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Guest Occupation: 6-time Grammy Award nominated, 3-time Grammy Award winning engineer, producer, mixer, sound designer and front of house engineer Marc Urselli works with artists from around the world.
Guest Biography:

M A R C

U R S E L L I 

3-time Grammy Award winning engineer, producer, mixer, sound designer and front of house engineer 

 CELEBRATING 

The genius and pioneering influence

of

M A R K   B O L A N  and  T. R E X 

 with 

'ANGELHEADED HIPSTER'

 

Marc Urselli is a 6-time Grammy Award nominated, 3-time Grammy Award winning engineer, producer, mixer, sound designer and front of house engineer Marc Urselli works with artists from around the world.

He has worked with U2, Foo Fighters, Nick Cave, Lou Reed, Sting, Keith Richards, Kesha, Jeff Beck, Les Paul, Buddy Guy, Luther Vandross, Børns, The Black Crowes, Joss Stone, Mike Patton, John Zorn, Jack DeJohnette, Esperanza Spalding, John Patitucci, Laurie Anderson and scores of artists performing rock, pop, metal, jazz, experimental/avantgarde/new music, urban and electronica and classical.

Marc also composes music for film and television, creates sound design for commercials and mixes audio for film and television. He also recorded and mixed more than half a dozen movie soundtracks.

Marc was born in Switzerland and raised in Italy. His musical education began at age 12. At age 17 he opened his first commercial recording facility in Italy. Marc later moved to New York City, where he currently resides and works as Chief House Engineer for the historic & legendary recording studio EastSide Sound.

Marc is a renowned, in-demand freelance producer and engineer. He records and mixes in the highest caliber studios worldwide, including Village Recorders (LA), Capitol Sound (LA), EastWest (LA), Sunset Sound (LA), Sear Sound (NY), Flux (NY), Grouse Lodge (Dublin) and many others.

Marc Urselli is also an entrepreneur, and when he's not in the studio his interests include traveling, kitesurfing, guitars, art, web design and writing.

 

Purchase The genius and pioneering influence of Marc Bolan’s T. Rex – 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and one of the great rock musicians of all time – celebrated with AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T.Rex, out now on BMG. The collection features 26 songs culled from Bolan’s vast body of work released as T.Rex and Tyrannosaurus Rex from 1968-77.

 

AngelHeaded Hipster:

The Songs of Marc Bolan and T.Rex

engineered by Marc Urselli 

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HELIO FRED GARCIA, Author of 'WORDS ON FIRE: The Power of Incendiary Language and How to Confront It'.  Helio Fred Garcia is president of the crisis management firm Logos Consulting Group and is on the adjunct faculties of New York University and Columbia University. His last book,The Agony of Decision: Mental Readiness and Leadership in a Crisis, was named One of the Best Crisis Management Books of All Time by Book Authority. His prior book,The Power of Communication: Skills to Build Trust, Inspire Loyalty, and Lead Effectively, was named to the United States Marine Corps Commandant's Professional Reading List for five consecutive years.He is a senior fellow at the Institute of Corporate Communication at Communication University of China. He is a contract lecturer at the Defense Information School and at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Helio Fred Garcia is president of the crisis management firm Logos Consulting Group and is on the adjunct faculties of New York University and Columbia University. His last book,The Agony of Decision: Mental Readiness and Leadership in a Crisis, was named One of the Best Crisis Management Books of All Time by Book Authority. His prior book,The Power of Communication: Skills to Build Trust, Inspire Loyalty, and Lead Effectively, was named to the United States Marine Corps Commandant's Professional Reading List for five consecutive years.For nearly 40 years Helio Fred Garcia has helped leaders build trust, inspire loyalty, and lead effectively. Garcia isa coach, counselor, teacher, writer, and speaker whose clients include some of the largest and best-known companies and organizations in the world including. He has worked and taught in dozens of countries on six continents.

Since 1988 Garcia has been an adjunct professor of management at the New York University Stern School of Business executive MBA program, where he teaches crisis management and was named Executive MBA Great Professor in 2016. He is an adjunct associate professor of management and communication at NYU School of professional studies where he teaches communication strategy, communication ethics and law, and crisis communication.Garcia is also an adjunct associate professor of professional development and leadership at Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, where he teaches ethics, crisis, and leadership.He is a senior fellow at the Institute of Corporate Communication at Communication University of China. He is a contract lecturer at the Defense Information School and at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.Author and leadership communication professor Helio Fred Garcia documents President Donald Trump’s increasingly dangerous rhetoric, from his campaign through the first 2 ½ years in office, and how some lone wolves were motivated by that rhetoric to commit violence, in his new book.WORDS ON FIRE is about the power of communication to do great harm, and how civic leaders and engaged citizens can hold leaders accountable to prevent such harm. Garcia focuses on the language President Trump uses that conditions an audience to accept, condone, and commit violence against a targeted group, rival, or critic. The book includes a history of such rhetoric and identifies a playbook of twelve forms of communication that typically precede acts of mass violence up to and including genocide.The Nazis used all twelve; the Rwandan Hutu used ten. Trump uses all twelve.Garcia also introduces a new, more accessible name for rhetoric that provokes violence: lone-wolf whistle violence, on the model of “dog whistle” politics, where politicians use coded language that conveys one meaning, usually benign, to most people, but a different meaning to members of a certain group or followers of a certain ideology.“In my teaching and research, I study patterns: patterns that help leaders enhance competitive advantage, build trust and loyalty, and change the world for the better. I also note patterns that predictably, even if unintentionally, lead to hurt, to harm, and to violence,” said Garcia. “In reflecting on the President’s language, I noticed a pattern: He was using the very same rhetorical techniques that had preceded previous mass murders, including genocides. I worried that, left unchecked, he would continue, with increasingly dire consequences.

”WORDS ON FIRE"describes the changes in the nation’s political culture and media that led to Trump’s nomination and presidency. Garcia profiles leaders who dialed back their rhetoric when it was shown to put people’s lives at risk and closes with a call to action: We can learn the lessons of today to prepare for tomorrow, to help civic leaders, engaged citizens, journalists, and public officials recognize the phenomenon and take steps to hold other leaders accountable in the future when they use such language.Advance Praise for Words on Fire“Language is power, and powerful. It can uplift, or harm. Helio Fred Garcia is an astute student of language and communication. This book offers historic examples, keen insights and valuable advice on recognizing patterns of language that can harm or lead to violence."Former Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security spokesman, Col. David Lapan, USMC (Ret)“Words on Fire serves as a guiding light during this dark moment in our history. Every American should read this timely, imperative book if we are to save our democracy.

 
 
 
 
 
Guest Category: History, Kids & Family, Politics & Government, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: Writer, Engineer, Attorney, Author at The Federalist
Guest Biography:

Karl Dierenbach is an engineer-turned-attorney living outside Denver, Colorado. He is a contributor to the upcoming book, “UNMASKED 2020: Colorado’s Radical Left Turn and a Warning to America.” Follow him on Twitter, @Dierenbach

I am primarily a problem solver. I currently write about controversial cultural and technical issues in an attempt to bring clarity and direction to important issues. Formerly, I applied my problem solving skills to engineering problems and legal issues. As an engineer I learned to follow the data, as a patent attorney I learned to quickly understand new technologies and build persuasive narratives. I now combine these skills to present complicated issues in a concise and understandable manner to promote a course of action.

Authored op-eds on political, cultural and technical issues for various publications including TheFederalist.com and CompleteColorado.com.

Studied Law School at University of Colorado Boulder

Studied Mechanical engineering at Pennsylvania State University

Went to George Washington High School Philadelphia

Lives in Centennial, Colorado

From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Guest Category: Literature, Business, Legal, News, Politics & Government
Guest Occupation: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Guest Biography:

Dr. Tammy Penhollow earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Kirksville, MO as a recipient of a US Navy Health Professions Scholarship. She was active as the President of the Sports Medicine Club, providing medical coverage for high school and community athletic events. She also competed regularly in road running and duathlons as a medical student. Dr. Penhollow completed her transitional year internship at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA and immediately upon graduation, began her US Navy career deployed to Kosovo as the solo physician for a 720-person US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion. This was followed by a second General Medical Officer assignment for three years as an instructor for the Navy’s Independent Duty Corpsman school, where she taught physical diagnosis and medical diagnosis and treatment to the Navy’s advanced corpsmen who were assigned to forward deployed marine units, submarines, and special forces units.

Dr. Penhollow completed her Anesthesiology residency at the National Capital Consortium (National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda and Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC), with a focus on regional anesthesia, acute and chronic pain management. After residency she was a staff Anesthesiologist at US Naval Hospitals in Okinawa, Japan and Rota, Spain; at both hospitals, she established and ran a chronic pain clinic in addition to serving as an Anesthesiologist. She was also deployed as an Anesthesiologist to Djibouti, Africa in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

After her US Navy career, Dr. Penhollow chose to subspecialize in Pain Management and was fellowship trained at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is board-certified by the American Society of Anesthesiologists in both Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. She possesses advanced musculoskeletal knowledge and is highly trained and skilled at ultrasound and fluoroscopy guided spine, joint, and soft tissue injections, as well as in aesthetic procedures. Her passion is regenerative medicine and whole-body wellness. At Precision Regenerative Medicine in Scottsdale, Arizona, Dr. Penhollow provides personalized consultations where she develops individualized treatment plans for musculoskeletal and spine interventions with PRP and bone marrow aspirate using image guidance, as well as micro-needling with PRP for skin, hair, and anti-aging conditions. She also stays active in teaching as an Instructor in Anesthesiology for the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, and as a Supplemental Consultant for the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine at Mayo Clinic Phoenix.

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Medicine, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: DPM, FACFAS Former Chief of Podiatry at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital
Guest Biography:

Matthew Barkoff, DPM, FACFAS

Former Chief of Podiatry at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital

·Education:

·New York College of Podiatric Medicine

·1985 Graduated from SUNY Binghamton

·Dr. Barkoff earned a 24 month Podiatric surgical residency program and went into private practice in 1991.

·Board Certification:

·Board Certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery.

·Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

·Hospital Affiliations:

·St. Lukes-Roosevelt

·North Shore Manhasset

·North Shore Plainview

·St. Joseph’s Hospital – Bethpage

·Affiliations:

·American Podiatric Medical Association

·NYS Podiatric Medical Association

·Fellow American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Guest Category: Health & Lifestyle, Kids & Family, Medicine, Self Help, Variety
Guest Occupation: Model
Guest Biography:

TIA ALEXANDER

Tia Alexander was born in Culver City California and raised in West Covina, right on the outskirts of Los Angeles. With her young tomboyish style, she lived a bold life of independence and daring resilience.

Always living life on the edge, you couldn’t catch her sitting still in one place too long. Everyday a new adventure was created and spontaneity was her super power.

When Tia Graduated from Walnut high School in 1999, she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and began studying to be a Neonatal Nurse.  Through convention modeling for various brands, and through landing her first national commercial at 19 to boot, she began to pave the way to a viable career. While traveling back and forth to Hollywood to become union in the Screen Actors Guild, the young pioneer saved up enough money to buy a house at 23 and subsequently moved back to LA.

As her career continued, she stayed in search of a new agent in new regions.

She ventured to NYC to experience the market. Landing in the Big Apple without representation was daunting, but she was driven by the challenge of the unknown and she was willing to begin again at the bottom in search of new opportunity. After 2 years of building her portfolio and establishing new clientele, she returned home to Los Angeles to further her career in Hollywood.

At very moment in time that her agent brokered a deal for Tia to launch JC Pennies’ first fitness line, she found out she was 3 months pregnant. But while some might perceive her pregnancy to be a career impediment, Tia sees it as a blessing that only expanded greater opportunities. Initially thinking this would be counterproductive to her career…little did she know she would embark on an even more inspiring career journey than she could have ever envisioned.

After giving birth to a beautiful baby boy, she signed with Wilhelmina Models agency and leaned heavily on her fitness lifestyle to enter the fitness modeling world. This ultimately took her career to another level. This single parent blossomed into a mother with ambition and drive. After thriving in Hollywood, she now works internationally, traveling the world with her son to expose him to bigger ideas than just the American Dream. Tia currently resides in South Africa where her new journey begins and the adventures continue for “The Model Mommy” and her son Alexander.

Guest Category: Arts, Beauty, Entertainment, Kids & Family, Society and Culture
Guest Occupation: Neuro-composer (musician for the brain) multi instrumentalist and international speaker
Guest Biography:

NACHO ARIMANY

Nacho Arimany Neuro-composer (musician for the brain) multi instrumentalist and international speaker.

Nacho is a master ethnic percussionist, multi-instrumentalist and composer whose music career began at age six as a classical piano student and singer with the Spanish National Choir and Orchestra. He possesses a highly unique blend of talents and diverse capabilities as a producer, performer and musician for the brain.

Creator of the Arimany Method, an innovative voice and movement technique that promotes peak performance and brain coherence through body and brain waves entrainment with natural harmonic patterns , and Co-producer and composer of “ InTime”, a fully orchestrated rhythmic based sound therapeutic listening program designed for brain health and brain performance co-produced with Sheila Allen and Alex Doman for Advanced Brain Technologies distributed in 35 countries for the treatment of Autism, Brain damage, ADD, ADHD, Alzheimer’s and depression. 

Arimany has tought world wide and participated as a speaker in panel discussions and conferences with Neuroscientists Medical Doctors  at institutions like Rockefeller University, UCLA 2018 Integrative Medicine Mental Health Summit at Semel Institute for neuroscience and human Behavior , 2018 UCLA Healing Arts Summit,  2018 Feel Good Summit hosted by Dr. Mark Hyman MD, Summit Series LA , and 2019 Synapse Music and Neurology conference in St. Petersburg , Russia.

Since 2005, He has been teaching workshops and master classes in Universities , Conservatoires and Cultural institutions around the World such as , New York University Steinhardt , Lowell University in Massachusetts , Conservatoire National d’Argel (Argelia), Universidad Tecnológica de Monterrey (Mexico), Omachi Primitive art Festival and cultural center (Japan 2015) and Summer Blossom Healing arts Festival in Beijing July 2017 (China).

As an artist he has performed as a vocal and percussion soloist at venues and events such as New York Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall with Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra,  Dolby Theatre Los Angeles with Grammy Awarded composer Hamid Saeidi, and as guest artist at the 2017 Latin Grammy Awards . 

Arimany started his Sound Practice for transformation and Healing in 2005 in Mexico, and once he moved to New York in 2009 and got graduated at The New York Open Center Sound and Music Institute , he started developing his own private sound therapy practice treating kids with autism and and adults with anxiety , depression and trauma. Since then he has treated hundreds of individuals around the world using Elemental Sounds & Rhythms and The Arimany Method.

“Nacho Arimany uses Rhythm and Sound to bridge ancient traditions , neuroscience and neurotechnology restoring wellness and health in individuals and communities offering new models for health, human connection and social development.” WORLZD conference 2019

Guest Category: Arts, Entertainment, Music
Guest Occupation: Trumpet player, singer and composer
Guest Biography:

GINETTA M. / GINETTA SILVI / GINETTA’S VENDETTA

Peace Thru Music…

Meet Ginetta M. ,the “Triple threat Female powerhouse” who plays pocket trumpet, sings & composes. Leading her acclaimed Jazzy, funk ,original  band Ginetta’s Vendetta (c.) around the world from Moscow to Jakarta, Paris to Beirut, Jamaica to California, Canada and Mexico, she continues to spread her gospel of “Peace Thru Music ” & considers herself an ambassador of goodwill representing her hometown of NYC & the U.S.A.  2019 was yet another banner year for Ginetta’s Vendetta, cementing her status as an internationally acclaimed artist & bandleader, with her most recent “Diplomatic Immunity Tour 2019 “. It took her (with her band) to the lovely country Of Moldova in Eastern Europe, where they represented America’s greatest export: Jazz,  at the “America Days” Festival. They traveled to various parts of the country & got to meet, and play for, Ambassador Dereck J. Hogan.

She also recorded her 5th (!) CD: “Pocketful Of Cool” (released 9/21/19) which is currently rising on the Jazz Charts & on the Grammy Ballot 2020 in 7 categories! It is still garnering fabulous reviews, both international & Domestic. (See them on the “Press Page”)  She added yet another Country to her list when she traveled to the Cayman Islands to play at the Masque Ball & Carnival in May. Not to mention her annual tour thru Mexico, which includes Mexico City, San Miguel Allende, Ajijic, Guadalajara & beyond! Ginetta’s Vendetta’s previous “Diplomatic Immunity Tour 2018”  took her to Moscow where she played  at the U.S. embassy for Ambassador John Huntsman Jr. and dozens of visiting dignitaries! Her tour continued through the Russian Far East, headlining The Vladivostok International Jazz Festival, then onto Nahodka,Yuzhno-Sakalinsk, Khabarovsk & beyond!! Treated like a rock star with tour buses, suites, television appearances, numerous Radio interviews, podcasts & press in major publications, Ginetta added thousands of new fans in Russia. 

For 2 years in a row  (2017 ,2018) Ginetta’s Vendetta was the house band on the yacht “Manhattan” playing jazz in the summer & Christmas carols in the winter. They sailed up & down the Hudson river and to the Statue of Liberty daily  with magnificent views of the city. She is always a festival favorite and played with her band Ginetta’s Vendetta (c.) at The San Jose Jazz  Summerfest 2017 and co-headlined an appearance (with organist Tony Monaco!) at the biggest Jazz Festival in the world, The Java Jazz  Festival 2015, along with Headliners Chaka Khan & Chris Botti! (Her & Botti were both reviewed in the  Indonesian press as “Trumpets of Death”, one widely known & the other up & coming, Me)  Other festivals include The Prishtina Jazz Festival, The Vladivostok International Festival (previously mentioned), The St. John Blues festival, The Gainesville Jazz Festival, The Bellayre Music Festival, The Hudson Black Arts Fest, The Ocho Rios Jazz Festival  (7 times) & various NYC & Jersey Summer Festivals.

Her first Jazz CD (her 3rd as a bandleader) “Standards”  was in the top 20 on the National JazzWeek charts & again on the Grammy ballot in 9 categories, including Best Instrumental Soloist & Best Arrangement with Vocals. Following up her previous success with the Jazz format,  she then recorded her 4th CD: “Little Big Horn in 2015. It contained more classics including a magnificent rendition of  The Beatles “Yesterday” & her much acclaimed version of the iconic Lee Morgan tune: “Sidewinder.  “Little Big Horn was also on the Grammy ballot in 10 categories including Best Improvised Jazz Solo & Best Arranger. 

Her 2nd CD: “Land On My Feet” was also a contender on the 55th  annual Grammy  ballot  in 5 categories including  Best Pop Song for a Duo or a Group with her original tune: “Choose Love”. Plus the title track was chosen for the Supercuts “Rock The Cut” campaign. Her Debut CD: “La Dolce Vita” includes the haunting ballad : “Can Our Tears Put Out the fire?”, winner of an Honorable Mention in the Billboard World song contest. It was commissioned in the wake of September 11th. “La Dolce Vita” also recieved 2 more billboard awards for her original tunes: “I Believe in You” & “Behind Those Eyes”.  She is the recipient of four (4) AscaPlus awards for songwriting, The Music Liberty initiative of NY award, “The Best Of” award from Soul Patrol  plus letters of commendations from various festivals & many more accolades too numerous to mention. Ginetta is an alumna of the famed music school North Texas State University, and has decades of experiance on the road & in the studio. Her recordings as a “sideman” exceed count & her distinctive sound can be heard covering a variety of styles  from Compa, Salsa, R & B & Jazz  to Pop, horn sectionals, Singer-songwriter, Indie artist & more!

In the early years she played with many Latin, Compa, Calypso, Merengue & Salsa bands, taking her on tours through Puerto Rico, Haiti, South America, Martenique & Guadeloupe.She also spent a Carnival season in Trinidad with her female horn section Amazon Brass. Blues was also a defining factor in her musical evolution and she was an honorary “Holmes Sister” with the incredible “Holmes Brothers” band, playing with them for years and touring with them thru Canada, Nova Scotia and New England. She was always added to the horn section of Blues Legend Albert Collins whenever he came to NYC.  A two-year stint at the biggest Russian club in NYC “The National” was followed by 3 more years on the road w/ the show band “Waterfront” covering the casino & hotel circuit. She also was the sole horn player &  featured soloist for the American debut tour of The Boo Radleys, covering 45 states in 7 weeks! Playing at The Blue Note in Beirut in 2005, then again in 2010 gave her an opportunity to expand her fan base across the globe. The 2010 tour also included 2 television appearances on the Middle  East version of MTV.

A featured performer at the St. John Blues Festival gave Ginetta yet another stage to conquer, this time in the beautiful U.S. Virgin Islands. She headlined at The Hudson Black Arts Fest 2 years in a row, plus a 2 week engagement in Las Vegas with her band. This won her many new fans in the entertainment capitol as well as a rave review from “Las Vegas City Life” calling her a “Poolside Patsy Kline”.  Her need, however, to lead a band, sing, play and compose was the defining factor in the creation of “Ginetta’s Vendetta”. Formed years ago, the band is comprised of the basic “power trio” of guitar, bass & drums, with the occasional addition of Piano & Saxaphone for recordings. Ginetta’s Vendetta has held weekly residencies at the Trump Soho Hotel, The World Bar, Vic & Anthonys  (3 Nights a week), The Harlem Tavern, Farafina Supper Club, Baby Brasa, Jules & various NYC institutions which complete her busy itinerary in between her travels.

With radio stations from Canada to Mexico & all points in between playing her CDs, myriad radio interviews and stellar press in a dozen languages, Ginetta continually forges ahead making each year better than the last! Playing only the funkiest version of the Jazz classics & singing her danceable originals, Ginetta commands any stage with her signature pocket trumpet, sultry vocals & special brand of high-octane entertainment. She is a multidimensional entertainer with a limitless supply of energy and versatility.

Guest Category: Performing Arts, Entertainment, Music