Julia Boorstin, a journalist for CNBC and an author, provides intelligent analysis with an emphasis on the meeting point of media and technology. As Senior Media & Tech Correspondent for CNBC, Boorstin has a key role in the network's bicoastal tech show TechCheck. She worked as a reporter for Fortune magazine and interned in Vice President Gore's domestic policy office... read full bio
Jalen N'Gonda was born in Maryland in the United States, but he decided that the city of Liverpool, in the United Kingdom, would be the best environment for him to develop as a musician. At the age of 11, he began taking an interest in music, and it was his father's record collection of jazz, hip-hop, and soul that served... read full bio
Although her debut single "I Require Therapy" was only posted a few days before the competition was officially over for this year, JACOTÉNE didn't need much time to create a serious impression with it and seal her position as a finalist for Unearthed High. The student at Star of the Sea College captures the soulfulness of Amy Winehouse, the power... read full bio
After relocating from Melbourne to Los Angeles, Jess Cornelius initially started penning the songs that would eventually make up Distance. She had been the main songwriter for Teeth and Tongue for numerous years, so she was eager to start over. However, the distance she discusses throughout the record is scarcely one that is geographical. Instead, in Distance, a skilled composer explores... read full bio
James Gillespie, a singer and composer who was born in England and reared in Scotland, stands out as one of the most subtly explosive performers in recent memory. The musician creating music between the spaces has captured the attention of his ever-growing audience of fans by writing heartfelt stories about missing home and missing loves left behind; the new seductions... read full bio
Joy Orbison, one of the most renowned figures in the London club scene, has continuously won praise for both his innovative creations and his captivating DJ sets. His tunes are intensely percussive bangers that combine elements of U.K. garage, techno, house and breakbeat hardcore. They are both suspenseful and uplifting. He made his name with the post-dubstep single "Hyph Mngo," which... read full bio
Jim-E makes sounds that he enjoys hearing and listening to a song by Jim-E Stack is like getting to know him. Real name, James Harmon Stack, grew up in San Francisco's Inner Richmond, where he developed a love for music that led him to play in garage rock bands and school jazz ensembles as well as create beats influenced by Burial, Daft... read full bio
In Reykjavik, Jofriour Akadottir started her musical career by founding Pascal Pinon with her twin sister and two friends. A delicate combination of warm sorrow and dreamy optimism served as the group's fuel for their sparkling folk music. The sisters, who were raised by a music-obsessed mother and a composer father, were exposed to everything from György Ligeti and John... read full bio
American novelist and experienced journalist Joanne Lipman has a distinguished journalistic career. At prestigious newspapers like USA Today, the USA Today Network, Conde Nast, and The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Journal, she has held prominent editorial positions. Lipman is acknowledged for her work as an author in addition to her editing responsibilities. The essential subject of gender dynamics in the workplace... read full bio
Jayla Kai is presenting a brand-new and distinctive release, the Short Song Project, following the publication of her debut EP. The project, which was primarily self-produced and developed with a few close collaborators, has been retained in its original, jagged, distinctive and intimate form. The Short Song Project is all about play, allowing everyone to freely enter and explore Kai's inner... read full bio
Julius Rodriguez, a talented pianist and multi-instrumentalist, fuses his love of R&B, gospel and hip-hop with his jazz training. He initially caught people's attention when he went on tour with A$AP Rocky and collaborated with artists like Kassa Overall, Meshell Ndegeocello, Brasstracks and others on projects. Let Sound Tell All served as his solo debut for Verve Records. Rodriguez was raised in a... read full bio
Jimothy Lacoste, a rapper from London, first gained attention online as a viral sensation, but he quickly paved the way for mainstream acceptance with his odd, deadpan style and unique character. Lacoste (Timothy Gonzales) chose to pursue music and other artistic endeavors since he found the British educational system to be ineffective. At first, he was content to create music for his own... read full bio
Producer and composer Joe Vann is rapidly rising to prominence in the music business. His distinctive style combines light voices with soothing acoustic music. As he launched the song "Can You Be Mine," which has had over 60,000 views since its debut, his fame skyrocketed. In addition, he sang lead for the rock group From Indian Lakes. With his band, Vann... read full bio
Jack Symes establishes himself as one of the most appealing new voices in folk music on his expansive new album, Tompkins Park. The 12-song collection, which was written on a road journey to the artist's new Brooklyn home and his unsettling first months there, asks, "Are you on your own or are you all alone" It's less grounded than his... read full bio
Although she goes by Julia, you can call her WOLF. The singer-songwriter, who is based in Queens, was one of the first unsigned musicians to be highlighted in Spotify's Fresh Finds program, earning herself a massive billboard in Times Square. The independent Italian-American artist is currently busy capturing her own images, using Photoshop and polishing her debut EP, Girls In Purgatory. WOLF (real... read full bio
The New York songwriter has undoubtedly changed over her brief career. Before switching to the spindly bedroom pop of Something To Say To You, she began her career with the indie folk of Classical Notions of Happiness. After a year, she began to stray towards her TV Girl collaboration Summer's Over, before finally giving way to Face The Wall's hi-gloss... read full bio
London bedroom pop artist Joey Maxwell, who has been dubbed a DIY visionary, is ready to rock the music landscape. Music has always been at the core of Joey Maxwell's talent as a multidimensional creator. The rising pop sensation absorbed the sounds at his neighborhood club and recording studio, Brixton Jamm and used the variety of sounds around him including northern soul... read full bio
Josh Fudge creates a kaleidoscope pop aesthetic by expertly evoking contemporary vibrancy using analog means. The singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Oklahoma City creates music from a wide range of alternative, indie and pop genres while also imagining his own world. When he was four years old, he started playing the piano and practiced for hours every day. He saw a... read full bio
In hardcore, the pit can be showy, with applause being replaced by stage dives, cheers by back-kicks or pitting in a circle. Yet when viewing a band with the background of Jesus Piece, you can always discern the difference between acting moved and having genuine physical passion. A traditionally indie live space was transformed by the quintet into a battlefield complete... read full bio
James Earl Yeary is a well-known American country music singer, composer, and speaker who was born in Hillsboro, Ohio. He relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1994 to start a career in the music business after finishing his education. Yeary was signed to Atlantic Records, but owing to personnel changes at the label, his debut record was never made public. Undaunted, Yeary... read full bio
