Robert Livingston is a multi-talented artist, musician, and software engineer with a rich background in the performing arts and technology. He holds a B.S. in Music Performance and a B.S. in Communications from the University of North Alabama, as well as an M.S. in Computer Information Systems from Boston University. As a percussionist, Robert performed with the UNA Percussion Ensemble and participated in concert band performances at the University of North Alabama from 2008 to 2014. He also marched snare with Memphis Sound in 2008, Gateway Indoor in 2009, and the UNA Pride of Dixie marching band from 2008 to 2014. In addition to his musical background, Robert has a unique history in performance art. In 2011, he performed street magic around Florence, AL, and escaped from a straitjacket while suspended by a crane over Mobile Street. He also produced, directed, and acted in the short film The Performance, which was screened at the UNA George Lindsey Film Fest 2024. Today, Robert is a software engineer at Regions Bank during the day and pursues his creative endeavors as an artist in his free time, all while being a loving father and husband.

Jacob Souder is the Director of Bands at Buckhorn High School in rural New Market, just outside of Huntsville. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of North Alabama (BME, 2010), and his master’s degree from the University of Alabama (M.Ed., 2023). In his 15 years as Director at Buckhorn, enrollment has tripled to include nearly a dozen instrumental, visual, and service & leadership groups including competitive marching band, a combined Winter Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, a music theory course, Indoor Percussion, Winter Guard, a multi-tiered Leadership Council, and a volunteer student service organization. Believing collaboration is crucial to individual student & holistic program success, Mr. Souder has had many adjunct staff & contractors help lead their students to earning multiple SCGC & WGI medals. His ensembles have received consistent superior ratings at marching competitions and concert music performance assessments, and his Wind Ensemble was selected to perform at the Alabama Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference in 2024.

Dewin Tibbs, baritone, lives and works in Birmingham, Alabama. He holds degrees in Voice Performance from the University of Alabama, where he studied with Ed White (teacher of Everett McCorvey), and the University of Montevallo, where he studied with Benjamin Middaugh (teacher of Rebecca Luker). Dewin's career has focused on operatic, oratorio, and recital work, earning recognition in regional levels of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions and NATS Artist Auditions. In 1999, Dewin received an E.E. Ford Foundation Grant to study in New York City to prepare for a voice recital, where he worked with the late Charlie Riecker of the Metropolitan Opera. Dewin has been conducting choirs since he was 17, gaining extensive experience in conducting, opera directing, and choral work. Currently, Dewin teaches a thriving voice studio and leads the vocal program at Miles College. He most recently served as Director of Music at Mountain Brook Presbyterian, a role he held for 23 years. In the summer of 2023, Dewin premiered the role of Naaman in the opera of the same name by K. Lee Scott and frequently performs with the Fall River Orchestra near Boston. Throughout his 44-year career as a professional musician, Dewin has become a highly regarded and sought-after vocal repair specialist, working with singers across all genres. His work supports professional and non-professional singers, children, adolescents, the elderly, and individuals facing various speech-related challenges throughout the U.S.

Taylor Bonner is a sophomore at Muscle Shoals High School, where she is a member of the varsity dance team. She has been a Company dancer with Applause Fine Arts School for 7 years. She enjoys reading, running, spending time with her family, and all of her dogs.

Rockin’ Eco Hero – Steve Trash has entertained over 25 MILLION PEOPLE since 1984. He’s appeared in theatres, fairs, and festivals all over the world including: Japan, Australia, Canada, Portugal, Spain, and the UAE – United Arab Emirates. He’s appeared on CBS, ESPN, CNBC, HLN, and VH1. He’s been written about in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, CBS Marketwatch, Film Threat, Alabama Business Magazine, and Boxing News. He has appeared at the world famous MAGIC CASTLE in Hollywood, California, was a featured guest on LeVar Burton’s READING RAINBOW Magic Week, MAKER FAIRE Kansas City, and The ENCONTROS MAGICOS Street Magic Festival in Coimbra, Portugal.

Steifon Passmore graduated from the University of North Alabama in 1998 with a degree in Communications and Theatre. In 1997, Steifon began working for Big River Broadcasting as a weekend DJ, part-time at the country station KIX96. Now, 27 years later, Steifon serves as the Operations Manager overseeing three stations, while also working as the Program Director and Afternoon Drive Host for KIX96. During Steifon's tenure, KIX96 has earned several prestigious recognitions, including: - 7 nominations for Small Market Station of the Year from the Academy of Country Music - 5 nominations from the Country Music Association - 3 Alabama Broadcasters Association's Radio Station of the Year awards - An NAB Marconi Award for Small Market Station of the Year As an on-air personality, Steifon has been nominated for an ACM Award, a Marconi Award, and has won the Alabama Broadcasters Association's Medium Market Personality of the Year award five times. Additionally, Steifon has been recognized multiple times by Radio Ink Magazine, being named among the Annual Top PDs in Country ten times, and the Best Program Directors in America seven times. In addition to radio, Steifon contributes to the local community as the Entertainment Coordinator for the Helen Keller Festival and serves on the board of the Zodiac Players at the Shoals Community Theatre. Steifon has raised three adult children and recently welcomed a first grandchild into the family.

Eric Scott Baker is a circus performer, glass artist, character actor, and ever-expanding artist extraordinaire. With a plethora of unique talents and expressive characters, Eric has twelve years of professional experience entertaining all varieties of crowds. Since 2010, Eric has had the great honor of performing a unique role for the greatest masquerade on earth, Theatre Bizarre! At the Electric Forest festival, Eric performed with the character troupe, L'Unkles Boink. Doing a variety of improvisational character performances as "Mr. Goat," Eric was featured in a video created by Electric Forest. Eric toured with the Carnival of Madness, a six-week rock and roll tour across the United States. The tour featured Shinedown, Papa Roach, Skillet, and more. Eric performed with fire on stage with the headliners of the tour, Shinedown. In 2010, Eric had the pleasure of being a part of a blossoming group of performers called the Detroit Fire Guild. Eric was one of their key performers and coordinators.