Harry Mack is a visual freestyle rapper. He first came to fame when his Venice Beach Freestyle went viral, which propelled him to opportunities alongside the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Joey Bada$$.

Ruslan is a San Diego-based hip-hop artist and creative entrepreneur. He mentors up-and-coming artists, and runs his own independent label, Kings Dream Entertainment. His new album Indie Jones III is out now.

Valida is a DJ on KCRW with a longstanding career in the industry. In 2002 she released a DJ-culture documentary film, Concentric Beats. Valida also throws a weekly party at the Standard Hollywood called "Desert Nights."

Aaron Paar is a DJ/Producer with a show on Dublab entitled "Stomping Grounds." He is also 1/2 of the seminal Deep House duo Teflon Dons and runs Worldship Music and Ximeno Records.

Harvard Bass is a San Diego based DJ/Producer. He is a globally active artist with a prolific catalog and a brand new EP out on Hot Creations.

Marcellus Wiley is a former NFL player and current "Speak For Yourself" talk show host on Fox Sports 1. He graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Sociology and wrote: "Never Shut Up: The Life, Opinions, and Unexpected Adventures of an NFL Outlier" which was released in 2018.

Travis Holcombe is a DJ on KCRW, California's leading NPR-affiliated public radio station. His eclectic show is on Monday through Friday from 10 pm to midnight, blending dance, funk, bass and more.

Sean Nye is a Professor of Musicology at USC. He teaches courses on music, and popular culture, including featured courses on electronic dance music culture. Sean has a Ph.D. in Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society from the University of Minnesota.

Andrew Barton is a Professor at UC San Diego and Scripps. He is also a Marine Ecologist. Andrew received his Ph.D. in Climate Physics and Chemistry from MIT in 2011, and his research focuses on Plankton, as well as how Climate change impacts marine life and the ocean.

Josh Wink is a seminal DJ and dance music artist. He pioneered the American rave scene during the early to mid 90s with hits like "Higher States of Consciousness" and "Don't Laugh." The Philadelphia based artist is synonymous with the genre of acid house, and runs the iconic dance record label Ovum Recordings.