Tastemakers
Ski Mountaineer
http://pawprince.com/
Andrew McLean has been pursuing steep skiing challenges in remote locations for over two decades and has accumulated over 100 first descents. In 2007 he completed a long term quest to capture first descents on all seven continents when he traveled to Morocco to ski in the High Atlas Mountains. McLean’s specialty is ski mountaineering, which involves climbing up peaks before skiing down them. This process allows him to ski mountains where motorized access is forbidden or impractical. His passion for this sport has led to him being voted as one of the “Greatest Skiers of Our Time” by Powder Magazine and a featured segment in the Sony Classic Pictures 2007 film entitled “Steep.”
Outside of skiing, McLean’s interests include design, writing and photography. After graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design, he worked at Black Diamond Equipment for thirteen years, creating products such as the Camalot, wire gate carabiners, Whippet, Peckers and Talon rock hook. His writings and photography have appeared in Skiing, Powder, Backcountry Magazine and numerous outdoor gear catalogs. He lives in Park City, Utah with his wife Polly who holds the world record for the greatest amount of vertical climbed and skied in 24 hours. They have a daughter named Mira, one good dog and one bad dog.
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Hot Tin Roof Inc.
Actress
"Dani Sofer" on THE SHIELD |
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CEO
www.istylestarzentertainment.com
For over the past 6 years, I have had the opportunity to serve as Wardrobe/Fashion Stylist for some of Gospel, Hip – Hop and R&B’s hottest artists. I have also had the privilege to serve with many major clothing companies as a product placement coordinator and image consulting agent, creatively helping them build brands for marketing and editorial purposes. In addition, I also serve as the Head Wardrobe Stylist for the Urban Fashion Weeks National Tour, and currently sit on the executive board at Cover Boi International.
At present, I am the President and Chief Executive Officer of I Style Starz Entertainment. I Style Starz Entertainment founded in 2005, is a community conscious image consulting firm with an extensive high-end client base. In which several of our clients have been featured for award ceremonies, red carpets, television appearances, and several other major events. At I Style Starz we believe in having "Eyes" to see not just the spiritual but physical attributes of our clients. We further realize that we have both a personal and moral obligation to create something that would blend all aspects of personality and image bringing to the world a force of change in fashion, music and community.
It is our hope, as a community of young executives to continue a branding of Glamour, Unique style and Ultimate success, in both urban and high-fashion markets. With this, we approach each client with a level of professionalism and dedication, with the endeavors of moving fashion forward.
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Videogame Critic and Designer
www.bogost.com
Dr. Ian Bogost is a videogame designer, critic, and researcher. He is a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Founding Partner at Persuasive Games LLC. His research and writing considers videogames as an expressive medium, and his creative practice focuses on games about social and political issues.
Bogost is author of Unit Operations: An Approach to Videogame Criticism (MIT Press 2006), recently listed among “50 books for everyone in the game industry,” and of Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames (MIT Press 2007), along with several other books and many other writings. He is a popular speaker and widely considered an influential thinker and doer in the videogame industry and research community.
Bogost’s videogames about social and political issues cover topics as varied as airport security, disaffected workers, the petroleum industry, suburban errands, and tort reform. His games have been played by millions of people and exhibited internationally at venues including Laboral Centro de Arte (Madrid), Fournos Centre for Digital Culture (Athens), Eyebeam Center (New York), Slamdance Guerilla Game Festival (Park City), the Israeli Center for Digital Art (Holon) and The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (Melbourne). |
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Band
www.thedollyrots.com
http://www.myspace.com/thedollyrots
The Dollyrots-- Kelly Ogden (bass/vocals), Luis Cabezas (guitar) and Chris Black (drums)
Founded by longtime friends Ogden and Cabezas, whose relationship stems back to their eighth-grade Florida middle school days, the Dollyrots assembled as a fun, diversionary tactic while the pair wrapped up their school days. Ogden had just learned to play the guitar and Cabezas, a classically-trained pianist, had just left his band.
Ogden and Cabezas decided it was time to relocate, they decided the City of Angels would become their new home. “It was terrifying and awesome,” Ogden says of the band’s earlier days. “But we found a place that had everything we needed — record labels, venues, other bands. It seemed like the right place.”
It was also the right time — The Dollyrots had assembled its debut, Eat My Heart Out, and self-released the album to rampant success which led to the band getting picked up by Lookout!/Panic Button Records, which re-released Eat My Heart Out in 2004. Raising the band’s stage profile came with a slot on the 2006 Vans Warped Tour, performing alongside a slew of punk acts for six weeks on the Kevin Says and Shira stages throughout the U.S. The tour was important for The Dollyrots since it allowed them to connect with Warped ‘06’s VIP woman, Joan Jett.
Jett took a liking to The Dollyrots and offered to add the band to the roster of her label, Blackheart Records. Excited about their new found home at Blackheart Records, the band is revitalized and road-tightened.
Blackheart Records, started by legendary, Joan Jett, and her long time song writing partner and producer, Kenny Laguna, is a label run on artist integrity from an artist perspective. From the inception of Blackheart, over 25 years ago, the label has been run with one thing in mind, to get great music out into the world no matter what the obstacles may be.
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Executive Producer
www.lilbush.com
Executive Producer/Creator Lil Bush |
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co-author of SEND
www.thinkbeforeyousend.com
Will Schwalbe is the co-author, with David Shipley, of SEND: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home. He also works in book publishing as the editor in chief of a publishing house. Previously, he was a journalist in Asia, writing for publications including The New York Times, the South China Morning Post, and Business Traveller Asia. He lives in New York City. |
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Designer
Cast member of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." |
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Elvira
www.elvira.com
Ms. Peterson began her career as a showgirl at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. She performed throughout Europe as lead singer of the Italian rock group I Latin’s 80 and later toured America as star of her own musical-comedy group, Mama’s Boys. She spent four and a half years with L.A.’s legendary improvisational comedy group, The Groundlings, and has appeared in well over 500 television shows and films.
She developed her alter-ego Elvira in 1981 and in addition to writing and performing in the nationally syndicated television series Elvira’s Movie Macabre, co-wrote and starred in the feature length film Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Since that time, Elvira has become a cult icon synonymous with Halloween and the horror genre. She has appeared in multi-year national ad campaigns for Pepsi and Coors, starred in an IMAX film and two motion controlled rides, recorded 5 music CDs, published 4 books and licensed over 350 products, including pinball machines, a comic book series, beer, perfume, haunted houses and slot machines. Elvira also has the best selling female Halloween costume of all time.
For 18 years she performed for an enthusiastic audience of over 160,000 people each October in her musical review at Knotts Berry Farm’s ‘Halloween Haunt’, the largest Halloween venue in America.
Elvira’s Haunted Hills, Peterson’s most recent feature film which she wrote, produced and starred in, was released on DVD and video in October 2003.
You can find out more about Elvira/Cassandra on her website, Elvira.com
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Actor
www.andydick.com
actor/writer/director/provacateuer |
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actor
Gavin Lee is from London, England where he trained as an actor and performed in many West End productions including Crazy For You, Peggy Sue Got Married, Oklahoma!, and Contact. He originated the role of Bert in the musical Mary Poppins, a role for which he received an Olivier nomination. He is currently playing Bert on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre. |
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Talent Agent
Talent Agent. |
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Filmmaker
www.papercutfilms.com
Chris Paine drove a GM EV1 electric car from 1998-2002. After GM confiscated his EV1, he bought a Toyota RAV4 EV—which were briefly available for sale. He still drives it.
Who Killed the Electric Car? is Chris's first feature documentary as director. Previously he was an executive producer on Faster (2003), about MotoGP, the world's fastest motorcycle race (with narration by Ewan McGregor), and Mark Neale's William Gibson: No Maps for These Territories (featuring Bono). No Maps was named "Best Documentary" by the Los Angeles New Times in 2001. Chris has directed segments for the MTV/Initial television series BUZZ as well as the personal documentary Return to the Philippines. He assisted writer/producer Michael Tolkin on the feature films starting with Robert Altman’s The Player (1992), and The New Age (1994) and The Rapture(1991).
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Soccer Player
www.clintdempsey.com
Born March 9, 1983, in Nacogdoches, Texas. Attended Furman College as a Health and Exercise Science major. Played midfield and forward and was in the top four on the team in scoring in each of his three years. He was selected to the NSCAA Second Team All-America squad in 2002 and was an All-Southern Conference selection all three years, along with being a two-time NSCAA All-South region choice. He was taken 8th overall in the first round by New England in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft and was named MLS Rookie of the Year. Joined the US National team in 2004. He is an accomplished free-style rapper, and has a music video produced by Nike called "Don’t Tread." |
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Rock Band
www.halifaxrock.com
Yeah, yeah. You know it already. Halifax can really party. Hell, even the old bag in the cubicle next to you probably knows them from their stint on The Real World Austin. But what’s decidedly more important is that the Thousand Oaks, California-reared quintet’s music translates. Just ask the million plus visitors to the band’s PureVolume page. But better proof lies with the band’s crackling debut album, The Inevitability of a Strange World, which finds frontman Mike Hunau, guitarists Chris Brandt and Adam Charles, bassist Doug Peyton and drummer Tommy Guindon at a distinct advantage over other booze-swilling, excess-extolling rising stars. Sure, many have tried through the years, but few bands have managed to bridge the great divide between rock, punk and metal with their hooks, hearts and hopes in tact quite the same way these electric warriors have.
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Singer
www.monica.com
Atlanta vocalist Monica debuted in 1995 with the platinum Top Ten singles "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of dem Days)" and "Before You Walk out of My Life." After appearing on LL Cool J's Mr. Smith later that year, she recorded another killer duet with Brandy on "The Boy Is Mine," which spent several weeks at the top of the singles charts during summer 1998. Her second album, also titled The Boy Is Mine, was released in July 1998. She scored a few more chart successes through the following spring, but a long period of silence marked time between albums. The much-delayed After the Storm finally hit stores in the spring of 2003, while the following Makings of Me took three years to materialize. |
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Founder
Writer, director: Animal Room, Dead Dogs Lie, A Good Night to Die, Dark Ride- distributed by Lions Gate |
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Writer
www.FrederickLane.com
Frederick Lane is an author, lecturer, and expert witness on the impact of technology on society. He is the author of three books: "Obscene Profits: The Entrepreneurs of Pornography in the Cyber Age" (2000); "The Naked Employee: How Technology Is Compromising Workplace Privacy" (2003); and most recently, "The Decency Wars: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture" (2006). |
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Hip Hop Recording Artist
Obietrice.com
Obieworld.com
Platinum selling Hip Hop Recording Artist from Detroit on Shady Records/Interscope. He released his follow up album titled 'Second Rounds On Me' on 8/15/06. He's worked with superstars from Eminem to 50 Cent, who are both featured on the new album. They were also featured on his debut album, along with Dr.Dre, titled 'Cheers.' His drink is vodka with a splash of cranberry |
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Comedian
www.tammypescatelli.com
Talented comedian seen on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Carson Daly, Last Comic Standing, her own Comedy Central Special. She has hundreds of quotes on E!, VH1, MTV, A&E and the 2 upcoming movies, "Everbody Wants to be Italian", and "Made in Brooklyn". |
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Artist Extraordinaire
www.jesselynn.net
Jesselynn Desmond has an unparalleled passion for life and exploring far beyond the confines of infinite possibility, fueled with boundless energy from sources mysterious and unknown and amazing talent oozing from every pore.
Jesselynn is tirelessly dedicated to her craft, driven by a desire to touch the human spirit and inspire change and growth in herself & others.
Discovery is always just around the corner with Jesselynn, as someone new is bound to discover her contagious smile with every passing day.
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Actor
fredwillard.com
3 time Emmy nominee for Everybody Loves Raymond. American Comedy Award,AFI and Boston Film Critics awards for Best In Show. |
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Comedian
www.joederosacomedy.com
For some reason stand-up comedy, an art form that encourages self-deprecation, finger pointing, and loathing, fit like a glove for Joe DeRosa. Growing up in a miserable, one-horse town in Pennsylvania, Joe needed an outlet; a way to express his true pessimistic sincerity to the world. After attempting to use music as his mouth piece, playing for over five years with various bands and ensembles, he put down his saxophone, guitar, and drums and picked up a microphone at a local watering hole. Though his first set was a bomb, Joe realized that being utterly alone on stage was where he felt most embraced.
Recently, Joe was invited to join the line-up of Vibe Magazine / Lions Gates Whiteboyz in the Hood, a stand-up comedy series which will be released in spring 2006.
Acting has now become a facet of Joe's career. He is currently shooting the film Hysterical with director Bradley Kaye, in which he plays the lead character, Miles. Joe also landed the principle role as TV Head in an ad campaign for Sports Net New York. In addition, he's combined theatrics and a return to his musical roots with his rap group DEEP, a sexually explicit satire of hip-hoppers such as the 2 Live Crew and N.W.A. DEEP's album The Game Plan will be released spring 2006.
But despite the success in other areas, Joe DeRosas first love will always be stand-up. The simplicity and honesty of the art form is what really fuels his fire. So come on out to a show. Wherever you see him you'll be entertained by his ornery rants on subjects such as dating, religion, and pop culture. |
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Singer
www.alienantfarm.com
Sings for Alien Ant Farm. Resides in Huntington Beach, CA. Loves to surf and take long walks on the beach.... Loves Vodka gimlets! |
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Author
www.rejuvenile.com
Christopher Noxon is the author of "Rejuvenile: Kickball, Cartoons, Cupcakes and the Reinvention of the American Grown-up." He's worked as a costumed character at Universal Studios, a speechwriter for Michael Milken, and a music supervisor for the television series Weeds. He has also written for The New York Times Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, and Salon. He lives with his wife and three children in Los Angeles. |
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Consumer
www.tolaoh.com
Editor of the monthly newsletter for Lucas County Hibernians and the Toledo Irish American Club. Webmaster for Lucas County Hibernians (www.tolaoh.com) |
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Host
www.tomgreen.com
Tom Green began as a stand-up comedian and radio host in Canada; "The Tom Green Show," a pop-eyed comedy-variety series, began on Canadian cable television in 1994. The show wound up on MTV in 1999, establishing Green as an international guru of gross-out. Green had a prominent cameo role in the film "Road Trip" (2000) and directed and starred in the 2001 comedy "Freddy Got Fingered." In 2000 Green was diagnosed with, and successfully treated for, testicular cancer.
Tom currently has a new show on the world wide web www.tomgreen.com which is broadcast right from his living room. |
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Singer/Songwriter/Actress
www.birdyork.com
Singer/Songwriter Kathleen, also known as Bird, York co-composed the Academy Award-nominated song “In The Deep” for the Oscar-winning film Crash. She has two records in release, the self titled "Bird York" and her recent release, "Wicked Little High (EMI/Narada)". She has also written songs for films such as Happy Campers, Never Get Outta The Boat, Shelter Island and her songs have appeared on television shows such as Nip/Tuck, House, In Justice, Everwood, and entire season of Paul Haggis' show Family Law and Jake 2.0. among others.She is also an actress, with recurring roles on the TV shows "The West Wing" and "The O.C."
Kathleen is also a screenwriter having recently written a pilot for John Wells (Warner Brothers) and having sold a spec script she wrote to Sony Television. With everything she’s accomplished, York notes that over the years, she’s often taken the road less traveled and turned down opportunities that didn’t allow her to follow her heart or that reigned in her creativity. “I live for that tingly moment,” she says. “My life really is about passion, my passion for humanity. And I don’t think you should have to compartmentalize passion--I want to sing about it, write about it, and embody it in acting roles. I’m a storyteller, and I want to tell stories that elevate the human condition.” |
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Consumer
My name is Jillian and for the past 2 years, I've been the office manager at a fast paced mortgage company in northeastern New Jersey. I earned my marketing degree at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, where I experienced some of the best times of my life. My life truly came together though, after I was swept off my feet by my loving boyfriend. We're compatible in so many ways, but one major thing we both love to do is going out to bars and having a good time; and when we do, we always make sure to have our mixed drinks made with Boru, simply because it's the best tasting vodka out there! It's never a dull moment when Boru's in the mix! |
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Food Network Diva
www.salontea.com
Tracy Stern has been a tea lover since her visits in college to Europe. An avid traveler, Tracy collects unique artifacts from all over the world. As an art history student abroad, she visited several elegant salons throughout Europe and became fascinated with the history of tea. It was this experience that inspired her collection of unique tea sets and a dream of having her own tearoom. That dream came true in 1994 when Tracy opened The Royal Tampa Tearoom & Gift Shop. In addition to creating and blending her own line of Royal Tea named after several royalty, she sold her paintings, decoupage and edible treats in the gift shop. Tracy's legacy continues to flourish today as the new owner has expanded the business while guarding its original recipes and traditions.
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Actor
www.alancumming.com
www.cummingthefragrance.com
Alan Cumming was born in Aberfeldy, Scotland and studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. He has starred in many stage productions including: In Scotland: Macbeth & Hamlet. In the US: Cabaret and currently The Three Penny Opera. Among his film credits are: The X-Men and Spy Kids movies.
He has his own cologne called "Cumming." |
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Consumer
My name is John and I currently live in NY. I graduated from Townsend University with a degree in computer information systems. I work in Manhattan for United Parcel Service as a data specialist and I'm loving it! I have a wonderful and beautiful girlfriend who I love to death along with a great family. In my spare time I enjoy playing rugby, working out, and going to clubs. I have an especially great time at the Toshi parties, which Boru Vodka sponsors! Those parties are truly amazing! |
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Celebrity Disk Jockey
www.djskribble.com
DJ Skribble formed Young Black Teenagers in the early '90s with rappers Kamron, ATA, Firstborn, and Tommy Never. After the release of two YBT albums, the group broke up, but Skribble kept going. In 1996 he added theater to his resumé when he worked with Bill Irwin for the musical Hip Hop Wonderland. He also worked on the debut album by the Fugees' Wyclef Jean, then released his own debut mix set, Traffic Jams, Vol. 1, in November 1997. MDMA, Vol. 1 followed a year later, trailed in 1999 by a second volume of Traffic Jams. In September of 2000, Skribble was added to the roster of Essential Mix DJs with the release of Essential Dance 2000. Making appearances on networks like MTV (The Grind, Yo! MTV Raps, Global Groove) and being involved with New York radio station WKTU, Skribble (or "Skribs") is also involved with Cindy Margolis, co-hosting her self-titled beach-party theme show. Skribble turned to an even more commercial dance-mix sound with the release of Essential Spring Break in mid-2000, and invited listeners into his own pad for 2001's Skribble's House.
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Toshi Party Founder, Real Estate Developer Actor
www.toshifilms.com
ABOUT TOSHI:
A toshi party is a concept conceived 15 years ago, while a freshman at Columbia University, where he was known by his given name, Robert Chan. He became Toshi shortly after giving up both his real name and his career as a bond trader. A cutting edge NYC real estate developer, known for bringing sublime architecture to the common man at an affordable price, he also acts and can be seen opposite Jack Nicholson & Leonardo DiCaprio in the upcoming Martin Scorcese film, “The Departed”, a heavy favorite for the Oscar for Best Picture.
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