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Actor, Musician, Composer and Lyricist- Best Known for Film "Tracers" and Broadway's "Hamilton"
Christopher Jackson is an American actor, musician, composer, and lyricist from Cairo, Illinois. In 2015 Jackson originated the role of President George Washington in the musical Hamilton on Broadway, which…
Grammy-Nominated Musician and LGBT Faith Advocate
Jennifer Knapp’s beautifully intimate new album Set Me Free puts her uncommon honesty front and center, solidifying her return to a music career set on her own terms. Set Me…
American Singer and Songwriter; Debut Album "The Love Experience"
Raheem DeVaughn has made a career out of tapping into people’s emotions by creating personal soundtracks to our love lives. He has carved out a lane for himself as one…
Grammy Award-Winning Producer, DJ, College Lecturer, and Social Activist
9th Wonder is a Grammy Award Winning Producer, DJ, College Lecturer, and Social Activist.
Grammy Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter, Actress and Poet
Jill Scott is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, New York Times best-selling poet, and critically acclaimed actress. Named People Magazine’s “Top TV Breakout Star of 2010,” Jill has been featured…
Cello and Beatboxing Artist, Pentatonix
Kevin “K.O.” Olusola is best known as the beat boxer of the Grammy-winning vocal quintet Pentatonix. The winners of season 3 of NBC’s The Sing-Off have more than 10 million…
Country Music Artist, New York Times Best-Selling and Cookbook Author
One of the highest-selling female artists in Country music history, and now a two-time New York Times Bestselling cookbook author, Trisha Yearwood has a habit of surpassing expectations. Case in…
Singer-Songwriter; Known for Hits like "Give Me One Reason" and "Fast Car"
Tracy Chapman helped restore singer-songwriters to the spotlight in the '80s. The multi-platinum success of Chapman's eponymous 1988 debut was unexpected, and it had lasting impact. Although Chapman was working…
Actress; Known for "Glee" and "Dancing with the Stars"
Amber Riley is an actress, singer-songwriter and philanthropist, known for her role on the series "Glee" as Mercedes Jones.Riley plays the role of Mercedes Jones on the hit musical comedy-drama…
Grammy Award-Winning Singer/Songwriter, Actress, Entrepreneur & Mental Health Advocate
Is there anything Michelle Williams can’t do? The beautiful and talented star has evolved many times in her life and she is nowhere near done.
Grammy-Winning Singer/Songwriter
India.Arie is known and cherished by fans and fellow musicians as a poet, a songwriter, a producer, a musician, a singer, an advocate, a friend and a philanthropist — but…
Singer-Songwriter and Child Prodigy; "Isn't She Lovely" and "Superstition"
American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer, Stevland Morris AKA Stevie Wonder, is one of the most celebrated and prominent figures in popular music, who at the age of 13, was…
Grammy-Winning Singer & Cookbook Author
Beautiful, simply does not describe the incomparable force known to the world as Patti LaBelle. As time continues to evolve, the soulful songbird’s name has become synonymous with grace, style,…
Writer, Director & Producer
Nicci Gilbert-Daniels is an entertainment industry veteran with over two decades in the business. As the lead singer and songwriter for Brownstone, the accomplished songbird has sold millions of records…
Grammy Award-Winning Singer & Author
Grammy-winning I Will Survive was recorded in 1978 as Gloria Gaynor’s tale of personal strength and would become the greatest disco anthem of all time and the banner for social…
World’s Best Beatles Tribute Band Established in 2003, Britishmania has developed into one of the leading Beatles Tribute Bands in the world
A Premier Beatles Tribute! Having performed at numerous colleges, birthdays, corporate parties, outdoor festivals, weddings and the legendary Cavern Club in Liverpool England, Britishmania invites you to take a trip…
E-Street Drummer & Band Leader
Max Weinberg is one of the most visible and recorded drummers of the late 20th century. As the long-time drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and director of the…
Music Manager; Founder, Chairman and CEO of Atom Factory, He has Established the Careers of Numerous Recording Artists, Most Notably Multi-Platinum Grammy Award-Winning Artist Lady Gaga
The award-winning careers of Lady Gaga and John Legend, among others, are accredited to music industry professional Troy Carter. In 2010, the brand marketing strategist and entrepreneur founded the Atom…
Grammy-Winning Singer/Songwriter/Author and Daughter of Johnny Cash
Rosanne Cash is a Grammy-winning singer and songwriter. Her 16 albums, released over the last 25 years, have charted 11 No. 1 singles. She has earned numerous accolades for songwriting…
Uplifting & Smooth Harmonies of One of The Nation’s Premier Jazz Orchestras
The Calloway family has been dazzling audience since the roaring 1920s. Jazz legend the late Cab Calloway started the family tradition and led one of the best African-American big bands…
Known as Black Thought, MC of the Philadelphia-based Hip-Hop group The Roots, as well as an occasional actor
Tariq Trotter has been rapping for 19 years, ten of which have been shared with his legendary crew
Drummer for The Roots, In-House Band Jimmy Fallon Band & Author
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, drummer, author, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, and record producer. Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson is the drummer and co-founder of the Grammy award-winning hip hop band The Roots. He's…
Finalist on Season 3 of NBC’s the Voice
Born in Alexandria, Egypt and raised in Michigan, music has always been Sylvia Yacoub's greatest passion. The Voice was an important step in my career, and now she moving on…
Singer-Songwriter, Record Producer, Rapper and Actor
Trey Songz was raised in a military family in Virginia. As a teen he had started performing for his friends and family but never considered to pursue career in music.…
World-Renowned American Spiritual Ensemble. Composed of some of the finest classically trained singers in the United States, the group strives to keep the tradition of the Negro spiritual alive
The American Spiritual Ensemble, a critically-acclaimed professional group composed of more than 20 of the finest singers in the classical music world! The vocalists have thrilled audiences around the world…
New York City based string quartet, derives their unique blend of vocals and strings by fusing classical music with the pop music of today
Well-Strung, a New York City based string quartet, derives their unique blend of vocals and strings by fusing classical music with the pop music of today. Members Edmund Bagnell (1st…
Winner of the first ever Britain's Got Talent. Potts recorded the album One Chance, which topped sales charts in nine countries
The Bristol-born, Port Talbot-residing tenor, for whom singing has always been a haven and a source of joy, is living his dream. Socially awkward, bullied and taunted at school, singing…
Scottish Singer Who Gained Fame on "Britain's Got Talent"
Susan Boyle is a Scottish singer who came to international attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV program "Britain's Got Talent" in April 2009, singing "I Dreamed…
The Duke Ellington Orchestra, now led by grandson Paul Mercer Ellington, which continues to entertain a worldwide audience while gaining international acclaim. In 2007, The Duke Ellington Orchestra traveled over…
Award-Winning Country Recording Artist Whose Songs and Story Highlight his Mission to Raise Awareness for Children in Foster Care; NY Times Best-Selling Author
Jimmy Wayne is a former foster kid turned country music singer/songwriter whose songs and story highlight his mission to bring awareness to kids who age out of the foster system…
Author, Journalist and Showbiz Reporter, columnist for Best Magazine. He co-wrote his younger brother Simon Cowell's autobiography, I Don't Mean to be
Tony Cowell is a journalist, older stepbrother of Simon Cowell and the author of I Hate to Be Rude But . . . and Is It Me or Is Everyone…
World Drum Circle Community Music-Making Experience
Jim Donovan M.Ed., Faculty member at Saint Francis University, is a master facilitator, inspirational trainer and world-class musician with over 25 years of leadership, teaching and performance experience. Donovan has…
British Singer-Songwriter
Elvis Costello has followed his musical curiosity in a career spanning more than 25 years. He is perhaps best known for his performances with The Attractions, The Imposters and for…
African-American opera stars Victor Trent Cook, Rodrick Dixon, and Thomas Young make up the acclaimed THREE MO' TENORS
THREE MO’ TENORS is the brainchild of Marion J. Caffey, a highly acclaimed veteran Broadway performer, writer and director. While watching the 1994 PBS Television special The Three Tenors –…
Conductor, Teacher, Speaker and Best-Selling Book, "The Art of Possibility," which has been translated into fifteen languages
Benjamin Zander is the conductor of The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and a guest conductor around the world. With London's famed Philharmonia Orchestra he is…
Chairman and CEO, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.; Managing Partner, Zelnick Media
Strauss Zelnick founded ZMC (originally known as ZelnickMedia) in 2001. Mr. Zelnick is responsible for originating, structuring and monitoring investments. Mr. Zelnick currently represents ZMC as a director of Education…
Grammy Nominated Singer and Actress, Known for "Soul Food" and "Ugly Betty"
Throughout her performing career, Vanessa Williams has maintained a reputation as one of the most respected and multi-faceted entertainers in the world, amassing one accomplishment after another. She has conquered…
Award-Winning Spoken Word Artist, Actor, Singer and Musician
Saul Williams, rapper, singer-songwriter, musician, poet, writer, and actor. He is known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop, and for his lead roles in the 1998 film…
Singer-Songwriter, Producer and Entrepreneur; Known for the Hit Single, "Happy"
Pharrell Williams, the Grammy awarding winning musician and entrepreneur whose recent collaboration with Despicable Me 2 has inspired the world to be “happy,” Starting his producing career as one half…
Former Baseball Player and Latin Grammy Nominated Jazz Musician
Growing up in Puerto Rico, Bernie Williams discovered his love for baseball and music at roughly the same time, when at the age of eight he fell in love with…
Vocalist and Founding Member of The Supremes
Ms. Mary Wilson still performs with the same passion as she did singing with the original Supremes, but the world renowned celebrity is now using her fame and flair to…
Rapper and Slam Poet from San Francisco; Featured on Season 6 of "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry"
George Watsky is a rapper, writer and performer from San Francisco now living in Los Angeles. A versatile lyricist who switches between silly and serious, technically complex and simply heartfelt,…
Black Violin is the blend of classical, hip-hop, rock, R&B, and bluegrass music
Black Violin is the blend of classical, hip-hop, rock, R&B, and bluegrass music. Accompanied by a drummer and a DJ, Black Violin (declared one of the “hottest bands of SXSW”)…
Unavoidably Soulful Singer/Songwriter
Anna Vogelzang has been making songs since 2000, playing them in public since 2003, and driving them around the country since 2007. Her melody-driven, multi-instrumental folk-pop ballads have been met…
Established Himself As One Of The Great Male Vocalists and Songwriters of His Generation
Praised by the New York Times for his “genuine originality,” Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists and songwriters of his generation. The New York-born,…
American Music Icon & Former 'American Idol' Judge
Steven Tyler is the iconic songwriter, composer and voice of Aerosmith – America’s Greatest Rock and Roll band – and is considered one of rock’s most recognizable and dynamic frontmen.…
Accomplished Drummer and Author. In recent years Varone garnered worldwide attention on VH1’s hit show Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew and Strange Sex on the Discovery Channel
Phil Varone is an accomplished drummer, music producer and songwriter best known for his work with the bands Saigon Kick, Skid Row, Prunella Scales and currently the drummer for Jake…