Marcus East is the Technical Director at the Officer of the CTO at Google. Through his work with Google, East works alongside a team of other CTOs that help harness the power of Google Cloud with numerous clients of Google. East is known for being a critical problem solver through technology. He has previously earned his BSc in management and... read full bio
Patty McCord is a human resources consultant and executive. She has been chief talent officer at Netflix where she played a big part in establishing their corporate culture of empowering employees but only retaining those whose performance is excellent. McCord has been featured in outlets such as, Harvard Business Review, NPR, Fast Company, and The Wall Street Journal. She has... read full bio
Perhaps best known for playing Pepa Madrigal on the smash hit Disney+ movie Encanto, Carolina del Pilar Gaitán Lozano has been working as an actress and singer since the early 2000s. Some of her most notable appearances, aside from Encanto, include a singing role in The Greatest Showman and a role as Marta Ochoa in Netflix’s Narcos. As for her... read full bio
Frank Ray developed a love for country music at a young age. Dividing his time between his mother’s home in San Antonio, Texas and with his father in Columbus, New Mexico, he was exposed to a diverse musical catalogue. But country music, particularly ranchera music, stood out to him the most. While he had apprehension of becoming a country musician... read full bio
10cc is a group that began with just four Manchester pop artists named Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley, Lol Crème, and Eric Stewart. The group has been described have a smooth and harmony-laden sounds within pop melodies, similar to The Beach Boys and The Beatles. 10cc released the smash-hit song “I’m Not in Love” and Godely and Crème left the band... read full bio
Piroshka, which includes members of Lush, Elastica, Moose and Modern English, adds new sounds and perspectives to the lineup's Brit-pop, shoegaze and post-punk traditions. With their politically charged debut Brickbat, these seasoned musicians opened a brand-new chapter. The following year, with the brooding dream pop of Love Drips and Gathers, they gave family, love and loss some thought. When Lush's reunion tour ended, Piroshka... read full bio
Girl Named Tom is a group made up of siblings Bekah, Caleb, Joshua Liechty who were the season 21 winners of The Voice. They received a four-chair turn and were coached by Kelly Clarkson. The trio originally had plans to achieve higher education through medical school, but the music bug bit. After forming a band, they landed on the name... read full bio
It’s hard to miss Cooper Alan if you’re into country music at all. He’s been all over the place as his popularity grows day by day. Cooper has an adoring fanbase consisting of more than 8.5 million and he has the Spotify and Apple Music streams to match it. It’s safe to say that the music bug big Cooper at... read full bio
You’ve never heard anything like Black Violin. This hip hop duo – consisting of Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste (AKA Kev Marcus and Will B) – plays the violin and viola, combining traditional hip hop with jazz and classical. Usually accompanied by DJ SPS and Nat Stokes, Black Violin has played alongside the National Symphony Orchestra during two sold-out shows... read full bio
Brian Fallon is best known for being the lead singer of The Gaslight Anthem. Now that the famous 2000s emo indie-rock group is on an “indefinite hiatus”, the New Jersey singer is back with a new outfit, Brian Fallon and the Howling Weather. After The Gaslight Anthem split, Brian released two well-received solo albums: “Painkillers” in 2016 and “Sleepwalkers” in... read full bio
Canzetta Maria "Candi" Staton an American singer–songwriter. Candi was born in Hanceville, Alabama, but made her way to Nashville, Tennessee at around age 11 or 12 for school. While going to Jewell Christian Academy, the students and school's pastor began to take notice of her singing voice. She, her sister, and Naomi Harrison were put together to form the Jewell... read full bio
Cimafunk (Erik Rodriguez) comes from the countryside in Cuba, a town called Pinar del Río. The talented artist grew up listening to his mom’s version Michael Jackson at home, as she sang and danced to the salsa at family get-togethers, and while playing the likes of Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, and many others in the form of cassettes. Needless to... read full bio
Chiiild is a Canadian experimental indie and psychedelic soul band, led by frontman Yonatan "xSDTRK" Ayal and Pierre-Luc Rioux. The band has signed to Avant Garden Records after the massive success they experienced since their formation in 2017. Chiiild released their debut EP “Synthetic Soul” in 2020. Chiiild is a collaborative experimental band and their work has been likened to... read full bio
Chukwuka Ekweani, whom you may know as CKay, is a singer-songwriter and record producer from Nigeria. Ckay went on to sign to Warner Music South Africa, along with Atlantic Records, previously having been signed to Chocolate City (which is a member of ADA, a Warner Music Group independent label). "Love Nwantiti" was one of his singles that became an international... read full bio
Shoshana Bean is a Broadway actor and singer-songwriter, well known for playing Elphaba in the play Wicked as well as Jenna in Waitress. Currently, she is starring alongside Billy Crystal in Mr. Saturday Night. Shoshana earned a Tony nomination for her role as Susan Young. As a singer, she’s released six independent studio albums and EP’s, which have charted across... read full bio
Seth Troxler is a DJ and record producer who operates in the genres of house, tech house, deep house, techno, and minimal. Seth has released music under the labels of Circus Company, Spectral Sound, Crosstown Rebels, Culprit, Moodgadget, Wagon Repair, Wolf + Lamb, Raum... musik, and Souvenir. He also co-founded the label Visionquest and is the head of several other... read full bio
Mark Knight’s legacy is the embodiment of the modern DJ, and has already ranked him as a leading player in dance music culture. His sets are high octane and high energy and really get the dance floor moving with its wide spectrum of sound. His music has been performed all over the world and many dance floors have been torn... read full bio
Director of the health program MenAlive, Jed Diamond has been a licensed psychotherapist for four decades. Author of Male Menopause and The Irritable Male Syndrome, he has been on the Board of Advisors of the Men’s Health Network since its formation. Jed is also a member of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male and serves as... read full bio
Christopher Williams was born in the Bronx, New York. Williams is the jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald's nephew. Williams, dubbed the "Modern Teddy Pendergrass," is well-known for his fervent baritone voice. In Harrison, New York, he attended Purchase College, which is now State University of New York. He is a producer, actor, singer, and songwriter. Williams is renowned for his parts... read full bio
Greg Dyke attended Hayes Grammar School before attending York University to study politics. He began his broadcasting career in 1977 at London Weekend Television after a brief stint as a journalist. He was appointed director-general of the BBC in January 2000, and during his four years there, he launched four new digital television channels, five new digital radio channels, two... read full bio
