Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 - September 26, 1937) was an early American blues singer born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

GREEN DAY - vocalist/guitarist BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG bassist MIKE DIRNT, and drummer TRÉ COOL - were kids from working-class backgrounds who came of age in the underground punk scene in Berkeley.

Faye Greenberg along with composer/husband David Lawrence contributed songs to Disney's "High School Musical 1 & 2", Disney's "Cheetah Girls 2" and MTV's "American Mall".

David Lawrence was most recently part of Disney s television musical _x001c_ High School Musical_x001d_ as the writer (with Faye Greenberg) of the song _x001c_ Stick to the Staus Quo_x001d_ and composer of the original underscore.

Greg Cham has nearly 18 years of creative and technical experience in the entertainment industry.

* wrote & produced three songs for the #1 Album _x001c_ High School Musical_x001d_ for Disney, including 2 gold singles _x001c_ We re All In This Together_x001d_ and _x001c_ Start Of Something new_x001d_

Ashley Simpson, Jesse McCartney ,Jessica Simpson W/ Destiny s Child, Smash Mouth, Mark McGrath, , Melissa Ethridge, Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana ,Cheetah Girls 2, Raven, High school Musical Sundtracks including , The Pacifier, Princess Diary 2

Actor/Musician, Drew Seeley, was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and spent most of his childhood in the suburbs of Toronto. At 12, he was cast in Hal Prince s revival of Showboat, and stayed with the show for a year.

Alan Parker is a world renowned film director and writer. In addition to Bugsy Malone (1976), Parker is responsible for such cinematic blockbusters as Fame (1980), Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982), Birdy (1984), Mississippi Burning (1988), The Commitments (1991), and Evita (1996).