Shalamar is a disco band, who rose to fame in the ‘70s as fashion icons and trendsetters who pioneered “body-popping” in the UK. Shalamar rose to popularity with their first album, Uptown Festival (Soul Train Records), which featured the hits “Uptown Festival” and “Ooh Baby, Baby”. They followed up with Disco Gardens, spawning the No. 11 Billboard R&B hit “Take... read full bio
Kristine Meredith Flaherty, known to the music-loving world by her rapper name, K.Flay, is an artist from Illinois. Her career started off with a satirical note when she wrote her first rap song entitled “Blingity Blang Blang,” and writing this song helped her discover her love for writing and creating music. She started experimenting with rap during her time attending... read full bio
Mike Gordon is well known for his time playing bass for the progressive rock band Phish. Along with being a well-known bassist, Mike is also known for being an accomplished guitarist and pianist. He has also made films such as Rising Low, Trackingm, and Outside Out, and he has authored a book entitled Mikes Corner. Gordon met the members of... read full bio
Sir Sly is an indie pop band, currently making waves with their new album Don’t You Worry, Honey (Interscope Records). It includes the singles “Altar”, “Astronaut”, and “High”, which rose to No. 18 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart and No. 3 on the Alternative Songs chart. Previously, Sir Sly recorded their debut album You Haunt Me (Interscope Records). It... 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
Dr. David Ferrucci is an award-winning Artificial Intelligence researcher who most notably formed the IBM Watson team. He led the team from its creation all the way to its illustrious success when Watson conquered the greatest Jeopardy players of all time. In this history-making moment for AI, Watson delivered remarkable results that surpassed all expectations. Dr. Ferrucci went on to... read full bio
We Partyin! Kermit Ruffins needs only two words to hype a New Orleans barroom for one of his weekly shows, and this, his personal slogan, sums up what this Big Easy ambassador is all about. From playing himself in the HBO Series Treme, to barbecuing outside his bar, Kermits Treme Mother-in-Law Lounge, to sitting in with Jon Batiste and Stay... read full bio
Frits Van Paasschen is a veteran executive with thirty years of experience working with international companies. He was the CEO of Starwood Hotels and Resorts for eight years, and previously spent three years as the CEO of Coors Brewing Company. He has also served in management positions at Nike and Disney’s Consumer Products Divisions. Also an author, Frits wrote the... read full bio
Elodie Yung is as actress from Paris, France, and her notable breakout role came in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Netflix series Daredevil, in which she plays Elektra Natchios. She also plays Elektra in the Netflix miniseries called The Defenders. She also landed the role of Amelia Roussel in The Hitmans Bodyguard. Her debut in film was as the female lead... read full bio
Grace Fulton is an actress whose most well known role is as Melinda Gordon in the supernatural drama series, Ghost Whisperer. Other notable roles of Melinda’s include Natalie Wood in The Mystery of Natalie Wood, Haley Farrell in the show Bones, Victoria Harper in series Revenge, Sydney Briggs in Home of the Brave, Carol in Annabelle: Creation, and Young Biddy... read full bio
Canadian indie/dream pop band Alvvays is made up of four members: Molly Rankin (vocals), Kerri MacLellan (keyboard), Alec O’Hanley (guitar), and Brian Murphy (bass guitar). When the band members met and formed Alvvays, they decided to move to Toronto. They all were able to find jobs that allowed them the occasional freedom to tour. They later supported other artists on... read full bio
Giorgio Moroder is a renowned Italian electronic dance music artist, widely recognized as a pioneer in Italo disco and EDM. Through his record label Oasis Records, a subdivision of Casablanca Records, Moroder produced many of Donna Summers 70s disco era hits: Bad Girls, Last Dance, Love to Love You Baby, No More Tears (Enough Is Enough), Dim All the Lights,... read full bio
Iqram Magdon-Ismail is a technology entrepreneur known for co-founding the popular payment application, Venmo, alongside his friend and business partner Andrew Kortina. Venmo has process payments of 7.5 billion dollars and counting. Iqram met Andrew during his college years while attending the University of Pennsylvania, where he acquired his degree in computer science. The tech duo’s first project together was... read full bio
French born Gilles Marini is of Greek and Italian descent. While serving as a fireman in Paris, he met photographer Fred Goudon, who introduced him to modeling. Marini moved to the US after his service to pursue modeling and acting and learn English. His first prominent role was as Dante in 'Sex and the City: The Movie'. Since, he has... read full bio
At a young age, Chosen Jacobs has already established an acting career that many actors dream of for years. He first rose to prominence portraying the character Will Grover in the CBS re-creation of Hawaii Five-0. Jacobs most recently starred as Mike Hanlon, a member of the Losers’ Club, in the 2017 remake of Stephen King’s It. It: Chapter One... read full bio
Aussie actor Nicholas Hamilton has already earned Screen Actors Guild Award and Young Artist Award nominations in his young career. He made his acting debut in the short film Time, alongside his mother Vicki Atkins, winning the Best Male Actor Award at the Tropfest Short Film Festival. Hamiltons first feature film role was in Strangerland, alongside Nicole Kidman and Joseph... read full bio
Dirty Projectors are an indie rock band that uses hi-fi and lo-fi production to create an alternative sound. The band has produced several records, demonstrating a variety of different sounds. Some of their music contains orchestral notes, and other music contains electronica or rock sounds. Critics have associated the Dirty Projectors with new wave artists such as Squeeze and popular... read full bio
Michelle Buteau is a New Jersey native. Drawing on her unique perspectives and large personality, Buteau delivers cheeky comedy to audiences across the nation. She co-hosts VH1’s ‘Big Morning Buzz Live’ with Nick Lachey and has appeared on countless television shows such as ‘Best Week Ever’, Comedy Central’s ‘Key and Peele’, and Adult Swim’s ‘The Eric Andre Show’. Some of... read full bio
Australian DJ, singer, and record producer Hayden James hails from Sydney. He is a Future Classic label client. Jennifer Lia, a painter from Sydney, is married to Hayden James. In 2020, James became a parent. In June 2013, James released "Permission to Love," a song including remixes by labelmates Touch Sensitive and Charles Murdoch. On August 30, 2013, "Hayden James,"... read full bio
Fémina is a rap fusion group made up of three women from San Martin de los Andes. Their music is a combination of traditional Latin beats and melodies, folk vocals, and funky rap. Fémina represents diverse regions, wanting to deliver a global music sound. They released their first album ‘Deshice de mi’ independently, and their second album ‘Traspasa’ was released... read full bio
