Elliott O’Connor
Elliott O’Connor is currently touring the U.S. and Canada on the Loserville Tour with Limp Bizkit. He has sold out multiple Live Nation tours, performed with TeamSesh and his brother, BONES, and led several independent artists to success. As the founder of SESH Records, he has amassed 1 billion+ Spotify streams, multiple gold records, and viral social media hits. With expertise in artist development, touring, and label management, Elliott empowers artists to stay independent, tour consistently, and own their music.
Big Billy Clark
Big Billy Clark is a seasoned music executive and artist manager, renowned for his visionary approach and exceptional talent for identifying and nurturing creative potential. With over three decades of experience in the entertainment industry, he has consistently redefined success through strategic thinking and innovative leadership.Clark currently manages an impressive roster of artists, including multi-hyphenate Keke Palmer, groundbreaking newcomer ViennaVienna, and the soulfully captivating Goapele. He also is the Owner and Partner ofVocalizeU, Los Angeles’ longest-running artist development camp, where he continues to shape the future of music by mentoring and developing the industry’s brightest rising stars.A highly sought-after creative, Clark’s unparalleled expertise and forward-thinking vision have earned him a reputation as a trailblazer who consistently pushes boundaries and inspires excellence.
Ayanna
Ayanna incorporates her unique experience as a Broadway performer and master’s in
performance psychology to help artists, high-level executives, and athletes, realize their potential and achieve peak performance.
Having danced for over 40 years - training at the Alvin Ailey School in New York City and performing as a ‘triple-threat’ dancer, actor, singer in Toronto (Disney’s The Lion King and the Stratford Shakespearean Festival) - Ayanna imparts her personal experience becoming a world-
renowned performer, despite an on-going battle with Lymphedema, to help others actualize their own potential.
After coaching throughout Los Angeles, New York, London, Zurich, Geneva, Ireland and Mexico, Ayanna launched Magic Makers, Inc. in 2020, and created a 1:1 and group program called “Dream to Real”, designed to help leaders rebuild confidence, regain power, and unlock their full potential. Through this program, Ayanna also helps clients identify and release subconscious blocks that are preventing them from achieving their dream goals and desires.
Today, Ayanna is a Certified Executive Coach, key note speaker, mental performance guest expert on tv, and has moderated panels for the City of Toronto and Lululemon; She is currently the mental performance coach behind high performing executives, athletes and performers, including The Lion King Toronto, Mirvish Productions, and Vocalize U, LA’s longest running artist development music program.
Nick Petrillo
Nick Petrillo is a music director, arranger, and producer based in New York City. Originally from Central New Jersey, he is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston and holds degrees in both Film Scoring and Contemporary Writing & Production. In 2010, he moved to Los Angeles, CA and started Nick Petrillo Music Productions, which launched his career as both a touring music director and an orchestrator for TV and Film. Over the course of 15 years, Nick has expanded NPM internationally to cater to artists, production companies, and independent corporations for all of their production needs. In 2021, NPM moved its base of operations to New York City and runs a bi-coastal operation. Nick’s expertise stems from an early education in classical music before branching off into jazz and pop. Prior to Berklee, he was a composition major at Manhattan School of Music, which ignited his passion for film music. This led him to work for some of the top entertainment companies in the world as an orchestrator during his tenure in Los Angeles. Notable projects include “Modern Family” on ABC and “Halo 4” for Microsoft.Since 2010, Nick has performed, recorded, and toured internationally with Dave Koz, David Foster, Valerie Simpson, Michael McDonald, Katharine McPhee, Casey Abrams, Ariana Savalas, Aubrey Logan, Tommy Davidson, and Jeff Lorber. In 2019, he worked as an associate music director and pianist on ABC’s “American Idol.” As an arranger and orchestrator, he has written for the likes of David Foster, Seal, Rod Stewart, Wu Tang Clan, Candy Dulfer, Eric Darius, Michael Orland, and Dave Stroud.Starting in 2020, Nick began the studio production arm of his company, having produced tracks for Ilya Serov, Ariana Savalas, Aubrey Logan, and Sunset Singers.
Nick continues to work both on-site and remotely for live performances and recording sessions and NPM continues to expand to meet the needs of a growing population of artists and companies who need top-tier production tools for their brand.
