Gaspard Le Dem composes "new music," a genre outside of genres, that brings classical organization and futuristic aural experimentation into the same realm.

Kate Kennard makes films on film, going boldly where others have gone before but tread no longer. Revisiting the tactile, we find Kate sitting at her Steenbeck machine.

An exclusive look at Kelsey Wild rehearsing her original piece "Wishing Well"

"I love to play and write music, but not all the time. It’s a relationship with highs and lows, plagued by doubt and frustration but always good enough to keep going." -Kelsey Wild

Andrew Lo and Marcus Ybarra-Whittemore hit the streets. God bless the skateboard wax on the benches outside McTrib. These boys put it there and never looked back.

2006 World Rubik's Cube Champion Toby Mao can do a Rubik's cube faster than you can finish a game of tic tac toe. Bow down.

There’s something essential about watching bodies move. Monica Thomas does it with the grace of a natural, but gunning for the lofty realms of the conceptual. It’s the economy of movement, stupid.

Justin Lehmann, aka Brookah, brings noise and energy to a disparate Chicago DJ scene filled, breaking through the age barrier, and challenging anyone who stands in his way.

Ben Zoll produces hip-hop beats as Ink, putting his jazz background to use, and throwing caution to the wind. This guy's got to be wired differently than the over-achievers. He produces music. For fun. Put that in your pipe.