Jessica Lurie - ball of crazy musical energy funneled through reeds

Barbès - the world's greatest performance space

Seahorse Studios - the best recording studio in Los Angeles

Miroslav Tadic - mentor, builder, amazing guitarist

Andrew Rowan - composer, score manager, orchestrator, mayor of Greenpoint, NY

Matt Darriau - mentor, builder, divergent thinker, shredding saxophonist/winds player

Ulrich Krieger - black metal saxophonist, composer

Heather Lockie - songwriter, violist, wonderwoman

Brian Saia - producer, style, beard

Orenda Records - huge den of Los Angeles creative underground music

pfMentum - harbor of the greater fringe