of Fine Arts, a published poet, and has performed in many different situations from Musical Comedy Theater to Music Videos, from Shakespeare to Jagermeister spokesmodel! She has a natural winning streak that even won her three fabulous trips on Wheel of Fortune!
M-M is a natural when it comes to keyboards and sequencing. Her talent led her to work as a sound consultant on the independent short film, Reflections, by Shane Pickerill, and musical scoring on multimedia training projects.
Mary-Margaret is also an Award winning Art Director and provides all of the graphics for STRATTON. Her company HOMECAMP provides all of the web graphics and design. She also produced The Good Wiccan Kit, a successful metaphysical product line. Her dream is to combine her talents in complete creative process from musical composition to staging events, promotional marketing to 'stimulating' publicity, and to the full licensing potential of STRATTON. She is an obsessive volunteer for the Los Angeles Conservancy Modern Committee, recently produced an architectural tour of the San Fernando Valley, is producing an animated Flash short with some friends at (former employer) DreamWorks Feature Animation, and is currently an independent creative consultant -- her portfolio is available at megOrama.com.
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Cary Stratton
Cary's background includes 3 years international touring and recording with El Vez, the Mexican Elvis. He has played for years all over Southern California working with some of L.A.'s finest musicians including Grammy-Award Winning studio singer, Mary Highland, Jack Lee, The Moulin Brothers, the Fowler Brothers, John Keene, and Jason Scheff (from the group, Chicago).
Other miscellaneous recording projects have brought him into the studio with Grove (Tom Keene, producer), Rick Dees (Augie Johnson, producer), The Chosen (Bobby Lyle, producer), Cowboy Tommy (Back to the Future's Tom Wilson), St. Regis (Atlantic Records), producer, Kim Fowley and critically acclaimed Los Angeles band, Bittersweet.
Cary has become a well-know player in the 'Inspirational' music genre. Most recently Cary completed an album with 'KTWV' recording artist, Susan J. Paul (Michael Gale, producer). He also works regularily with the act Visionary, and performs on their upcoming CD. Cary tours with Vini Contreas and is a featured player on his debut release and played on Brotherly Love, a #1 selling album in the Carribean! He has also worked with Rave/Dance producer, Scott Blackwell and his label N'Soul Records.
Cary has also added various percussive sounds to shows such as Hearts of Fire, Dinosaurs, and the Bob Hope Specials. He also had the opportunity to play in the pit band for the Original Broadway Cast Reunion of the musical, GODSPELL, and a full scale Los Angeles production of EVITA with musical director David Holliday.
Cary has studied privately with well known drum instructors, Joe Porcaro and Richard Wilson. And in addition, Cary studied classical piano for over 7 years including privately with renowned pianist and composer, Matt Dennis. And he currently works in the sound department of Twentieth Century Fox in Century City.
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