Heart of Thieves is a Guitar/Bass/two Voice collaboration between singer/songwriter Brian Espinoza and singer/songwriter Saria Idana. They play sultry rock and jazzy ballads and are expanding to include samples and electronica in their recordings. The duo usually performs acoustic and without percussion. All recordings are engineered by Brian at Calico Audio.

Brian Espinoza, a Los Angeles native, had his musical beginnings as a drummer for the ‘80’s punk band The Cavity Creeps while wearing second hand zoot suits, making visual art from found objects and frequenting the Mad Hatter Coffee Shop. He now plays a wide range of instruments from piano to sitar and enjoys arranging and composing not just songs for the band but also scores for film. Brian has a back log of songs the size of a tidal wave and is pleased that some of these songs have found a home in H.O.T. His songs are known for his pulsing guitar, buttery voice and vivid imagery of emotional and psychological landscapes.

Saria Idana, originally from New York, first recorded as a vocalist at age 9 on an album of World Folk Music for children. As a teenager she had a brief stint with an Italian Circus, and while she is still an Interdisciplinary Performaning Artist dedicated to Arts and Social Change and is the Artistic Director of Birds Eye Project, she always returns to music to put life into perspective. Her music training is broad, from Flamenco to Jazz. She has a passion for using the voice as a melodic instrument without words and has been influenced by the Jazz Scat, Sargam Indian Music, and Middle-Eastern styles. Her songs are usually contemplative with room for vocal improvisation and a delicate plucking guitar style.