Featured Artists

Dan Ostebo: The Afters

The Afters

Dan Ostebo is approaching his four-year anniversary as bassist for The Afters, a chart-topping Christian rock band hitting the road this fall with Casting Crowns and Sanctus Real for a 40-city tour. Read as Dan talks music, faith, family and fun…

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Steve Rokks: Producer

Eventbrite Dallas

At the age of fourteen Steve Rokks was playing drums in New York City jazz clubs. Now, he is a successful music producer who works with major record labels and stellar independent artists around the world. Steve understands his ability is a gift from God, and he feels blessed every day to go to work and get paid to do what he loves...
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Josh Jenkins: Green River Ordinance

Eventbrite Dallas

This fall season marks the 10th Anniversary of Josh Jenkins' musical career with his band Green River Ordinance. To say it has been an up-and-down journey or a very winding road with extreme highs and lows would be an understatement...
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Shannon Neffendorf: Founder & Coffee Roaster

Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters

Shannon Neffendorf, the owner of Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters, graduated from Texas Tech and worked in the financial world for years until discovering his passion for good coffee. He resides in Oak Cliff with his wife and two kids and has a passion for his community. Shannon provided some really interesting insights concerning the coffee business and his craft as an artisan and entrepreneur. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did, and grab a cup of his coffee while reading it!
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Damany Daniel : Event Planner

Eventbrite Dallas

J. Damany Daniel hails from Brooklyn, NY and this smooth talking city boy merges all the style of the big city with the charm, warmth, and humour (yes, with a “u”) of one of your best friends. An experienced event planner, Damany has planned scores of events for clients across the nation and always brings a unique flair to everything he touches. As the DFW Event Evangelist for Eventbrite, Damany is responsible for working with event planners and organizers all over to help them manage the registration and promotion needs for their events to ensure maximum exposure. Having worked with artists such as David Cook, Hawk Nelson, and Safety Suit, Damany knows events and knows how to make them shine. An avid student of communication, Damany loves to connect with people and loves to discuss their passions, read on to find out how...
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Shaun Menary: Photographer

Dallas Photographer

Shaun Menary, a brilliant local photographer, captures images with his camera not only beautifully, but in such a way that the image forces you into an experience with itself. Graduating from Sam Houston University with a degree in photography, Shaun and his best friend Aaron Cave started a t-shirt company, Randomshirts.com, which furthered his creative knowledge in graphic design, web development, and photography....
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Laura Allen: Singer-Songwriter

Dallas Singer-songwriter

Laura Allen, one of the founders of DFW’s Walk The Light Arts Festival (walkthelight.org), showcases her passion for the arts in all that she does. She is a singer-songwriter and desires the arts to be a vehicle for change for our own community that, with hope, will spread and affect the greater global community. We found a kindred spirit in Laura and have been greatly encouraged by the work that she is doing...
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Vanessa Warren: Designer & Stylist

Dallas Designer & Stylist

Vanessa Warren, owner of Butterfly Sparks (a graphic design and creative styling company built to connect entrepreneurs and artists with photographers for brand make up), is a native of Dallas and graduated from SMU with a degree in advertising. After graduating, she moved to Nashville and worked for EMI in their marketing division for about eight years. After having their first child, Vanessa and her husband decided to come back home (to the greatest state, in her opinion) in order to be closer to their family...
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Cameron Ernst: Singer-Songwriter

Dallas singer-songwirter

Cameron Ernst, an emerging artist in our own backyard, writes music filled with passion and sincerity that obviously stems from the depths of his soul. Though originally from Kansas, he began his career in college at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and then soon found himself placed in the great city of Dallas, Texas...
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