NMA started by brother Luther and Cody Dickinson in 1996 as a loose collective of musicians from their North Mississippi home inspired by their father Jim Dickinson as well as neighbors and musical elders of their community. They have earned multiple grammy nominations for their experimental albums of they like to call Modern Mississippi Music.
Matteo Mancuso is a multi-faceted player, classical or electric, known for a one-of-a-kind technique and use of his fingers instead of regular picking. Hailing from Sicily, he is a fingerstyle guitar, jazz fusion, and progressive rock artist.