Tristan Avakian is a session player and has worked with a diverse range of artists and productions such as Lauryn Hill, Biohazard and Cirque de Soleil. He was lead guitarist for the Toronto productions of We will Rock You and Rock of Ages. He was also personally selected by Roger Taylor of Queen to represent Brian May in the official Queen tribute, "Queen Extravaganza." Tristan helps develop emerging artists, both as a freelance producer and with Venus Records' chief executive Zack Werner.

 

Henrik Cipriano is a singer who has been performing for more than 25 years both as a solo artist and with his band Black Tulip. He has released several albums and has performed around the world. Not only does Henrik have a great voice, he is also a talented comedian, an all-round entertainer. He also appeared as a judge & performer at our last finale and over the past 5 years, he has been very generous with his time by judging for us on many occasions.

 

Tama Werner is a highly trained and widely acclaimed vocalist. She was an original member of The Internationals, one of the longest running Broadway review groups in dinner theatre history which launched the careers of Loreena McKennitt and Miriam Breitman. She is also known as Zack’s mother.