Jawbreaker is an American punk rock band from New York City, New York, that consists of members Blake Schwarzenbach, Adam Pfahler and Chris Bauermeister. The band formed in the late 80’s and after performing together for 10 years took some time off and reformed recently. The band was formed while the trio were studying at New York University. They then... read full bio
Jadu Heart is a dream-pop alternative duo that consists of members Alex and Diva. The duo’s music is DIY and they began Jadu Heart as a university project while studying at The British and Irish Modern Music Institute. The duo knew that they were onto something at the time, and their tutor at school ended up sending the record of... read full bio
Josh Stamberg is an American actor who is best known for playing Jay Parker on the television series “Drop Dead Diva,” Max on the series “The Affair,” and Director Tyler Hayward on the series “WandaVision.” Stamberg was born in Washington, D.C. and is the son of Susan Stamberg and Louis C. Stamberg. He has previously studied philosophy and acting at... read full bio
James Taylor is a creativity expert who has previously began his career managing rock stars before moving on to be a keynote speaker and leader of business creativity and innovation. Taylor has been the founder of C.SCHOOLTM and he has been an advisor for CEOs, entrepreneurs, educators, governments, and leaders all over the world. Through his work as an advisor,... read full bio
Dr. James Bellini is a futurologist, author, and former editor and presenter for the Financial Times Television. He is known to be a speaker that is thought-provoking and is also a moderator for numerous conferences and business schools all over the world. He is a leader on social, economic and technological trends and is also an analyst and writer on... read full bio
Joris Voorn is a producer and DJ from Rotterdam, who was raised in a musical family where music played a big role in his life. Electronic music caught his attention for the first time. Getting deeper into this music as he started DJing, Voorn developed an interest in techno and house. He started thinking about making his own music and... read full bio
Javier Muñoz is actor and singer from Puerto Rico who is best known for his longtime collaboration with award-winning playwriter, actor, and singer Lin Manuel Miranda. For two years, he played the titular role in the massively successful Broadway show Hamilton, as well as Miranda’s previous work In the Heights. Javier grew up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of East New... read full bio
Julia Shiplett is a Brooklyn-based writer and comedian. Her comedic style has developed into a seamless fusion of sharp feminism, personal experiences and being multiracial in the Midwest. Her most recent writing project was for Phoebe Robinson's upcoming summer series Doing the Most, in which famous people from pop culture teach her new skills. The New York Times and The New... read full bio
Prior to coming to Nashville, Tennessee, where she spent a year working for clubs and touring with her comedy in her pickup truck, Jordan Jensen began performing stand-up in upstate New York. At the NY Comedy Festival, Jordan became the first female comic to win "NY's Funniest Stand Up." She is now a regular at the legendary Comedy Cellar and... read full bio
Jessica was born in Yorba Linda, in Orange County, a native of Southern California. Not the Orange County depicted on television. She graduated from Northwestern University with a theater bachelor's degree. Jessica has studied improv and sketch at The Groundlings and The Upright Citizens Brigade since relocating to Los Angeles. She frequently performs at UCB with the musical improv teams... read full bio
American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and director Jerrod Carmichael is also a filmmaker. Three stand-up comedy specials featuring him have been broadcast on HBO: Love at the Store, 8 and Rothaniel. The semi-autobiographical NBC sitcom The Carmichael Show was another project he co-created, co-wrote, produced and acted in. On the Count of Three, which Carmichael directed, produced and performed in, earned him a Primetime... read full bio
American stand-up comic, actor, writer and published author Jacqueline Novak has a wide range of talents. Get On Your Knees, her off-Broadway solo performance, was chosen as a "Critic's Pick" by the New York Times. She is up for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance for her work in this production. Crown published Novak's autobiography, How to Weep in... read full bio
The confessional dictaphone raps of John Glacier have the feel of private letters written to oneself. She writes to organize her thoughts. In "Green Elephants Freestyle," a standout from the disorienting third of her debut album, she murmurs, "I dunno/Double negative produces a positive, or so they say/So I'm messing with the words again. SHILOH: Lost for Words excels when... read full bio
Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye, a musical duo, met while attending the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London. Ellery's frequently half-whispered vocals and string arrangements are combined with Skye's electronic production in the duo's music. Love Is the Key to the City, the debut EP by Jockstrap, was made available. When they joined Warp Records, Wicked City was their... read full bio
Philippe Aubin-Dionne, a DJ and producer who was born and raised in Montreal and is one of the most alluring and mysterious figures in dance music, goes by the stage name Jacques Greene. Over the past ten years, the house and R&B producer has continually provided the musical landscape with increasingly deeper notions about what house music may imply. In addition... read full bio
A native of the United States, Justine Indira Skyers is better recognized by her stage name, Justine Skye. Skye, whose initial notoriety came via Tumblr, decided to pursue a career in the music industry when she was 19 years old and received a recording contract with Atlantic Records. Skye's Jamaican parents brought her into the world on August 24, 1995,... read full bio
Jesse Ahern appears to be a typical guy when he enters the stage, despite wearing a Gretsch guitar across his torso and having an anchor tattooed behind his right eye. It becomes obvious that Jesse could be everyone's friend as he rips through his show, effortlessly rousing brand-new crowds to shout his choruses back in his face. The clenched fists of... read full bio
A nomad who crosses ages, genres and dimensions is how Jack River, Holly Rankin's alter ego, is envisioned. That could be as a result of Rankin being partially kept in amber at the age she was when her sister passed away. She has the freedom to time travel thanks to Jack. She has noticed that Sugar Mountain contains traces of the... read full bio
John R. Miller, a singer-songwriter-picker, is a true hyphenate artist. His captivating debut solo album, Depreciated, features a band that is on fire, as well as songs that are rich with clever wordplay and melancholy imagery. Tyler Childers, a longtime admirer of roots music, describes him as "a well-traveled wordsmith sketching out the world he's seen, three chords at a... read full bio
Jeremy Ivey, a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Nashville, originally gained recognition as a member of the country-soul group Buffalo Clover alongside his wife, singer/songwriter Margo Price. On the more sonically varied Invisible Pictures, his development continued. After spending many years supporting and collaborating with other musicians, he finally had his moment in the spotlight when he signed a deal with Anti- to release an... read full bio
