Moogfest 2017

WE are the agents of change in this world. We are the artists, activists, and innovators who can raise consciousness and organize resistance to redesign our future. The forward movement of science and society doesn’t have to mean dystopia—it could mean more advanced problem-solvi... Read More →

Kaitlyn Boecker works as a Policy Coordinator at the Drug Policy Alliance to advance drug policy reform in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. Kaitlyn believes the drug war has been a devastating failure, that drug use is a public health issue not a criminal justice... Read More →

Marshall Jones started in mid 1999 out of Gotham Nightclub in Chapel Hill, NC during the rave era. Gaining a vast knowledge and skills in the DJ booth, this led to him having an internship with Ovum Records and moving to Orlando to attend college at Full Sail University. During c... Read More →

Monte McCoin joined Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) in 2010 as a part-time proofreading and copy assistant in support of the print edition of Prison Legal News. She now serves as HRDC’s social media director, which includes social media management, e-newsletter editing and p... Read More →

Representative of how the Internet can aid in creating music, the Foreign Exchange started when Little Brother rapper Phonte heard a beat on Okayplayer.com by Dutch producer Nicolay and asked if he could lay some vocals over it. Nicolay agreed, and the song "Light It Up" appeared shortly thereafter as the B-side to Little Brother's 2002 single "Whatever You Say." Relying mainly on instant messaging and email, the duo continued to work together, with Nicolay sending beats to Phonte, who would add vocals and send them back until they had enough tracks together to form an album. Not once during the entire process of making their debut, Connected, which came out in 2004, did the members of the Foreign Exchange speak over the phone or in person. Leave It All Behind Due in part to an increasing production load, Nicolay moved to the States, and Leave It All Behind, the second FE album -- more... Read More →

Phi Pham is executive director and co-founder of Building Beats, a non-profit organization that develops and expands DJ and music programs that teach entrepreneurial, leadership, and life skills. He has 15 years of experience as a DJ and music producer. Building Beats has worked... Read More →

Rob Wall is the executive director of the North Carolina Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities, NCCRED, a diverse group of criminal justice leaders working collaboratively to identify, document and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in NC's criminal justice system. Prior... Read More →