Craig Rice is a true Renaissance Man and a local legend in the Twin Cities film scene. He has worked as a studio musician, entertainment executive, filmmaker, entrepreneur and more. He has served as executive director of Paisley Park in Chanhassen, MN, road manager for Prince's Purple Rain Tour, and stage crew for Pink Floyd's The Wall Tour. As a film maker his credits are extensive and include feature length films, documentaries and music videos. He sits on the board of the Film Society of MPLS/St Paul and teaches filmmaking at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Scott Winters is a conductor, music educator, accomplished businessman, and filmmaker. He has served as Director of Instrumental Music at Bethany Lutheran College (Mankato, MN) and as Music Director of the Minnetonka Civic Orchestra. He founded a non-profit art school in Burnsville, MN and grew it into a large community art center. He invented Muséik as a way to avoid using click tracks and other bothersome synchronizing methods in his conducting gigs. Muséik has taken him around the world, working with major musical acts and developing digital content for clients big and small. He is passionate about the future of concert multimedia and his work developing synchronizing technologies that allow for free artistic expression on stage.

Leading American orchestras, instrumentalists, and wind ensembles around the world have performed the music of Chicago based composer James M. Stephenson, both to critical acclaim and the delight of audiences. The Boston Herald raved about “straightforward, unabashedly beautiful sounds,” suggesting “Stephenson deserves to be heard again and again!” A formal sense of melody and tonality characterize his music, each embedded in a contemporary soundscape. These qualities, coupled with the composer’s keen ability to write to each occasion, have led to a steady stream of commissions and ongoing projects.