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Aira Winterland is Singer Songwriter from Brazil in folk and folk rock, he is a member of International Singer-Songwriter’s Association (ISSA). He is also an Akademia Award Winner. He has several nominations through ISSA for the international impact his music has made in the folk, and folk rock community. For many years Aira worked as a psychologist in a university and clinic. Aira has his own way to write song goes deeply into the social themes and life stories with a unique style. Aira plays multiple instruments, guitar, harmonica, piano, and many others and his vocal abilities bring strong emotions to life in his music. Aira is a defender of nature and believes in a world without borders where everyone is special and unique. He demonstrates this belief through his ethical commitment to this intention in his music. His deep understanding of psychological issues and experiences is reflected in the way he delivers a song and the lyrics that Clare writes for the songs they co-write. Aira also has his own collection of albums and songs that he has written that promote these same intentions, He is an extremely talented and loving human who feels music at a deep level within his soul.

Clare Steffen is a Psychologist, University Professor, Published Author, Vocalist, Musician, and Singer-Songwriter and she is a member of ISSA. She spent ten years early on in her career working as a music therapist offering music as a means to healing for the elderly, disabled, and veterans. After thirty years of working as a psychologist, in 2019, Clare returned to writing music. She started the Round The Globe Project that has allowed her to write songs with individuals in over 25 countries from around the world. To date, she has co-written 30 albums through this project. These songs are Indie, Jazz, Folk, Folk Rock, Christmas, and World songs and each one invites the listener to hear the message in the music. Dr. Steffen has won several awards for her music co-writes in many different genres through The Akademia, and in 2021 won The Rising Star along with her co-writer, Paul DeMarco. Recently Clare won Outstanding Legacy Awards from The Akademia for her Jazz and Cabaret Music. She also won Artist of the Year Awards for these two genres along with her co-writers. Always interested in culture, her songs will bring a fusion of sound that represents the richness of countries from around the world. Clare also has a close partnership with an individual in Nashville, TN and they have co-written six albums, and are currently working on a seventh album, that offer Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Celtic, Christmas, and Christian music.

Clare Steffen writes songs that offer hope, encouragement and healing. Clare has blended her musical and lyrical writing skills to focus on creating songs that address issues of social justice, relationship concerns, and the human experience. Dr. Steffen is a published author and enjoys bringing a multi-media approach to healing through print, sound, and visual effort.