Windplayer Laura Bryant is well known for her recording work throughout the United States. She is endorsed by the Yamaha Corporation to give nationwide clinics and seminars on the woodwind recorder. Her most recent tour was with Lisa Lynn Franco and Celestial Winds currently signed by the Windham Hill record label.

After Laura received her BA in music performance and composition from UCLA, she began teaching music to children in East LA and was truly inspired. Laura makes her home in the San Francisco Bay Area where she now provides complete music programs for schools that do not have the resources to make music available to children. Her company is called "From the Heart Music".

Keyboardist Max Gutierrez was trained at the National Conservatory of music in Mexico City. Early out in his career he was recruited by Disney to perform in "Krash", the band that headlined in both LA and Florida for four years.

In the San Francisco Bay Area, Max is currently producing and performing with Dreamroad and other artists. His latest production, Dreamroad's "Angel Island" (March 2002 release) features Dave Weckl, Kai Eckhardt, Nelson Braxton and Santana's own Karl Perazzo.

How it came to be: Dreamroad Comes from The Heart...

Max came to an interview for a teaching position with Laura's music program. She recalls, in reviewing his resume, "He had a list of credits so long, I actually laughed at him in the first interview. I thought he was making it all up."

However, everything on the resume was true, and was the very reason Max wanted to be a teacher. Performing music for adults is a great career, but Max wanted to "give back a little bit", by teaching kids the fun of playing music.

The music of Dreamroad was born in the Fall of 1997 out of his desire to give a little bit back. The CDs are a collection of beautiful woodwind and keyboard compositions derived from diverse cultural heritage and performance experience. The music is both melodic and spiritual yet retains a rhythmic sensibility that is reminiscent of World-beat. Audiences are drawn in by the beautiful melodies and enticing rhythms but are then captivated by the performance.