Jim Obergefell is an American civil rights activist who is best known for being the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case, Obergefell v. Hodges, which was the case that legalized same-sex marriage in the United States. Obergefell began the Obergefell v. Hodges case after finding out that he could not be listed as his late husband’s surviving spouse on his... read full bio
Eric Alva is an author, LGBTQ rights activist, and veteran who was the first Marine that was severely injured in the Iraq War. Alva was born in San Antonio, Texas, and after graduating high school, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps as a gay man knowing that the military excluded all gays and lesbians from service. Throughout most of his... read full bio
Che Smith, better known as his stage name, Rhymefest, is an American rapper and songwriter, politician, and philanthropist from Chicago, Illinois. Smith rose to fame after the release of his debut album, “Blue Collar.” He has since gone on to release two more albums; “El Che,” and “Violence Is Sexy.” Smith is also well known for his work with Kanye... read full bio
Bill Posley is a comedian whose topics make humor on race and racial identity as a bi-racial comedian. Although Posley is black and white, he found out at a young age that people are very judgmental and consider him fully black although that is definitely not the case. Posley often struggled growing up being bi-racial and uses comedy as his... read full bio
Will Strickland is a hip-hop industry veteran who has served as co-principal of Keikwalk Consulting, which is an entertainment marketing, promotions, and consulting firm in Toronto. Strickland is also known for being a educator that educates client on hip-hop culture. He has been the producer of the first ever online concert in black music history which he produced while working... read full bio
Jewel Allison is a poet, author, public speaker, former model, actress, and music educator who is best known for her book “Stealing Peace.” Allison was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and she began writing poetry at a young age and knew she always wanted a career in writing. Growing up, Allison often wrote in the dark as her... read full bio
Black Mountain is a Canadian psychedelic rock band that consists of members Stephen McBean, Jeremy Schmidt, Adam Bulgasem, Rachel Fannan, and Arjan Miranda. The band is from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and each member of the band formed other bands before all coming together to form Black Mountain. From there, they went on to release their self-titled debut studio album.... read full bio
Zig Mentality is a Canadian punk rock trio from Ottawa that consists of brothers Jig Dube on bass and lead vocals, Liam Dube on lead guitar, and Quinn Dube on drums and backup vocals. Zig Mentality was formerly known as just dube, and since their formation, they have gone on to earn over four million streams for their songs over... read full bio
Villages is a folk group from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, that consists of members Matt Ellis, Travis Ellis, Jon Pearo, and Archie Rankin. The group originally formed the group Mardeen, a pop-rock band that was inspired by groups such as The Super Friendz, Thrush Hermit and Sloan. They began to grow local fame through Mardeen but after having a singalong... read full bio
Titus Calderbank is a Canadian alternative folk-soul musician from Vancouver, British Columbia, who is known for his voice that can go from a smooth croon, to a soulful vibrato, and into a perfect howl in just one song. Calderbank began his career trying to write, record, and release 365 songs in one year but he only ended the year with... read full bio
Thompson Egbo Egbo is a Canadian pianist and jazz performer who is based out of Toronto, Ontario. Thompson began his career learning how to play piano at the Dixon Hall Music School. Thompson was born in Nigeria and moved to Canada when he was four years old and by the time he was six, he began learning how to play... read full bio
Schwey is a Canadian funk and soul collective that consists of members Jacob Schwinghammer, Isaiah Dobbs, Jarah Terrell-Dobbs, and Christof Bede. Schwey is based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, and they rose to popularity after the release of their debut self-titled album. Shortly after, they released the EP “Korenteen,” both albums being released through 604 Records. Some of Schwey’s most... read full bio
J. Holiday is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and actor, who is best known for his breakthrough single, “Bed,” which peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and earned him RIAA certified gold. J. Holiday was born in Washington, D.C. and he began his career singing in high school but went on to finish studying before pursuing a... read full bio
Notifi is a Canadian rapper, producer, engineer, mixer, and singer from Montreal who is currently based out of Toronto. Notifi has been rapping since he was only 14 years old and while growing up, he found inspiration in Kanye West before going on to branch out into pop, rap, and R&B influences after listening to artists such as Drake, the... read full bio
NOBRO is a Canadian all-girl rock band based out of Montreal, that consists of members Kathryn McCaughey, Sarah Dion, Lisandre Bourdages and Karolane Carbonneau. The band was formed by McCaughey, who wanted to start an all-female band for a while but found it hard to find fellow women who wanted to perform the same music she did. NOBRO finds influence... read full bio
Mute Choir was founded by producer and songwriter Sam Arion, and also consists of musicians Milan Sarkadi and Iris Waters. The trio came together to form an experimental musical venture and Arion and Waters have also had a long songwriting bond. Together, the three musicians work on almost all aspects of their musical project including producing and mixing their artwork,... read full bio
Maddie Storvold is an up-and-coming alternative-country folk singer-songwriter from Edmonton. She has rose to fame after winning CTV’s reality series “The Launch,” which led her to record and release the single “Don’t Say You Love Me,” which was written and produced by Bryan Adams with Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Label Group. The single peaked at number 1 on the iTunes... read full bio
Kayla Diamond is a Canadian alternative pop artist from Toronto, Ontario. Through her music, Diamond sings about topics such as heartbreak, freedom, and her dirty laundry, the latter of which, “Dirty Laundry,” being the name of Diamond’s EP. Diamond was originally pursuing her law degree to be a personal injury or family lawyer and found herself signed to a record... read full bio
Jim Lachey is a former American professional football offensive tackle who is currently a radio analyst for Ohio State football. Lachey was born in St. Henry, Ohio, and he began his career playing football in high school before going on to play college football at The Ohio State University where he was an All-American offensive guard. He went on to... read full bio
Craig Krenzel is a former American football quarterback who has played in the NFL. Krenzel was born in Ohio and he began his career playing high school football where he also played basketball and baseball. Krenzel earned the USA Today honorable mention All-America accolades in high school and went on to play college football at Ohio State. While playing college... read full bio
