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Music can diffuse into virtually any area-from playing music in a band to writing music for a television series, or owning your own music business venture.

68 LEADERS WITHIN MUSIC

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  Ben Zander

  Music Conductor
  Boston Philharmonic
  Other interests: Writing
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  Mike Thorn

  Coordinator
  Maximum Rocknroll Magazine
  Other interests: Journalism
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  Gary Rydstrom

  Sound Director
  Skywalker Sound
  Other interests: Film
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  Larry Weintraub

  Founder
  Fanscape
  Other interests: Entrepreneurship
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  Jehmu Greene

  Executive Director
  Rock The Vote
  Other interests: Politics
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  Jonathan Poneman

  Co-Founder
  Sub Pop Records
  Other interests: Entrepreneurship
• 
  Chris Wink

  Creator
  Blue Man Group
  Other interests: Acting & Theatre
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  Keith Stegall

  Singer/Songwriter/Producer
  Other interests: Writing
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  Rita Simó

  Founder
  People's Music School
  Other interests: Education
• 
  John Richards

  Radio DJ
  KEXP, Seattle, WA
  Other interests: Radio
• 
  Damon Dash

  Hip-Hop Mogul
  Roc-A-Fella Records
  Other interests: Entrepreneurship
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  Ahmir Questlove Thompson

  Drummer
  The Roots
  Other interests: Art
• 
  Cliff Antone

  Owner
  Antone's Records and Tapes and Antone's Record Shop
  Other interests: Entrepreneurship
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  Jim DeRogatis

  Music Critic
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Other interests: Journalism
• 
  Mark Johnson

  Bucket Man
  Self Employed
  Other interests: Art
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  Kinky Friedman

  Singer/Songwriter/Author
  Other interests: Politics
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  Henry Juszkiewicz

  CEO
  Gibson Guitar Corp.
  Other interests: Business
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  Irvin Mayfield

  Jazz Trumpeter/Founder
  New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
  Other interests: Business
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  Walter Murch

  Film Editor / Sound Designer
  "Apocalypse Now," "Ghost," "Julia," "House of Cards"
  Other interests: Film
• 
  Steve Schankman

  Founder
  Contemporary Productions
  Other interests: Entrepreneurship
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  David Fricke

  Senior Editor
  Rolling Stone Magazine
  Other interests: Journalism
• 
  Bobby Thomas Jr

  Percussionist
  Other interests: Art
• 
  Marylou Badeaux

  Former VP of Special Projects
  Warner Bros. Records
  Other interests: Business
• 
  Bob Randall

  Musician / Writer / Documentarian
  Other interests: Writing
• 
  Ann Powers

  Rock Journalist/Senior Curator
  Experience Music Project
  Other interests: Journalism
• 
  Weird Al Yankovic

  Musician
  Other interests: Writing
• 
  Terry Lickona

  Producer
  Austin City Limits
  Other interests: Television
• 
  Elaine Kwon

  Pianist / Tae Kwon Do Champion
  MIT
  Other interests: Acting & Theatre
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  Terry Stewart

  CEO
  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  Other interests: Business
• 
  Roger Thomas

  Music Director/Musician
  Naturally 7
  Other interests: Numbers
• 
  Darryl Thomson (DLT)

  Musician/Artist
  Self-Employed
  Other interests: Acting & Theatre
• 
  Christian Jacobs

  Co-Creator, Director & Writer/Lead Singer
  Yo Gabba Gabba!/The Aquabats
  Other interests: Television
• 
  Aleks Zavaleta

  Executive Director
  Loco Bloco
  Other interests: Non-Profit Organizations
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  The Knux

  Hip Hop Artists
  The Knux
  Other interests: Acting & Theatre
• 
  Chad Butler

  Musician/Drummer
  Switchfoot
  Other interests: Art
• 
  Jon Foreman

  Musician/Singer/Guitarist
  Switchfoot
  Other interests: Non-Profit Organizations
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  Gregory Carroll

  CEO
  American Jazz Museum
  Other interests: Non-Profit Organizations
• 
  Zee Avi

  Singer
  Other interests: Acting & Theatre
• 
  Lance Bangs

  Filmmaker/Music Video Director
  Other interests: Film
• 
  Ella Jenkins

  Children's Songwriter
  Other interests: Art
• 
  Paul Dateh

  Musician
  Other interests: Film
• 
  Jad Abumrad

  Host
  RadioLab
  Other interests: Radio
• 
  Gene Dobbs-Bradford

  Executive Director
  Jazz St. Louis
  Other interests: Non-Profit Organizations
• 
  John Legend

  Singer/Songwriter
  R&B Artist
  Other interests: Entrepreneurship
• 
  Richard Hoover

  Founder
  Santa Cruz Guitars
  Other interests: Design
• 
  Andrea Weatherhead

  Founder
  Weatherhead Experience Design
  Other interests: Technology
• 
  Michael Franti

  Musician
  Other interests: Art
• 
  Olivia Castellini

  Sr. Exhibit Developer
  Museum of Science and Industry
  Other interests: Science
• 
  Christopher Jackson

  Musician / Actor
  Freestyle Love Supreme
  Other interests: Acting & Theatre
• 
  Louie Perez

  Musician
  Los Lobos
  Other interests: Entrepreneurship
• 
  Clayton Cameron

  Percussionist
  Capitol Records
  Other interests: Art
• 
  Tracy McKnight

  President & Music Supervisor
  Commotion Records
  Other interests: Film
• 
  David Margulies

  Director
  High Sierra Music Festival
  Other interests: Business
• 
  Jake Shimabukuro

  Ukulele Musician/Spokesperson
  Self-Employed
  Other interests: Art
• 
  Tiki Taane

  Musician
  Solo Artist/ Former Front Man of Salmonella Dub
  Other interests: Engineering
• 
  Ralph Murphy

  Vice President
  ASCAP
  Other interests: Business
• 
  Rickey Minor

  Music Director
  American Idol
  Other interests: Television
• 
  Shiny Toy Guns

  Musicians
  Shiny Toy Guns
  Other interests: Art
• 
  Karen Pearson

  Co-owner/Manager
  Amoeba Music
  Other interests: Entrepreneurship
• 
  Cary Brothers

  Musician
  Other interests: Art
• 
  Zach Gill

  Musician
  Other interests: Art
• 
  Cal Jones

  Rapper
  Other interests: Business
• 
  Sxip Shirey

  Musician
  Other interests: Art
• 
  Artina McCain

  Assistant Professor of Piano
  Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis
  Other interests: Education
• 
  Jessica Walden

  Co-Founder
  Rock Candy Tours
  Other interests: Journalism
• 
  David Shotts

  Vice President
  Ascend Insurance Brokerage
  Other interests: Business
• 
  John "Ben Dragon" Puangio

  DJ & Music Producer
  Other interests: Technology
• 
  Mike Hall

  Head of Musical Instrument Tech Department
  Blue Man Group
  Other interests: Entrepreneurship