The Bar-Kays' first single in their own right, ""Soul Finger,"" became a huge hit on both the R&B and pop charts, and an album with the same title was issued as well. The Bar-Kays signed to Curb Records, where they released a single entitled ""Everybody Wants That Love"" and an album called Best of Bar-Kays. Today, The Bar-Kays are hitting... read full bio
Blasterjaxx, made up of DJs and producers Thom Jongkind and Idir Makhlaf, encompasses genres such as big room house, electro house, and Dutch house. Their first EP, Reborn, was released containing two songs: “Reborn” and “Where We Go”. Laidback Luke signed the songs to his label Mixmash Records. The following year, Blasterjaxx produced Loud & Proud, which Tiesto signed to... read full bio
Brooks Douglass has had diverse careers in business, politics, the military, and film-making. At only 27, he was elected the youngest State Senator to serve in Oklahoma. During his 12-year tenure, he served on the Appropriations, Energy and Commerce committees, co-chaired the standing committee on International Trade Development, and authored groundbreaking legislation in victims rights. Prior to, and while serving... read full bio
Producer, Alan Wilkis began the project known as Big Data in an effort as he described, “to explore the relationship between man and machine, and how the internet has reshaped the human experience.” Whatever the reason, it was a success as Big Data’s single “Dangerous” feat. Joywave hit #1 on the Alternative charts. The second single from the... read full bio
Betty Liu is the news anchor for Bloomberg Television, a journalist, and CEO. Liu is best known for her award-winning business reports, where she encounters influential business, political, and media leaders. Liu has interviewed with the likes of Warren Buffett and Elon Musk. In addition, Liu is the founder and CEO of the New York City-based company, Radiate. Radiate is... read full bio
Brian Dickinson has enabled viewers to be moved and acquire fresh insights from a compelling and amazing tale of surviving on Mount Everest while blind and by yourself. Former US Navy Air Rescue Swimmer Brian Dickinson, an expert in hardship and overcoming hurdles, shares one of the most moving stories you will ever hear, inspiring audiences to face their biggest fears. After... read full bio
Big Freedia known as the Queen of Bounce, is at the forefront of the Bounce rap movement (a subgenre of hip-hop born out of New Orleans and known for its call and response style and lightening speed booty-shaking dance). Performing five out of seven nights in any given week with dancers she calls The Divas, Big Freedia’s show is nothing... read full bio
Blitz The Ambassador is a Brooklyn-based MC, who followed an interesting path that helped him shape who he is today. Samuel Bazawuel was born in Accra, Ghana, where grew up to the sounds of Jazz, Motown, Afro-Beat, and Highlife. When his older brother showed Blitz Public Enemy's It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back", he was... read full bio
Former member of the New Jersey quartet, Today, Lee Drakeford, better known as Big Bub, is a soul vocalist. His solo career began with success. His debut album, Comin at Cha earned Top 40 status for two singles, I Dont Mind and Tellin Me Stories. Drakeford has worked with the likes of Luter Vandross, Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, Bobby... read full bio
Bobby Ross Avila is a professional backer musician and music producer. He has worked with he likes of Mick Jagger, BB King, Janet Jackson, and Usher. Bobby has generated more than 38 million records throughout his career due to his mastery of his work. As a multi-instrumentalist who is proficient in piano, guitar, bass, harmonica, and more, Bobby is able... read full bio
"Barclay Crenshaw, also known by his stage name Claude VonStroke, is a house DJ and techno producer originally from Detroit but currently residing in Los Angeles. His love for the music world started early. He has his own radio show in high school. His first love was hip hop music, but he moved on to electronic music as his passion.... read full bio
Barns Courtney began his musical career as the lead singer of British indie band, SleeperCell. Rising to fame, the band was featured on Channel 4’s Orange Unsigned competition. After a while, Courtney realized pursuing a solo career would benefit him. He released his first solo track, ‘Glitter & Gold’, and received radio play on BBC Introducing Suffolk and on BBC... read full bio
Betsy Wolfe is best known for her work on Broadway as Jenna Hunterson in Waitress the Musical and Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Her musical and performing career began after graduating from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Her first roles in off-Broadway productions took her from New Jersey to California. Wolfe was the voice of... read full bio
"Benny Blanco and Ben Ash are a musical duo behind the act BenZel. Starting off their careers as producers, Blanco and Ash decided to create a Japanese alter ego group. The two musicians created an eclectic backstory for themselves, telling audiences they were female Japanese teenagers traveling from Osaka, Japan to New York, drawn together by their shared love of... read full bio
Brad Upton is a comedian that gained popularity after Dry Bar Comedy dropped a video of him doing stand-up on Facebook. The video went viral gaining over 12 million views in two days and is now almost at 50 million views! He released a CD titled “Brad Uptonogood” that hit number 1 on iTunes and released another stand-up video that... read full bio
Southern California based DJ and producer group Bad Royale is a hit on the club scene. Breaking boundaries of genres like dubstep, bass, and moombahton, Bad Royale has created their own subgenre of electronic music- kingstep. Working hard day in and day out to produce new, unique content, Bad Royale is quickly becoming relevant in the EDM world. They have... read full bio
Bedouin Soundclash is a reggae and ska band from Toronto, Canada. The band has released a total of four studio albums since its conception. Band members Jay Malinowski, Eon Sinclair, and Chuck Treece combine vocals, bass, and drums to create their sound. The group has performed at festivals like Vans Warped Tour, the Leeds Festival, and the Summer Sonic Festival.... read full bio
The U.K.'s BLOXX infuse grunge and more polished '90s alt-rock into their melodic indie music, featuring a lead vocal and guitar performance by Ophelia Booth. The lighthearted song "Your Boyfriend" marked their music debut. While pursuing BTECs in music performance, Booth, Taz Sidhu (guitar), and Mozwin Norohna (drums) created BLOXX in Uxbridge, West London. Afterwards, Booth welcomed bassist Paul Raubišķis into... read full bio
Ben Morrison is apart of musical band The Brothers Comatose that is formed with his brother Alex Morrison. He is the lead vocalist and songwriter for the band. Ben is a Northern California native, currently living in Oakland. He started growing a love of playing music through his parents, both of which are musicians. While growing up, their parents would... read full bio
Bert and John Jacobs are the Co-Founders of Life is Good, and are also the authors of Life is Good: The Book. Life is Good is an American apparel and accessories wholesaler, retailer, and lifestyle brand. They are well known for having optimistic clothing with the smiling stick figure Jake. The Jacob brothers got their start on the East Coast... read full bio
