Al Guerra A San Diego native, Al Guerra is an integral part of the local music community. Throughout the course of his career, Guerra has scouted for a record company (Dreamworks), worked in radio (91X, FM 94.9, Rock 105.3) and Online music (MP3.com), and promoted local music series and events (Stripped Acoustic Showcase). As an artist manager and advisor, he's helped a long list of San Diego artists.	Kevin Hellman Kevin Hellman is the Publisher of San Diego CityBeat, a San Diego alternative weekly newspaper. Prior to CityBeat, Hellman published SLAMM, a San Diego area publication which covered San Diego musicians for nearly 9 years. Hellman has also been a talent buyer for many community events, concert venues and nightclubs in San Diego, in addition to running a talent booking agency on the West Coast from 1984 until 1991. He is the founder of the annual San Diego Music Awards, an event which has donated nearly 1100 Baby Taylor Guitars to San Diego County elementary schools since 1998.
Bryan Spevak Bryan Spevak is an account executive at San Diego-based Nuffer, Smith, Tucker Public Relations. Prior to joining NST, Spevak spent three years at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, where he served as PR/marketing manager, overseeing all institutional, exhibition and program-related communications. Spevak started his career as a publicist at Geffen Records, developing campaigns for such artists as Counting Crows, Arc Angels, Izzy Stradlin and Ricki Lee Jones. Spevak relocated from Los Angeles to San Diego in 1994 to manage the daily operations for local label Cargo Records. He is currently active as a musician and freelance journalist in the San Diego music community.	Chad Waldorf Chad Woldorf works in booking/promotions at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. During the past six years, he's interned with an independent record label, a national concert producer and a national public radio station. Waldorf has produced local and national shows at a variety of North County venues and has done extensive work in the nonprofit sector.
Ben Moore Benton Moore is a San Diego entertainment attorney who champions artists rights. Through his firm, Benton Moore Advisors, he helps clients navigate music industry transactions, including international licensing, intellectual property, television, film and Internet rights. His clients include musical artists, writers, producers and independent record labels. Moore is the past chair of the Entertainment & Sports Law Section of the San Diego County Bar Association and a panel attorney of the California Lawyers for the Arts. He has served on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Music Awards since 2001.