Stories about songs–the soundtrack to our lives. Dana Rossi hosts this monthly dose of music inspired nostalgia where guest writers and performers tell the hilarious or heart wrenching stories and memories they forever tie to certain songs. The Soundtrack Series has been called “the best rock and roll storytelling event in New York” by Flavorpill, and has been featured in the New York Times, BUST, NY1, “Above and Beyond” in the New Yorker, a Critic’s Pick in Time Out New York, and included among the “Best Events and Things to Do in NYC” by CBS News New York.
 
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Sway is an executive producer and reporter with MTV news, and is the exemplar of televised hip-hop journalism. He’s sat with everyone from Diddy to Barack Obama, from Ben Affleck & J.Lo. to Kanye West. Sway made hip-hop history in the 1990s as the co-host of the very first rap show on pop radio, the nationally syndicated radio show “The Wake Up Show,” with his longtime partner King Tech.

Bill Stephney was the first president of the first real hip-hop label, Def Jam Recordings. At Def Jam, Stephney was best known for signing and producing the classic political hip-hop crew, Public Enemy, and later introduced comedian Paul Mooney to a new generation of fans with his company Stepsun Music Entertainment. Stephney has been music supervisor or consultant for films like “Do The RIght Thing,” “Boomerang,” “Clockers,” “Shaft,” “Down To Earth,” “CB4,” “Ladies’ Man,” and “BeBe’s Kids.”

Adam Dubin co-directed Beastie Boys music videos “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (to Party!)” and “No Sleep Till Brooklyn.” Dubin is a graduate of the NYU film program, and was the college roommate of record producer and Def Jam founder Rick Rubin.

Faith Newman was named one of the 25 best A&R’s in Hip Hop history by Complex.com. She is responsible for signing Nas and Jamiroquai to Columbia Records, and now works as Senior Vice President of Creative at Reservoir Media Management, Inc.

MC Serch was one-half of the pioneering hip-hop duo 3rd Bass, and went on host the VH1 series “The (White) Rapper Show,” and “Miss Rap Supreme.” He’s been a radio personality on stations from Detroit to Orlando, and is about to debut his new daytime syndicated talk show, “Serch,” distributed by CBS-TV.

Monica Lynch is the former president of Tommy Boy Records. She is currently a DJ on WFMU.

Eric & Jeff Rosenthal, known together for their comedy franchise “It’s the Real”, are masters of hip-hop humor. They’ve been profiled in The New York Times, hosted shows for MTV.com, and their work has appeared in Rolling Stone and Complex.com.

Dante Ross is a legendary figure in the hip-hop industry, responsible for either producing, handling, discovering or signing the following acts: De La Soul, Queen Latifah, Digital Underground, Leaders of the New School and Busta Rhymes, Ol’Dirty Bastard, Brand Nubian, 3rd Bass, Everlast and many more.

Milk Dee is the MC behind the classic hip-hop track, “Top Billin’,” sampled by everyone from Mary J. Blige to 50 Cent.

Combat Jack, a veteran of the hip-hop business as a laywer, executive and author, is the host of the renowned and respected Combat Jack Radio Show and Combat Jack TV on Complex.com. He’s also been managing editor of The Source magazine, represented clients from Jay-Z and Dame Dash to Nice & Smooth, and co-wrote the first book on hip-hop’s jewelry obsession, “Bling.”