The Team
Brian Rauschenbach
Co-Founder, Curator
Born as an army brat in the heart of the Steel City of Youngstown, OH, raised in Germany and Monterey California. Brian is President & Chief Media Officer at Add3.com, serial entrepreneur, proud dad to two girls, Arsenal FC soccer supporter, and an old school hip-hop DJ who has been an active internet industry leader for 22+ years. He's a lefty, a vintage air-cooled VW aficionado and has a growing collection of over 9,000 vinyl records. He's been privileged enough to be a part of a ton of the things that make Seattle, Seattle.
Gloria Connors
Co-Founder, Executive Producer
Los Angeles born Punker turned Seattleite; an expert producer of controlled chaos, on and off stage. Founder of Connors & Co., Gloria toured with various artists until she got tired of being the only woman on the bus. Now, she can be found boating on Lake Washington with her Connors & Co. team debating Yacht Rock vs. Real Rock. She’s a trailblazer & music lover at heart that is still in love with a loud guitar — even if she can’t hear it.
Rachel Willner
Partner, Producer
Zach Hunting
Social Media Director
Native to the Seattle startup and art scenes, Zach is passionate about connecting business, technology and design as the CEO of social media agency, Crown Social. Prior to founding Crown in 2011, Zach was a digital strategist at Wunderman, client-side head of marketing, and serial entrepreneur, founding and co-founding startups in the music, marketing and finance verticals. To date, Zach is most proud of his ability to rap in several languages and his impressive collection of fanny packs.
Aaron Semer
Sponsorships
A Midwest transplant, Aaron came to Seattle over 25 years ago to intern at a recording studio. While struggling as a musician, songwriter, and engineer, he discovered a passion for nonprofit work. For the past decade plus, he has devoted his professional life to fundraising for the Arts, working with local institutions like Seattle Theatre Group, KCTS9, The Vera Project, and most recently Bumbershoot. His fundraising efforts have renovated The Moore, replaced The Paramount’s iconic sign, launched the VERA Project’s annual gala, converted The Neptune into a performing arts venue, helped shuttered theatres get through the pandemic, and funded countless hours of transformational arts education programs. Aaron still writes and performs music, albeit a little more quietly now as a folk singer. He lives in West Seattle with his wife, daughter, a cat named Cheese, a basement full of music equipment, and a wood fired pizza oven.
