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The Upstarters

The Upstarters consists of two musical entrepreneurs -- Kanika & Ryan I. Raines. The Upstarters have worked with Bad Brains, Fishbone, The Slackers, Mustard Plug, and Less Than Jake. At Artscape 2015 they opened for Michael Franti Spearhead, George Clinton's P-Funk, Trombone Shorty, and Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band. Our band obtained placement on the Charm City Sampler compilation alongside Clutch.

Kanika currently devotes her time as the executive producer and host of popular TV talk show, The Talk Lounge. The Talk Lounge airs on the Fox This TV Network, Comcast, and online, reaching over 1 million viewers in the MD, DC, VA, GA regions. She has also serves as co-host on “That’s the Reality of It”, a weekly show airing on TV to over 90,000 viewers. Kanika has performed at the historic Apollo Theatre in New York City and has opened for National recording artists Kem, Kindred the Family Soul, and Kevin Michael. She has appeared in concert with artists such as Frankie Beverly and Maze, Fantasia, Mario and Chuck Brown.

Ryan Raines has been teaching piano, bass, and guitar to classes of 20 and privately since 2006 and has founded bands that performed on national TV (WBFF FOX 45) and Radio broadcasts (WMBC). Ryan performs alongside legendary artists Angelo "Dr Madd Vibe" Moore of FISHBONE and Paul "H.R." Hudson of BAD BRAINS in Baltimore and Washington DC in a band called the "Dr Madd Vibe Late Bloomer Experience"

Ryan and Kanika recorded their debut album completely D.I.Y. in the city of Baltimore, MD, their hometown.



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