Russ Velazquez an NYC Award winning and Emmy nominated singer, composer, arranger, and producer, is the latest addition to The Hit Men. He is a highly sought-after studio musician who has performed on thousands of studio sessions covering an extraordinary range of genres and styles. Russ has worked with many diverse artists and groups including Sting, Carol King, the Ramones, LL Cool J, Luther Vandross, Korn, and Paula Abdul. He is a four-time Emmy nominated composer and arranger for his work on the children’s television show Sesame Street, and had a #1 Record on the children’s charts and Radio Disney for his song “2BA Master”, the Pokemon CD title song. Additionally Russ has composed, arranged, produced and performed several popular TV themes and shows.