Joss Whedon is one of Hollywood’s top creators, scripting several hit films including Marvel’s The Avengers and its sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron and creating one of television’s most critically praised shows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. After receiving a degree in film studies from Wesleyan University, Whedon landed his first writing job on the staff of the top-rated series Roseanne.... read full bio
Julia Michaels is a renowned singer and songwriter who is behind many of the hits for artists like Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Hailee Steinfeld. She began her songwriting career when she was just a teenager, partnering with Joleen Belle and multi-Platinum selling songwriter Lindy Robbins to write “Fire Starter” for Demi Lovato and “Miss Movin’ On” for Fifth Harmony.... read full bio
Lawrence is a soul-pop duo made up of brother sister pair Clyde Lawrence and Gracie Lawrence. Their latest LP ‘Breakfast’ is a fusion of old-school and new-school sounds to create an album with the same energy and sound as their popular live shows. Growing up in lower Manhattan the pair started singing and writing songs at a very young age.... read full bio
Indie folk band, The Head and the Heart have landed prestigious festival slots at Sasquatch Music Festival and Coachella, on top of opening slots for Vampire Weekend, The Walkmen, Dr. Dog, Dave Matthews, The Low Anthem, The Decemberists, Iron & Wine, My Morning Jacket, and Death Cab For Cutie. After being named by Seattle’s City Arts Magazine as “Seattle’s Best... read full bio
Tessa Thompson is well recognized for playing Jackie Cook, a romantic interest of Veronica’s best friend Wallace, in the teen mystery drama series Veronica Mars. She also played Sara Freeman, a runaway slave, in the period crime drama series Copper; Nikki Barnes in The CW teen drama series Hidden Palms; and Sasha Doran in the ABC supernatural drama series 666... read full bio
Australian actress Miranda Otto first rose to fame with her work in Australian films like Emma’s War, The Girl Who Came Late, The Last Days of Chez Nous, The Nostradamus Kid, Love Serenade, The Well, Doing Time for Patsy Cline, Dead Letter Office, and In the Winter Dark. During this time in her career, Otto earned four Australian Film Institute... read full bio
Paul Scheer has extensive experience in comedy. From starring in ‘The League’ to hosting the podcast ‘How Did This Get Made’, Scheer has been recognized by viewers on a national level. He got his start performing live for comedy venues like Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Collaborating with comedians Rob Huebel and Aziz Ansari, Scheer made several short films. Their sketches... read full bio
Yukimi Nagano (singer), Erik Bodin (drummer), Fredrik Kallgren Wallin (bassist), and Hakan Wirenstrand make up the core members of the band Little Dragon (keyboardist). The band first got together in Sweden, but their big break came when they acquired a record deal with a small independent label based in the United Kingdom called Peacefrog Records. Rolling Stone rated their album... read full bio
"Kamasi Washington was born in Los Angeles, California. His background in music is extensive; he graduated from the Academy of Music of Alexander Hamilton High School and attended UCLA in the department of Ethnomusicology. Washington’s experiences allowed him to make connections with artists such as Billy Higgins and Gerald Wilson, then in the future Nas, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Flying... read full bio
Flatbush Zombies are a hip-hop rap group form Brooklyn, New York City. The group is a trio composed of rappers Meechy Darko, Zombie Juice, and Erick Arc Elliot. Flatbush Zombies have performed at festivals such as Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, SXSW, Rolling Loud in Miami, Afropunk Festival, and The Hudson Project. They have released two mixtapes and several... read full bio
Monica Brown, known as Monica, is a singer, songwriter, producer, and actress. Born and raised in Georgia, Monica joined a traveling gospel choir at age ten. After releasing her debut album ‘Miss Thang’, it achieved multiplatinum status, with singles ‘Don’t Take It Personal’ and ‘Before You Walk Out of My Life’, topping charts on Billboard Top R&B Singles. Her second... read full bio
Jim ONeil is a global economist and former Commercial Secretary to the UK Treasury. Prior to that he worked for Goldman Sachs, first as their Chief Economist then as Chairman of their Asset Management Division in which he managed over $800 billion in assets. ONeil earned a degree in economics from Sheffield University and a PhD from the University of... read full bio
Two Friends is an American DJ and producer duo made up of Eli Sones and Matthew Halper whom are based in Los Angeles. The duo met in school while growing up and during a trip to Coachella at the Sahara Tent they gained a fascination with electronic music and went from there. Matt was always more into rock and Eli... read full bio
Darci Lynne Farmer is best known as the talented, sweetheart Ventriloquist from America’s Got Talent. Darci is the youngest contestant to ever win American’s Got Talent; she received the most votes for a final performance in the history of the show, and has garnered over 21 million views on AGT’s YouTube. Darci began competing in talent-based pageants to overcome her... read full bio
Angela Ahrendts is the senior vice president of retail and online sales at Apple and former CEO of Burberry. During her time at Burberry, Angela led the British luxury brand through a time of outstanding, global growth. Burberry was recognized as the fourth fastest-growing brand in the world by Interbrand and BrandZ and racks in annual revenues of $2.5 billion.... read full bio
"Bobby Bones is the number one country music DJ in America. Bones has over 5 million weekly listeners for his award-winning ‘Bobby Bones Show’. He has featured famous guests that include Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum, and Jason Aldean. He has won the Academy of Country Music Award for National On-Air Personality of the Year twice. In... read full bio
Derek Carr is the football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. In the second round of the NFL Draft, the Raiders drafted him. In college, Carr played for Fresno State University. His college career put him in the spotlight, Carr won the Sammy Baugh Trophy and finished 8th place in the Heisman Trophy voting. Carr’s success... read full bio
Grant Gustin is an actor and singer known for his roles as Barry Allen/Flash on the CW series “The Flash” and as Sebastian Smythe on “Glee”. Gustin had left school to take the role of Baby John in the Broadway Revival Tour of ‘West Side Story’. As he was finishing his tour with West Side Story, he began filming Glee... read full bio
Marcus King, who is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, leads The Marcus King Band. King’s father is Marvin King and Marcus spent his childhood watching his father perform blues from the sidelines and it was from there that he knew what he wanted to grow up to be. Marcus ranges anywhere from funky R&B, Southern soul, Americana, and soul in... read full bio
Lilly Singh is an award-winning, multi-hyphenate entertainer, actress, producer, writer, best-selling author and advocate. A leading force in pop culture, she has pivoted her successful online career to the big and small screens. Lilly broke barriers as the only woman of color to host a late-night show on a major network in nearly thirty years with “A Little Late with... read full bio
