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  • Mitchell Stuart -Master Storyteller
    2025/08/07


    Mitchell is an Emmy, 2x Clio Award, and Film Festival -winning director, storyteller, composer, and consulting Chief Creative Officer. With more than 100 domestic and international industry honors spanning advertising, film, and music, Mitchell has built a career defined by innovation, authenticity, and global impact.

    As the co-founder of HQ Creative (alongside Nobel Peace Prize nominee Cheryl Halpern) and Looking 4 Larry (with WWE Hall of Famer Paul Heyman), Mitchell has led the development of industry-disrupting programs and award-winning campaigns for some of the world’s most iconic brands—including iHeartMedia, The Walt Disney Company, 2K Sports, The Jeffrey Modell Foundation, multiple Broadway productions, NASCAR, and Rumble Boxing.

    In entertainment, Mitchell has made a lasting mark as both a producer and director. He created the Emmy Award-winning Road to MSG series, which spotlighted artists such as Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, The Who, John Mayer, and Earth, Wind & Fire. He also developed Stripped Raw & Real for iHeartMedia— a groundbreaking digital series that helped define the brand and featured performances and interviews with Coldplay, Katy Perry, Bon Jovi, Lionel Richie, Blake Shelton, John Legend, and many more. His recent feature documentary, Worst to First: The True Story of Z100 New York, debuted at #1 on iTunes Music Documentaries, holding the top spot for three consecutive weeks.

    As a musician, Mitchell co-founded World Funk Orchestra, which is nearing 40 million global streams. He also launched two influential indie labels: Unity Music Group, where he collaborated with Ugandan artist and Oscar nominee Bobi Wine; and the U.S.-based Felicity Music, continuing to shape the independent music landscape.

    A creative force with relentless drive, Mitchell has even completed the New York City Marathon three times—a testament to his belief in finishing what he starts





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  • Bo Crane - Our Man in Miami
    2025/07/10

    Bo Crane is a trailblazer in Miami’s music scene, best known as the founder of Pandisc Records—one of the most influential independent labels to emerge from South Florida. With a career rooted in the heartbeat of Miami’s evolving sound, Bo played a pivotal role in shaping the city's musical identity, from the rise of Miami bass and freestyle to electro-funk and early hip-hop.

    Before launching Pandisc, Bo made his mark as the founder and operator of the Florida Record Pool—an essential hub for DJs and tastemakers throughout the state that helped break countless records and connect artists with the club and radio scenes. He also served as Music Director at WEDR, one of Miami’s most powerful urban radio stations, where he helped shape playlists that defined an era and amplified regional sounds to a broader audience.

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  • Al Gorgoni - Master guitarist, producer, arranger, songwriter, artist
    2025/06/05

    Starting with humble working class background, Al Gorgoni has been a major force in the music business in the middle 60’s. He has worked with Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Evie Sands, Barry Man and has had his song recorded by Frank Sinatra and others. He arranged many of the advertising commercials we’ve all heard.

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  • Kurt Woodley-Great Ears, big heart and modest. Working behind the scenes
    2025/05/08

    Kurt Woodley is a one of a kind music man. While at Uptown records he was responsible for artists finding and developing artists like Mary J Blige, Tim Dogg, Heavy D and later at Sony music he found Cypress Hill, Kriss Kross among others.

    His joy is infectious

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  • Scott Rubin - Publishing - What it is and Why You Should Care
    2025/04/10

    Scott Rubin has over 25 years experience in the music industry with a focus on music publishing and rights management. He has worked closely with artists such as Chuck D, Ice-T, Nate Dogg, Lisa Loeb, Maino, Fat Joe, Remy Ma and numerous others.

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  • Monica Lynch-President and Chief Orchestrator
    2025/03/20

    Monica Lynch is one of the most respected and knowledgeable record executives in the music business.

    She talks about her arrival in New York from Chicago as a teenager, becoming Tom Silverman's first hire at TommyBoy and her rising quickly to ultimately become president at TommyBoy. She talks about her relationships with everyone from Afrika Bambaata, Queen Latifah, Naughty By Nature, Whizz Kidd, De La Soul, House Of Pain, Coolio, Digital Underground, Jock Jams and the other projects she guided.

    This is a must listen podcast

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  • Shane Foster - The Army taught me about the music business
    2025/01/02

    Growing up in rural Northeast North Carolina, Shane joined the 82nd Airborne Army unit and came out with the amazing gift of discipline and appreciation of hard work. With his love of music he went to College in LA and trained in music production and has since produced and released over 600 titles. During that time he got a degree from Full Sail and has become the go-to guy for all things digital marketing. He has also added a real estate license in both Florida and Georgia, while continuing to produce and market music. He’s one of a kind.

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  • Angel Zamora - a Life in Latin Music
    2024/12/19

    Angel is the go-to guy for everything in Latin music and media. He has a 40 year successful track record in Latin music and media. A very active part of the Latin Grammys, Billboard Latin Music Awards, He has produced many TV shows for Telemundo and Univison as well as guiding the current reintroduction of Menudo. If it’s Latin he’s done it successfully.

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