The Santa Cruz, California-based hardcore punk band DRAIN is well-known for their catchy, relatable lyrics and their fusion of hardcore, crossover, and thrash elements. The band is said to have a catchy, genuine, and grounded sound. Along with touring Europe with hardcore bands like Madball and H2O and supporting Comeback Kid, DRAIN also performed at big festivals like Wacken Open... read full bio
In addition to his novel Time Is Tight, Booker T. Jones's most recent CD, Note by Note, was published. Booker T. Jones is a four-time GRAMMY winner, a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a recipient of the GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award, and perhaps the most well-known Hammond B3 player in history. During his time at Stax... read full bio
The eleven-piece all-female supergroup BIIRD, which consists of some of the top traditional Irish musicians and dancers in Ireland, is redefining the role of women in traditional culture by collaborating with some of the country's most creative and disruptive designers and stylists. The group sold out their first headline event at the London Irish Centre and their Belfast Trad Fest... read full bio
Buckcherry proudly maintained the flame of hard rock sleaze when they arrived in the late 1990s, amid the post-grunge ashes and the emergence of nu-metal. Acting as though their peers were Motley Crue rather than Limp Bizkit, the band positioned themselves as purposeful homages to the Sunset Strip's heyday of the 1980s. "Lit Up," the number one mainstream rock single... read full bio
Lance Savali is a well-known dancer who was born in New Zealand. Because of his extraordinary abilities, he has performed with some of the biggest names in the industry, including Chris Brown on a regular basis, Rihanna on a world tour, Jennifer Lopez on the Super Bowl stage, and Beyonce at her highly regarded Coachella show. With more than 15 million... read full bio
Susie Wolff, a former professional racer, is a businesswoman with more than 20 years of experience pushing for female diversity and representation throughout the world. She created history at the British Grand Prix when, while driving for 16-time World Champions Williams Racing, she became the first woman to compete in a Formula One race weekend in 22 years. Susie continued... read full bio
The Alabama native and singer-songwriter Clever is well-known for his profound emotional songs and astute use of language. Clever began his career as a young poetry prodigy before he turned his gift to music, where he became known for his honest and unfiltered lyrics.After honing his skills in rap fights, Clever's second album, Crazy, featured guest appearances from industry heavyweights... read full bio
The Nashville-based pop/rock band SAFETYSUIT had the euphoria of a #1 album, went through a split with their label and found themselves having to start again with their whole staff. Fans and industry insiders questioned if SAFETYSUIT would ever perform live again during the following few years. "Don't call it a comeback," the band simply said in response on social media. From that... 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
Charles Frank Bolden Jr. is a former NASA administrator, retired U.S. Marine Corps Major General, and a former astronaut who has flown on four Space Shuttle missions. Bolden was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and he earned his B.S. degree in Electrical Science from the U.S. Naval Academy and went on to earn his M.S. degree in Systems Management from... read full bio
Six of the original members of the band Cymande, which last performed together a few decades ago, have just come back together to create music for the general public. Their unique musical style, which draws significantly from deep funk, jazz, African music, soul, rock, and calypso, has earned them a reputation for being extremely diverse. The band had been playing... read full bio
Robert Safian is editor and managing director of the award-winning monthly business magazine Fast Company. He oversees all editorial operations, in print and online, and plays a key role in guiding the magazine's advertising, marketing, and circulation efforts. Safian was honored by Crain's New York Business as one of the “40 Under 40” top young business executives in New York... read full bio
Brent Gleeson is a complex person with a unique trajectory that spans many industries, from journalism and writing to entrepreneurship and military service. He has demonstrated bravery, tenacity, and leadership in the face of adversity as a highly decorated Navy SEAL Combat Veteran. Brent Gleeson transitioned into a new phase of his life after serving in the elite Navy SEALs, using... read full bio
When Swan was just six years old, she and her family moved from Hong Kong to Boston. Swan enjoyed science and spent a lot of time discussing topics like space and the universe at a time when it wasn't "cool" to be intelligent. Swan, who was a bit of an outcast as a child, grew up with a strong sense of... read full bio
Linda Ellerbee is an outspoken journalist, award-winning television producer, best-selling author, one of the most sought-after speakers in America, a breast cancer survivor and a mom. In March 2000, the first three books of Ellerbees series for middle-school children, entitled Get Real, hit the bookshelves. The first, And So It Goes, a humorous look at television news, is still... read full bio
Leonard Brody is an exclusive keynote speaker, who covers entrepreneur and venture capitalistic aspects. Leonard co-found NowPublic.com, a platform for citizen journalism, and was CEO. TIME Magazine named the company one of the top 50 websites in the world, and was later acquired by Anschutz Corporation. Brody has been the President of the Clarity Digital Group which is responsible for... read full bio
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Ruel is an Australian singer-songwriter from Sydney. He started playing the guitar at only 8 years old and later in life he got his start when his father sent a demo of him singing to M-Phazes. From there, Ruel released his debut single “Golden Years” with M-Phazes. He released an EP, “Ready”, which peaked at number 76 on the Australian... read full bio
As the company's founder and CEO, Mike Walsh consults some of the largest brands and organizations in the world on emerging technologies, markets with rapid growth, and consumer behavior. Tomorrow is a premier consumer innovation research lab. He writes the best-selling book FUTURETAINMENT, which examines the relationship between new technology and consumer behavior, and is in demand as a keynote... read full bio
Babak Hodjat is the co-founder and chief scientist of Sentient Technologies, a company that started some of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence. Apart from his work with A.I., he is also a scholar, inventor, entrepreneur, and technologist. Hodjat is a big name in the tech city Silicon Valley, and has started numerous companies there including being an architect for... read full bio
