Marcell Johnson Marcell Johnson is a transformational artist, speaker, and life coach whose work bridges music, mentorship, and media. He is the founder of Back 2 Purpose (B2P), a youth mentoring program that partners with schools across Western Pennsylvania to teach social-emotional learning and purpose discovery. Through this work, Marcell…
Amber Epps HollyHood is a seasoned hip hop artist, educator, interdisciplinary visual, and healing and spiritual arts practitioner based in Pittsburgh. Described by a fan as “a cross between Missy Elliott and Cardi B,” her work blends modern hip hop with an old school sensibility, what she defines as adult…
Suzi Brown Suzi Brown is a nationally touring singer-songwriter and the creator of Riff for Reform, a platform that blends music, psychoeducation, and social advocacy. With a career that includes opening for artists such as Sixpence None the Richer, Kaki King, and Keller Williams, and sharing billing with the Indigo…
Marie-Isabelle Pautz Marie-Isabelle Evangeline Pautz is a second-generation culture bearer. She grew up immersed in Louisiana French, bartering economies, and folkways with her grandparents, who lived across the street from her. Since 2002, Marie-Isabelle has led programs and initiatives at EarthShare Gardens, Lafayette Hurricane Survivors Coalition, Center for Restorative Approaches,…
Idasa Tariq Idasa Tariq is a Hip Hop teaching artist and multi-media operator living in Pittsburgh, PA via Binghamton, NY. Located in Pittsburgh since 2013, Idasa teaches primarily black youth media literacy and music production. Currently, he is creative director of Guardians of Sound's Hip Hop Orchestra and a teaching…
Brenda Atencio G Precious is a multi-Award winning Artist from Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico. She began creative writing at the age of 6, as a means to deal with the dynamics seen throughout her life - alcoholism, drugs, depression, suicide, loss, love and reservation life. Her music will take you…
Steven Arrowtopknot Steven Arrowtopknot, from Browning, Montana, is a musician and cultural advocate with over 20 years of experience in powwow and round dance music. Steven creates, records, mixes, and masters music for himself and many other Native American artists. His hard work and talent earned him a Grammy nomination…
Jeri Katherine Howell Jeri Katherine Howell is a Folk/Americana singer-songwriter and rhythm guitarist from Frankfort, Kentucky, creating at the intersection of social and ecological justice, wellbeing, and the fullness of our shared human experience. She commands performances with her dynamic voice, thought-provoking lyrics, quality musicianship, and joyful presence. Jeri Katherine…
Phoebe Hunt An accomplished Americana instrumentalist with foundations in jazz and swing music, Phoebe Hunt is no stranger to the festival stage, having played the likes of Austin City Limits Music Festival, Bonnaroo, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Mountain Stage and eTown. Hunt’s work on and off stage has deep story lines…
Julia Keefe Julia Keefe (Nez Perce) is a nationally acclaimed Native American jazz vocalist, bandleader, actor, and educator currently based in New York City. Her professional career has spanned over 18 years and she has headlined marquee events at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C., NMAI-NY, as well as opened…
