Amanda Palmer, singer-songwriter-blogger-provocateur, commands attention. She is known for pushing the boundaries, both in her art and her lifestyle. She caught the attention of international media when she raised nearly $1.2 million through Kickstarter from almost 25,000 fans who pre-ordered her new album, Theatre Is Evil. This album went on to emerge in the Billboard Top 10 and has been... read full bio
Ace Frehley operates in his own musical galaxy. He's a musical maverick and iconoclast adored by millions of fans around the world. Through his seminal work with KISS and as a solo artist, Ace Frehley is championed as one of the most influential guitar players of the last four decades and his impact on popular music is immeasurable having written... read full bio
From her work in the 80’s with MTV favorite Til Tuesday through her acclaimed solo discs “Whatever” and “I’m With Stupid” in the 90s, Aimee Mann has always been at the forefront of contemporary songwriters. The close of the millennium brought her greatest success, with the simultaneous releases of Bachelor No. 2 and the soundtrack to the film Magnolia, which... read full bio
Aron Ralston is an American outdoorsman, engineer and motivational speaker. He survived a canyoneering accident, during which he amputated his own right forearm with a dull multi-tool in order dislodged himself from a boulder, underneath which he had been trapped for five days and seven hours. After he freed himself, he had to rappel down a 65 foot sheer cliff... read full bio
Alexa Chung is a versatile media personality, known for her charming wit and lively commentary on pop culture. She first rose to prominence as the host of the live, daily show It's On with Alexa Chung, a popular program that featured celebrity talk, live music, and interactive online content. Since then, she has made a name for herself as a... read full bio
AlunaGeorge is a duo of English electronic musicians from London. They are Aluna Francis and George Reid. They have been shortlisted for the 2013 BRIT Award of Critics' Choice and have also been nominated for the Sound of 2013 poll which they finished second place in. Some of their hit singles include Your Drums, Your Love", "You Know You Like... read full bio
American music producer and disc jockey Jimir Davis goes by the stage name Amorphous. His mashups, which usually blend modern hip hop and R&B with vintage soul and pop music, are what made him most famous. His widely shared cover of Luther Vandross's "Never Too Much" and Rihanna's "Kiss It Better" may be heard on the Fat Joe song "Sunshine... read full bio
Stansfield Turner is a former United States Navy admiral and former Director of Central Intelligence and President of the Naval War College. He was formerly a senior research scholar at the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Policy. Under Turner's direction, the CIA emphasized technical intelligence and signal intelligence. Reform and simplification of the intelligence community's multilayered secrecy... read full bio
Apollo Robbins, otherwise known as The Gentleman Thief, is a performer, speaker, consultant and one of the world's leading experts on pickpockets, confidence crimes and deception. A pioneer in the application of deception to operational environments, Robbins uses pick-pocketing and sleight-of-hand to demonstrate perception management, diversion techniques and self-deception. Drawing from his twenty-plus years of experience as an entertainer and... read full bio
Ali Landry was the first former Miss Teen USA delegate to win the Miss USA crown, as well as the first to compete at Miss Universe. Her most recognized moment in her modeling career was her three year run as the Doritos Girl in the Super Bowl commercial. Also an actress, Landry portrayed the character Rita Lefleur on the UPN... read full bio
Andy Richter is an American actor, writer, comedian, and late night talk show announcer who is best known for appearing as Conan OBriens sidekick on his late night talk shows. He started his career working as a production assistant in Chicago and from there started taking comedy classes at Chicagos Improv Olympic. He became the star there within a year... read full bio
A Great Big World is the American singer-songwriter duo made up of Ian Axel and Chad Vaccarino behind the immensely moving and chart-topping single “Say Something”. They met at New York University, where they were attending The Steinhardt Music Program. The groups first single “This Is The New Year” was featured in several TV shows including The Amazing Race, One... read full bio
Allison Janney is a multi-award winning stage and screen actress, known for her versatile roles and natural wit. Her first huge role came with The West Wing, for which she won her first three Emmys. She has since held supporting roles in many films, notably 10 Things I Hate About You, Juno, The Help, and Hairspray. She earned two more... read full bio
American Authors is a pop rock band, based in New York City, who are signed to The Island Def Jam Music Group. They are best known for their singles “Best Day of My Life” and “Believer” from their album Oh, What a Life. Their debut single, “Believer”, earned great popularity through alternative rock radio. Their second single, “Best Day of... read full bio
Ani is a punk folksinger who writes songs that can appeal to old folkies and simultaneously climb the college radio charts. She tours on the acoustic, college, and rock club circuits, shattering stereotypes and winning over unsuspecting fans everywhere. But of course, like all overnight success stories that were ten years in the making, the beginnings were much more humble.... read full bio
Adam Cheyer is known for the invention of the consumer mobile experience breakthrough that is the Apple iPhone’s Siri, for which he was a co-founder and VP of Engineering. Cheyer is now the co-Founder and VP of Engineering at Viv Labs, a startup simplifying the world by providing an intelligent interface to everything. Adam has over fifteen years of experience... read full bio
Audien is a famed electronic producer known for his Grammy nomination for Best Artist/Best Remix for the track “Pompeii” by Bastille. His releases include Enhanced, Armada, Black Hole, Perceptive, and Nervous. He has also remixed tracks for many artists including Halsey, Nick Jonas, Van Halen, Coldplay, Armin Van Buren, and Bruno Mars, among many others. Audien's tracks have been featured... read full bio
Celebrity chef, restaurateur, TV personality, author, and well-known figure in the food industry is Aarón Sánchez. He serves as the chef and business partner for Johnny Sánchez, which has locations in New Orleans and Baltimore. Aarón is best known as the co-star of the popular Food Network series Chopped and the host of the Emmy-nominated Taco Trip on the Cooking... read full bio
Aparna Nancherla is a comedic light entity who emits both writing and performance. She wrote for and sometimes appeared on the late, great Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, on FX-then-FXX. Other credits include appearances on @midnight, Conan, Comedy Central's Adam Devine's House Party, VH1's I Love the 2000s"", and TruTV's ""Friends of the People"". Aparna has been included on... read full bio
Teen pop sensation Austin Mahone was catapulted into stardom with his viral YouTube videos, which have racked of hundreds of millions of views and counting. He established such a strong online fanbase, that he took up homeschooling to focus on his flourishing pop career. After signing to Chase/ Universal Republic Records, he recorded the singles “11:11” and “Say You’re Just... read full bio
