Mauli Junior Bonner is one of the most sought-after vocal directors in the music industry. He writes for or develops some of the biggest names in Pop music, including Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, Stevie Wonder, and others.  

He has worked as the vocal director for numerous singing competition shows for ABC, MTV, CMT, FUSETv, and more. 

He recently focused his talents towards cinema as the writer and director of the award-winning film “His Name is Green Flake,” which follows the lives of free and enslaved Black pioneers in the early Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ​

Alex Boyé was born in England to Nigerian parents and raised in England by foster parents. After a mission to the England Bristol Mission and moving to Utah, Alex joined the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, released a successful Africanized Coldplay cover, and competed in America’s Got Talent with his band. Boyé is now well-known and respected in the music world.  

Co-creator of the platform @letstalksis, Alexis uses her psychology background to create opportunities and powerful workshops encompassing crucial conversations regarding difficult, and essentially important, topics of race and diversity.

Daysha has enjoyed the art of making sound since before she could talk. Born and raised in the South, she matriculated to Utah in the hopes of becoming a well-rounded artist while putting down grassroots in the west. She has enjoyed playing the roles of Nell (Ain’t Misbehavin-West Valley Arts), Wardrobe/Mrs. Potts (Beauty & the Beast-West Valley Arts), Ronette (Little Shop of Horrors-West Valley Arts), Ms. Scarlett (Clue-West Valley Arts) and over a decade worth of voice overs, background vocals and choir work.

Rhythm 'N Soul Collective is a group made up of students passionately exploring, celebrating, and sharing the diverse traditions of the African Diaspora. The purpose of the group is to create a space of belonging within the performing arts for Black Students at BYU and to showcase our rich culture through song and dance. Rhythm 'N Soul Collective is a space where students can find community, a greater sense of self, and wholesome fun.

Ray Smith worked as a professor in the School of Music at BYU for 40 years. After graduating from BYU with a bachelor’s degree in music education, he received both his master’s and doctorate degrees in woodwinds performance from Indiana University. Smith is proficient in all five woodwind instruments and numerous other instruments. He has recorded on more than 250 CDs and movie scores and has played with the Utah Symphony and the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.

When Smith joined the faculty in 1982, he became the first ever saxophone teacher at BYU. In addition, he was the director of BYU's jazz ensemble, Synthesis, for all 40 years of his BYU career. He is most proud of Synthesis for being well-known nationally and internationally, as well as being one of 10 bands invited to the Jack Rudin Jazz Championship in 2022. 

Smith has received the Voice of Jazz Award for the state of Utah as well as a lifetime achievement award from the International Association for Jazz Education. Smith’s jazz pedagogy and saxophone pedagogy books, as well as his YouTube tutorials, have received high praise from around the globe.

Co-creator of the platform @letstalksis, Chanté uses her sociological background to create opportunities and powerful workshops encompassing crucial conversations regarding difficult, and essentially important, topics of race and diversity.