Linda Ronstadt is a musical legend who began her career in the mid-1960s with the folk-rock group the Stone Poneys. By the 1970’s she’d become the top-selling female vocalist for that decade, and was widely referred to as “The Queen of Rock”. She has earned 11 Grammys, released numerous gold, platinum and multiplatinum records, and lent her voice to over 120 albums. Over the years she has collaborated with such diverse artists as Billy Eckstine, Frank Zappa, Flaco Jiménez, Philip Glass, Dolly Parton, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, and Nelson Riddle. Christopher Loudon of Jazz Times hailed Ronstadt as “a chameleon who can blend into any background yet remain boldly distinctive.” Her autobiography, entitled Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir, was released in September of 2013 and reached Top 10 on The New York Times Best Sellers List in its first week out.
Zack Zalon is the Co-Founder of Wilshire Axon, a digital product design firm dedicated to helping clients win in a rapidly changing digital world. Zack also served as President of Virgin Digital, the global digital platform for Virgin's Entertainment Group, tasked with creating path-breaking consumer digital products for one of the world's most recognized brands. Zack first earned a reputation for breaking new talent as the manager of the legendary Troubadour club from 1992 to 1995. During his tenure there he brought more than 1,000 new and established acts to the stage, including music legends Pearl Jam, The Black Crowes, KISS, No Doubt, and Blind Melon. The Factory Network (TFN) was a Los Angeles-based boutique online development and consulting firm, creating award-winning web products for Fortune 500 companies.
FRED GOLDRING is an entrepreneur, strategic adviser and investor in media, technology, and brand marketing and development enterprises. He is also a former top music and entertainment industry lawyer, an Emmy-winning Executive Producer with will.i.am of the Yes We Can video, and was appointed a Member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities by President Obama. Fred is Co-Founder and Chairman of Aficionado Media, which is a multi-media tablet-based social media platform with curated and aggregated content for people who are passionate about good music.
Steve Turnidge is the owner of Ultraviolet Studios and a talented mastering engineer with hundreds of albums to his credit. With over 25 years experience in the Pro Audio electronics industry, he specializes in mixed digital and analog printed circuit board design. Steve has been called “a philosopher of aesthetics,” and “an immensily talented musician [on] virtually all instruments” by colleague John Beezer, and is rumored to have expertise in all aspects of electronics manufacturing, including assembly, mechanical, cosmetic, logo and ergonomic design. He co-founded Burning Sky Records (as producer, art director, and mastering engineer) as well as Shared Media Licensing (with the role of content evangelist). He designs and fabricates modular hardware synthesizers at Synthwerks, and designs guitar pedals for Pigtronix. Steve is the author of the book Desktop Mastering, and just released his new book, Beyond Mastering, which delves into the physics and philosophy behind music mastering. http://www.marcards.com/arsdivina/