Musikanto is the spinoff of the series, Sleeper Car. After performing with the Chicago quintet for 3 + years, Musikanto has established himself as a prolific singer/songwriter. Musikanto was born on Chicago's northside in 1983, he grew up listening to his fathers obscure folk and roots rock records like Fraser and Debolt and Jerry Hahn. With a propensity towards heartbreaking ballads and melodic melodrama, Musikanto's songs have the bite of a Chicago winter. Celebrating elements of orchestral music, country and jazz, Musikanto manages to maintain the continuity of the American Folk tradition with undoubting ease. With his beautiful band (Russ Mallord, JJ Evans, Scott Schaafsma and sometimes violinist, Eugene Choi) Musikanto offers a more mature perspective on arrangements and composition then ever before. With the lyrical weight of artists like Tom Waits and Elliott Smith, Musikanto's narratives rattle the core of the human spirit. Musikanto released his debut record called Ghost Pain in January 09