Bio

Growing up in a modest urban neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, Keith Kemper had a fascination with the intricate nuances of music produced on the screen, stage and in the studio. Keith developed an uncanny ability to reproduce music by ear and quickly mastered the piano by age 7. Through his role models, the legendary John Williams, David Foster and Barry Manilow, Keith has cultured a successful 20 year career in the music industry. Keith has advanced to be one of the premier music talents coveted by many in the industry for his diversity, flexibility and unique style that is all his own.

As a composer and producer Keith has worked with many of the industry’s top producers and DJs such as Johnny Vicious, Razor ‘n’ Guido, Peter McLean, John Rizzo, Mickey Garcia, Willie Colon, Ira Gold, Juan Valentine and many others. He has worked for many music labels such as Sony, Epic, BMI, J Records, Strictly Rhythm, D1 Music, Waako Records, Mic Mac Records, Now Records, 2 Da Groove, and Phase One Productions, ISV Entertainment to name a few. Keith has also worked with some of the industry’s most amazing talents such as The Village People, Boy George, Tiffany, Samantha Fox, RuPaul, BK2, Bylli Crayone, Promise Circle, Lil’ Suzy, Taborah & Darryl D’Bonneau, Raquela, SupaNova, Destiny Williams, Cynthia & Lisette Melendez, Gene Roberts, Wanda Houston, Lisa Hunt, Ernest Kohl, Kimberly Daivs, Angie Gold, Raquela and many others.

Keith’s stellar Billboard hits include Lisa Hunt’s ‘The Joint Is Jumpin’, SupaNova’s ‘No Secrets’, and most recently Taborah & Darryl D’Bonneau’s classic remake of ‘Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now’. His album ‘Instant ’80′s Today’ and the D1 Music’s ‘Club Christmas’ album series yearly continue to dominate the international download charts. Keith has also performed live on television on QPTV and performed in local clubs in his own band. His biggest Off-Broadway success was his widely acclaimed soundtrack to Robert Cabell’s play ‘I,Sarah – The Divine’ directed by Peter McLean.

What sets Keith apart from many producer/composer/performers is his amazing chameleon-like ability to reproduce almost any style of music. Be it a ballad, a remix of the latest dance or pop track, a theatrical or film score, a commercial jingle, the latest video game score, or just performing his original work on stage, Keith is at home with all these styles and genres of music. Keith is able to quickly get projects done in record speed with superior professional results and quality. Many in the industry prize this as his most amazing asset; to get done what most cannot in record time.

The future is certainly bright for Keith Kemper as he continues to work with many other major artists and producers in all areas of the music and entertainment industry. To see a good portion of his work, surf this website or Google “Keith Kemper” to see all his videos and music on Facebook, YouTube and Vimeo!

Links

http://keithkemper.net

Bios

S. Jane Gari and Heidi R. Willis are co-authors of Flush This Book: True Tales of Bodily Malfunctions.  They are currently working on their new project I Am Woman, Hear Me Fart: Stories Only Best Girlfriends Know (www.iamwomanhearmefart.com).

Their ebook, Flush This Book, is only 99¢ and can be purchased on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, the Reader Store for Sony Reader, and Apple’s iBookstore for the iPad.  A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the World Toilet Organization (www.worldtoilet.org), a global nonprofit that implements sanitation systems in developing countries in order to prevent the spread of deadly diseases.

Learn more about the authors and their projects at www.flushthisbook.com  and their blog www.nakedpoop.com.

James Mapes personal goal of living an exceptional life is reflected in both his business activities as well as his recreational pursuits, which range from scuba-diving, ballooning, racecar driving, Kempo Karate, and world travel, to an avid interest in reading. His two highly regarded books are Quantum Leap Thinking: An Owner’s Guide to the Mind and The Workbook: The Magic of Quantum Leap Thinking. His new book The Elephant and the Rider: Living an Exceptional Life is scheduled for publication in 2012.

James Mapes presentations are personal, interactive and humorous. Above all, he creates results and makes a lasting difference in the energy level, commitment and productivity of each individual in his audience.

In the 1970′s, James became interested in the power of the subconscious mind. To better understand this intriguing area, he researched psychology, philosophy, neurology and eventually, hypnotherapy Neuro-Linguistic Programming. His expertise quickly earned him recognition as a clinical hypnotist, becoming highly effective in assisting clients in weight reduction, smoking cessation, the elimination of phobias and pain reduction for terminally ill cancer patients. As a skilled practitioner of regression techniques, he helped the New York City Police Department in “memory recovery” with both witnesses to, and victims of, crime and he has worked with professional athletes to help improve their performance in their sport.

James Mapes has created an ongoing series of self-improvement audio recordings and writes a syndicated newspaper column for Hearst newspapers in Connecticut and The Arizona Reporter. James also enjoys presenting his one-man show, Journey Into the Imagination at performing arts centers and universities around the country. He appeared on Broadway in 2003 and presented A Whirlwind Tour of the Mind at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in Manhattan in 2007. When not touring, James and his wife divide their time between residences in Westport, Connecticut, and St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Links

www.jamesmapes.com

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I began making up stories into a tape recorder when I was twelve in 1971. 37-years and hundreds of hours of radio broadcasting later, and I am still creating unusual audio that defies categorization. Whether it is creating a half-hour radio play for XM Satellite Radio, documentaries, features or personal essays for National Public Radio, or performing on stage before a live audience, I have made a career out of imaginative storytelling in the best aural traditions of the past. On this website, you can hear many hours of my audio work in every genre, for free.

Links

http://joebev.com 

http://joebev.com/podcasts.html

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A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cory attended the Philadelphia High
School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA), enrolling in the school’s first year hen it was a fledgling program, where he majored in Creative Writing and minored in Videodrama, becoming an award-winning director of video projects. In addition, he was a founder, writer, and cartoonist for CAPA’s newspaper THE PAINTED WORD, for which he eventually became editor-in-chief. Listed in WHO’S WHO AMONG AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS and
commended by the National Honors Society, he graduated with CAPA’s second
graduating class in 1981.

Attending STANFORD UNIVERSITY in Stanford, California, where he majored in Drama and minored in Dance, Cory performed in an average of five to six major productions per year. He taught art to autistic, learning-disabled, and educable mentally retarded children at the Peninsula Children’s Center in Menlo Park, California, was active in the Stanford University Rape Awareness Program, occasionally wrote for THE STANFORD DAILY, and toured for two years with the BALLET FOLKLORICO DE STANFORD MEXICAN FOLKDANCE COMPANY. He received a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Drama in 1986.

As a performing artist, Cory has performed in dance productions, touring shows, and Off-Broadway productions of ANTIGONE, THE TRIAL OF SUSAN B.
ANTHONY, WE HAVE STORIES TO TELL OF AFRICA, FRATERNITY, NOTES
ON 6FINITY, THE AMEN CORNER, and A FEW HOURS IN HELL, making his
West Coast theatrical debut as the Duke of Cornwall in KING LEAR with the
Pasadena Shakespeare Company in Pasadena, California, following that up as a
member of the ensemble cast of the Fountain Theatre/BAND critically-acclaimed production of Rita Dove’s THE DARKER FACE OF THE EARTH, then
continuing on to the West Coast premiere of the VoxBox Arts Collective original  production of JIGSAW. In addition, Cory has acted in various commercials,  industrial films and videos, television shows, and feature films such as WHO SHOT PAT?, PHILADELPHIA, LET’S TALK, THE C-SHIFT, REFLECTIONS AGO, RED HERRING, FIGHTING WORDS, A DAY OF ATONEMENT and STRAIGHT ON ‘TIL MORNING.

Cory is also the author of three science fiction novels, TOTENTANZ, THE
TAKING OF CYNDRIEL’S HOPE and HUNTER’S MOON, all of which are
currently available through the online content marketplace http://www.lulu.com.

Cory Williams is currently living and working in Los Angeles, California.

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Deanna Proach was born and raised on the southwest coast of British Columbia, Canada. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, BC. She currently resides in Sechelt where she is writing and acting.

Links

http://deannaproach.com

http://desstories.blogspot.com

Bios

SABIN HOWARD grew up in both the visual splendor of Italy and the urban hotbed of New York City in the 60’s and 70’s, a dual upbringing to which he credits his lifelong passion for self-expression and visual beauty. Formally trained in Philadelphia and New York, he apprenticed in Rome, and taught figure sculpture for 20 years.  The recipient of many awards and public and private commissions, Howard’s figures have been the focal point of several prestigious retrospective showings throughout the U.S. and has found itself in the entryway of the Edith Wharton Museum, Time Warner Center in NYC and within the collections of many prominent collectors. He lives in New York City with his wife, Traci L. Slatton.

TRACI L. SLATTON is a graduate of Yale and Columbia, where she has taught freshman composition. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, sculptor Sabin Howard, whose classical figures and love for Renaissance Italy inspired her historical novel Immortal [Bantam Dell], which is currently in film pre-production and reached bestseller status in Italy, Russia and Brazil. Also the author of The Botticelli Affair and Fallen, Slatton has published a book of poetry, Dancing in the Tabernacle and a non-fiction title on science and spirituality, Piercing Time & Space.

Their new book, The Art of Life, is published by Parvati Press and available on Amazon in hardcover. A special signed collector’s edition of The Art of Life is also available through the Parvati Press website.

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Bio

In his job as an international development worker, Dan Rhema understood that, at times, he would be sharing his body with tropical amoebas and other assorted parasites, but he never expected that, after surviving a near-deadly bout of dengue fever, he would find himself sharing his body and mind with another being, a new Dan Rhema, born of a mosquito.

During his recuperation, Dan found himself navigating an uncharted dream path through his unconscious mind. He began to chronicle this mystical dream journey by compulsively creating multimedia collages, sculptures, and masks from found objects.  He also began to paint, capturing the images flowing through him in a unique three-dimensional style. It soon became apparent to Dan that these acts of creation were healing and re-creating him. He has taken this realization and made it the focus of his art. Trauma can awaken creativity and, through creativity, healing can begin.

Links

Facebook @ Dan Rhema Art
www.danrhema.com

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In my work I attempt to convey the anatomy of a feeling through form, structure, and the glow of saturated color.

The human experience of being simultaneously tenacious and vulnerable is referred to through the use of silk, a material which is delicate yet possesses a tensile strength greater than steel. Tension is built, both physically and metaphorically, as two elements quite opposed in character meet to form the surfaces and contours of the work. By combining these translucent and reflective materials, I am able to solidify and objectify ephemeral qualities of light.

My approach to structure reflects the progression and transformation seen in natural growth systems such as the chambered nautilus which leaves an ordered record of is its development, organic yet regular in design. The work captures the evanescent, while at the same time offering glimpses of that which is emerging to take its place.

The pieces are constructed using a plywood base, cut and formed sheet metals (copper, brass and aluminum), and silk. The metal forms an understructure which supports a stretched layer of silk. Modulated color (in the form of under-painting or dyed silk) is sometimes used to enhance depth, structure and dimension. The additional step of oiling the fabric “skin” creates various degrees of translucence, allowing the outer layer to be visually penetrable – a watercolor rendered in three dimensions.

The physical description reduces their ephemeral qualities unjustly, failing to re-create the diaphanous veils of melting color, fusing from one space to the next. A simultaneity of resilience and vulnerability is created through the metal and membranes, like scars emerging from the interior of a cloud…

Painting and sculpture are too categorically limited for the emotional states of being that Seid so elegantly conjures up. Smoke and shadow, dissipation and loss, energy and anatomy- these physical references bring us closer to the ineffable life forces at the core of these mysterious assemblages.”

                                                -Gerry Craig, Sculpture Magazine July/August 2000

Links

www.carrieseid.com