Cary Pierce is a Producer, Songwriter and Performer. His mission is to connect with millions and millions of people and make their lives better through his music, performance and production. His songs and co-writes have appeared on almost 4 million records. He has shared stages with John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band…
Born in Dallas, Texas, Courtney Miles received a BFA from Texas Christian University in 2001 and a MA, in 2009, and a MFA, in 2010, from the University of Dallas. A former high school art teacher, Courtney “quit her day job” to pursue making art full time. She is currently the artist in residence at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas…
Characterizing myself is a taxing effort. With no true stomping grounds, a semi-nomadic upbringing, and a borderland lifestyle, much of my autobiographical details are unsystematic, indiscriminate, and tedious. In yet another respect, I am a follower of Jesus Christ, and a family man…
I’ve been singing as long as I can remember. My family traveled every weekend when I was a kid and my sister and I would sit in the back seat of the car on long rides and have our own little “sing off” to whatever was on the radio. I began playing guitar in middle school and learned to play watching a recording of Nirvana Unplugged. I haven’t put the guitar down since…
Austin considers himself a technician that understands how to capture the splendor in the Creation around him. He has traveled to over 40 different countries in the last three years and has worked with numerous non-profit and faith-based organizations to help them better cast their vision worldwide…
M3 Films was co-founded in 2003 by Melina McKinnon and Michael Cain as a production studio focused on producing socially relevant films, concert films and curriculum films. Inspired by the legacy of entrepreneurial and philanthropic families, Melina and Michael have developed an innovative model, which seamlessly integrates film and new media to create movies with a mission…
Luke worked for five years in Los Angeles for both Warner Brothers and NBC/Universal as the post-production coordinator for such shows as "Everwood" and "Las Vegas." He returned to Texas in 2007, soon after starting his production company, Coffee Productions, Inc. Luke spent the next two years shooting and directing music videos, a series of web commercials, and a documentary, which he also co-produced, about the Austin, Texas live music scene for European TV…
Dallas based drummer, Ricky Johnson, has been writing, performing, and recording with different genres of bands and solo artists for over ten years. In 2007, after studying music performance at Ouachita Baptist University, he began making a fulltime investment in music by playing freelance gigs across Dallas and hitting the road with different artists touring at the national level…
Micah, 29, is a social entrepreneur with a passion for using design and technology to birth social good. He works as an Mobile/Web Interface Designer at Oven Bits and serves as the Creative Director of Instead.com. Community, design, micro-benevolence and the local church are what make his core passions. He may or may not have an infatuation with all things bread and a love/hate relationship with Vinyasa Yoga…
Andrew Shepherd is a Dallas-based multimedia content creator who freelances on the editorial and commercial side of photography and graphic design. He thrives in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary model in which the synthesis of a team's collective specialty, vision and passion allow the formation of more genuine and whole multimedia experiences. The potential for telling stories excites him…
Kyle Steed is a simple dude. He loves to draw, design, and make things by hand. When not doing one of those things, he also enjoys cooking, eating, drinking scotch and documenting it all on Instagram. The desire to make work that’s both fun and meaningful is what he’s passionate about. He enjoys the simple things in life…
Casey Wiegand grew up in Dallas and studied early childhood education at Baylor. After graduating, she combined her undergraduate pursuits with her passion for art to create “A Little Artsy”, an art school for children and adults. Casey is a self-taught, mixed media abstract artist who uses a combination of various materials in her work to achieve a layered and textured look…
Most known for his dynamic paintings that are filled with thought provoking messages, David Rodriguez has made an incredible impact creating live interpretive performance paintings that communicate concise messages and spiritual matters through the visual arts.
His approach generally begins with serious research and alignment to the content he is complimenting. He uses this understanding to then create a piece that combines an illustrator's method of story telling with the delivery of traditional fine arts…
“Our story is like music. Actually, our story is music.” Joshua is the General Manager for country/Americana radio station 95.3 KHYI and Kimberly is the Show Marketing Manager for AT&T Performing Arts Center. There is nothing more different than a Texas-born southern gentleman and a California beach girl, but their love for music and working in the industry helped them find one another and start the greatest love story they've ever known…
My name is Brady Williams. I'm 25. I live in Dallas, Texas, where I am the Chef/Food and Beverage director for Oddfellows, Eno's Pizza Tavern and the soon-to-be-open Union Bear. I don't have a "real" bio and the thought of writing about myself in the third-person makes me uncomfortable, but I will say that I never would of thought I would do this for a living, and am really blessed to be able to do so…
Alissa Hollimon lives in Dallas, Texas and runs Hollimon Photography. Alissa works mainly for Zachry Group and the National Basketball Association. Years ago, during the NBA offseason, Alissa began taking photos for many aid organizations throughout Africa. After a few years she felt a need to give back more than just images. With overwhelming generosity and help from others, Alissa founded Arise Africa, a ministry based in Zambia that helps individuals live a life that God desires for them…
Doug Burr doesn’t want to tell you what’s on his mind; he wants to show you ‘til you feel it in your bones. For over ten years Doug has garnered acclaim as one of North Texas’ finest singer/songwriters, and his latest release O Ye Devastator only serves to further the validity of those claims. Read as Doug talks performing, parenting and more…
Seryn is a 5-piece band who calls Denton, Texas their home. When listening to the well-layered textures of guitars, ukulele, accordion, bass, viola, banjo and various percussion, it's hard to imagine This Is Where We Are is the band's debut effort…
Christine Bailey is wife to Steven and mama to 15-month-old Luci Isabelle. After working in the music industry in Nashville for many years, then for an African relief organization, she and her husband now own a farm store in Dallas, and would love to have their own farm one day. In her (not so) spare time she shares her art, photography and writings on her blog Dreams of Simple Life…
Mary DeMuth is the author of twelve books, including her latest novel The Muir House, and her first ebook, The 11 Secrets of Getting Published. She’s spoken around the country and the world, helping writers grow and succeed, and she loves to help people live uncaged lives. She lives in Texas with her husband and three teenagers…
