Theme: A Tree Falls In The Forest

This is a TEDxDover Salon event focused on the music industry,

Dover Downs
1131 N Dupont Hwy
Dover, Delaware, 19901
United States

Amillion Mayfield

Artist

Amillion Mayfield is an International Hip-Hop Artist, Award Winning Poet, Delaware Best Selling Author and Community Activist. Amillion The Poet has appeared on BET, MTV & Vh1 Soul networks. His emerging career abroad in entertainment is coupled with an active role in the local community. His trademark 1NA logo stands for One In A Million. Amillion’s mission is to inspire millions to become one in a million and not another statistic.

Ben Rossman

CEO

Ben Rossman is a recent graduate of The University of Delaware with coursework in Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation and Music Management. His love for the business of music stems from both his passion for music and his upbringing in an entrepreneurial home. Ben began his journey in the music industry booking student musicians of all genres for on-campus events in Delaware's student-run restaurant. His experience in starting this program led to the creation of his start-up, M&B Booking.

Chris Arencibia

CEO

Chris Arencibia is the owner and founder of Skylyne Records. As a freshman at Drexel University, Chris began his career working with local bands, before ultimately creating his very own record label. Seeing a rise in small, do it yourself talent, Chris created his label to work with these up and coming artists, on a budget that would work for them. Seeing a lack of help for artists just starting out, he has been working to bridge the gap between musicians and business to help them reach their goals. As a fellow artist, Chris understood how much a little outside work could help a musician. Chris has been running Skylyne Records for just over a year, and has grown his business to include artists from all over the world.

Ethan Andrus

Aspiring Sommalier

Ethan is a recent graduate of the University of Delaware, pursuing an entrepreneurial lifestyle in the ever-changing world of food and drink.

Fly By MIdnight

Band

Known for their infectious energy and unique harmonies, retro pop duo Fly By Midnight hit the music scene in 2015. With over 225,000 subscribers and 20 million views on YouTube, the duo has been named Firefly Festival's Big Break Artist of 2018, as well as being announced on the bill to be performing at the festival this upcoming summer. The release of their debut album “New York Nostalgia” has gained numerous press recognition on Billboard, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post & more. The past year the duo has toured over 100 colleges in the US, as well as recently supporting acts such as Third Eye Blind, Daya, Léon & more.

Geronimo Vannicola

Executive Producer/Engineer

Born Jerome Joynes, Geronimo embodies inspiration, passion and resilience. As the Owner of Wavlab Studios in Wilmington, Delaware, he has scored and produced for numerous industry vendors such as Viacom and RocNation. Among his artistic accomplishments, his humble upbringings inspired him to work with at risk youth, and community leaders while creating art integration programs and opportunities for the less fortunate.

Jemarc-Van Axinto

Student / Entrepreneur

Jemarc Axinto is an entrepreneur, choreographer, actor, and youtuber who dedicates himself to advocating for oppressed groups and providing opportunities to represent everyone equally. He has spent his life traveling the world and through his experiences has gained a better understanding of mental health stigma and how it directly impacts men and women everywhere from a young age into adulthood. When he is not exploring this realm, he spends his free time teaching philosophy and life lessons through his channel: Gamer's Guide, where he uses video games as an engine to teach life lessons. You can find his work at youtube.com/gamersguidebook

Marielle Kraft

Artist

Chris Arencibia is the owner and founder of Skylyne Records. As a freshman at Drexel University, Chris began his career working with local bands, before ultimately creating his very own record label. Seeing a rise in small, do it yourself talent, Chris created his label to work with these up and coming artists, on a budget that would work for them. Seeing a lack of help for artists just starting out, he has been working to bridge the gap between musicians and business to help them reach their goals. As a fellow artist, Chris understood how much a little outside work could help a musician. Chris has been running Skylyne Records for just over a year, and has grown his business to include artists from all over the world.

Renee Tyre

Administrative Assistant

Manga-loving Art Historian who moonlights as a Pokemon hunting, bike-riding philanthropist raising money for Bike to the Bay to end MS. A working professional, wife, mother, and winner extraordinaire with a penchant for cosplay and quoting Edgar Wright movies.

Trevor Nix

Student / Entrepreneur

In a world that is constantly connected, we’ve never had a better opportunity to educate ourselves. Instead of paying to be certified by an overpriced out dated systems that are supposed to prepare you for the real world. Learn how to add value by being yourself, while creating your dream lifestyle.

Valentino Paula

Artist

Valentino J. Paula, better known as ‘Traknologist’, is a record producer, DJ, and founder of the media & content company Bold/Vertical. Trak began DJing as a teen and worked his way into local venues consistently where he made a name for himself due to his unique style as an open-format DJ. He proceeded to engineer and produce with artists and clients such as The Outlaws, Nicki Minaj, Sap, Microsoft, and many more.