M.I.A.'s first song, ""Galang,"" was pressed into 500 copies and released by the Showbiz label. It didn't take long for the song — a bold, righteous amalgamation of hip-hop, electro, dancehall, grime, and baile funk — to make an impact with DJs. She wound up signing a contract with XL, which re-released the single and, eventually, debut album Arular. Anticipation... read full bio
Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen bank, is responsible for many innovative programs benefiting the rural poor. He is the developer and founder of the concept of microcredit, the extension of small loans to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. Yunus and the bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for efforts to create economic... read full bio
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic _ _ ; Muammad bin Rshid al Maktm), also known as Sheikh Mohammed, (born 15 July 1949) is the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and constitutional monarch of Dubai.... read full bio
Mogwai are a Scottish post-rock band, formed in 1995 in Glasgow. The band consists of Stuart Braithwaite (guitar, vocals), John Cummings (guitar, vocals), Barry Burns (guitar, piano, synthesizer, vocals), Dominic Aitchison (bass guitar), and Martin Bulloch (drums). The band typically compose lengthy guitar-based instrumental pieces that feature dynamic contrast, melodic bass guitar lines, and heavy use of distortion and effects.... read full bio
Mr. Bungle was an American experimental band from Eureka, California. The band was formed in 1985 while the members were still in high school, and was named after a 1950s children's educational film regarding bad habits which was later featured in a 1981 Pee-wee Herman HBO special. Mr. Bungle released four demo tapes in the mid to late 1980s before... read full bio
Messier is widely considered among the best NHL players of all time as well as among the greatest leaders in the game's history. He is second on the all-time career lists for regular season points (1887), playoff points (295) and regular season games played (1756). He won five Stanley Cups with the Oilers and one with the Rangers, and is... read full bio
Social media entrepreneur and web developer Matt Mullenweg is best known as the creator and developer of WordPress, which is free and open web software and blog site. He dropped out of college to focus on his work, and he went on to found Automattic, which is the company behind WordPress.co. Automattic is also behind web tools including Polldaddy,... read full bio
As the Editor-at-Large of TechCrunch, a tech news company, Mike Butcher MBE keeps up with the current trends, fads, and successes in the tech world. Mike also founded TechHub, a site meant to connect communities with startups. An esteemed writer as well, Mike has written for many publications including The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, and... read full bio
Michael Jackson is the former COO of Skype, and now General Partner at Mangrove Capital Partners. Throughout Europe, Russia and Israel, Michael seeks out investable projects and advises portfolio companies as they grow into significant operations. Overseeing all aspects of Skypes paid services, he led the company into over 150M euro in just three years. Now actively involved in the... read full bio
Known as an angel investor, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist, Mark Suster is an investment partner at UpFront Partners and also a well-known blogger. His blog, Both Sides of the Table, publishes a wide variety of articles on entrepreneruship, business, investing, success, and more. He often invest in early-stage technology ventures. Suster grew up in Northern California, and he attended the... read full bio
Matthew Prince is co-founder and CEO of CloudFlare, whose mission is to build a better Internet. He also co-founded Unspam Technologies, an anti-spam startup where he continues to serve as Chairman. Matthew co-created Project Honey Pot, the largest open source community tracking online fraud and abuse. Matthew has been included on the San Francisco Business Times 40 Under 40 list,... read full bio
Martin Bryant is a technology journalist and editor at Tech North, a web publication focused on growing the digital business sector in the North of England. He is formerly an editor-at-large at The Next Web, another well-known online publication in the technology industry. Martin is especially interested in apps, digital media, and European startups. Martin has led panel discussions at... read full bio
Mikkel Svane, the CEO of Zendesk, has been named among the top tech speakers in the world. He founded Zendesk with Morten Primdahl and Alexander Aghassipour with the goal of providing an enhanced customer service experience for everyone and developing software that people love to use. Now, he leads Zendesks global operations and business strategy with those same goals in... read full bio
Former VP of Product at Twitter, Michael Sippey is now the CEO and founder of Talkshow, an app that allows people to text in public. With this messaging app, individuals, groups of friends, entertainers, creators, and anyone else can have conversations in public, to be viewed by others in real time or after the fact. Every Talkshow can be shared... read full bio
Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson are the three members that make up the American indie pop band known as Muna. After releasing their studio albums "About U" (2017) and "Saves the World" (2019) with RCA Records, they signed with the independent label Saddest Factory Records, which was responsible for the publication of their third studio album, "Muna," in... read full bio
Mac DeMarco is a Canadian indie rock artist who has released three albums: 2, Salad Days, and This Old Dog, as well as two EPs: Rock and Roll Night Club and Another One. His first two albums were both named Best New Music by Pitchfork magazine, while Salad Days earned a nomination for the prestigious Polaris Music Prize. 2 most... read full bio
Melissa George began her acting career portraying Angel Parrish on the Australian soap opera Home and Away. After relocating to the US, she landed her first screen role in the neo-noir sci-fi film Dark City, followed by supporting roles in Steven Soderberghs crime film The Limey and David Lynchs Mulholland Drive. George went on to star as Kathy Lutz in... read full bio
Martin Freeman got his start in acting when he portrayed Tim Canterbury on the UK version of sitcom ‘The Office’. His career became more serious when he starred as Dr. John Watson in ‘Sherlock’, and later as Bilbo Baggins in ‘The Hobbit’ trilogy and as Lester Nygaard in comedy-crime drama series ‘Fargo’. Freeman has also starred in ‘Love Actually’, ‘Captain... read full bio
Medeski Martin & Wood produce a mixture of jazz, funk, and noise, creating a sound that breaks genre boundaries. The artists use a mixture of instruments to play their sounds. The band got together in the 90s and since, they have found an undeniable chemistry that awes stages around the world. Their alternative mix of music draws in listeners from... read full bio
The band moe. is a progressive rock band, comprised of artists Al Schnier, Chuck Garvey, Rob Derhak, Jim Loughlin, and Vinnie Amico. The band performs with a classic combination of instruments- guitar, percussion, drums, bass, and vocals. Their music is entertaining in all aspects, a genuine ode to classic rock. The band has achieved critical acclaim internationally and shared the... read full bio
