In Las Vegas in 1996, Jason Zuback, a pharmacist from Drayton Valley, Alberta, won his first RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship. The purse for his 320-meter-long (351-yard-long) drive in this competition was US$35,000. Zuback was no one-shot wonder: he went on to win another three consecutive championships. He has since competed from Japan to Mexico, and is on the team... read full bio
Jasper Paakkonen is a Finnish film actor and entrepreneur best known for his roles as Halfdan the Black in the series “Vikings”, Saku Salin in the Finnish series “Salatut elamat”, and most recently as Felix in the film “BlacKkKlansman”. Jasper gained fame from his role in Salatut elamat and is known as one of the most profitable Finnish actors. He... read full bio
Jasper Tygner is a producer, DJ, songwriter, and multi instrumentalist, and he is from the North London neighborhood of Camden. Jasper mentions the renowned establishment Plastic People, along with a great admiration for Jungle, dubstep, and garage music, as significant formative inspirations. Jasper's early life was shaped by early raving experiences, and he grew up in London's electronic underground culture.... read full bio
James Shanahan, AKA Jamey Jasta (or just Jasta), is an American singer and musician best known for being the frontman of the metalcore group Hatebreed, along with sludge metal band Kingdom of Sorrow, Icepick, and his own solo project known only as “Jasta.” Jasta is the owner of Stillborn Records, a West Haven, Connecticut-based record label. In 2011, he dropped... read full bio
Jauz is a Los Angeles EDM DJ who constantly breaks musical barriers with his diverse productions. One of his tracks can have a chill trap sound, while the next one is future garage style, and sometimes Jauz even dabbles into a more aggressive dubstep. Jauz’ popular remixes throw in a bass-heavy contemporary club feel to various genres, like 80s electro,... read full bio
JaVale McGee is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. McGee was born in Flint, Michigan, and he began his career playing basketball in high school before going on to play basketball in college at the University of Nevada where he was a starting center. McGee later went on to be... read full bio
Javicia Leslie is an American actress who has recently gained attention for earning the role of Batwoman/Ryan Wilder in the television series “Batwoman.” Leslie is the first Black woman to ever play the lead superhero on television and is also a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Leslie was born in Augsburg, Germany into a military family and shortly after, her... read full bio
Javier Arrey is a graduate of Washington National Operas Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist program. He was a finalist at the Cardiff Singer of the World competition, awarded the CulturArte prize at the Operalia competition. His acclaimed debut as Otello at the Castleton Festival marked the beginning of his extravagant operatic career. He has performed for the Washington National Opera, the Baltimore... read full bio
Javier Baez, also known as “El Mago”, is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Chicago Cups of the MLB. Baez was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and moved to Florida later in life where he went on to play baseball at Arlington Country Day School before going on to play college baseball at Jacksonville University.... read full bio
Javier Botet is a Spanish actor from Ciudad Real, Spain. He was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome at five years old, which has given him extremely long and fine fingers with a tall, thin build. He unique look led him to making his debut film role in “Beneath Still Waters”. Since then, his film credits have gone on to include, “Mama”,... read full bio
Javier, a Spanish guitarist and vocalist, has an extensive repertoire of over 250 songs. His music draws influence from a wide range of cultures, including traditional Spanish melodies, Mexican, South American, Cuban, and Flamenco. Javier also sings a variety of well-known songs in Spanish, including "La Vie en Rose," "Hotel California," "My Way," "Volare," and more. When Javier takes the... read full bio
Javier Colon, endowed with an incredibly soulful voice, remarkable songwriting skills, an engaging demeanor, and a commanding stage presence, has already garnered the interest of a global fan base who have come to love his intimately personal, acoustic-textured pop, rock, and R&B fusion—a style he's come to refer to as "acoustic soul." Singer-songwriter-guitarist Colon is poised to advance his recording career... 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
Javier Solana is a Spanish physicist and socialist politician who has previously served multiple positions in office. Solana was born in Madrid, Spain, and he has studied at Complutense University before going on to join the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party. He then went on to study more at Spain’s Higher Council for Scientific Research before moving to the United States... read full bio
Javiera Mena is an indie electropop musician from Chile. She has released four studio albums so far over the span of her career, “Esquemas Juveniles”, “Mena”, “Otra Era”, and most recently, “Espejo”. Some of her most popular songs include, “Alma”, “Espejo”, “Otra Era”, “Espada”, “Luz de Piedra de Luna”, “Sincronia, Pegaso”, “Intuicion”, “Yo No Te Pido la Luna”, “La Joya”,... read full bio
It was only a matter of time the world would learn about Jawan’s talents as Jawan immediately grabbed the attention of his listening audience. After an executive from a record label stumbled upon his YouTube video performance, Jawan auditioned in New York and was quickly signed to ByStorm/Jive Records by ByStorm CEO Mark Pitts when he was still just 11... read full bio
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
JAWNS is an important figure in the world of electronic dance music and a rising pioneer in the club music scene. With a long history of traveling with headliners like Diplo, Flosstradamus, Valentino Khan and TroyBoi, JAWNS has exposed audiences all over the world to his gritty style of dance music. An audiovisual experience unlike any other is produced by JAWNS's raw,... read full bio
Good art might be hampered by overthinking. JAWNY, an independent singer/songwriter, has adopted this concept. JAWNY has developed his career based on instinct, allowing his music to spontaneously change as he does. He's not chasing the high of prior accomplishments, such as his Gold-certified song "Honeypie," but rather going with his gut and embracing a fresh vision that represents his... read full bio
A dream pop/indie rock duo from Birmingham, UK is called JAWS. With albums like Be Slowly, Simplicity and their third LP The Ceiling, the band offers moody and ethereal reverb-laden songs on self-identity, love and introspection. The band, which consists of guitarist Alex Hudson, drummer Eddy Geach and vocalist/guitarist Connor Schofield, was founded when Schofield uploaded a self-made demo online. When he was a... read full bio
