Nora Lum, also known by her stage name Awkwafina, is a rapper, actress, and television personality hailing from New York City. Lum grew up with a passion for music, studying classical and jazz music while attending LaGuardia High School. She eventually adopted the Awkwafina moniker as an alter ego to her normally quiet self. After graduating from high school, Awkwafina majored... read full bio
Acclaimed as the queen of Japanese hip-hop, Awich embodies everything that makes the genre so essential to culture. Over the course of her boundary-pushing career, the Okinawan-born artist has struck a balance between cutting-edge musicianship and forward-thinking storytelling, a fierce devotion to her homeland and heritage—a Japanese prefecture whose troubled history and near-mystical beauty have served as an endless source... read full bio
The site Awesome Tapes From Africa by Brian Shimkovitz has been highlighting unique and fascinating sounds from all around the continent. As a DJ, he brings the blog to life with sets of two to three hours that mix hip-hop bangers, left-field dancefloor treasures and folkloric music. Awesome Tapes DJ performances honor the music and artists whose tapes Shimkovitz has amassed... read full bio
AWATE is a creative Eritrean rapper who was born and raised in Camden, London. His music is infused with Turkish Dcypha's legendary production. Trench Magazine praised AWATE's debut album, "Happiness," as a "British rap masterpiece," while Noisey, The Line of Best Fit, Complex, GUAP Mag, BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra also gave it their support. Complex praised and praised his debut EP,... read full bio
With their debut album, "awakebutstillinbed," Shannon Taylor's band gained critical praise and a devoted following. The band's message was clear: having low self-esteem is actually simply about seeing yourself as other people perceive you. Taylor had desired nothing less than this. However, when the band threw themselves into traveling, managing to put together four extensive US tours in a few... read full bio
Pratts career received its impetus when he became the first African-American pianist to win the Naumburg International Piano Competition, which launched him into a strenuous performance schedule following his signing with IMG Artists. Pratt made his debut at Lincoln Center with the New York Philharmonic and accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Piano and Artist in Residence at the... read full bio
Avy Ashery exhibits his nationally popular art and design and talks about the controversial stories behind the art. This includes the “The Prayer” the famous illustration that was banned in the USSR and becomes an award winner in a “restricted” country club in Tulsa. Listen to the political story behind the first Chanukah stamp design at the U.S. Postal Service.... read full bio
Avrohom Gottheil is a thought leader in high-tech and founder of #AskTheCEO Media. Gottheil has become a thought leader in tech through his over 20 year career working in IT and in Telecom. Gottheil has earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services from Touro College. He then went on to begin working for Avaya as... read full bio
Avril Lavigne broke onto the music scene with her debut album, Let Go, released when she was just 17. Let Go made Lavigne the youngest female soloist to reach #1 in the UK, and the album was certified four-times Platinum by the RIAA. Over 16 million copies had been sold worldwide, more than 6 million of which were sold in... read full bio
Aviva Drescher is know for her two season stint on Bravo's hit series, The Real Housewives of New York City. As the only born and raised New Yorker on the show's history, this 5'10 stunner is elegant, intelligent and educated. When Aviva was six years-old, she was in an accident at a friend's upstate New York dairy farm, which left... read full bio
Aviva Anastasia Payne, better known as her stage name AViVA, is an Australian singer-songwriter and author who rose to fame with the release of her single “GRRRLS.” Aviva’s music is influenced by fellow female artists which include Lorde and Billie Eilish. After the release of her breakthrough single “GRRRLS,” Aviva went on to release a string of singles some of... read full bio
Avital Isaacs currently serves as Babeland’s NYC Workshop Coordinator, where she has been a sex educator for 12 years and counting. Her work has included building consent based curricula for peer sex educators at Columbia University, leading menopause support groups, and teaching workshops at colleges and medical schools in the NYC area. Avital’s approach to sex education is explicitly... read full bio
Avinash Kaushik is the “Digital Marketing Evangelist” for Google and the author of two bestsellers: Web Analytics 2.0, and Web Analytics: An Hour a Day. All of the proceeds from both books benefit The Smile Train, Doctors Without Borders and Ekal Vidyalaya. Kaushik is also the Co-Founder and Chief Education Officer of Market Motive. He is celebrated for his dynamic,... read full bio
Avi Snow is a Los Angeles-based writer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. As a member of the band City of the Sun, he began his career. To date, Avi's song has had over 200 million plays. As an artist supporter of many different musicians, including Thievery Corporation, Peter Bjorn and John, Charles Bradley, Sts9, Matisyahu, Greg Alman, Asaf Avidan, Balkan beatbox, G... read full bio
Avi Nash is an actor best known for his work in Barry, The Walking Dead, and Learning to Drive. Nash has a background in acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. He graduated with Honors from Stanford University and also went to Mumbai for acting school. Nash's parents are from South America and India, because of that... read full bio
When Avi Kaplan began his solo career, he had already established a global fanbase and won three GRAMMY Awards for his work with the platinum-selling vocal group Pentatonix. Avi was aware that he needed to go back to his artistic roots, to the natural, acoustic-driven rock and heritage music that had served as the background to his youth in a... read full bio
Avi Jorisch is an author and entrepreneur who has previously worked as an official for the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Defense. Jorisch is a counter-terrorism expert who has extensively traveled to and lived in the Middle East. During his time in the Middle East, Jorisch interviewed people that were apart of terrorist organizations. This led him to work as... read full bio
Avi Issacharoff is an Israelia journalist who is known for his focus on Palestinian affairs. He is also the co-creator of Netflix’s Fauda, which rose to critical acclaim upon release. Issacharoff graduated from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and has an MA in Middle Eastern Studies and Literature from Tel Aviv University. Issacharoff is currently the Middle East analyst for... read full bio
David Michael Portner, better known as his name Avey Tare, is a musician and songwriter who is best known for co-founding the band Animal Collective. As a solo artist, Tare has released three albums; “Down There”, “Eucaplytus” and “Cows on Hourglass Pond”. He’s also released albums with Panda Bear as collaborative albums. Apart from his work with Animal Collective, Tare... read full bio
Avery Wilson is an American singer-songwriter and dancer who performs R&B pop dance music. He has released 2 EPs and is best known for his single, “If I Have To”. The single peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot R&B songs. Wilson is known for competing on the television series, “The Voice” where he was on Team Cee Lo... read full bio
