• Read more about Erin Murphy Snedecor

Erin Murphy Snedecor is a collaborative cellist who strives to forge new paths for interdisciplinary and multi genre art. Her work spans the realms of classical, contemporary, pop, rock, electroacoustic, and folk, and she would be hard pressed to pick a favorite. Erin is a founding member, cellist, and music director of Balance Campaign, a contemporary sextet dedicated to the collaboration, commissioning, performance of works by new and lesser heard voices modern music. She also performs with earspace, a North Carolina-based ensemble that curates multi-sensory programs in unexpected venues. 

• Read more about Tavish

Tavish Forsyth (He/Them) is a queer improviser, educator, and word technologist. Tavish helps learners Decode the Script, create Improv Drama Clubs, and establish Writer's Rooms. He helps educators in supporting community-focused theatre. Tavish is based in Baltimore City, which is the ancestral land of the Piscataway people. He is the founder of Bird City Improv and a teaching artist with MSDE's Centers for Creative Classrooms. 

• Read more about jaylynnhonxho

I am a young upcoming rapper that has been making music since I was 16 but just started taking it seriously a year and a half ago. I love to use my artistry in poetry and writing to make my music. I have a great passion for my music and the way I make my music is time-consuming but worth it. 

• Read more about Carrie Alita Carter

Carrie Alita Carter is an internationally acclaimed taiko (Japanese drum) artist and dancer. Her original compositions are known for their graceful dance-like choreography. Drawing from her experience living in Japan, her traditional ballet and tap dance background juxtaposed with the modern-style Japanese taiko results in a captivating blend of musicianship, tradition, and innovation.

• Read more about NVSV

NVSV, pronounced “NASA”, I am an emcee based in Baltimore who is known for his unique production style that he pairs with his reflective and visual word play. Like wine, my artistic expression ages and causes the listener to yearn for something they didn’t know was missing from their lives. From childhood my influences stem from gospel which was always present in the house or car with my mom, Jay Z from my sisters, and from my own discovery of hip hop; lil Wayne and Lupe Fiasco.

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• Read more about Edward Alexander Young III

Edward has been involved with artistic endeavors from an early age; in middle school, he created a comic book series which he released once or twice a month, as time permitted between his junior high studies. His work found instant success among peers, friends, and family members, all of who highly encouraged Young to continue drawing and writing as they eagerly anticipated the release of future issues.

• Read more about Bexter Richardson

Bexter Richardson, “Bex” for short, is a Liberian-American singer, songwriter, audio engineer, and entrepreneur based in Baltimore and the DMV area. The multi-cultural experience from his background has created and contextualized his interests in international music, specifically music from the Afrobeats, Hip Hop and R&B genres. Bex is the founder of Fourscore Technologies, an IT startup that focuses on cybersecurity, cloud and network engineering in the DC, Maryland, Virginia (DMV) area.