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Lo Carmen

Singer- songwriter, author and all-round creative force Lo Carmen from Sydney, Australia has traversed the world with her lyrical, genre-defying music, recording a string of acclaimed albums along the way.  


Lo writes Loose Connections, a popular weekly Substack and her work has been published in The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Vogue and The Big Issue.  Memoir/'femmoir'  ‘Lovers Dreamers Fighters’ - 'a dream-like celebration of women and song', was published by Harper Collins Australia in 2022 and is currently in development as a doco-series.

https://www.locarmen.substack.com

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And Vinyly CEO Jason Leach

Jason Leach is the inventor and CEO of And Vinyly.

When the album that is life finally reaches its end, why not keep that record spinning for eternity?

Press your ashes or those of a loved one into a vinyl recording to be cherished for generations. 

Record a personal message, your last will and testament, your own soundtrack or just the sound of silence to hear your pops and crackles for the minimal approach.

https://www.andvinyly.com

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Bleddyn Butcher

Bleddyn Butcher was born in London and came to Australia when he was six. In 1980 he returned to London where he first heard The Birthday Party and met Nick Cave. A self-trained photographer, Butcher was on the staff of New Musical Express throughout the eighties, his interests in the music industry and friendships with fellow expatriate musicians providing the impetus for much of his work. He is well known for his photographs of Nick Cave and Dave Graney and has taken publicity images and album covers for bands including U2, The Triffids and The Go Betweens. Over the past fifteen years Butcher's work has appeared in Melody Maker, Vox, Mojo, Rolling Stone and Vogue and he has edited and designed the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds fan magazine. He lives in London, where he is currently writing a biography of David McComb.



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Celestis Space Flights - CEO Charles Chafer

Celestis is the pioneer and iconic global leader in providing memorial spaceflights.

Since 1994, Celestis has helped families the world over commemorate the lives of their departed loved ones.

Our experienced team – co-founded and led by globally recognized entrepreneur Charles M. Chafer - includes aerospace professionals, dedicated client services and customer support staff, and space launch event management experts. Our directors and advisors include a retired Director of the NASA Kennedy Space Center who directed more than 50 Space Shuttle launches, retired NASA astronauts, and pioneers of the commercial space age.



https://www.celestis.com

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Recompose

Recompose is a funeral home in Seattle serving clients throughout Washington State and across the country.

Their state-of-the-art facility carefully orchestrates the Recompose human composting process while offering a beautiful space for friends and family to gather and honor the person who has died.

https://recompose.life

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Will Oldham

The man who sings and composes under the name Bonnie "Prince" Billy and acts under the name Will Oldham has, over the past three-plus decades, made an idiosyncratic journey through, and an indelible mark on, the worlds of indie rock and independent cinema. 

https://bonnieprincebilly.bandcamp.com