Rising Appalachia is an American folk group that consists of main members and sister Leah Song and Chloe Smith and also consists of members Biko Casini, David Brown, Arouna Diarra, and Duncan Wickel. Rising Appalachia is a mixture of world, folk and soul music and the band was formed by the Smith sisters after they decided to pursue a musical... read full bio
Robert Grenier is an American CIA officer who previously served as the Director of the CIA Counterterrorism Center under President George W. Bush. Grenier began his career with the CIA and went on to work in field assignments all over the world before going on to be a station chief in Algeria. After a few years, Grenier went on to... read full bio
Rodolfo Gonzalez Gatica is an entrepreneur, writer, and executive and international consultant. Through his work, Gatica consults his clients on how to have a specific and realistic vision for their businesses, how to support their company’s talents, and how to manage changes so it works in the companies favor. Gatica is specifically an expert on human resources, change management, and... read full bio
Rachel Chinouriri is an up-and-coming indie-pop singer-songwriter from Croydon, England. Chinouriri was born into a family from Zimbabwe, and because of that, Chinouriri often found herself feeling out of place and isolated in England. This was a huge factor in Chinouriri finding solace in writing and recording music. She taught herself how to play guitar and sing and over the... read full bio
Rachel Scott is a White House correspondent and D.C. correspondent who currently works for ABC News. Through her work with ABC News, Scott has reported on shows which include “Good Morning America,” “Nightline,” “20/20,” “World News Tonight with David Muir,” “This Week with George Stephanopoulus,” and more. Scott grew up in Southern California and earned her degree from the Annenberg... read full bio
Robert Pozen, also known as Bob, is an American authority on finance and economic policy and has been the Chairman of MFS Investment Management. Pozen was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and he began graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College before going on to earn his law degree form Yale Law School. While studying at Yale, Pozen was also on... read full bio
Ryan M. Pitts is a former United States Army solider who has been the ninth living recipient of the Medal of Honor during the War in Afghanistan. Pitts was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, and when he was only in kindergarten, Pitts knew he wanted to join the army when he was old enough. After earning his high school degree, Pitts... read full bio
RSO is a musical collaboration between guitarists and hard rock performers Richie Sambora, and Orianthi Panagaris. Sambora is best known for his work as the lead guitarst for Bon Jovi and has also pursued a solo career. Orianthi on the other hand is an Australian musician and singer-songwriter who was known for performing with Alice Cooper’s touring band, for rehearsing... read full bio
Roman Lewis is an up-and-coming alternative-indie singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to fame after the release of his single “Mindless Town.” After the release of his debut single, Lewis went to work on his debut EP, “Heartbreak (for now).” Since then, Lewis has gone on to release his debut studio album “My First Failed Fairytale.” Currently, Lewis has over 65,000... read full bio
ROOKIE is an up-and-coming rock-n-roll band from Chicago, Illinois, that consists of members Joe Bordenaro, Kevin Decker, Christopher Devlin, Max Loebman, Dimitri Panoutsos and Justin Bell. ROOKIE’s music is a modern take on classic American rock-n-roll and takes influence from various artists and bands such as Big Star, Cheap Trick, Neil Young, Thin Lizzy, and The Allman Brothers Band. ROOKIE... read full bio
Roni Size is an English DJ and record producer who rose to fame as the founder and frontman of the collective, Roni Size and Reprazent. Size was born in Bristol, England, and he found his love for music growing up listening to reggae. After being expelled from school at 16 years old, he began attending parties led by The Wild... read full bio
River Matthews is an English singer-songwriter from Woking, Surrey, England, who rose to fame with the release of his debut EP, “Feels Like Morning.” Matthews’ music is a mixture of indie, acoustic, alternative, rock and folk. Matthews found his love for music at a young age while listening to artists and bands which included the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and the... read full bio
Richard Reed Parry is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and composer who is best known for being a member of the indie-rock band Arcade Fire, where he performs with numerous instruments which have included the guitar, bass, drums, celesta, keyboards and accordion. Parry was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and his father and mother were both musicians and so is his sister. Parry... read full bio
Rhys Lewis is an up-and-coming pop singer-songwriter from Oxford, England. Lewis found his love for music while studying at Bartholomew School in Eynsham and began playing the guitar at only 13 years old. During this time, he began performing in a cover band with his brother where he also began singing and took various jobs while in school before going... read full bio
Ren is a singer-songwriter, producer, rapper and multi-instrumentalist from Brighton, England. Ren began his musical career busking on the streets of Brighton and was eventually discovered by Sony who signed him to a record deal. Around this time, Ren became deathly ill and had been diagnosed with debilitating disease before having to move to the United States for treatment which... read full bio
Rayowa is an up-and-coming RnB trio that consists of three brothers, Dan, Reece and Luke. Their music is a mixture of soul, funk, pop and disco music and their sound is both classic and contemporary and they have labeled themselves as modern disco music. Since their formation, Rayowa has gained the attention from none other than Nile Rodgers. Rayowa began... read full bio
Rockabilly Boogie is a rock project that consists of Stray Cats’ Slim Jim Phantom and The Legendary Robert Gordon. Slim Jim Phantom was the drummer for the American rockabilly band the Stray Cats and is known for spearheading the neo-rockabilly movement. Slim Jim Phantom has gone on to play in the band Kat Men alongside Imelda May and Darrell Higham.... read full bio
After performing as 1960’s progressive rock band Yes’s on again, off again keyboardist, Rick Wakeman carved out a lucrative career in his own right. Being born in the U.K. back in 1949, Rick has been involved with music his entire life. As a young man, he was trained on the classical organ and as a singer in the Boys Brigade... read full bio
Reid Stefan is a DJ and EDM producer best known for songs like “Booty Alert”, “Bring the Funk Back”, and “Yezzur”. He got his big break when he was featured on the album Samo Grego Salto Presents Kook Kids 4 all the way back in 2015. A year later, he launched his very own YouTube channel where he gives tutorials... read full bio
Reignwolf is a three piece indie blues rock band from Seattle, Washngton. They got their start when the three of them (singer Jordan Cook, bass player Stacey James Kardash, and drummer Joseph Braley) got together to start playing. Jordan was first introduced to David Rapaport, who is no longer a member of the band, as well as Joseph who was... read full bio
