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Alicia Silverston is not Clueless about Marty Callner (or anything else for that matter)

Alicia Silverstone is an American actress who rose to fame in 1993's The Crush and Aerosmith's "Cryin'" and "Amazing" music videos. Silverstone's other famous films include Clueless (1995), Batman & Robin (1997), Beauty Shop (2005) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017). She has also starred in several TV shows, including American Woman, The Baby-Sitters Club and Miss Match, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination in 2004.

Among the many causes Alicia fights for, environmentalism is one of them. She has written two books, and has a blog, thekindlife.com with information about health, green living, veganism, and motherhood.

Justin Kreutzmann knows more about Jerry Garcia than you do

Justin Kreutzmann

Justin has worked on a number of high profile projects with music legends such as U2, Motley Crue, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Dhani Harrison, Perry Farrell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Don Was, John Doe, Lou Reed, John Mayer, Emmylou Harris, Mavis Staples, Dr. John, Grateful Dead, Mike Campbell, Stone Temple Pilots, Pete Townshend and The Who.

Justin was executive producer on the feature film, The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir and is a producer, along with Martin Scorsese, on the Grateful Dead documentary, Long Strange Trip. Justin's film, Break On Thru: A Celebration Of Ray Manzarek And The Doors won the Best Feature Film at the Asbury Park Music And Film Festival.

LET THERE BE DRUMS! starring Ringo Starr, Taylor Hawkins, Stewart Copeland, Chad Smith, his father Bill Kreutzmann and fellow Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart came out in 2022 which Justin directed, co-edited, co-wrote and produced.

Currently Justin is directing the definitive feature documentary on the life of Jerry Garcia.

Redlight's CSO Bruce Flohr: Nothing he can't do or hasn't already done-except speak at FestForums (until now)

Executive Chief Strategy Officer / Vice President of Red Light Management, Partner of 100x, Hospitality Partner of ATO Records, and Partner of FIMI

During his 25+ years working in the music business, Bruce Flohr has continued to evolve. He has served in an A&R/Marketing position at RCA where he signed two iconic Rock bands, Dave Matthews Band and Foo Fighters.

In 2002, he switched gears and joined Coran Capshaw and Dave Matthews Band at Red Light Management and ATO Records which roster includes Alabama Shakes, The Strokes, Luke Bryan, and Brandi Carlile to name a few.

Recently, Bruce has been directly involved in the management of Dave Matthews Band, Heart, Allen Stone, OAR, Switchfoot, and newcomer Cassandra Lewis.  

Bruce is also a founding partner in the music media company GreenLight Media & Marketing. GreenLight’s mission is to put together an experience that creates a culture between brands and music. Recently awarded best small agency of the year, Green Light has worked with such brands as: Spotify, Intel, Under Armour, Sierra Nevada Beer, The Hutton Hotel in Nashville and Hyundai. GreenLight recently sold a majority stake to Live Nation.

Bruce is also heavily involved in technology, helping start-ups gain traction in the music space. Bruce has worked closely with companies such as Dubset, SoundHound, MixHalo, and Stem. 

Josh Bernstein has amassed a huge stack of achievements in television, production, publishing, marketing, and creative direction; before he’d even turned 40.

President and Co-Owner of Z2 Comics

With 20+ years in the music, media and live event industries, Josh Bernstein has established himself as a respected, passionate and knowledgeable power player with achievements across television, film, live production, graphic design, publishing, marketing and digital realms.

Currently the President and co-owner of Z2, the world’s leading publisher of graphic novels, whose collaborations include the Gorillaz, Elvis Presley, Iron Maiden, "Weird Al” Yankovic and the Grateful Dead. Bernstein has been widely recognized as the cofounder, producer and creative engine behind several globally recognized events and brands including the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, XXL Freshmen Shows, The AP Music Awards, The Loudwire Awards, The Rock & Roll Roast Series and Hit Parader’s No Cover TV show.

Bernstein further established himself working with various partnerships throughout the years including Apple, Amazon Music, Viacom, Twitch, WWE, The Grammys® and Danny Wimmer Presents. He currently co-hosts The Power Hour show every Thursday night on AXS TV, which has welcomed Metallica, Guns ‘N Roses, Foo Fighters, Green Day and the Black Keys as guests.

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