Dee Dee Bridgewater (AKA Denise Grant) was born in 1950 to a musically driven father (a trumpeter and teacher) and thus was exposed to music at a very young age. She would sit around and listen to the music her father would play and, by the time she was 16, Dee Dee was in a trio of RnB vocalists who... read full bio
The fifteen years that Marky Ramone spent drumming for the venerable Ramones are what made him most famous. When Marky was a member of the Brooklyn-based hard rock band Dust in high school, he performed with a number of well-known musicians before joining the Ramones. recording two albums for Neil Bogart's Karma Sutra/Buddha label with his buddies Richie Wise (guitar... read full bio
For the past five years. Kansas City based group Quixotic has created a full spectrum of music with sounds rich in electronic tones that soar and twist from emotive rich classical string progressions to driving tribal dance music. Quixotic's use of effects, synths and laptops harness technology in a unique way that's never been seen, or heard before. The innovative... read full bio
Ray Wylie Hubbard is a legendary songwriter and performer who has made a lasting impact on the Americana music scene. He emerged in the 1970s as part of the progressive country vanguard in Texas, alongside Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, bringing a new level of rock 'n' roll energy to traditional country music. Hubbard is best known for authoring the... read full bio
Greg Behrendt is a standup comic first and foremost. His comedy resume features HBO's Mantastic, Comedy Central Presents and last year's Uncool, seen exclusively on Comedy Central, as well as many appearances on late night shows like The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. This fall he will be... read full bio
Los Angeles de Charly are a Mexican musical group led by their namesake vocalist Carlos Charly" Bec_es. The group formed in 1999 after Charly Bec_es and fellow vocalist Guillermo "Memo" Palafox left the popular group Los Angeles Azules. Like Los Angeles Azules, they are leading exponents of the romantic Mexican cumbia."... read full bio
Yakov Smirnoff is American comedian, actor and writer. Born in Russia, Yakov moved to the United States and started his career as a stand-up comic. His act consisted of mocking life under consumerism and communism as a Russian immigrant. Yakov gained popularity at the world famous Comedy Store where he later became a top attraction. His career skyrocketed after landing... read full bio
By the time Shelby Lynne won her Best New Artist Grammy, she'd already completed six albums and had over a decade of recording experience under her belt. Yet in a way, the award was appropriate, since 'I Am Shelby Lynne' was the album that finally found her taking control of her music, following years of casting about in search of... read full bio
Charles Johnson is an American professional football wide receiver who is currently a free agent in the NFL. Johnson was born in Elsmere, Kentucky, and he began his career playing football, baseball, basketball, and track in high school where he earned All-state and All-conference honors two years in a row. Johnson went on to play college football at Grand Valley... read full bio
Guitarist Kevin Eubanks who often good-naturedly serves as a comic foil for host Jay Leno -- was officially named music director of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno after filling in for the bands original director, saxophonist Branford Marsalis. Eubanks, one of the most prolific jazz guitarists in the country, was a key member of The Tonight Show band... read full bio
Mike Ness was the lead singer and guitarist for the punk rock band, Social Distortion. The band was formed and was heavily inspired by The Sex Pistols. They released their first album Mainliner/Playpen 7 with Posh Boy Records. The band signed another deal with Epic Records and released another three albums. After 18 years performing with the band, Mike Ness... read full bio
Since winning Season 4 of NBC's Last Comic Standing, Josh Blue has emerged as one of the hottest comedians in the country, performing to wildly appreciative sold-out crowds on a non-stop cross country tour. Josh Blue has been a fast rising star since first appearing on Comedy Central's ""Mind of Mencia"" before gaining the attention and endearment of the... read full bio
El Chicano is among the most successful of the L.A. Latino Rock recording artists. Their seven albums include classics such as Viva Tirado, Celebration, Revolucion and Cinco. Tell Her Shes Lovely, was another Top 40 hit on, El Chicano, which went Gold for the group. Over a 40-year span, the group has garnered five Gold records and was voted... read full bio
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In the fifties and sixties, a new school of artists, pop artists," emerged on the scene. They made Pop Art a household name. This group included Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, Mark Rosenquist, Robert Rauschenberg and James Francis Gill. James Gill was one of the standouts among the pop artists. He experienced a rapid ascent in the art world,... read full bio
In 1938, Joel Meyerowitz was born in the Bronx, a place that provided daily lessons in the tragedies and divine comedy of human nature. His joy in observing people was fostered by that "street" schooling, and this perception serves as the foundation for his photography. He worked as an art director in advertising in the early 1960s after graduating from Ohio... read full bio
Fashion and nature share one common thing: Beauty in its purest form. Vancouver-based, eco-friendly green designer Pauline Siu founded Flora & Fauna as an ode to British Columbia's natural beauty and abundant wildlife. It is only natural that the world of fashion is now increasingly incorporating greater sustainable practices into the production of its products. Pauline Siu successfully merges the... read full bio
Mara Devitt specializes in developing customer focused marketing and merchandising strategies and tactics that drive sales and profits for her clients. Her approach is grounded in a structured method for operating model development to ensure that recommendations made to clients are achievable, repeatable and the benefits can be sustained over time. Give the lady what she wants in full... read full bio
Antoine van Agtmael is founder, president and chief investment officer of Emerging Markets Management, L.L.C. He is known for coining the term emerging markets. He has held several senior level management positions at the World Bank Group, where he founded the IFC Emerging Markets Index and Data Base. He is the author of Emerging Securities Markets and co-editor of... read full bio
Michael or Mike Jeffries is CEO and chairman of the popular clothing brand of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. He is a visionary leader with the passion in fashion and youth. Michael studied business at Columbia Business School in 1968. Mike first founded a retail chain store that was targeted to woman. The brand had initial success, but failed because... read full bio
