Ira Gershwin, the first lyricist to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize -- Of Thee I Sing, 1932 -- was born in New York City on December 6, 1896.

In October of 2001 President George Bush named John Jacobson a Point of Light award winner for his "dedication to providing young people involved in the arts opportunities to combine music, charitable giving and community service." John is the founder and volunteer president of America Sings!

He has written music and lyrics for theater, film, television and pop records.

John Kavanaugh is currently serving as songwriter/musical director for Disney's brand new princess, Sofia the First. He took home the Daytime Emmy Award® for _x001c_ Outstanding Song: Main Title_x001d_ for Sofia the First.

Jeremy Desmon (Bookwriter) is an award-winning writer whose stories have played on stages throughout the world.

Jack Murphy has worked on a wide variety of projects as both lyricist and composer. Collaborating with Frank Wildhorn, he wrote lyrics for Linda Eder's EMI album "And So Much More", as well as ten songs for her latest Atlantic album "It's Time".

Best known as a pivotal creative mind behind the renaissance of Disney animation and his work on The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Beauty and The Beast (which is dedicated to, "Our friend, Howard Ashman, who gave a Mermaid her voice and a Beast his soul...") Ashman's first love wa

Richard Bean was born in Hull in 1956. After school, he worked in a bread plant before leaving to study Psychology at Loughborough University. Richard has worked as a psychologist and a stand-up comedian. He lives with his partner Erica and two daughters, Tilly and Ruby.

Multiple Grammy, Ivor Novello and BMI Award winning David Arnold is one of Britain’s leading film composers and music producers.