Bending Brains

Danny Ivetic - A dude that travels and takes pictures and videos of what he looks at. A master of rambling, and creator of crackpot theories. A dude like you, just in a hat.

Diana is a multidimensional artist who’s work ranges in many forms such as illustration, photography, painting + gifs! As a giphy artist, she’s had her work used globally and has worked with many brands as an artist in the past few years. she draws lots of inspiration from the cosmos, music + emotions.

Larry is an artist, van/car connoisseur, educator, host of DZ Fest, and wonderful friend. Larry has been making art and working on cars his whole life. Larry was an elementary school art educator for three years and has big plans to turn his 1927 Ford Model T into a hotrod. Larry's love for life brings him to situations most could never imagine.  

Matt Bauer was the co-founder and host of the "Friends With Music Podcast" for eight years. Matt interviewed thousands of musicians, friends, and artists from all walks of life. Matt has played a key role in helping grow DZ Fest and DZ Records over the last decade. Matt and Ben are also cousins. 

Rob Fishbeck is an artist, singer/songwriter, musician, and now Youtuber from the Chicago area in Illinois. He has been very passionate about film, television, and music since an early age. He released his debut album “Tomorrow Is Forever” in 2019, and is currently working on all sorts of projects.

Edirin Ibru is a business litigation attorney by day, a competitive kickboxer and instructor by night, and the drummer of Chicago heavy metal act, Miles From Exile, on the weekends. Born in the United Kingdom and raised in Nigeria West Africa, Edirin moved to the United States for his undergraduate degree at the age of 18 and has been American at heart ever since. He is a proud three-time graduate of Loyola University Chicago, having received his law degree (J.D.), master’s in law (LL.M), and master’s in business administration (M.B.A) from the university’s Downtown Chicago campus. One day Edirin would like to have hobbies that don’t turn into part-time careers and anxiety inducing obligations.

From the streets of the Chicago DIY scene. NASHU spans multiple genres and cannot be contained. Formally the drummer in Hunt Hunt Hunt Camp (Joseph Starita project) and Richard Def and the Mos Pryors (Nnamdi Ogbonnaya project) back in the day. Finally out on his own and not slowing down anytime soon. His debut self-titled EP came out in 2017 and it haunted the city of Nashville as it was recorded and released there. Fast forward to 2020 and he releases his first album "Ghost Gardens" an extremely DIY quarantine record. The darkness is still there but so is the light. I heard he's even working on his next FULL LENGTH record..

Robert Capodilupo is currently a first-year law student at Yale Law School. He holds an A.B. magna cum laude from Harvard College in Government and an M.Phil. in Economic and Social History from the University of Cambridge. Prior to attending law school, he worked as a policy researcher at the Cato Institute and Reason Foundation, focusing on the economics of drug legalization. Robert is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Federalist Society.

RJ Collins is a Chicago born singer/songwriter, musician, and actor. RJ has been on the hit NBC show "The Voice" and has performed all over the country.  

Brennan Weaver is Chicago born artist, stand-up comedian, and Podcaster. Brennan's paintings contain elements of "Surrealism" and tells stories of the human mind. He hosts the podcast 'Bewee's Better Podcast' which you can find on all streaming services. Brennan has been performing stand-up comedy for a decade all over the Chicagoland area in the 'alt comedy' scene and 'club' scene. His adventures invade the human mind and human experience, leaving you a state of wonder, awe, and self-reflection.