The Listening Room, hosted by ....... Ken Veltz

Who I'd like to meet:

More importantly...Who we have had the pleasure of meeting & hearing.

HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE 172 ARTISTS THAT HAVE PERFORMED ON THE LISTENING ROOM STAGE SINCE DECEMBER OF 2007..AND THEIR COMMENTS ABOUT THE LISTENING ROOM

Jay Wright

Jay Wright

"The Listening Room has always received me well.  Ken opened his doors to me & my music and it has been a wonderful experience.  I continue to perform there and each time the room is full of positive energy.  Each new performance is better than the last.  Many thanks to the friends I've made, and the support I've gained as a result of the Listening Room."

Michelle DeAngelis

Michelle DeAngelis

"The listening room is a place that every songwriter would want to play. People listen and everyone is respectful of the next player.  There is so much talent in the rounds which makes the performances so inspiring." 

Rick Gedney & Michele Rubin

Open Book

"A one-of-a-kind experience for performers and listeners... an intimate and inspiring journey every time."

Jeff Entin

Jeff Entin

 "Spontaneity, musicianship, and joy, all rolled into one"

Sadler Bakst

Sadler Bakst

“Playing for such great people makes my soul happy.”

Randy Stern

Randy Stern

 "The Listening Room is more than a gig, it's an environment that fosters love".

Robin Halpin

Robin Halpin

"Not only a great acoustic environment to hear the best songs around in, the Listening Room is a feel good room, drawing you back again and again"

Stephen Clair

Stephen Clair

“Who needs Nashville? I've played the Bluebird, and frankly, if you want to hear great songwriters from multiple genres, then keep going back to the Listening Room.  From the very first winter night I participated in one of Ken Veltz's Thursday night rounds, I knew I'd found one more reason to be thankful I had moved to the Hudson Valley.  Talk about inspiring: I have since started a monthly songwriters' round in Beacon”.

Porter

Porter

"An amazing community of players and listeners.  The love is tangible."

Mark Westin

Mark Westin

"As a songwriter, it's everything you could want, starting with  – as the name suggests – an audience that actually listens to what you're singing."

T.Jay

T.Jay
 "It's a room that musicians look forward to playing.  The feeling of the artists always translates through to the audience.  Venues like these are indispensable to independent artists and Ken Veltz certainly knows how to make it work."

Sal Casabianca

Sal Casabianca

 “I would say the most professional and supporting place for talent,  north of the Tappan Zee.”

Barbara and Mike Borok

New Middle Class

The Listening Room is a warm, intimate venue where the songwriter can connect with the listener.  We like to play upbeat material, but this is a place where the audience also really appreciated the darker humor of some of our songs.  It’s great to find a place where the audience “gets it”.

Ben Sultan

Ben Sultan
"The listening room is a warm group of regulars and newcomers  who love all styles of song writing."

Cantinero

Cantinero

"Its not very often in this business that you come across someone like Ken Veltz, someone who truly loves music and will go out of his way to support it. Its out of this spirit that the Listening room was born, and for me its one of the better venues I have played since I went out with my acoustic. its great to play, and its great place to watch. long may it continue!"  Christopher Hicken aka Cantinero

Glen Roethel

Glen Roethel
"The Listening Room is warm...electrifying...great talent  surrounded by an attentive audience. Perfect."

Kathleen Pemble

Kathleen Pemble
"If you're gonna play for free, (and we all do) do it here...a kinder gentler vibe where art is art dammit...a lovely supportive environment where the artist is treated like gold."

Aaron Gilmartin

Aaron Gilmartin
"There is a home at the Listening Room where songwriters can come and  find true support and a fellowship of the art of writing and performing songs"

Chana Rothman

Chana Rothman
"It's a warm room, a space for talent and genuine love of music to sit comfortably side by side with a healthy dose of audience interaction. You can feel the love & support of live music, alive and well. Special vibe."

Todd Giudice

Todd Giudice
"The Listening Room is THE happening Songwriters Night in the Hudson Valley. .  where playing acoustic music and having fun is serious business."

Peter C. North

"To me, the Listening Room presents the cream of the creative musical crop.  The performances are so outstanding, and the audience is so respectful of the talent...  it's like a Mutual Admiration Society. This venue is a gift to participants on both ends of the microphone."

Lauren Vessio

Lauren Vessio
"The Listening Room is a magical musical experience  that I am honored to have shared a part of."

 

David Santo

David Santo
 "The Listening Room, organized and run by Ken Veltz and Joe Johnson has been a great place to bring out into the open some of my more hidden away music.  Great writers and a fun show, a great place to play".



 

Anthony Melillo

Anthony Melillo
"The Listening Room has been one of the best experiences and highlights of my career so far! It has a warm and professional atmosphere, cool and funny people and mad-crazy talent!   As a young up-and-coming artist, it is an honor to sit in with some of the area's greats!  Don't miss out on this unique experience!"

Peter Rundquist

Peter Rundquist
"Ken Veltz has created the ideal environment for songwriters to take that extra risk"