Shua is an artist + singer-songwriter from Southern California. His blend of indie and classic soul melodies rooted in gospel and r&b pulls the listener in - offering introspection and comfort. The themes of romance, heartbreak, faith and doubt are aimed to resonate with many, but are honed in on “the lonely people”. Anyone that’s known the emptiness of isolation or the fog of physical + spiritual absence will find a home here. Shua re-cants in song stories of heartbreak and headaches, but not without a vision of solace found in faith and a fully realized humanity.

Kaitlyn Danos was a student at LSU during the inception of Big Water. After travelling to California for the Big Water sessions, Kaitlyn has found herself at Belmont in Nashville studying songwriting.

In North Central Washington State, Tyson Motsenbocker grew up in the apple orchards and pine forests at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. It’s the pastoral sound of his childhood that has defined the sound of his music, even among the freeways and fast pace of his new Southern California home. After the release of two EP’s Until it Lands and Rivers and Roads Motsenbocker defined himself as a mature lyricist and accomplished songwriter, sharing the stage with the likes of David Bazan, Vance Joy and James Bay.

In 2013, after the death of his mother and hero, Motsenbocker walked the six hundred mile stretch of coastline to San Francisco in memory of her. In the contrast of loud cars on a dirty highway with the serene beauty of the Pacific Ocean Motsenbocker contracted a new view of life beyond loss, a renegotiated relationship with God and peace inside the turmoil.

Matthew Wright is a singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. Having spent years on the road, Matthew settled down in San Diego to write and record his most important work to date – These Special Animals.

Michael is pyschotherapist and singer-songwriter, and co-founder of “Crosby & Ellender.”

His days are spent wading through the intricacies of the human psyche, using his two biggest strengths, a fierce loyalty and a deep curiosity. “I think I have a special privilege of being able to offer a mirror to society's collective experiences through songs and the psychotherapeutic endeavor.

“I don’t just want soul, I want to touch the collective Soul.”

John Ellender is an avid lover of life. Born the fourth of six children, he was raised in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, a small farm town of 500 on the edge of the Mississippi Delta. While southern soil rooted him in the sounds of old country and gospel, his Blue Ridge Mountain summer camp adventures were filled with the classic American folk sing-a-longs. The heart of John is a jungle, with far more questions than answers. Currently based in Baton Rouge, you can find John picking a banjo, trying to live out his mission: “to do what the Spirit say do.”

Taylor Beth is a singer-songwriter from Houma, Louisiana. Her mission when it comes to music is to write songs that glorify the Lord while also inspiring others. She believes that everyone has a story to be shared, and what a beautiful thing it is when we get to share our stories through music. She is currently living out her senior year of college at LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.