The John Butler Trio is an eclectic roots/jam band from Australia led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler. Two of the band's albums, Three (2001) and Living 2001-2002 (2003), have gone platinum in Australia and reached the top ten of the Australian album charts in those years. The 2004 album Sunrise Over Sea debuted at number one on the Australian charts on 15 March 2004 reaching gold record status in its first week on sale. Their next and latest release, entitled Grand National, was released on 27 March 2007. The band's releases are marketed independently by Jarrah Records which John Butler co-owns with West Australian folk band the Waifs.

The band won an ARIA award for "Best Independent Release" for Three in 2001 and again for Grand National in 2007 and has been nominated for three others. Three was released in the U.S. in 2002 and the John Butler Trio toured the U.S. in that year supporting the Dave Matthews Band and John Mayer.

Charlie Mars is a singer and songwriter originally from Laurel, Mississippi.

Mars moved to Jackson with his family in 1991. While in Jackson, he attended Jackson Prep for his senior year of high school. The Charlie Mars Band was formed in 1993 with their first CD, Broken Arrow, released in 1996 while Mars was attending Southern Methodist University. Shortly after its release, the band moved to Atlanta and began work on a second album. That album, entitled Born and Razed was released in 1997. His third album, End of Romance, was released two years later. After a hiatus during which Mars lived in Sweden, he released his fourth album, Charlie Mars, which received favorable reviews and exposed Mars to a wider audience. His most recent album, Like a Bird, Like a Plane will be released June 9, 2009.