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Andy Cahan, former member of the hit band, The Turtles, was born in Brookyln, New York in 1947.  In his formative years, Andy was introduced to the sounds of classical music and The Beatles, eventually leading him to hone his skills in piano, drums, guitar, and crafting songs.

His first gig was with a surf band called the Jaguars, in 1964. This was primarily an instrumental band, with Andy taking up the Thomas organ.

Soon after, he was a young 20 year old on a fast track to the most fantastic life, moving from New York to L.A., mixing with the worlds finest talent, while playing and crafting hits.

Between hard work and incredible synchronicity, Andy Cahan found himself among luminaries such as Jimi Hendrix, Ringo Starr, Frank Zappa, The Turtles, Dr. John The Night Tripper and Seals and Croft to name a few. Some of Andy’s more memorable experiences include being the music director for The Grammy’s and American Bandstand, showcasing Little Richard and Chuck Berry. A highlight was working on the cartoon soundtrack with Ray Bolger, and television commercials with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon!

Andy is currently on speaking and performing tours, while finishing his book, featuring his life’s work and memorabilia, titled, “The Most Famous Musician You Never Heard Of.” Ten percent of the sales of book and Bedtime Stories Series goes to the organization, National End Handguns Violence.

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?Andy has successfully raised money assisting the hurricane victims in Puerto Rico and the Parkland School Shooting victims.

Kelly Caldwell, 28, is an entrepreneur who owns and operates the upstate’s premier float center, Drift Float & Spa. Kelly started floating in 2012 while living in Atlanta. Even after just one float she knew this was something really special. After three floats, she was down right hooked! As a modality of personal development, she was blown away by the peace and calm that was attained after just 3 sessions over a two month time period. As a healing tool, her PTSD symptoms had a dramatic decrease and her quality of life shot way up. Something had become very clear to her: floating was one of the most powerful, yet unknown tools for healing, creativity, and physical recovery. With float centers popping up all over the country, she knew it was time to bring it all home to Greenville and give back to her community. To learn more, please visit www.driftgreenville.com.

Tracy Lee Nelson

 Blues Musician/Singer/Song Composer

 Tracy Lee Nelson is a Luiseno /Diegueno Native California Indian, a descendant of the Guassac family of the La Jolla Indian Reservation and the Mataweer/Duro family of the Mesa Grande Indian Reservation. Tracy has engaged in playing many genres of music from blues to rock. In the 1990’s he emerged from San Diego and Los Angeles areas as a musician with a ground breaking new perspective of the blues; a Native American’s point of view. This Southern California premiere Blues Artist has traveled across the nation such as New York City, Seattle Washington, New Mexico, Billings Montana, and Hollywood California sweeping the country with his hard hitting perspective of reservation life. Tracy’s unique voice, original lyrics and blues guitar work comes straight from the heart, writing and singing stories of issues that should have been spoken of long ago. Tracy Lee Nelson (Former member of the 1970’s hit band REDBONE with their song “Come and Get your Love” and former Tribal Chairman of the La Jolla Indian Reservation) has had the honor of being mentioned in Native People Magazine as one of the finest Native American Blues Artist. Articles can also be found presenting him in Hollywood Reporter, Indian Artist, News from Native California, LA Times, Union Tribune, ICE Indian Cinema Entertainment, Indian Country today.

Currently Tracy has released “6” cds with “2” new CD’s scheduled to be released in the fall of 2018.

For more information on Tracy Lee Nelson go to: Nativestars.com or cdbaby.com/all/tracyleenelson , website: tracyleenelson.com , youtube.com

Tom Squitieri is the Pentagon correspondent for Talk Media News, the latest chapter in a more than three-decade long award-winning journalist career. He also is an adjunct professor at American University and the author of a soon-to-be released collection of romantic/erotic poetry: The Champagne Was Lonely Without You Last Night.

Tom’s decades of daily journalism – from an underground newspaper in western Pennsylvania to USA TODAY -- produced deep and wide reporting and writing experience in coverage of national politics, defense, crime, breaking news, Congress and the White House, foreign policy and international conflicts.

Tom’s passion to use communication, writing and training to give structure and voice to the important work and thoughts of others comes from being a superb policy writer with an uncanny knack for rendering complex ideas into simple compelling text; those skills have resulted in three Overseas Press Club Awards and three White House Correspondent Association awards as a journalist.

As an adjunct professor at American University, his teaching courses include  “The Media and Foreign Policy” and “Writing for Communication.” Tom also created classes and taught speech writing and presentation as part of a communication skills program developed for the group Ladies America, a national organization that connects, educates and mentors professional women. He spoke on writing and publishing at their annual event and the class was an outgrowth from those appearances. Tom also spoke on the role of the media in political campaigns at the Graduate School of Political Management at GWU for the class on Political Communications Strategy.

Tom is a member and former officer of the Overseas Press Club of America and the National Press Club. He has been on all seven continents - and in dozens of places he intends to keep secret.

Steven White has been a photojournalist for the past 17 years working in markets all over the East Coast. Born in Pensacola, FL and growing up in Augusta, GA he developed a love for photography. He is an award winning journalist and loves to travel. He also serves as a Public Affairs officer for the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Self-accomplished, determined, funny and multi-talented, there isn’t just one way to describe Houda. Her captivating voice is matched by her upbeat music and inspiring lyrics. Houda Idrissi is a Moroccan-American singer/songwriter and composer based in Raleigh, NC. Born and raised in Morocco, she relocated to the the United States for education. She has been performing in those countries since the age of 14. Needless to say that Houda’s multicultural background has drawn to her a lot of attention among fans. In fact, Houda speaks (and sings!) in 4 different languages and attracts fans from various parts of the world!

Houda Idrissi collaborated with various American and international artists namely famous French tripHop rapper Nikkfurrie from "La Caution" best known for their laser dance song; "The a la Menthe" in the OST Ocean's Twelve and photographer Keith Kapke and producer Ian Shreider.

Her single “You Never Existed” was selected as the theme song of California based web series Miracle Mile Girls featured in the cover of The Hollywood Reporter for Cannes in May 2013 at the Festival de Cannes.

Houda is the former lead singer of Alternative Rock band Negative I and was part of the release of its highly acclaimed 1st album “Reinvention” right after her single “Cold” as a solo artist on December 2010. She is currently performing as well as working on her next Solo album "Never Forget" to be released summer 2018. Collaborations with Moroccan based producers and DJ's Rafa G and Mery Bennis, guitarist Christopher Blakely, Baltimore based rapper Demiah Wells, producer Jajuan Coefield, Baltimore based Jazz musician and composer Ellington Carthran among others have all made this album possible over the course of 4 years of hard work.

Fifteen-year-old singer-songwriter Olivia Ooms has the mature vocals and songwriting prowess of an old soul. The Huntington Beach, Calif. native caught the attention of Radio Disney and CMT with her new single “Thoughts of You.” Both of those national media platforms will debut her music this summer through the RDYou station and CMT Artist Discovery program. The multi-talented entertainer’s passion for country music is evident in every performance from opening for Lady Antebellum and Old Dominion with her band Olivia Ooms and The Resistors at Coastal Country Jam, to entertaining crowds of fans during CMA Fest, and opening for country music icon Tanya Tucker, whose path Olivia can certainly relate to as a teenage songstress rising to fame. While not on the road, Olivia is actively involved with her performing arts magnet program at her high school and throughout the community through her involvement with the Community Outreach Alliance, Alzheimer’s center and work with children. Visit www.oliviaooms.com for more information about Olivia.

Jess! Pfohl is a self-taught 21st century AmericanJ Artist from Baltimore, MD. Jess holds degrees from St. Bonaventure University in Journalism and Mass Communications. In 2012, Jess was endorsed by Campbell’s Soup in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans. In 2016, Jess headlined the Music is Art Festival supporting the Goo Goo Dolls, with her visual art installation Sexposé.

Jess works with many artists throughout a wide range of mediums including film, photography, textile and music. Jess attributes the combination of these experiences as being the core influence of her work, which tends to revolve around human behavior and interest.

Jess has works permanently installed at Brooklyn Bowl-Brooklyn, NY, E-Villa-Atlanta, GA and The Alchemy of Art-Baltimore, MD. Jess’ Watercolor and Inks is licensed for design in the Gift and Home Décor Industry. The original Pink Claw Crab displayed at the Baltimore Museum of Art among the product it inspired (2016.) Jess continues to paint in this style, regularly updating the art and design catalog; there are over 800 images and combinations. Product designed by the artist is available in stores throughout the United States, most notably in Bed, Bath and Beyond.

In 2018, The Regina A. Quick Arts Center at St. Bonaventure University hosted Jess as their “Artist in Residency.” Jess spent a week on campus working with students while displaying 48 works and painting live. The 2 original canvases left behind are now part of their permanent collection and hangs in the company of her creative idol, Andy Warhol.

Jess is represented by ALI Agency-Vermont for commercial licensing.

Jean Nolan is country music’s newest face and he is making waves everywhere he goes. The Austrian native moved to Nashville,TN in 2015, after releasing his critically acclaimed debut album Born Ready and 3 hit singles to mainstream radio and playing multiple nationwide tours.

 His song Hand In Hand also became the official campaign song for Frank Stronach for his run in the 2013 Austrian National Election.“I’m very grateful for my success in Austria. Winning the Austrian Newcomer Award and having my songs played on radio stations around the country, as well as playing some of the most prestigious venues was truly a dream come true. But Nashville is really where I always wanted to be and Country Music is what I always wanted to do”, Jean says.

?Since arriving in Nashville, Jean has been building an amazing catalog of songs and has become a regular at Nashville’s most prestigious venues. Jean has been selected as one of the stars for the new upcoming reality show “Another Country: Nashville”.Jean was also one of the featured artists at the 2015 & 2016 “Magna Hoedown” in Toronto, one of Canada’s biggest charity shows. With cuts on multiple soon-to-be-released albums and placements in upcoming movies, Jean is making a mark as a songwriter, as well as working on his first Nashville album as an artist. Jean's new single “Wise Man” is now available everywhere.

Monique Chouraeshkenazi and I'm an Associate Professor for the School of Global and Security Studies for Homeland and National Security at American Public University System/American Military University. She is the Founder & CEO of The Chouraeshkenazi Group, a security consulting firm based in Northern Virginia.

She has written her first collegiate textbook titled Homeland & National Security: Understanding America's Past to Protect the Future, it's one of the first texts to integrate homeland and national security initiatives to better understand the responsibilities of the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, with an overall goal of protecting American national security interests. She is a 13-year Air Force veteran.