Robert Dekkers
Artistic Director
Post:ballet
Other interests:Art
Music
Music can diffuse into virtually any area-from playing music in a band to writing music for a television series, or owning your own music business venture.
81 LEADERS WITHIN Music
Rita Simó
Founder
People's Music School
Other interests:Education
Elaine Kwon
Pianist / Tae Kwon Do Champion
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Other interests:Acting & Theatre
Ann Powers
Rock Journalist/Senior Curator
Experience Music Project
Other interests:Journalism
Michael Franti
Musician
Other interests:Art
Chad Butler
Musician/Drummer
Switchfoot
Other interests:Art
Zee Avi
Singer
Other interests:Acting & Theatre
Louie Perez
Musician
Los Lobos
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
David Margulies
Director
High Sierra Music Festival
Other interests:Business
Tiki Taane
Musician
Solo Artist/ Former Front Man of Salmonella Dub
Other interests:Engineering
Cal Jones
Rapper
Other interests:Business
Marylou Badeaux
Former VP of Special Projects
Warner Bros. Records
Other interests:Business
Ella Jenkins
Children's Songwriter
Other interests:Art
Ralph Murphy
Vice President
ASCAP
Other interests:Business
Paul Dateh
Musician
Other interests:Film
Zach Gill
Musician
Other interests:Art
Tracy McKnight
President & Music Supervisor
Commotion Records
Other interests:Film
Jessica Walden
Co-Founder
Rock Candy Tours
Other interests:Journalism
David Shotts
Vice President
Ascend Insurance Brokerage
Other interests:Business
Ahmir Questlove Thompson
Drummer
The Roots
Other interests:Art
Henry Juszkiewicz
CEO
Gibson Guitar Corp.
Other interests:Business
Darryl Thomson (DLT)
Musician/Artist
Other interests:Acting & Theatre
Mike Thorn
Coordinator
Maximum Rocknroll Magazine
Other interests:Journalism
Chris Wink
Creator
Blue Man Group
Other interests:Acting & Theatre
Lance Bangs
Filmmaker/Music Video Director
Other interests:Film
The Knux
Hip Hop Artists
The Knux
Other interests:Acting & Theatre
David Fricke
Senior Editor
Rolling Stone Magazine
Other interests:Journalism
Clayton Cameron
Percussionist
Capitol Records
Other interests:Art
Steve Schankman
Founder
Contemporary Productions
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Walter Murch
Film Editor / Sound Designer
"Apocalypse Now," "Ghost," "Julia," "House of Cards"
Other interests:Film
Mark Johnson
Bucket Man
Other interests:Art
Gary Rydstrom
Sound Director
Skywalker Sound
Other interests:Film
Sxip Shirey
Musician
Other interests:Art
Terry Stewart
CEO
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Other interests:Business
Shiny Toy Guns
Musicians
Shiny Toy Guns
Other interests:Art
Cary Brothers
Musician
Other interests:Art
Bobby Thomas Jr
Percussionist
Other interests:Art
John Legend
Singer/Songwriter
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Irvin Mayfield
Jazz Trumpeter/Founder
New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
Other interests:Business
Richard Hoover
Founder
Santa Cruz Guitars
Other interests:Design
Cliff Antone
Owner
Antone's Records and Tapes and Antone's Record Shop
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Jim DeRogatis
Music Critic
Chicago Sun-Times
Other interests:Journalism
Larry Weintraub
Founder
Fanscape
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Jake Shimabukuro
Ukulele Musician/Spokesperson
Other interests:Art
Damon Dash
Hip-Hop Mogul
Roc-A-Fella Records
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Indre Viskontas
Neuroscientist & Opera Singer
Other interests:Science
Jonathan Poneman
Co-Founder
Sub Pop Records
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Karen Pearson
Co-owner/Manager
Amoeba Music
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Christopher Jackson
Musician / Actor
Freestyle Love Supreme
Other interests:Acting & Theatre
Ruby Amanfu
Musician
Other interests:Writing
Dan Haseltine
Musician
Jars of Clay
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Don Salter
Owner
The Saltmine Studio Oasis
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Richie Reseda
CEO
Question Culture
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Dominic Pettis
Programs Director
Guitars Over Guns
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Jimmy Lee Day II
Band and Orchestra Teacher
East Middle School
Other interests:Education
Ben Zander
Music Conductor
Boston Philharmonic
Other interests:Writing
Gene Dobbs-Bradford
Executive Director
Jazz St. Louis
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Ashley Cleveland
Musician
Other interests:Writing
Olivia Castellini
Sr. Exhibit Developer
Museum of Science and Industry
Other interests:Science
Jehmu Greene
Executive Director
Rock The Vote
Other interests:Politics
Rickey Minor
Music Director
American Idol
Other interests:Television
John "Ben Dragon" Puangio
DJ & Music Producer
Other interests:Technology
Roger Thomas
Music Director/Musician
Naturally 7
Other interests:Numbers
Mike Hall
Head of Musical Instrument Tech Department
Blue Man Group
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Jad Abumrad
Host
RadioLab
Other interests:Radio
Terry Lickona
Producer
Austin City Limits
Other interests:Television
Weird Al Yankovic
Musician
Other interests:Writing
Keith Stegall
Singer/Songwriter/Producer
Other interests:Writing
Gregory Carroll
CEO
American Jazz Museum
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Aleks Zavaleta
Executive Director
Loco Bloco
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Bob Randall
Musician / Writer / Documentarian
Other interests:Writing
John Richards
Radio DJ
KEXP, Seattle, WA
Other interests:Radio
Christian Jacobs
Co-Creator, Director & Writer/Lead Singer
Yo Gabba Gabba!/The Aquabats
Other interests:Television
Jon Foreman
Musician/Singer/Guitarist
Switchfoot
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations
Andrea Weatherhead
Founder
Weatherhead Experience Design
Other interests:Technology
Kinky Friedman
Singer/Songwriter/Author
Other interests:Politics
Artina McCain
Assistant Professor of Piano
Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis
Other interests:Education
Colin Dobash
Audio Engineer
Demun Studios
Other interests:Technology
Matt Sonzala
Founder
Pushermania
Other interests:Entrepreneurship
Jackie Venson
Musician
Other interests:Writing
Andre Daniels
Regional Director
Guitars Over Guns
Other interests:Non-Profit Organizations