MINDSPEAK & Jeremy dePrisco

Extended Bio/Resume Info

Songwriting	Professional Affiliations
Radio & TV	Group Experience Theatre
Arts Experience	Performances
Professional Development - Updated Quarterly
Music that will "...soar through your heart, soul, and mind like an electric eagle whose eyes can pierce the dusty clouds of 90's society and pick apart the varied illusions and realities of the post-industrial complex in a way that is both refreshing and nostalgic." *- Michael Draper, ergo Magazine, Aug. 1993*

Songwriting	Holder of copyrights to over 150 original works.

Radio & TV	WRVV 97.3 FM Harrisburg, PA WZMT 97.9 FM Hazleton, PA WBRX Radio Q94, Altoona PA WPSC 88.7 FM Wayne, NJ WQSO 88.9 FM Mt. Carmel, PA WXPN 88.5 FM Philadelphia, PA PAWebcast.com - Harrisburg, PA KWVA 88.1 FM Eugene, OR WVIA 89.9 FM Public Radio - Homegrown Music, Broadcast December 3, 1996 Second Show August 1997 (available on CD) Third Show September 1998 Fourth Show October 2002 Fifth Show June 2004 Television: WYLN Northeast Talent with Danny Demelfi, Sept '97

Musical/Arts Experience	Dialog Forum Tsunami Benefit State College, PA (2005) Sound technician/performer Bengal Assoc of Bloomsburg Area Musical coordinator & grant writer for 2005 Bengal New Year Celebration Bloomsburg Cares Musical event coordinator Webmaster (2005) Entertainment Director - Village Pastimes Emporium, Drums, PA (1996 - 1997) White Haven Festival - White Haven, PA Musical Entertainment Coordinator S.O.T.A. (Society Of The Arts) Penn State Highacres, Hazleton, PA Entertainment Coordinator - Fall 1994, Fall 1995 - Spring 1996 Journal Newspapers, Inc. - White Haven, PA Entertainment/Music writer FYT Coffee House Open Mic Host Hazleton, PA The Mindspeak Society - a not-for-profit arts organization Founder/Director (1995-1996) Stonehedge Gift Shops, Galleries & Gardens RD #3, Tamaqua, PA (717) 386-4276 Event Coordinator for Open Mic Coffee House (1994) Arts In The Hollow - Frog Hollow, Schuylkill Haven, PA Advertising design, Coordinator & Performer (1994) Minstrels In The Gallery - Hazleton Philharmonic Center, Hazleton, PA Performer and Coordinator (1992)

Professional Associations	ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers) Member (1993 - ) Recipient of ASCAP's Special Award (1995-2003) Columbia-Montour Regional Arts Council (2004 - present) Folk Alliance Member (1996 - 2000) Informal Showcase performer @ Northeast Regional Conference, Split Rock , PA Winter 1996 WAMA (1998-2000) Washington Area Musician Assoc. COMPEER - Volunteer (Fall '01 - 2003) 2004 Chicory House duet contest - 3rd place winner with Tom Dennehy (original Flute & Guitar composition)

Group Experience See also: Theatre	Bloomsburg to Bangladesh (East/West Fusion Group) Fall 2003 - present The Bodó Band - Hungarian Folk Group (March 2003 - June 2003) - String Bass Dark Honey (2001 - 2002) Guitar, Bass & Vocals Fragments of Zen (2001 - 2002) Guitar/Vocals Cheshire Grin (1995) Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Tin Whistle, Flute... Looking Glass (1992 - present) Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals Bloomsburg University Community Orchestra, PA - String Bass (Spring 1993; Spring/Fall 1992; Spring 2002) Ranzan (1992) - Bass Guitar & Vocals Psychosis (1992) - Bass Guitar & Vocals Amethyst (1990-1991) - Bass Guitar & Vocals

Selected Performances	For 10 years, Jeremy has continued to spread musical messages provoking minds and stirring the senses. Jeremy has been performing his own style of Meta-blendo Progressive Folk Blues at many arts festivals, benefits, bookstores, coffee shops, and radio stations throughout Northeastern and Central PA.His set list in an eclectic mix of original, traditional & contemporary Folk, Irish, Blues & Renaissance Material. Jeremy has also opened for.38 SPECIAL and The Holt Twins.

Dialog Forum, State College, PA (2005) Uncommon Ground Cafe - Chicago, IL (2004) Chicory House, Wilkes-Barre, PA (2004) Tudor Bookshop, Kingston, PA (2004) Sakuntala Indian Restaurant, Bloomsburg, PA (2003 - present) Brews N' Bytes, Danville, PA (2003 - present) Magnolia Restaurant, Bloomsburg PA (2003 - present) Sage Coffeehouse, Pottsville, PA (2003) Olde Clover Leaf Village, Danville, PA (2003) Bengali New Year 1410-1412 Bloomsburg, PA (2003-2005) Earth Day, Town Park Bloomsburg, PA (2003) Selinsgrove Hotel, Selinsgrove, PA (2002) Meiserville Inn, Meiserville, PA (2002) Fiddlestyx - Milton, PA (2002) Fisaga's - Harrisburg, PA (2002) American Music Fest - Harrisburg, PA Border's Books & Music - York /Harrisburg Crown Books - Carlisle Gingerbread Man (Derry St.) - Harrisburg Cocoa Perk - Hershey The Hub - Harrisburg Java House - Harrisburg Taylor Books - Charleston, WV Books-A-Million - Charleston, WV Broadstreet Market - Harrisburg Greater Harrisburg Area Jewish Community Center - Harrisburg ARTSFEST 1999 - Harrisburg Beaner's Sidewalk Cafe - Hazleton, PA Media Play - Harrisburg Hills Plaza 4057 Jonestown Rd Opening act for .38 Special BeBop Cafe, Wilkes-Barre, PA Aviation Day Helping Hands Society Benefit (1996 - 1997), Hazleton, PA Rainforest Cafe - Tunkhannock, PA Stonehedge Gift Shop, Galleries & Gardens, Tamaqua, PA Renaissance Jamboree (1993-1994, 2003) - Bloomsburg, PA JETHRO TULL Convention '93 - Farmingdale, NY Bloomsburg University (1993, 2004) - Bloomsburg, PA The 1st Annual "Bands Join Hands" Cancer Benefit (1993) Jerseytown, PA The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon (1993-1996) Fairlane Village Mall, Pottsville, PA Northeast Talent Championships (1994) - Hazleton, PA - 3rd Place Vocal Performance Arts in the Hollow (1994) - Frog Hollow - Schuylkill Haven, PA 7th Annual Locust Valley Cancer Benefit (1994) - Locust Valley, PA TULLSTOCK '94 - 3rd Annual Jethro Tull Convention (1994) Hofstra University - Long Island, NY Phillip's Emporium (1995-2002) - Bloomsburg, PA The Cafe On Broadway (1995) - Jim Thorpe, PA The Main Street Beanery (1995) - Honesdale, PA White Haven River Festival (1995 - 1998) White Haven, PA Weatherly Block Party (1996-1997), Weatherly, PA On Stage Cafe, (1995-1997) Lebanon, PA