Be Our Guest with BOG Alana Bernardi, Catriona Fray & Manoela Wunder (HomeGrown Recording & Collective and '

<p> Alena received her Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Michigan State University in 2011 as well as a certification in Music Learning Theory at the Early Childhood Level from University of South Carolina. Alena began working as the Music Director at the renowned Los Angeles Elementary and Early Childhood educational institution: Hollywood Schoolhouse in 2011.<br></p> <p>In June 2019 Alena premiered her critically acclaimed and highly reviewed “Swiped The Musical,” an inspiring musical romantic comedy about online dating, which premiered June 21st at The Hudson Theatre in Hollywood for the 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival. Swiped The Musical received the Fringe’s Encore’s extension award for the success of its initial run.<br>Alena co-founded Unicorn Music Academy in January 2020 to open up the young people’s hearts and minds to the music around them and give them the tools they ned to organize their ideas and create freely.</p> <p>Most recently Alena has been writing, recording and producing with artists at Homegrown Recording Collective. In November 2021 Alena and her writing partners Catriona Fray and Danny Pravder traveled to New York City to produce a new work titled “Divine Feminine Soul” at The Duplex.</p> <p><br></p> <p>CATRIONA FRAY is an artist, teacher, and one of the co-creators and producers of Homegrown Recording &amp; Collective. Her music transcends the spirit into an earthy, soulful Gospel/Worship/R&amp;B/Pop experience. Her first single “Do I Believe In Love” was released in August 2021, recorded at <a href="https://www.homegrownrecording.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Homegrown Recording</a>, and is available on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdKm7LkwcLzaUuffhFGeY?si=TA4t46kbRgiIGCdV7qJv1w" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/do-i-believe-in-love-single/1577381401" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple Music</a>, <a href="https://youtu.be/x8bCLRSxDto" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopene