Pulsating NYC-style live disco vibes are interlaced with both Caribbean and Cape Verdean sounds throughout the record, with danceability always guaranteed and a healthy finishing touch of weirdness present on most tracks. The debut single "Nos Magia" was nominated for Track of the Year 2017 at Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Awards and has received radio from BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio... read full bio
Daniel Kadawatha is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer who goes under several names, including Arc De Soleil. Daniel grew up listening to his father play the songs of the Spotnicks on his homemade guitar amp, which inspired him due to his passion for the band and its soaring guitar-driven sound. Daniel's decision to become a musician was impacted by this... read full bio
Based in Sacramento, California, A Foreign Affair is a five-piece alternative rock band that has received a Grammy nomination. Josh Dotty (Cemetery Sun), Jonny Craig, and Aaron Gillespie (Underoath) are featured as guests on their album "Still Frame." NPR, BBC1 Rock, and SiriusXm Octane have all played the album. Former "Incredible Me" vocalist Alex Strobaugh, Jared Cambridge's tasteful lead guitar work... read full bio
The musical journey of Amistat, a group of twin brothers named Josef and Jan Prasil, is a fascinating one that crosses boundaries and is based on an inexplicable and unsaid kinship. Their melodies are harmonic and have been influenced by a diverse range of cultures, telling a riveting story that is best experienced through their power. Josef and Jan were... read full bio
Theater director Aneesha Kudtarkar is located in New York. She like plays that begin normally and then take an unusual turn. She makes compositionally driven theater that centers marginalized voices in history, drawing on her training as an Indian classical dancer. Men on Boats (Southern Methodist University), A Thousand Maids (Two River Theater), Water by the Spoonful (Juilliard), Queen (National... 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
Producer Ark Patrol has never wavered from his desire to provide his audience with fresh sounds and inspiration throughout the past few years. He used music to help him get over his cancer diagnosis. Alongside Baynk and Big Wild, he embarked on his maiden national tour and performed at the Splash-House music event. After fighting cancer for a few years,... read full bio
Izzy Glaudini (synths, lead vocals), Lola Dompé (drums, vocals), and Halle Saxon (bass, vocals) form the trio Automatic. Their upcoming second album, Excess, has the song "New Beginning." Excess, the second album by Automatic, explores the fictitious boundary between the corporate culture of the 1980s and the underground scene of the 1970s. The band refers to this as "that fleeting moment... read full bio
Well-established in his post-playing career, Allan Houston is in his tenth season in the Knicks front office. He has been the general manager of the Westchester Knicks from the team's founding and is currently in charge of all operations for the G League franchise in New York. After serving as the president's assistant and later as assistant general manager, he... read full bio
Adam Green is widely recognized as one of the most distinctive and prolific songwriters in the world of music; performers as varied as Will Oldham, Carla Bruni, Kelly Willis, and The Libertines have all covered his songs. Green, a native of New York, recorded and published his debut album at the age of 17. He was one half of The... read full bio
Alondra Nelson, the Harold F. Linder Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, an independent research institute in Princeton, New Jersey, is an expert on the nexus of science, technology, policy, and society. She also holds a renowned position at the Center for American Progress as a senior fellow. Dr. Nelson formerly served as acting head of the White House Office... read full bio
Seventy years after it was first recorded, blues-rock musician Amani Burnham put up a video of himself playing Muddy Waters' "Hoochie Coochie Man." It was strange to watch a 19-year-old on Instagram playing a white Fender Stratocaster with such skill and sexual charm. But there was Amani, sitting on the floor in Gen Z's usual outfit of sweatpants and a... read full bio
Acid Pauli (Martin Gretschmann) epitomizes a musical aesthetic and approach to electronic music culture that is both varied and resolute. For the past two decades, Martin Gretschmann has been investigating unconventional musical realms that are hallucinogenic, adventurous, and rich in musicality. Born in the 1970s in Bavaria, Germany, Martin began playing bass guitar in a punk/indie band in the late... read full bio
Matt Hales, known in the music world by his stage name Aqualung, has loved music from an early age; he started writing songs and playing them on the family piano at the age of four. His parents owned an independent record shop, which gave him access to music that helped inspire his own. At 16, he was awarded a scholarship... read full bio
Apollos Fire was named after the classical god of music and the son. Founded by award-winning harpsichordist and conductor Jeannette Sorrell, Appollos Fire s dedicated to the baroque style of music. Evoking passion in listeners across the nation and internationally, Apollos Fire has been hailed by The Independent, London as one of the pre-eminent period-instrument ensembles. Apollos Fire has established... read full bio
NASA aerospace engineer, Adam Steltzner, is the Chief Engineer of the Mars 2020 project. Steltzner has worked on several flight projects to Mars, including the Galileo, Cassini, Mars Pathfinder, and Mars Exploration Rovers. He has published a book, The Right Kind of Crazy: A True Story of Teamwork, Leadership, and High Stakes Innovation, which received acclaim from The Washington Post... read full bio
Alastair Ian Stewart, commonly known as Al Stewart is a British singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his 1976 single Year of the Cat and its 1978 follow-up "Time Passages". Al Stewart was born in Glasgow, Scotland, September 5th, he emigrated to the United States in late 1977 and still lives in California. Al Stewart... read full bio
Adrian Fenty is an American politician who has previously served as the 6th Mayor of the District of Columbia. Fenty was born in Washington, D.C. and he has earned his B.A. in English and economics from Oberlin College and his J.D. form the Howard University School of Law. Fenty began working in politics after interning for U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum... read full bio
Author Anne Rice's first novel, Interview with the Vampire, was the first segment in her popular Vampire Chronicles series, which includes The Vampire Lestat and The Queen of the Damned. The original book was ultimately made into a film starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. Rice is known for her use of sadomasochistic erotica, including the title Beauty’s Punishment. Her... read full bio
Alicia Silverstone started her career in the entertainment business at a young age and is best known for her memorable performance in the movie Clueless. Her modeling career quickly gained traction, landing her roles in a number of commercials and even an episode of The Wonder Years. At the age of 15, Silverstone had a stunning turn of circumstances that allowed... read full bio
