DITTO is Michelle DeDominicis and Cyndy DiBeneditto, award winning acoustic duo playing music to recharge your soul! It is their mission to leave a positive musical footprint and they have been doing just that for many years! DITTO speaks its mind with uplifting, soulful songs. Cyndy's deep and passionate vocals and powerful rhythm guitar, along with Michelle's signature lyrical lead guitar and distinctive harmonies blend perfectly to create their unique sound. They have brought their music to venues throughout New York, the northeast, Florida and the east coast. Michelle is from New York. She has studied music theory with Sy Shaeffer, Paul Simon's mentor, as well as other prominent guitarists.  Cyndy is from Connecticut.  She picked up a guitar at 12 years old after hearing “Where do the Children Play”  by Cat Stevens.  That was the first song she learned and the guitar became her best friend.   Cyndy and Michelle met in a music studio in 1990 when their original songs were selected to be on the Legacy Album in South Florida.  Their goals were similar and their musical styles were very complimentary so they decided to start performing together just a few months after that meeting. Besides their original songs being chosen for the Legacy Album, Cyndy also wrote an introduction for Dionne Warwick, and played guitar on a track by Sister Rose.  Ditto Duo also wrote and performed "Tomorrow's Treasure" used as a soundtrack for an environmental awareness video that aired at Disneyworld in Florida.  Their first collaboration, "Whatever you desire" as well as "Easy Way" were both chosen for nationally released compilation c.d.'s, the latter a tribute album to Todd Rundgren, and their second album "e.nvision your p.ower" has international distribution. Their original Christmas song, Heart of Christmas. was featured on a compilation album of Hudson Valley musicians. Their amazing unique sound won them Jam Magazines Jammy Award for Best Duo in the state of Florida. They have released five albums to date.  Ditto Duo has shared the stage with Pete Seeger, Cris Willliamson, Tret Fure, Starship, Ferron, Ani Defranco, June Millington, Oliver and Kenny Rankin.  Ditto Duo has been featured on radio and television stations throughout Florida and New York including WRRV, WVKR, WFUV, WTBQ, WRPI, and on WPDH's "Wake up with the Wolf" unplugged show twice. They have appeared several times on "Poughkeepsie Live", Time Warner, Channel 28. Ditto was chosen by the readers of Rhythm and News Magazine as one of the Best Duos in New York and the Tri-State area.  They are proud members of the Positive Music Association and Empower Music and Arts.  They have been sought out by record labels but in the end decided to carve their own musical path and keep a direct connection to the fans that support them. Cyndy and Michelle are dedicated to their craft and plan on performing and recording new music for many years to come.
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