As director of the hit film "Rio" and the internationally popular Ice Age movie franchise, Carlos Saldanha's films have grossed close to a billion dollars worldwide. With a background in computer science and a natural artistic sensibility, he found New York City the perfect locale to merge these skills and become an animator. Carlos Saldanha has assisted in creating Blue... read full bio
Paul McDonald has a voice that is instantly distinctive and hard to ignore. His music features lyrical story-driven storylines and incredibly catchy tunes, and he is frequently compared to legendary musicians like Bob Dylan and Rod Stewart. His gruff yet refined voice is reminiscent of a bygone era and begs to be heard right once. He accomplishes the uncommon trifecta... read full bio
Drew Ryder Smith is a professional songwriter and vocalist of country music, having won numerous awards. In addition to being the founder of The Before You Record Course, he is the proprietor of Gray Sound Recording LLC and a producer and senior mixing engineer at work. He was born and reared in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and Nashville, Tennessee,... read full bio
Rick Braun is a smooth jazz trumpet player and renowned vocalist. Rick has been playing trumpet since he was just a child. Rick got his start by playing in several bands including Avenue Blue, which was led by guitarist Jeff Golub. His richly melodic playing style has attracted a multitude of fans since the release of his first album, Intimate... read full bio
Matt Monro Jr was born to sing. From the impromptu duet with Matt Monro back in ‘77, MMJ has kept his Dad's music alive while developing a style, sound and stage presence of his own; proving himself worthy of the name Matt Monro Jr., a name he promised to keep in lights. Performing timeless classics from the Matt Monro songbook... read full bio
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Steven Johnson is the host of the BBC TV/PBS series, “How We Got to Now,” and is the best-selling author of the book “Wonderland” and “How We Got to Now.” Johnson was born in Washington, D.C. and he has earned his B.A. in Semiotics from Brown University and his M.A. in English Literature from Columbia University. Johnson is a popular... read full bio
Bri Bagwell, the Texas Female Artist of the Decade, is a formidable presence on the music scene thanks to her groundbreaking recordings and electrifying live performances, which have earned her twelve #1 singles on Texas Country Radio and counting. Bri, who has won numerous Female Vocalist of the Year accolades, is becoming well-known across the country for her songs. "Bagwell... read full bio
Elizaveta Igorevna Khripounova, is a Russian-American pianist, singer/songwriter and opera singer. Her debut full-length album ""Beatrix Runs"" was helmed by Grammy Award-winning producer Greg Wells and was digitally released on Universal Republic Records. Elizaveta's music is a quirky and magical brew of musical styles, which, in addition to jazzy pop and rock, even features opera as a new ingredient. Elizaveta’s... read full bio
Through her activism and her scholarship over the last decades, Angela Davis has been deeply involved in our nation’s quest for social justice. Her work as an educator – both at the university level and in the larger public sphere – has always emphasized the importance of building communities of struggle for economic, racial, and gender equality. Professor Davis’ teaching... read full bio
Food Network personality Geoffrey Zakarian is a master of modern American cuisine. He owns multiple restaurants throughout New York City of which the New York Times granted three star ratings. On the Food Network, Geoffrey lends his culinary expertise as a judge on the competition series, Chopped. He competed alongside fellow Food Network Stars in The Next Iron Chef where... read full bio
Travon Free is a writer, director, producer, comedian, and five-time Emmy Award winner. Two Distant Strangers, Travon's debut short film, was written and co-directed and took home the Oscar for Best Live Action Short. Most recently, Travon co-directed the HBO documentary BS HIGH, which was co-produced by Adam McKay and Michael Strahan and focused on the Bishop Sycamore High School... read full bio
Northwest of Chicago, in McHenry County, Illinois, the Alkaline Trio was born. The only surviving member of the original band, which consisted of drummer Glenn Porter and bassist Rob Doran, is Skiba. After the band's debut EP Sundials was released, Doran quit and Andriano, who made his recorded debut on For Your Lungs Only EP, took over. The Trio's fame increased... read full bio
Through his investigative reporting, Chris Hansen sheds light on issues of the day whose impact is felt by many. Best known as a correspondent for Dateline NBC, Hansen began his breakthrough stories on online sexual predators back in 2004. Since then, his investigations have exposed over 250 men who target young kids over the Internet, raising awareness of the issue... read full bio
Dylan Lauren, CEO & Founder of Dylan’s Candy Bar, was immersed from an early age in the worlds of design, art and fashion. While Dylan has created a strong niche for herself as an expert in the candy world, she is also hailed as influential entrepreneur in New York City. Dylan has won the prestigious Fashion Group International for Retail... read full bio
Early in the 1990s, Ben Lee started his career as a young teenager in the Australian lo-fi punk band Noise Addict, which was discovered by influential musicians Sonic Youth and the Beastie Boys. That was the start of an incredible career that has been unique and eclectic while continuing to get wilder and more fascinating by the day. Ben's career is... read full bio
It's hard to overlook the chart-topping independent rock duo Icon For Hire. The band, which consists of guitarist/producer Shawn Jump and power vocalist Ariel Bloomer, has quietly gathered a devoted following through their extensive touring, which included an outstanding multi-year run on the Vans Warped Tour. Icon For Hire has been dubbed the "sleeping giants of the modern rock scene"... read full bio
Born in New York City, Wallace Shawn is a Jewish actor. His father is a journalist and his mother is a well-known and veteran editor of The New Yorker. Allen Shawn, his brother, pursued a career as a composer. Wallace received his education at Magdalen College at Oxford and Harvard University, where he majored in history. Wallace was a Fulbright... read full bio
A reality television judge known for his intransigence with sentencing and his direct, no-frills method of addressing plaintiffs (an approach he refers to as tough love), Washington, D.C., native Joe Brown grew up in South Central Los Angeles as the child of two dedicated and diligent schoolteachers. Brown graduated from Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, then attended UCLA as... read full bio
Jeff Zucker is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of media giant NBC Universal. Throughout his 24+ years with the company, he has served as an award-winning news producer, entertainment executive, and business leader. A five-time Emmy Award winner, Zucker is a member of the board of directors of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Temple Emanu-El,... read full bio
