Founder, Girlschool / Violinist, the Airborne Toxic Event + Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros | @annabulbrook

Anna Bulbrook cannot be contained: the performing artist is also an interdisciplinary artistic director, creative producer, cultural programmer, and speaker/writer at the intersection of music, pop culture, ideas, and social good. Raised as a classically-trained violinist, Anna spent a decade as a fixture in the indie rock scene of Los Angeles with projects like the Airborne Toxic Event, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and Vampire Weekend before founding Girlschool, the critically-acclaimed Los Angeles-based ideas shop that uses interdisciplinary performance and culture to imagine paths forward. Girlschool has been called a “vision for the way forward” by the Los Angeles Times.

Producer & Artist | @bes__ame

Vanessa Nguyen, also known by moniker BESAME, is a multidisciplinary artist, producer, and organizer. With roots in the visual arts and concert production, she and her peers founded the arts+music collective, Le Vanguard, with the purpose to advance the creative expression of fellow young artists of colour. Currently existing across 6 cities nationwide, Le Vanguard serves as a platform and network for practicing artists+musicians to share their work digitally and physically--manifest in shows, media, publications, and community festivals.

Multimedia Art Alchemist | @thecaffeinist

Amina El Kabbany is a 24 year old Multimedia Art Alchemist based in Oakland, California. El Kabbany in constant pursuit of visual and sonic truths; as an artist, she feels that it is her duty to dissect and transform the world around her, allowing herself to act as a vessel for collective healing through art alchemy- the process of transmuting energy into tangible form. El Kabbany is a full time freelancer and chooses to do this work through a seemingly endless list of mediums and offerings such as photography, painting, digital collage, singing, directing, brand consulting and modeling. El Kabbany is proud to have captured moments for the likes of Google, Youtube, Planned Parenthood, Huf Worldwide, Impossible Foods and more. Through her portrait and event photography, she has found that the best way to allow the true energy of a person or moment is to shine through is to fully immerse yourself in their world.