Sean Cantorna – Guitar/Vocals and Wes Cichosz – Guitar/Saxophone/Vocals are two talented, professional musicians combining the natural beauty of acoustic guitar and the simple perfection of two voices harmonizing as one. BLEND brings you all your favorites from the ‘60s through today, played the way they were meant to be. No matter what the occasion, BLEND is guaranteed to make it special, as your guests can’t help but dance and sing along to the favorites they love and know by heart.

Bios

Sean Cantorna – Vocals/Guitar

Sean began his career at a talent show in college. His first ever appearance in front of a crowd, Sean delivered a stirring rendition of “American Pie” which, to his surprise brought the entire auditorium to their feet and landed him on the front page of the local newspaper. After his graduation, Sean fulfilled a lifetime dream and moved to Spain. It was there that he honed his skills in local ‘tavernas’ and gained much of the Latin influences that he still incorporates today. Back in Chicago, Sean has spent the last ten years playing popular Chicago venues, corporate events, and private parties as a solo or duo acoustic act. During this time Sean also lent his voice to various commercial jungles for companies such as Oldsmobile. From 2000-2004, Sean toured throughout the country as the lead singer for a nationally known Dave Matthews cover band. With the band he had the opportunity to play and sing with Brett Michaels and Bobby Dall from Poison and bass player Stu Cook from Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Wes Cichosz – Vocals/Guitar/Saxophone

Wes began studying guitar with his father, who was a professional guitarist, at age seven. Around the same time, he began learning classical clarinet. In high school and college, tenor and soprano saxophones became co-focus with guitar. At the University of Illinois at Chicago, Wes received a full scholarship and won the Bar Association Performance Award his first year. He went on tour, recorded, and played with numerous national acts on both sax and guitar, including the Grammy nominated Studebaker John and the Hawks. In 1996, Wes founded Fatbaby Studios, in which he has recorded, produced and played for many Chicago acts. In his own group, the E-mics, he has distinguished himself as a singer/songwriter and released three CDs including the highly acclaimed “MASS” album. The E-mics have been one of the few house bands at The House of Blues Chicago for nearly three years, and can be seen there at least three times per month.