Salem Ilese is a singer-songwriter who’s probably best known for her singles “Mad at Disney” and “PS5” both of which went viral relatively early on in her career. She’s sung at venues including Outside Lands, The Forum, and The Hollywood Bowl, and has toured multiple times throughout Asia. She’s worked with artists like Demi Lovato, and Gwen Stefani. 

Salem began her songwriting career at the age of 9 when she started taking classes in San Francisco with Bonnie Hayes who wrote songs for Bonnie Raitt and Cher, among others. She attended Berklee College of Music in Boston majoring in Hayes' songwriting program there.

She left Boston and moved to Los Angeles in 2019 and signed to Homemade Projects and released an EP called “757” that same year. She released her first album called High Concept in 2023 and just recently released her sophomore album, “Growing Down.”

SONG 1: “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers from their debut studio album Hot Fuss released in 2004. 3:43

https://youtu.be/m2zUrruKjDQ?si=ylOhVkG4MliPu-do

SONG 2: “Riptide” by Vance Joy, released in 2014 on his album Dream Your Life Away. (also in 2013 on his debut EP God Loves You When You're Dancing) 3:20

https://youtu.be/En_6WWOWh8E?si=IBN-2luFmkRv0w-W

SONG 3: “Bloom” by The Paper Kites...released independently as the band's first single in 2010 and then  was a bonus track in the digital release their debut EP Woodland in 2013. 3:30

https://youtu.be/Cyx2CWBVfDE?si=RM9BgxiB9woN6T4d

Stella Cole is a singer who has preformed at Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden, and in 2023, she worked with Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, touring the country, as well as Australia and New Zealand.

She’s now released two albums independently with Grammy-winning producer Matt Pierson – one called simply “Stella Cole” and the other “Snow!” which featured a duet with Glee TV and Broadway star Darren Criss. Her third album, “It’s Magic” is just about to be released by Decca Records US.

During the early days of the pandemic, Stella started posting videos of herself singing on social platforms and she caught the attention of hundreds of thousands, and then millions of people: at one point James Taylor championed and reposted her video of the beloved standard, “Moon River.”

SONG 1: "Over the Rainbow" - a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz...sung by Judy Garland portraying Dorothy Gale.

https://youtu.be/XW5nIlIfR5s?si=HYMhCD3pwZzsJIB-

SONG 2: "Moon River" performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's. It was composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and it won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1962. 

https://youtu.be/bkM5_IR4WEg?si=FmK8r1aYuTQKOjO4

SONG 3: "Everybody Says Don’t" by Barbra Streisand released in 1993 on her album Back to Broadway. This is a Stephen Sondheim song from the musical Anyone Can Whistle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9I_s74APgw

Koura Linda is Founder & CEO of Space Dream Productions, an independent film, music, and media production company that is “grounded in the idea that all storytellers are ambassadors of humanity.” 

Following a sudden and critical medical event, Koura was forced to reevaluate her life and she decided to move forward with her physical limitations and disabilities by creating an accessible space for herself and others - and that led to founding Space Dream Productions in 2013 as an accessible independent production company which she now owns and runs with her husband, Spaceship, and the rest of their team.

Since 2016, more than two dozen completed Space Dream Productions projects have received over 200 award nominations and have won just under 70 awards, including 20 different projects nominated for or winning "Best Picture" categories at festivals around the world.

SONG 1: It's The Beatles' "And Your Bird Can Sing" ) - the final version was released in 1966 on their album Revolver.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJe3R-HLIxQ

SONG 2: "With You in Your Dreams" by Hanson from their 1996 album...MMMBop. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItCYLb3KKEI

SONG 3: "Be Prepared" by Metephorest featuring Spaceship released in 2013.

https://metaphorest.bandcamp.com/track/be-prepared

Nick Berg is an American-Iranian author who was born in Tehran in 1967 to an Iranian mother and an American father, experiencing Iran’s vibrant culture and its political upheavals. His novel, Shadows of Tehran, mirrors his life through the protagonist, Ricardo, reflecting Nick’s struggles with identity, betrayal, and redemption.

Nick moved to the U.S. when he was 20 and served in U.S. Army Special Operations for more than a decade and then transitioned into a successful tech executive career after an injury. He’s also a music enthusiast who finds creativity in producing electronic music.

SONG 1: “Comfortably Numb” by Pink Floyd from their 1979 album The Wall. 

https://youtu.be/x-xTttimcNk?si=LIPsZH82O0vn5B3D

SONG 2: “In My Secret Life” by Leonard Cohen from his album Ten New Songs released in 2001. 

https://youtu.be/dMyAEP0zCJw?si=kDaHCJ69Rmlr8phs

SONG 3: “The Sound of Silence” by Simon & Garfunkel from their 1964 album Wednesday Morning, 3AM. 

https://youtu.be/4fWyzwo1xg0?si=RMP7iTlnJ-tOIzYe

Jason Chapin was a producer on the documentary film “Harry Chapin: When In Doubt, Do Something” which told the story of his father’s musical career and humanitarian work. And he is a producer of the soon-to-be-released “Cat’s in the Cradle 50th Anniversary Celebration” - it’s a film about the Harry Chapin’s #1 hit song that continues to impact countless lives around the world on so many levels. 

Jason was four when his mom Sandra married singer/songwriter Harry Chapin in 1968. 

He’s currently Director of Workforce Development at The Westchester County Association. He previously served on the boards of The Harry Chapin Foundation and Child Care Council of Westchester, and is currently on the Westchester Putnam Workforce Development Board.

SONG 1: "Taxi" by Harry Chapin released in 1972 as a single and on his album Heads & Tales.

https://youtu.be/Bj6F8IGcqgo?si=NqwKo1LapL8zXATo

SONG 2: "Piano Man" by Billy Joel from his album of the same name released in 1973.

https://youtu.be/LLbew85exp0?si=sBIYEaN-6w6Ysd_W

SONG 3: "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin off his 1974 album Verities & Balderdash.

https://youtu.be/jmhoOp2fUzg?si=T6Ht8LnfIBz0I_ua

Zach Smith is the owner and operator of Ceremony Brewing in Bonita Springs. After nearly a decade of teaching in Collier County Public Schools, Zach's passion for the hospitality industry led him to open Ceremony Brewing in in 2021.

Growing up, Zach often felt like an outsider. He was raised by a single, working-class dad and they didn’t have the luxuries that people often associate with Naples. And then when he got into punk and metal as a kid that just made him feel even more disconnected from the local culture. The Brewery was created to be the kind of place he wishes had existed when he was younger: a space where people like him could feel safe, seen, and accepted.

We sat down with Zach on stage at Ceremony Brewing in front of a live audience…

SONG 1: “Bad Habit” by The Offspring off their 1994 album Smash. 3:43

https://youtu.be/EVSPyMdzMh8?si=_2iSDWNoPOjUDz18

SONG 2: “Nerdy” by Poison the Well released in 1999 on their album The Opposite of December... A Season of Separation. 2:41

https://youtu.be/IGaqD_Etja0?si=SkuwpZG6YUTiyJPI

SONG 3: “The Boy Who Swallowed the World” by AFI from their 1999 All Hallows EP. 3:05

https://youtu.be/yFA7c7uK5Ks?si=CUos9fU0QO809owV

John Greene is a three-time leukemia survivor, who has channeled his grit into fundraising and advocacy for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, walking alongside others on the long road of recovery. Outside of work, he chases mountain trails, grilling the perfect steak, spending just enough time in the pool, watching Philly sports, and finding the next Phish jam — sometimes from the stage with his San Francisco-based Phish tribute band called Chum. 

SONG 1: Pink Floyd's “Welcome to the Machine” from the 1975 album Wish You Were Here.

https://youtu.be/lt-udg9zQSE?si=OaHq4lk8J04ZnSXW

SONG 2: “Mojave Plan” by Tangerine Dream from their 1982 album White Eagle.

https://youtu.be/R3RoDTfCTw0?si=G3qGJCHZaGI0efVZ

SONG 3: “First Tube” by Phish Live at the Gorge in George Washington on September 10, 1999: 

https://relisten.net/phish/1999/09/10/first-tube-19634?source=162781

Clarke is a musician and artist whose improvised and mostly unstructured guitar pieces built up from multiple improvised layers create a dreamlike, atmospheric soup of sound. His first solo album "Hear Us Through the Hole in Thin Air" came out in 2020. His next "A Theory of Color," is in the final stages of production now.

In 1981 he put together a band that would go on to be notorious in the Texas punk scene called Stick Men With Ray Guns. They were close friends with members of the Butthole Surfers, and often shared the stage, until the Surfers began to tour nationally. They broke up in 1981.


SONG 1: "The Times They Are A-Changin'" by Bob Dylan released in 1964 on the album of the same name.  https://youtu.be/9ywYohqoM60?si=75piKwcE--89DcQ_

SONG 2: “God Save the Queen” by the (Scottish?) Sex Pistols on the album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols released in 1977.  https://youtu.be/1W6AxgqGdhM?si=9H8xv-YN_k23oBpP

SONG 3: “Evening Star” by Fripp & Eno...it's the title track off their 1975 album. https://youtu.be/kFDPPl9yZvQ?si=NMa3oJCwQM0JzYdu

Lance Wissinger is a speaker, entrepreneur, and political strategist whose life took a turn in 2003 when a car accident with him behind the wheel led to a five-year prison sentence for vehicular manslaughter.  

While incarcerated, he founded successful programs that empowered fellow inmates through business planning, public speaking, and personal growth. He went on to become an advocate for justice reform when he joined the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition’s successful effort to get Amendment 4 passed in 2018, restoring voting rights to more than 1.4 million Floridians with felony convictions.

These days he’s CEO of Lancer Aerial, it’s a drone-based environmental and surveying company, and he is Director of Political Operations at Hennessy Strategies

SONG 1: “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears from their 1985 album Songs from the Big Chair.

https://youtu.be/znDgBy2mHbc?si=U0tSKuPFsuMCnHdq

SONG 2: “If You’re Going Through Hell” by Rodney Atkins...it's the title track of his 2006 album of the same name.

https://youtu.be/wYZ8paLOifw?si=3XxrMUJ-k19wJoyH

SONG 3: “Lovely Day” by Bill Withers recorded and released in 1977 on his album Menagerie.

https://youtu.be/QCgeitX5xg0?si=rowzMtuNvCLjDCrc

Dan Mangan is a Vancouver, BC-based musician. Dan has played Jimmy Kimmel Live, Glastonbury, and sold out Massey Hall, as well as scored soundtracks for television and feature film. He is also a co-founder of Side Door, a marketplace platform connecting artists with alternative venue spaces for in-person & online shows.

Dan has won 2 JUNO Awards and is thrice Polaris Music Prize-nominated for his work, and has released at least 7 albums and EPs. His latest album, Natural Light, which just hit the world, emerged after he and his longtime bandmates Jason Haberman, Mike O’Brien and Don Kerr secluded themselves deep in the woods of southern Ontario for a week intending to workshop some songs and possibly do some writing. 

SONG 1: “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinead O’Connor from her 1990 album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

https://youtu.be/Ouf9-bOqJVk?si=Z3YOnoosZ9VPJIcn

SONG 2: “No Surprises” by Radiohead from their album OK Computer released in 1997

https://youtu.be/u5CVsCnxyXg?si=oh1zP41Yk5nZAU_w

SONG 3: “Float On” by Modest Mouse from their 2004 album Good News for People Who Love Bad News

https://youtu.be/88XhEqgmRhM?si=hKa_85bbJGsNpNvK