American Heartland
A vibrant musical reflection of place, memory, and movement.

Pull up a chair and stay awhile.

American Heartland

Take a breath and step into the sound of the Midwest.

A sweeping musical portrait inspired by Missouri’s landscapes and spirit.

Meet The Production Team

Todd Mosby

A seeker and learner who believes in the transformative power of music, Mosby has spent a lifetime exploring creative purposefulness, sharing knowledge and innovations along the way.

My musical path is a journey through immersive study in music composition, performance, improvisation, history, culture, philosophy and nature. I continually incorporate an evolving palette of performance and composition skills for furthering musical expression and audience expansion.

Executive Producer

Jeffrey Weber

Jeffrey Weber has been a widely-recognized music industry professional for over forty years. He has produced over 200 CDs with releases on just about every major label as well as a host of independent labels. Along the way, his projects have yielded two Grammys, seven Grammy nominations, at least seventeen top ten albums, two number one albums and an assortment of other honors.

His productions have also appeared on every major label including MCA, Warner Bros., Atlantic, BMG, Columbia, A&M, Elektra as well as such labels as GRP, Hip-O, Sheffield, Concord, Bainbridge, Silver Eagle, Zebra, among countless others.

Among the many artists that have fallen under the banner of “Produced by…” include: Nancy Wilson, David Benoit, Jackson Browne, Marcus Miller, Michael McDonald, Gerald Albright, Tom Scott, Chick Corea, Stanley Clark, Etta James, Linda Hopkins, Kenny Burrell, McCoy Tyner, Jackie McLean among many others.

Producer

With over four decades in the music industry, Clark has worked across genres, continents, and mediums as a mixer, engineer, and producer. His work has earned both Grammy and Emmy awards—including a Grammy for Wayne Shorter’s Alegría and an Emmy for score mixing on Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle. His career began behind a live console at Los Angeles’ legendary Hong Kong Café, mixing for punk pioneers like X, Circle Jerks, Agent Orange and Social Distortion.

In Los Angeles, he joined Ocean Way Recording, expanding into jazz, orchestral, and pop production with artists such as U2, Madonna, Lionel Richie, and XTC. Since then, he has recorded and mixed around the world—in Cuba, Korea, Spain, Italy, the UK, Japan, and throughout the U.S.—working with Herbie Hancock, Sting, Chick Corea, Angélique Kidjo, David Benoit, Placido Domingo, and The Fray, just to name a few.

Recording Mixing Engineer

Clark Germain

Assitant Producer

Michael Clark

As President/COO, Michael has overseen 95% of all Weberworks productions and function in the capacity of producer, score and music supervisor, contractor, librarian, engineer and musician.

Meet The Band

Vinnie Colaiuta is known for his technical mastery and collaborations with several famous artists, including Frank Zappa, Sting, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Beck and Duran Duran to name a few. His work spans various genres, showcasing his versatility as a drummer.

Vinnie has received numerous awards, including 18 'Drummer of the Year' awards from Modern Drummer magazine, with 10 of those in the 'Best Overall' category. He was also inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2014, and he has won a Grammy Award.

Drums

Vinnie Colaiuta

Tom Scott is a renowned composer, arranger, producer, music director, saxophonist and educator. His 33 solo recordings have earned him 13 Grammy nominations and 3 Grammy awards. His numerous contributions as a player and arranger include Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark and Miles of Aisles, Steely Dan’s Aja and Gaucho; hit singles like Carole King’s “Jazzman,” Paul McCartney’s “Listen to What the Man Said,” Rod Stewart’s “Do You Think I’m Sexy,” Blondie’s “Rapture,’ Toto’s “Rosanna,” Whitney Houston’s “Saving All My Love for You” and on countless movie soundtracks.

Tenor Saxophone, Aerophone, Arranger (Land of Green)

Tom Scott

An American bassist and session musician. He rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coalesced into a group in its own right, The Section, which supported so many of Asylum Records' artists that they became known as Asylum's de facto house band,[2] as those artists became iconic singer-songwriters of the 1970s.

Bass Guitar

Leland Sklar

Hailed by many as the world’s leading solo bassist, Michael Manring has been pushing back the boundaries of what’s possible on the bass guitar for decades. While his technical skill and innovations always make an impression, it is his ability to communicate on a profound emotional level that most touches listeners

Fretless Bass

Michael Manring

Percussionist of the Year" - Modern Drummer Reader's Poll (2009-2012)

"Percussionist of the Year" - Drum Magazine (2007-2009)

"Studio Percussionist of the Year" - Drum Magazine (2007- 2009)

Luis Conte’s genius stems from his ability to integrate the powerful rhythms of his native Cuba with the American necessities of American pop music. His long and varied career has included numerous Hollywood film scores and mega-successful albums with Madonna, Ray Charles, Phil Collins, Santana, Shakira, Jackson Browne, Sergio Mendes, Cachao, and a multitude of other artists too numerous to mention.

Luis Conte

Dapo Torimiro

Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer. I was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and I have worked in the music industry in the U.S. for 15+ years writing and producing music for artists' album projects and scoring various television and film projects

Associated acts: Frank Ocean, Ella Henderson, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Aretha Franklin, Oliva Newton-John, David Foster,

Piano, Crumar Rhodes

Lola Kristine is an award wining ZMR and USA Songwriter singer, pianist and songwriter based in Laguna Beach, California. Known as “the little girl with the big voice,” Lola has been staggering audiences her whole life with the depth of soul she possesses in both her timeless songwriting and penetrating singing. Hearing her sing feeds your soul and reconnects you with what is right in the world.

Vocals, Piano

Lola Kristine

Vall’s warm, soulful and hypnotic voice has led her to work with renowned artists such as Stevie Wonder, Thievery Corporation (which she currently tours with), Rhonda Smith (Chaka Khan, Beyoncé, Erykah Badu), Michael Bland (Prince), Troy Laureta (Ariana Grande), Cindy Blackman Santana (Lenny Kravitz) and Buster Williams (Herbie Hancock). Laura Vall is a prolific performer who tours the world with several bands in addition to Baila Nova, including Trip-Hop and Dub legends Thievery Corporation.

Vocals

Laura Vall

Horn Section

L - R: Nick Lane - trombone, conductor, Todd Mosby - composer, arranger, John Dickson -french horn, Tom Scott - tenor sax, aerophone, arranger Land of Green, Dan Forente - trumpet