A high school dropout turned MacArthur ""genius grant"" recipient, Michael Moschen is an art juggler, spawning scores of imitators and an entire methodology of crystal-ball juggling he likes to call Dynamic Manipulation. With a penchant for discipline, choreography, and catching flying balls -- and using props that include flaming torches, hoops, rods, and a ten-foot plastic triangle enclosure within which... read full bio
"After his wonderfully successful reunion tour with New Edition, BOBBY BROWN is heading back on the road in support of his first solo album in 14 years! Masterpiece features his debut single “DON’T LET ME DIE.” A live performance video of the single from The Today Show can be viewed by CLICKING the picture above. Along with singles from his... read full bio
Stephen William Bragg – known as Billy Bragg – is an English alternative rock musician and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes. His music career has lasted more than 30 years. In 1977, Bragg formed the punk rock/pub rock band Riff Raff,... read full bio
From her work in the 80’s with MTV favorite Til Tuesday through her acclaimed solo discs “Whatever” and “I’m With Stupid” in the 90s, Aimee Mann has always been at the forefront of contemporary songwriters. The close of the millennium brought her greatest success, with the simultaneous releases of Bachelor No. 2 and the soundtrack to the film Magnolia, which... read full bio
Before he ever sang a note, Hank Williams III, the grandson of Hank Williams and the son of Hank Jr., was a member of the country music royalty. However, he did not immediately follow in the musical footsteps of his ancestors. Rather, he chose to travel the Southeast, consuming copious amounts of marijuana and playing drums in punk and hardcore... read full bio
Skid Row is a hard rock/heavy metal band that was formed by bassist Rachel Bolan and guitarist Dave Sabo, who got the band a quick record deal through being close friends with Jon Bon Jovi, lead singer of popular hard rock band Bon Jovi. The band signed a deal with Atlantic Records and their first self-titled album was finally released... read full bio
Deborah is a hugely sucessful pop and Broadway star who has been giving people the gift of music for decades. She's back on the pop scene with her new album, ""M.Y.O.B."" She puts on an incredible live show and is, in every way, a professional. Deborah would be an asset to any concert, benefit, or special event. Hit singles include:... read full bio
Lisa Lampanelli is an American former stand-up comedian, actress and insult comic best known for appearing in most of Comedy Central’s Roast. Jobs that Lampanelli has had include, an assistant at Rolling Stone, copy editor at Popular Mechanics, and a fact checker and chief of research for Spy magazine. After those jobs, Lampanelli decided to turn her career to comedy... read full bio
Vanessa Hudgens began her career in the world of musical theatre at the tender age of 8. Immediately realizing the incredible future that lay before her, she has tirelessly pursued her dream with much success. These early roles in such productions as “Evita,” “Carousel,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “The King & I,” “The Music Man,” “Cinderella” and “Damn Yankees” gave... read full bio
Kenny Wayne Shepherd has lived more than half of his life in the spotlight. At the age of at 16, he was signed to a major record label. While a senior in high school, he recorded his first album and while most of his classmates were looking for a part time summer job after graduation, Kenny was embarking on... read full bio
Phillip Phillips is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, who is best known for winning the eleventh season of reality series “American Idol”. He is best known for his coronation song, “Home”, which became the all-time best-selling song from the reality series and went RIAA four-time certified platinum. Phillips started playing music when he was 14 and formed a band... read full bio
Matthew Weiner is the creator and executive producer of Mad Men, an AMC original series, now in its third season. Since its debut, the series has garnered an Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series; two Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Drama Series; a Peabody Award; a Producers Guild Award; two Writers Guild Awards; AFI Awards for one of the... read full bio
As a contributor for ten years and counting, John Hodgman has served as The Daily Show's Resident Expert. When John Stewart left the show, Hodgman stayed on as a correspondent for the new host Trevor Noah. Hodgman is also a widely published author, with his books including ""The Areas of My Expertise"", ""More Information Than You Require"", and ""That Is... read full bio
NYC Police Commissioner William J. Bratton was previously Chairman of Kroll, the world’s leading risk consulting company, providing a broad range of investigative, intelligence, financial, due diligence, security and technology services to help clients reduce risks, solve problems and capitalize on opportunities. As Chief of the New York City Transit Police, Boston Police Commissioner, New York City Police Commissioner, and... read full bio
At the young age of eleven, Victoria Arlen was diagnosed with two uncommon illnesses called Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis and Transverse Myelitis, which significantly altered her life. Victoria abruptly lost her ability to talk, eat, walk, and move—a very uncommon occurrence. For almost four years, she was "locked" inside her own body, unable to move or speak, but fully aware of... read full bio
New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Eric Ries is an entrepreneur, author of the popular blog Startup Lessons Learned, and author of The Lean Startup, a book on the lean startup movement. The Lean Startup philosophy originates from the Japanese concept of lean manufacturing, which seeks to increase value-creating practices and eliminate wasteful practices. Since production costs and... read full bio
Todd McFarlane is the genius behind the comic book Spawn. He started his work as a cartoon artist at Marvel comics where he wrote comics for Spider-Man. He then left Marvel to launch his own company. In recent years, McFarlane has illustrated comic books less often, focusing on entrepreneurial efforts, such as McFarlane Toys, whose meticulously detailed action figures have... read full bio
John Kao has made a career out of helping organizations go from getting the importance of innovation to getting innovation done. Dubbed Mr. Creativity by The Economist, John is Chairman of the Institute for Large Scale Innovation, whose i20 group is an association of 30 national Chief Innovation Officers. He is considered a leading authority on the subjects of innovation,... read full bio
Danny Meyer is the CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, which includes Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Blue Smoke, Jazz Standard, Shake Shack, The Modern, Maialino, Untitled, North End Grill, Marta, Union Square Events, and Hospitality Quotient, a learning and consulting business. Danny, his restaurants and chefs have earned an unprecedented 25 James Beard Awards. Dannys first business book, Setting... read full bio
While you may know her as the American Idol judge who sits between Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres, Kara's songs have appeared on more than 150 million albums, and she remains one of the industry's most sought after songwriters and producers. Kara is a Grammy nominated hitmaker and has been awarded 15 BMI Awards for co-writing the most performed songs... read full bio
