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Lalana Martin is a name to know in the music industry. She grew up in the midst of the soul music era, and the depth of her voice and instruction were informed by this unique time. At the age of just 16 Lalana was accepted to Berklee College of Music, where she studied vocals prior to leaving to tour with the great Barry White.

Grey Matter, born Andrew Gutterson, is an underground New York beatboxing savant. He’s a skilled teacher, as evidenced by his beatboxing tutorial series, which has been viewed over 5,000,000 times, and has the charisma to connect with huge names in the music industry. He’s worked with Justin Bieber on MTV and Cee Lo Green for a 7 Up commercial, and had work featured on Showtime and BET. He’s performed for NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Jaleel White (best known for playing the infamous Steve Urkel), and frequents Long Island’s 5 Pointz, the Mecca of graffiti where music legends such as Doug E. Fresh, Kurtis Blow, Rahzel, and Joan Jett stop by. We spoke with Grey Matter, who described himself as “a regular, chill guy who makes noise with his mouth,” for this week’s Five Questions.

There’s probably not much of an intro needed for this, so let’s get straight to it. Here are our top five Christmas songs of all time (totally subjective, random, and hopefully enjoyable):

Lish Lindsey is one of the newest teachers at Lessonface.com. She’s a very talented flutist, as you can see from her videos, but also an equally talented and passionate flute instructor. She was kind enough to answer this week’s “Five Questions” during a rare moment when she wasn’t actively engaged in spreading the gospel of the flute.