Media Ventures CEO Nick Bonard on how the festival has served as an incubator for music talent from Elton John, David Bowie and Deep Purple, to Ed Sheeran, John Legend and Lizzo.

• Spencer on how the Queen co-founder and lead guitarist created a seven-minute opera for 1996’s The Adventures of Pinocchio

Theatrical producers Corey Brunish and Russell Miller on the making of the extraordinary jukebox musical.

The manager of the legendary “Knights in Satan’s Service” shares 25 years of incredible stories from the band’s timeless career. 

Incomparable Motown legend Lamont Dozier, on the creation of the beloved song and its various renditions by Marvin Gaye and James Taylor.

Engineer extraordinaire Larry Brown on the making of the 1979 benefit concert which featured some of the biggest names in pop music including ABBA, The Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, and Earth, Wind & Fire.

Producer Jerry Offsay shares how the classic rock track “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place” by The Animals ended up in the anti-war drama.

Theatrical producers Corey Brunish and Russell Miller share insights on the smash musicals. 

Stories of the bad boys of hard rock straight from the manager who (barely) survived it all.

Our own Spencer Proffer on how he produced and arranged a 96 piece symphony orchestra for the Grammy-nominated soundtrack of 1996’s The Adventures of Pinocchio.