About
Meet Sharon (Miss Nay)
Sharon Pastore is a soulful singer-songwriter who has performed live music at weddings, gala events, nightclubs, coffeehouses, and senior centers in the Philadelphia region since 2002.
She began singing at 8 years old in the school choir and Yiddish songs during weekly Sunday family brunch with her father and grandmother.
While at University of Delaware, she received a merit scholarship to study classical voice, and went on to perform at Philadelphia venues such as the Wilma Theater and the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra.
She also trained with Philadelphia Music Hall of Fame songwriter and vocal coach, Russell Faith. (Andrea McCardle and hit songs for Frank Sinatra)
A steady following grew at a popular live music piano bar venue in NE Philadelphia.
She was also a vocal coach at the Napoli School of Music on the Main Line.
Meet Cris (Mr. Maas)
Cris Pastore has been playing guitar since age 13, when he turned his violin into a guitar and threw the bow out the window. He became versatile on drums, bass guitar and skilled at music production.
Over the years, Cris has performed in virtually every type of live music setting ranging from the night club cover band scene, blues houses, coffee houses, bars & restaurants, corporate and wedding events, festivals and even music clinics. Some of the acts he has played with over the years include: Slick, Kingdom/Flip Like Wilson (modern rock), Redhouse (blues), The Zachary Rhoads Band, (r&b) and Contagious and One Love (party dance bands).
Cris was also the lead guitarist for a national Folk/Americana recording artist, Andy Kimbel, and had the pleasure of playing such great events as the Annual Jam on the River at Penn's Landing, Penn's Landing Backyard Barbecue and the Philadelphia Folk Festival.
He is also an ASCAP recording artist whose original music has been featured on Van Halen documentary, Sex and the City episodes and ESPN and NFL highlights.