Stand-up comedian Mark Smalls is based in Los Angeles. Audiences of various ages and ideologies come together because to his original strategy of attacking a subject from all sides. He adds an east coast taste to a west coast attitude, having been raised in San Francisco and born in New Jersey. Mark participates in the golf humor podcast Country... read full bio
Gus Constantellis is a gay stand-up comedian and writer who is first-generation Greek-American. His writing focuses a lot on his vast immigrant family, Greek ancestry, outrageous yet realistic dating tales, and his own viewpoint on growing up in Brooklyn. He travels the nation and frequently plays in upscale clubs in New York City. This year, Gus taped a Comedy Central... read full bio
Even though he was born in the 1990s, Narciss is immersed in the world of music, soaking up everything that captures his attention, be it melody, rhythm, or simply just a song's emotions. As Narciss has often demonstrated, the fundamental component of everything he touches is groove and swing because he has a deep understanding of what causes people to move both physically and emotionally. With influences... read full bio
Mike and Serch first met in Barcelona when they were quite young, marking the start of Prophecy's amazing journey. Their artistic journey was built upon the foundation of this dynamic metropolis. Prophecy's distinctive production technique, which masterfully blends restraint and urgency, is evident in their music. Their carefully composed songs expertly lead listeners and light up dance floors with entrancing melodies,... read full bio
CABAL, a band from the chilly north of Denmark, unleash their menacing fury on their third studio album, Magno Interitus. CABAL has established itself as a band at the forefront of the extreme metal scene, prepared to shatter down all genre boundaries. The band's roots are in a diverse range of musical inspirations, from black metal and hardcore to death... read full bio
The inspiration for Keli Holiday comes from a man who just enjoys beer, new order records, sleepless nights, and the pure joy of discovering a foreign place like New York. Adam Hyde, fresh off a two-month North American tour with back-to-back shows, created this project. When he got home, he was told he had time for a vacation, so instead... read full bio
Berlin's Current Value, also known as Tim Eliot, is a rising figure on the rougher, more techy end of the Dubstep spectrum and stands at the vanguard of the underground DnB scene. A highly technical approach to music, along with a lean and tight arrangement and forward-thinking production, results in some of the most instantly recognizable music published nowadays. Tim had... read full bio
Performers GAEREA present their odes in cascading maelstroms of ferocity and beauty behind black shrouds of obscurity and desolation. The black horde continues to lead the charge in the next wave of extreme metal, emerging from the epidemic era to whatever lies next for humanity. GAEREA has quickly made a reputation for itself among the multitudes of bands working in... read full bio
Basstripper is a rising force in the drum and bass scene who is from Belgium. His natural talent to combine catchy melodies and infectious basslines has made him a household name in the industry. The distinctive sound of Basstripper is a blend of unadulterated energy and expert craftsmanship. His output demonstrates his dedication to expanding the genre's bounds. Following a series... read full bio
Hohnen Ford was reared in North London and was heavily involved in the city's thriving jazz culture. He developed a fixation on 20th-century instrumental jazz music and went on to study jazz at the Royal Academy of Music. After graduating, Hohnen Ford has been refining an original and classic songwriting technique, incorporating elements from artists like Joni Mitchell to the Great... read full bio
Graham Barham, a singer-songwriter, hails from Oak Ridge, a small rural community in Louisiana. He incorporates iconic images of small Southern communities into his music, such as one-lane highways, pickup pickups, and moss ponds. However, as evidenced by his breakthrough hit "Preachers Need People," which became a huge viral hit for him, the Nashville-based singer had a unique talent for... read full bio
Ryan Perdz, a Buffalo, New York-based guitarist, singer, and composer, has won over many fans with his classic grunge-inspired approach. Ryan entered the music business with his debut EP, "First Sight," and since then, he has had over 1,200 listens each month on streaming platforms. Ryan has amassed an amazing 170k followers on Tik Tok in addition to his accomplishments.... read full bio
Amanda Shultz, better known online as DJ Mandy, has established herself as one of the most deliciously quirky DJs on the internet. Mandy, a California native, juggles her studies as a full-time UC Berkeley student with her burgeoning job as a DJ and producer. Her reputation is based on her ability to create mixes on TikTok that become viral. She... read full bio
Driven by an unquenchable interest and a profound respect for the forerunners of electronic music, Tarkno personifies authentic techno culture with vinyl-only performances. Using many turntables in prestigious settings all around the world, his adaptability honors decades of progressive machine music.... read full bio
Joanne "Coach P" McCallie, a 28-year veteran of the NCAA Division I women's basketball program, is the best at coaching, teamwork, and the leadership required to succeed. She is among the most accomplished female college basketball coaches in the nation. Coach P has won multiple titles and been named National Coach of the Year while leading teams at Maine, Michigan... read full bio
Lindy Elkins-Tanton is a National Academy of Sciences member, a world-renowned planetary scientist, and an educator. She is the Vice President for the Interplanetary Initiative at Arizona State University, one of the leading Earth and planetary science research institutions in the US, the Principal Investigator of NASA's Psyche project, and a co-founder of the educational startup Beagle Learning. In addition, she... read full bio
The Chair of Stuckey's, the roadside haven known for its pecan log rolls, is Stephanie Stuckey. W.S. Stuckey, Sr., Stephanie's grandpa, started the business in 1937 as a pecan stand in Eastman, Georgia, and it has since expanded to over 350 locations nationwide. The business was sold in 1964, but it is currently being reowned and is reviving. Under Stephanie's direction,... read full bio
Iranian-American journalist and women's rights advocate Masih Alinejad made headlines across the world when she took off her hijab, or veil, and shared a picture of herself standing tall and confident with her hair blowing in the breeze on her Facebook page. Her social media campaign against mandatory hijab, My Stealthy Freedom, became the largest civil disobedience movement in the... read full bio
Basketball standout Chamique Holdsclaw was hailed as the "female Michael Jordan." Nobody has ever been more focused or driven on the court, from leading the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers to three consecutive NCAA national titles with her squad and great coach Pat Summitt to the Olympics to the WNBA. However, she was concealing mental health problems behind the surface,... read full bio
Dr. Emily Anhalt is a specialist in emotional fitness who works at the nexus of business and psychology. She encourages self-awareness, productivity, and empathy in business owners, executives, and workers. Dr. Anhalt gives speeches at worldwide tech and business conferences, Fortune 500 organizations, HR summits, panels, leadership trainings, and company retreats. As a speaker, advisor, and co-founder of Coa, Dr. Anhalt... read full bio
