Markus Reymann
Markus Reymann was trained as an actor and successfully performed on screen and on stage for many years, and in major productions. He joined Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21) in 2011. With TBA21 Chairperson and Founder Francesca Habsburg, he co-founded TBA21 Academy where he subsequently took on the role of a director. As a central programming […]
Paul Franklin
Paul Franklin has been creating spectacular visual effects for over 25 years. Co-founder of Double Negative Visual Effects – one of the world’s leading digital visual effects studios – Paul is perhaps best known for his long-running collaboration with director Christopher Nolan. Paul’s work has featured in more than thirty films including “Inception” , “Interstellar”, […]
David Zambuka
David Zambuka astonished the audience at Starmus III with his presentation of Dimensional, Inter-phased, Cognitive, Knowledge in his tribute to Professor Stephen Hawking and revealed the Equation of Everything. After many requests he’s back again. Starmus IV sees his return to present his thoughts (and yours) on intelligent life. David Zambuka is a the worlds […]
The Spacewalker
Nuno Bettencourt
Guitar virtuoso, singer-songwriter, and record producer, Nuno Bettencourt rose to international prominence as guitar player with the multi-platinum rock band EXTREME. To date, the Grammy-nominated band is one of the most successful rock acts of the early to mid 1990s selling over 8 million records worldwide. Nuno penned the acoustic ballad “More Than Words” that […]
Ane Brun
Ane Brun is a Norwegian international songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist. Since 2003 she has recorded eight albums, six of which are studio albums (including a collection of duets) and one live DVD. She has lived in Stockholm, Sweden, since 2001, where she writes, records, and runs her own label (Balloon Ranger Recordings) when not on […]
The Pineapple Thief
The Pineapple Thief was formed in 1999 by founder and chief songwriter Bruce Soord. The band has steadily evolved and refined its sound with the bass playing of Jon Sykes and the production and keyboards of Steve Kitch. Vital ingredients of the unmistakable TPT sound. The Pineapple Thief has emerged as one of the most […]
Grace Potter
Described by Spin as “one of the greatest living voices in rock today,” and by SF Weekly as “the whole package”, Grace Potter continues to impress both critics and audiences with her musical achievements and captivating live shows. Heralded as one of today’s best live performers, Grace Potter has played every major music festival from […]
Steve Vai
A virtuoso guitarist, visionary composer, and consummate producer who sculpts musical sound with infinite creativity and technical mastery, Steve Vai has awed fans of all genres with his exceptional guitar skills and musicianship for decades. At age 12, he started taking guitar lessons from Joe Satriani. At 18, he began his professional music career transcribing […]
Devin Townsend
Devin Garrett Townsend is a Canadian musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the founder, songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist in extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad from 1994 to 2007 and has an extensive career as a solo artist. Townsend was discovered by a record label in 1993 and was asked to perform lead vocals […]