Talent Judges
The following executives will judge talent for the rock and urban music contests in 2014:
- Andy Gould, Artist Manager, Spectacle Group (Linkin Park, Pantera)
- Brian Shafton, Partner, RBC Records (TECH N9NE, DJ Quik, NWA, Snoop Dogg
- Eothen “Egon” Alapatt, A&R, Now Again (Madlib, MF DOOM, J Dilla)
- Fouché, Producer, Fouché Muzik (Musiq Soulchild, Chuck D, Afro Samourai, Pac Man)
- Isaac Heymann, Director of A&R at Epic Records
- Jan Linder Koda, Producer / Artist Development Expert, Angel Diva Music
- Jessica Cole, Music Publisher, President of Lyric House
- Joe Solo, producer of hit acts including Macy Gray, Fergie and others
- Kevin Lyman, founder and creator of the Warped Tour, Taste of Chaos and Mayhem tours.
- Mark Mazzetti, A&R, Record Company In A Box (former senior A&R executive at A&M Records – John Mayer, Sting, Janet Jackson)
- Molly Bohas, Publisher, North Star Media
- Owen Husney, artist manager (signed Prince to Warner Bros. Records, has earned 10 gold & platinum albums) and former label exec (Capitol, A&M, Sony)
- Raphaella Lima, Music Supervisor, Electronic Arts
- Shele Sondheim, guitarist, pop songwriter, music producer, lyricist, vocal arranger, studio session specialist, electronic dance, music remixer, industry networking expert and global music business entrepreneur.
- Steve Lillywhite, Grammy-Winning Producer (U2, Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews Band)
- Sydney Alston, Artist Manager with major label signings, and Discmakers General Manager
- Tom Zutaut, Stereo Pristine Records A&R (formerly Geffen/Elektra, Guns’N’Roses, Metallica, Tesla, Enya)
- Trina N. Green, Journalist, Blogger, Taste-maker and Author at High Voltage
- Violet Brown, VP of Label Development, Strange Music (NWA, Dr. Dre, recipient of SOURCE POWER 30 award for 5 consecutive years)
- Music Supervisor Tony Von Pervieux
- A&R exec / personal artist manager Antony Bland
- Multi-platinum recording engineer, live and studio mixer, record producer, and musician David Royce Aron
