Kristen Grainger Kristen Grainger is a poet and performing songwriter living in the Pacific Northwest whose social justice songwriting has received national recognition for excellence. Her perspective reflects a career path that has twisted and forked a few times (she has served as a university vice president and also as…
Andreína Maldonado Andreína Maldonado is a Venezuelan anthropologist, entrepreneur, and interdisciplinary artist based in San Francisco, California. With a passion for curating immersive experiences, she brings her multifaceted expertise to diverse settings, spanning corporate environments, theaters, bars, and site-specific performances. In 2021, Andreína founded BienStar Consulting, her own small business.…
Elijah Rock Elijah Rock is proud to announce his selection as an Atlantic Fellow with the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and Trinity College Dublin. Embarking on his one-year Fellowship in August 2023, Elijah's commitment to advancing dementia research through music, science,…
Sydney + Brayden Guerrette (aka In the Company of Wolves) Sydney and Brayden Guerrette make up the indie group In the Company of Wolves. This brother-sister duo, originally from Portland, Maine, spent most of 2019 and the early part of 2020 performing on the road until the pandemic grounded their…
Dr. Keith Anderson Dr. Keith L. Anderson is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, but lived most of his younger life in Vallejo, California. He is a graduate of Vallejo Senior High School, Solano Community College and Boise State University. He attended Utah State University, School of Graduate Studies and later…
Alastair Moock Alastair Moock is a Boston Music Awards-nominated singer-songwriter and a Grammy nominee for Best Children’s Album. In 2020, he co-founded Family Music Forward, a racial justice collective working in the family music space. That same year, he declined a second Grammy nomination – along with two other nominated…
Chao Tian CHAO TIAN is a Chinese dulcimer virtuoso, improviser, sound designer, and visual artist. Her dexterity has led to her breaking down barriers and working across creative genres. In her work, she explores the distinct sounds and techniques of the Chinese dulcimer in order to create a multidimensional sensation…
Eric Salazar Eric Salazar is The Clarinet Guy. He is a performer, composer, and public speaker who plays the music he loves to play and wants to share it with as many people as possible. Salazar performs as a soloist and as a chamber musician, mixing together classical music with…
Seth Bernard Seth Bernard is a Michigan treasure, known as a prolific producer of inventive original music, and a dedicated community caretaker. Seth has made Michigan proud at SXSW, on NPR, and as a musical ambassador on trips to Europe, Mexico, Jamaica and Ethiopia. He is the founder of the…
Teni Rane Teni Rane is a folk-country singer-songwriter with a vintage vocal edge and a knack for capturing common scenes of everyday life in a way that is at once specific and widely relatable. Comfortable in everything from overalls to full-body sequins, Rane isn’t afraid to explore musical territory and…
