A SIDE | V SIDE LIVE SHOW
Fri, Oct 23
|Studio Center Campus
An Impactful Live Performance
Time & Location
Oct 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Studio Center Campus, 23705 Industrial Park Dr, Farmington Hills, MI 48335, USA
About the event
An intimate night of live music, food, cocktails, and community, celebrating two years of ELEV8 Sound Studios and investing in the future of independent artists.
Aaron (Marsalis) and Vanessa Johnson will perform their original music with a full live band, featuring songs from The DEEP EP and Vanessa's upcoming LEADING LADY EP.
Your ticket includes Rolling Stoves food + a seasonal cocktail/mocktail bar, and you'll be part of the live audience as the performances are professionally recorded.
Most importantly, your ticket helps fund our next album and launch the ELEV8 Artist Fund, which will provide financial support to another artist in our community for their next creative project.
October 23 • ELEV8 Sound Studios • Limited to 150 guests
*All proceeds from the show will be reinvested into recording our next album as well as starting the ELEV8 Artist Fund where we will open applications and select an artist from our…
Schedule
1 hourDoors Open
1 hourShow Begins
Tickets
General Admission
Adult 18+ This ticket includes your seat in the main auditorium for the live show as well as free mocktails/cocktails and food from Rolling Stoves food truck.
$30.00
+$0.75 ticket service fee
Youth Ticket (ages 6-17)
For guests ages 6–17. Includes live music, food from Rolling Stoves food truck and non-alcoholic beverages.
$17.00
+$0.43 ticket service fee
Children 5 & Under — Free
Children 5 and under may attend free with a ticketed adult. All guests under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
$0.00
Family Night: 2 adults +3 kids
Includes admission for 2 Adults and 3 kids (ages 6-17) Rolling Stoves food, and our cocktail + mocktail bar.
$90.00
+$2.25 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00
Your Ticket Includes...
What Inspired This Evening...
A Note from Aaron & Vanessa
The date of the show is special to us because it marks our 2 year anniversary since we opened our recording studio, ELEV8 Sound Studios. Since opening the studio we have had the honor to come alongside fellow musicians, creatives and entrepreneurs in bringing their ideas into completed projects. This show is a celebration of the perseverance that every artist has brought into our space. Your dedication to your craft and dreams encourages us to keep creating and building this community.
THE LIVE BAND
Aaron & Vanessa will be joined by an incredible group of musicians:
Violin: Lucy Young, Carla Rivers-Johnson — Florella Strings
Viola: Indira Fran
Cello: Jasmine James — Florella Strings, Maddy Peters
Drums: Aaron Johnson, James Donaldson
Piano: Paris Railroad
Bass Guitar: Devon Whitehead
Guitar: Nate Yake
This performance will also be professionally recorded, capturing the energy of the room and preserving the night as part of each artist's musical story.
That means when you take your seat, you're not simply attending a show.
You're becoming part of the recording.
