• Read more about Maya Elizabeth

Hey there! Maya Elizabeth here. I’m a singer-songwriter, artist, GrammyU mentor, 2025 Telly Award winner, + a DC Chapter Governor at the Recording Academy. My inspirational-soul music helps listeners experience healing.truth.+love. I am also the co-creator of an extraordinarily impactful Mental Health concert series, “From M.E. To You.” Songwriting since 6 yrs old, my music now reaches a global audience with themes like building self-esteem, coping with anxiety, empowering women + owning your unique voice!

• Read more about Kemet Dank

Kemet Dank is a Baltimore-based multidisciplinary artist and entrepreneur whose work serves as a testament to radical individualism and creative freedom. Since 2005, Dank has pioneered the evolution of cloud rap and independent hip-hop, rejecting genre constraints to build a practice rooted in disruptive design. His work—an intentional fusion of sonic exploration, film, and high-concept product design—is anchored by a 2024 landmark showcase at the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) and a 2025 bi-coastal tour with international, experimental, pop-punk artist Evanora Unlimited.

• Read more about Kierán Brendan

I, Kierán LeBlanc Brendan (legally Conor Brendan Mueller), am a non-binary multi-disciplinary artist primarily focused on live musical performance. I’m the lead singer, songwriter, producer and artistic director of Conor & the Wild Hunt, an active Baltimore based indie folk-pop band. With this band, I perform regionally, tour around the US and record/release music on all platforms.

• Read more about Heidi Martin

Four of Martin’s original compositions from her debut album HIDE were selected as soundtrack for Revolution ’67, a documentary on the 1967 Newark Rebellion. Washington, D.C.-based vocalist, composer, and educator known for blending jazz with 60's & 70's folk influences and socially conscious lyrics on recordings: HIDE 2005, See hear, LOVE 2011, Gifts & Sacrifices in 2023, ATTUNEMENT (late spring 2026 official release)