Jim Shaw is an artist who, since the 1970s, has mined the detritus of American culture, finding inspiration for his artworks in comic books, pulp novels, rock albums, protest posters, thrift store paintings and advertisements. At the same time, Shaw has consistently turned to his own life and, in particular, his unconscious, as a source of artistic creativity.

Dani Tull is a Los Angeles-based artist. He received his MFA from Stanford University and a BFA from The San Francisco Art Institute. He has exhibited in galleries and museums internationally. As an accomplished musician and composer, he has recorded and performed with a great variety of musicians.

Tom Watson is a guitarist from Los Angeles, who has been playing music in and around the area for over 30 years. Over the years he has recorded and performed with many musicians. Tom Watson’s Clients is a supergroup composed of Flea, Petra Haden, Motoko Honda, Takafumi Kosaka, and Mike Watt.

howardAmb is Los Angeles electronic sound artists James H. Hamblin & Stefan Scott Nelson, formed in 2002.