..has been a professional musician and entertainer in the Chicago area for the past fifteen years.

Now a father of two, he has added children's songwriter and author to his resume and is bringing the songs and show developed at home with his kids to Chicago audiences.

Rob has performed for many community events and festivals and already has much of his material being used in early school curriculum by area teachers. Rob was recently the hot topic in a featured story called “Rock Dad” in the Chicago Sun Times. "Rock Dad" detailed Rob's life as a stay at home dad and musician.

Don't be surprised to see Rob after a show posing for pictures with his “little fans” and signing autographs.

...has a twenty year music career thats spans globally. With a list of hundreds of live and studio performance credits too numerous to mention, Patrick now brings his years of experience to Chicago's very own RAISIN RHYME.

His experience as a father of his five children gave him the insight to work with Rob to co-write, produce and develop the Raisin Rhyme show and concept from the bottom up.

Patrick performed  for years in multiple configurations of the Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven “Blues In The Schools” educational program whose purpose was helping kids gain self esteem and self confidence in their lives through music.

At a Raisin Rhyme show, you'll often see Patrick offering up some insight to kids on the basics of rhythm, hand drumming, percussion or throwing out a joke or two.

...is fluent in Spanish, and is a certified Spanish teacher for grades K-12. For six summers she worked as a Safety City instructor where she served as a positive role model for young children ages 4-6.

In college Dina also tutored grade school children after school, and spent 12 days in Punta de Mita, Mexico developing a musical education program called “Back to the Beat” to provide for grade school children in Mexico. Dina’s passions include education, cultural awareness, and music.

Raisin Rhyme offers the unique opportunity to combine these passions, by educating children about different cultures and promoting an appreciation for diversity through music.

....from Nashville, Tennessee now residing in Chicago, has been performing in theatre, chorus and show choir since the age of 12.

Taylor brings her 4 years of experience of "CHOICES COUNT" to Raisin Rhyme. Choices Count is a Nashville based adolecent performance group that travels to elementary and intermediate schools teaching values, manners and other positive choices to children through song and dance.

She has also performed in "Alice In Wonderland", "The Crusible", "Midsummers Night Dream", "Lightning Larry" as well as multiple improv & monalouges.

 ... from Palos Heights, IL has been involved in music as far back as she can remember. She enjoys playing the flute and piano as well as singing and acting.

She has been involved in numerous band and choir concerts, piano recitals and drama productions. She has recently been part of the cast of High School Musical and Seussical the Musical. Tori has most recently played the role of "Glinda The Good Witch" in the classic musical, "The Wizard of Oz."

Tori loves working with children and she enjoys spreading the word to "Reach Up and Have Fun" with Raisin Rhyme!

... is originally from Homer Glen, IL and now resides in Palos Park, IL. Paige joined Raisin Rhyme to sing and work with Taylor & Tori on the show’s choreography. She started dancing and cheerleading at a very young age. Her twelve plus years of dance experience include a variety of styles including ballet, jazz, tumbling and tap.

Paige is also a member of the National Honor Society and does her part to help the community by volunteering for many local charity organizations.

Paige is excited about being a positive influence on younger children and inspiring them to explore music and dance with her role in Raisin Rhyme.

...is one of the most vibrant members of the Raisin Rhyme cast. Rhymin’ Rob & Patrick Paradiddle met him on a trip to Andalusia in Spain where he expressed an interest in bringing his unique personality to the Raisin Rhyme show.

His real name is Porfirio and along with dancing to the flamenco he plays guitar and cajon. Porfirio likes it in Chicago because it is not as hot and dry as his home town, although he does not enjoy the snow in the winter.

Porfirio also enjoys flying, swimming and standing around on one leg.

...is a hip, happy T-Rex that proves that you can still have a good time even if you’re extinct. At 30 feet tall, he’s kind of short for a T-Rex but being short doesn’t seem to bother Horace at all.

Horace is great at racing and can run at a top speed of about 20 miles an hour. Although his arms are too short to reach his mouth, they are just long enough to clap along to his favorite Raisin Rhyme songs.

Horace would like to do his part to change the unflattering stereotype of the T-Rex that was introduced to the public in movies like Jurassic Park and Land of the Lost.

...loves to hang out with all her Raisin Rhyme friends as a part of the cast. She thinks that she will pursue entertainment as a career path but she changes her mind a lot.

As a lobbyist for Olympic Aquatic Rhythmic Swimming, Chrissy hopes her notoriety in Raisin Rhyme will make a difference in the recognition of this under publicized sport for all her friends from the sea.

She immediately struck up a friendship with Horace as they are both plagued with the inability to scratch their own head. Chrissy likes things that are colorful and sparkly.

...is the hardest working member of the Raisin Rhyme cast. He helps in all aspects of the Raisin Rhyme show including stage set up and tear down. The fact that he is so hard working is interesting because a typical lazy lion can sleep as many as 20 hours in a single day!

Ryan wants kids to know that although he is thought of as “king of the jungle”, lions actually don’t live in the jungle but rather grasslands and areas of dense brush. Lions are a very sociable bunch, hanging out in “prides” as big as 40 lions, which is one reason Ryan likes meeting all the Raisin Rhyme fans so much.

Ryan likes to eat healthy foods and lots of protein to get big and strong.