Jetsunma  Jetsunma Blinded By View's singer/songwriter/producer and founder, Jetsunma, born Alyce Zeoli, was raised in the center of the universe-Brooklyn, New York. Early memories of local characters jamming with street beats on porch stoops, huddled in harmonies, and shouting call outs stayed with her. That music on the streets, in the parks and in Brooklyn neighborhoods played off the constant staccato of the city, keeping it real.

Maybe that's why she yearned to be a back-up singer for the early Motown groups. Influences that shape her music today were primal, hip-swaying, R&B sounds from the greats like Mary Wells, Etta James, Ruth Brown, and the sultry voice of Cassandra Wilson. Later folk, psychedelic rock and progressive jazz a la Tim Buckley, Grace Slick; the conscious lyricism of Joni Mitchell and Crosby Stills and Nash imprinted on Jetsunma and shows up in her songwriting.

Variegated, roadhouse, tribal beats and contemporary acts like Mos Def and Morcheeba influence her musical style today. For Jetsunma it's about getting back to the "belly" of the music, where you really listen to it, feel it and maybe it changes you. Layered harmonies and vocals support her real passion: bringing compassion to a troubled world. She is hard wired for that. In her other parallel life Jetsunma is a lineage holder in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition-the first Western woman to have that distinction. That means that she has been recognized and upheld as a realized teacher by some of the most revered Buddhist masters living today. In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition there are female wisdom beings called dakinis, Jetsunma being one of them.

Dakinis are known to bring the Buddha's wisdom to new lands through spontaneous teaching and song. It has been that way for centuries. In the early 90's Jetsunma wrote inspirational songs and performed with her band SkyDancer, which was booked at Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC. Her 1992 spontaneously sung prayer, Invocation, continues to sell and reach a wide spiritual audience to this day. As a Buddhist teacher for more than 20 years, Jetsunma has always searched for innovative ways to connect people to the Buddha's teachings. Her determined intention to be of benefit to others through her music and Blinded By View speaks to the idea that social change, spiritual transformation, and even enlightenment is in your hands.

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Tara completed her first year of college and decided to move to Maryland to further pursue her musical endeavors. There she has been instumental in helping establish the Blinded by View production company. Her role in the studio ranges from singing vocals, including backup vocals for Jetsunma's albums, writing synth, keyboard and piano parts, to arranging, composing, and programming beats. She is currently working on new solo tracks at the Blinded By View studio and hopes to release her debut album in 2008.

Ever since Tara began composing her own songs it has always been her hope to create change in the world through compassionate music. She believes that her music's message is most important. Her underlying intention, as well as the crew at Blinded by View, is to be of benefit in the world, to give back, to speak out against war, intolerance and hate, to learn to love with a unconditional eye, and to truly work hard for the sake of all sentient beings.

Yeshe upon hearing that Jetsunma was beginning to sing again, left behind his career in NY to engineer her recordings. He has contributed to the composition and arrangement of many songs on both "Revolution of Compassion" and "Delog." Because of the synergistic and creative working relationships that developed over the course of their production, Blinded By View Productions was birthed. Yeshe feels the work he has taken on with Blinded By View is a strong move for his own engineering and production career as well as for the spreading of Jetsunma's Revolution of Compassion.

Nathaniel While at NAU, his musical involvement included writing music and standard trap set work. Since his move, his main focus has been on improving his piano and stringed instrument skills. His interest in large ensemble composition has recently shifted towards Hip-Hop, Electronica, Funk and Jazz compositions. Over the years Nathaniel has also lent his talent to theatrical productions, including musicals, short films, commercials, and independent movies.

John Ward mixed and produced Jetsunma's "Revolution of Compassion" at Totally Killin' It Studio in Brooklyn, New York. Totally Killing It brings real underground skills to this project From Ward's work on the track Planet Rock as well as on classics by Francois Kevorkian and Shep Pettibone, to his dub schooling from Tyrone Downey (Bob Marley & Wailers) and Stephen Stanley (Steel Pulse, Black Uhuru, Tom Tom Club) working late nights at Compass Point Studios in The Bahamas, to the Totally Killing It Sub Dub EPs w/Raz 'Badawi' Messanai that coalesced New York's Illbient scene as DJs like DJ Olive (who coined the term 'illbient') and DJ Spooky championed the EPs worldwide, to the groundbreaking Guru Yoga CD w/HH Penor Rinpoche, Totally Killing It has always laid it down real and deep and ahead of the curve.

John Keenan mixed Jetsunma's "Delog" at JCK Production Studio in Sedona Arizona. He has recently finished remixing several songs from "Delog" for radio promotion. Wth over 16 years of experience in the music industry as a producer, artist, and song writer, Keenan is known in the business for his technical and artistic expertise and has a first hand knowledge of both the commercial and creative perspectives. He recently produced 8 Top10 singles on New Music Weekly Radio Charts. He has written and produced several Top 40 New Music Weekly Charting Hits for numerous acts like; Kenny Loggins (Columbia Records), Loggins And Messina (Columbia Records), Brant Miller (Stardust Nashville Records) Claude Walton (Coast Records), Baldread And The Ragamuffin Crew (Ringold Records) Rachel Elaan (awarded the Cover of New Music Weekly November 2005) Kama Linden (Mohican) and countless others. Keenan's production of Brant Millers Land Of Eternal Light was nominated for a New Music Weekly Award Best AC Top 40 Male Pop Vocal in 2005. This year two of Keenan's productions were nominated at the New Music News Awards Show in Hollywood. They were Martian Colony and Brant Miller for best Cross Over acts. He has currently finished two radio mixes for the opening theme of the new Rocky movie by Frank Stallone, the "Take you Back" JCK Remix.

Anthony Gallo is currently mixing Jetsunma's "Ellinwood Ranch Blues" at The Cutting Room Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York. Anthony "Rocky" Gallo is a talented and hands-on experienced recording engineer based in NYC. Dubbed "The Vocal Comping King" by John Legend, he has a flair for mixing and a tuned ear for tracking. Rocky has worked with artists such as John Legend, Perry Farrell's Satellite Party, Norah Jones, Gavin DeGraw, Rich Boy, Mos Def, Carly Simon, John McLaughlin, Dennis Chambers, Susan Cagle, Jim Jones, and Talib Kweli. As the Chief Engineer at The Cutting Room, Rocky is a platinum award-winning and Grammy-nominated engineer. He has worked closely with notorious producers including Steve Lillywhite, Eddie Kramer, Will.I.AM, Track Masters, and Jimmy Douglas. Rocky also produces a number of local bands himself and is always excited to work in all music genres.