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Neil Goldberg, Dave Fraser, & Ari Winters of Heavyocity

Neil Goldberg, Dave Fraser, & Ari Winters of Heavyocity

The three brilliant pioneers behind virtual instrument empire, Heavyocity speak on the ideology that propels their groundbreaking product line, the obstacles they faced in launching their first product, Evolve, and how their enduring family bond has been instrumental to their success for over a decade.

Industry InnovatorsPaul Goldowitz, Ruby GartenbergMay 30, 2018Paul Goldowitz, Ruby Gartenberg, Heavyocity, Neil Goldberg, Dave Fraser, Ari Winters, Film Music, Composer, Film Scoring, Composing, Producer, Musician, Original Score, Soundtrack, OST, Film Score, Television Music, Television Score, James Newton Howard, Brian Tyler, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Cliff Martinez, Ramin Djawadi, Video Games, Advertising, Evolve, Heavyocity Evolve, Field Recording, Sample, Hybrid Score, Heavy Melody Music and Sound Design, New York, REO Speedwagon, Discovery, NFL, GE, Pepsi, Berklee College of Music, Annihilator, Carnegie Mellon, Heavy Melody, Game Audio Network, Game Audio Network Guild, Randy Pausch, Don Marinelli, The Last Lecture, Activision, Activision Corporate, Kontakt, Native Instruments, Digital Performer, MOTU, Pro Tools, Stylus RMX, MOTU Mach Five, Kontakt Player 2, Intakt, Giga Studio, Tascam, NAMM, GRAVITY, Heavyocity GRAVITY, Pink Floyd, Hypnosis, Skeuomorphic, Neve 1073, Perception, Perception Heavyocity, Iron Man, Marvel, Black Panther, Black Panther Perception, Heavyocity Punish, Punish, Heavyocity Damage, Damage, Heavyocity NOVO, NOVO, NOVO Modern Strings, Warner Bros Studios, Warner Bros, Orchestra, Eastwood Scoring Stage, Heavyocity AEON, AEON, Universal Audio, Waves, Waves L3, iZotope, Izotope Trash, Izotope Ozone, Izotope RX, Dave Pensado, Pensado's Place, Pensado's Place Into The Lair, Dave Pensado Into The Lair, Heavyocity Scoring Guitars 2, Scoring Guitars 2, Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol, Rosa Mexicano, Keens Steakhouse, Teddy Roosevelt, The Breslin, April Bloomfield, Le Singe Vert, The Green Monkey, Heavyocity Sale

Fil Eisler

Fil Eisler

Charismatic BMI Film & TV Award winning composer dishes on the eclectic sonic palette he employed for the upcoming radical series, AMC’s Dietland, the philosophy behind melding two stark musical worlds on Empire, and the reason why he misses scoring for Revenge.

Film/TV ComposersRuby GartenbergMay 28, 2018Paul Goldowitz, Ruby Gartenberg, Film Music, Composer, Film Scoring, Composing, Producer, Musician, Composer Interview, Original Score, Soundtrack, OST, Film Score, Television Music, Television Score, Fil Eisler, 2

Roque Baños

Roque Baños

Multi award-winning Spanish musical force speaks on the nightmares that led his treatment for the re-make of Evil Dead, the iconic film that encouraged him to branch out from classical music, and the heaven he experienced during the creation of his score for The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.

Tamar-kali

Tamar-kali

Maverick HMMA nominated composer of Mudbound fame and cutting-edge independent artist speaks on her striking musical treatment for Joshua Marston’s religious drama, Come Sunday, the history underpinning her Gullah/Geechee ancestry, and how ignorance is never bliss when it comes to discussions of gender and race.

Dustin O'Halloran

Dustin O'Halloran

Expressive modern classical artist and Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated composer speaks on his process to musically mirror the character metamorphosis in Marc Turtletaub’s Puzzle, the challenges of conveying layers of emotion through minimalism in his scores, and what he considers to be the Ferrari of pianos.

Film/TV ComposersRuby Gartenberg, Paul GoldowitzMay 4, 2018Paul Goldowitz, Ruby Gartenberg, Dustin O'Halloran, Film Music, Composer, Film Scoring, Composing, Producer, Musician, Composer Interview, Original Score, Soundtrack, OST, Film Score, Television Music, Television Score, 2

Chris Swanson

Chris Swanson

Dynamic founding partner of Secretly Group, co-owner of Fort William Artist Management, and burgeoning music supervisor speaks on the complex experience of soundtracking Netflix’s hit docuseries, Wild Wild Country and his progression from bootstrapping an indie label in his Indiana dorm room to managing a lavish portfolio of businesses within the music industry.

Music SupervisorsRuby Gartenberg, Paul GoldowitzApril 27, 2018Paul Goldowitz, Ruby Gartenberg, Chris Swanson, Secretly Group, Secretly Canadian, Jagjaguwar, Dead Oceans, Wild Wild Country, Fort William Artist Management, Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear, The War On Drugs, Kevin Morby, Easy, One Mississippi, Drinking Buddies, Bloomington, Indiana, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Van Morrison, Astral Weeks, Religious Studies, Eastern Religion, June Panic, Touch and Go, Corey Rusk, Antony and The Johnsons, I'm A Bird Now, Jason Molina, Songs: Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co., Bon Iver, Justin Vernon, Music Business, Artist Manager, Artist Management, Record Label, MTV, Pavement, Sleater Kinney, Cat Power, Angel Olsen, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Sharon Van Etten, Phosphorescent, Major Lazer, Lean On, Bill Callahan, Rick Alverson, Drunk, Spokane, The Builder, New Jerusalem, Will Oldham, The Comedy, Tim Heidecker, Joe Swaneberg, Jessica Berndt, Shazam, Amazon, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Rajneeshees, Antelope, The Battered Bastards of Baseball, Chapman Way, Maclain Way, Brocker Way, Way Brothers, The Way Brothers, Director, Producer, Film Producer, Drover, Cowboy, Doonesbury, Manifest Destiny, Government, Television, Marquee Moon, John Denver, My Morning Jacket, Leaving On A Jet Plane, ATO Records, Making A Murderer, Bill Fay, I Hear You Calling, Time of The Last Persecution, Phoebe Bridgers, Rex Orange County, Flying Lotus, Boots Riley, St. Vincent, Numero, Asterisk, Beirut, Grouplove, Ben Abraham, Cherry Glazerr, ANOHNI, Steven A. Clark, Alex Cameron, Joey Dosik, Stella Donnelly, William Eggleston, Here We Go Magic, Damien Jurado, Jens Lekman, Yoko Ono, Tig Notaro, Makeness, serpentwithfeet, She-Devils, Suuns, Richard Swift, Whitney, Yeasayer, Cant, Department of Eagles, Golden Suits, Sondre Lerche, Jesse Marchant, Menomena, Daniel Rossen

Jennifer Harmon

Jennifer Harmon

Distinguished Senior Director of Film/TV at ASCAP speaks on her journey from psychology and neuroscience to the music business, her role in nurturing the next wave of talent in the composing world, and what to expect from this year’s ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO in May.

Industry InnovatorsRuby GartenbergApril 23, 2018Paul Goldowitz, Ruby Gartenberg, Jennifer Harmon, Jen Harmon, ASCAP, ASCAP EXPO, ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO, ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop, Richard Bellis, ASCAP Screen Music Awards, Krakow Film Music Festival, Soundtrack Cologne, World Soundtrack Awards, Didier Rachou, Matthew Margeson, Layla Minoui, Joseph Trapanese, Julia Newmann, Columbia University, Oscars, Golden Globes, Nicholas Britell, Moonlight, Austin Wintory, BAFTA, Journey, Rob Duncan, Castle, Vampirina, Disney, Elizabeth Matthews, Marilyn Bergman, Germaine Franco, ASCAP Shirley Walker Award, Film Independent, Project Involve, Music Modernization Act, Junkie XL, Mad Max: Fury Road, Tomb Raider, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Quincy Jones, Pulitzer Prize, Lin-Manuel Miranda, EMMY, EMMYs, Bear McCreary, Chris Stapleton, Luke Cage, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Call of Duty: WWII, World of Warcraft, Bioshock, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Production Music Association

Michael Paquette

Michael Paquette

Fierce lead composer for Trailer Park and Guild of Music Supervisors Award recipient shares his top gear picks to make his music sound larger than life, the complex story behind Stranger Things' homage to Michael Jackson in the season 2 trailer, and how his life would be radically different if he never checked his junk folder.

ESKMO

ESKMO

Internationally celebrated electronic musician turned television composer, founder of Ancestor, and esteemed member of The Echo Society speaks on setting the stage for the menacing power politics of Billions, developing unique musical characters for each of Hannah Baker's tapes in 13 Reasons Why, and how spirituality has been a guiding light to ward off negative energy and stimulate creativity.

Film/TV ComposersRuby Gartenberg, Paul GoldowitzApril 4, 2018Paul Goldowitz, Ruby Gartenberg, ESKMO, Brendan Angelides, Film Music, Composer, Film Scoring, Composing, Producer, Musician, Composer Interview, Original Score, Soundtrack, OST, Film Score, Television Music, Television Score, Electronic Music, EDM, The Echo Society, Joseph Trapanese, Rob Simonsen, Jeremy Zuckerman, Benjamin Wynn, Nathan Johnson, Judson Crane, Machines on Task, Illuminate, Ascension, Vines and Streams, Cyberset, Ninja Tune, Florescence, Ancestor, Welder, SOL, Apollo, Billions, Milan Records, 13 Reasons Why, Interscope, Selena Gomez, Amon Tobin, Bamboo Snow, Chalice Well, Purple & Orange, Cloudlight, Come Back, We Got More, Moving Glowstream, Language, Terra, Cliffside, Jetski, Speaking in Tongues, Hypercolor, Agnus Dei, Let Them Sing, Land and Bones, Bar9, Bibio, Spor, Hundred Waters, Les Claypool, Primus, San Francisco, Connecticut, FeelHarmonic, Artist, Recording Artist, Planet Mu, Warp Records, Michael Jackson, The Prodigy, Roland JX-305, The Residents, Eskimo, Downbeat, Vertical Sound, Cyber Funk, Aphex Twin, Yuri's Night, NASA, Los Angeles, Ableton, Logic, Showtime, Netflix, Charlie Chaplin, Vibiana Downtown, Ace Theatre, Reggie Watts, Mica Levi, Jonsi, Sigur Rós, Chris Taylor, Grizzly Bear, Chelsea Wolfe, Clark, R&S, Tiny Desk Concert, NPR, Kontakt, Razor, Serum, Imposcar, UAD, Soundtoys, Trash, iZotope, FabFilter, Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Stranger Things, Bobby Axelrod, Production, Music Producer, LA2A, Manley, Brainworks, Subpac, Albert The Wonder Squirrel, Buddhist, Buddhism, Thich Nhat Hanh, Deer Park Monastery, Plum Village, 2, 3

Jason Kramer

Jason Kramer

Brazen KCRW radio personality, award-winning music supervisor at Elias Arts, music publishing ace, artist manager, and professional photographer discusses his high-octane metamorphosis in the entertainment industry, the joy of being a DJ, and his sharp words of wisdom for the next generation of music supervisors.

Industry InnovatorsPaul GoldowitzMarch 29, 2018Paul Goldowitz, Ruby Gartenberg, Jason Kramer, Industry Innovators, Radio, DJ, KCRW, KCRW DJ, Music Supervisor, Music Supervision, Sync, Synch, Music Licensing, Sync Licensing, Music Supervisors, Guild of Music Supervisors, The Guild of Music Supervisors

Amanda Krieg Thomas

Amanda Krieg Thomas

Guild of Music Supervisors Award winning dynamo, integral Neophonic Music & Media team member, and founder of Tadpole Audio dishes on tapping into the psyche of a murderer for American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace, her creative synergy with PJ Bloom, and her top tips for getting a response from a music supervisor.

Music SupervisorsRuby Gartenberg, Paul GoldowitzMarch 28, 2018Paul Goldowitz, Ruby Gartenberg, Amanda Krieg Thomas, Amanda Krieg-Thomas, Music Supervisor, Music Supervision, Sync, Synch, Music Licensing, Sync Licensing, Music Supervisors, American Crime Story, Claws, American Horror Story, Feud, Feud: Bette and Joan, 9-1-1, Reverie, Tracy McKnight, Julia Michels, Neophonic, Neophonic Music & Media, The Americans, Northwestern University, Northwestern, Lionsgate, Lenny Wohl, UCLA, UCLA Extension, Russell Ziecker, Endemol Shine North America, Daryl Berg, Alec Sharpe, The Biggest Loser, MasterChef, Format, Format Entertainment, Pitch Perfect, Pitch Perfect 2, The Other Woman, Beyond The Lights, PJ Bloom, Warner Bros, Film Music, Television Music, Evyen Klean, Jennifer Reeve, Janet Lopez, Now & Then, 10 Things I Hate About You, Empire Records, The Last Five Years, Parade, Aida, Pose, Ryan Murphy, NBC, FX, Gianni Versace, Versace, Lisa Stansfield, La Bouche, Alexis Martin Woodall, Andrew Cunanan, Phil Collins, Philip Bailey, Easy Lover, Aimee Mann, Drive, The Cars, David Madson, A Little Bit of Ecstasy, Jocelyn Enriquez, Be My Lover, Nathan Barr, Joe Fields, Joe Weisberg, Janine Sherman Barrois, Eliot Laurence, Rashida Jones, Will McCormack, Patti Labelle, Lady Marmalade, American Girl, Toby Lightman, IMDB, Tunefind, Twitter, Rob Lowry, Robert Lowry, Tadpole Audio, Henry Danger, Botanica Restaurant, Botanica Restaurant & Market, Kismet, Kettle Black, Guild of Music Supervisors, The Guild of Music Supervisors

Peter Nashel

Peter Nashel

The fastidious musical chameleon and co-founder of DuoTone Audio Group speaks on the rationale behind his treatment for the key incident in I, Tonya, teases out the modernized East meets West soundscapes of Netflix's Marco Polo, and explains what a vacation from your computer can do for your artistry.

Film/TV ComposersRuby Gartenberg, Paul GoldowitzMarch 22, 2018Paul Goldowitz, Ruby Gartenberg, Peter Nashel, Film Music, Composer, Film Scoring, Composing, Producer, Musician, Composer Interview, Original Score, Soundtrack, OST, Film Score, Television Music, Television Score, I Tonya, Marco Polo, Netflix, Eastman School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Bill Holderman, Book Club, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, Younger, TV Land, DuoTone, DuoTone Audio, The Nigerian Prince, Paul Cohen, Broadway, Tanglewood, John Coltrane, The Heath Brothers, Bill Barron, Kenny Barron, Wesleyan, New York, New York City, Brooklyn, Jack Livesey, Moby, Play, The Beastie Boys, The Cranberries, tomandandy, Swing House, Atwater Village, Robert Urband, Film Music Management, Manager, Alexandre Desplat, Elmer Bernstein, Michael Kamen, Susan Jacobs, Craig Gillespie, Allison Janney, Tatiana S. Riegel, Bernard Hermann, Brian Deming, Lawrence Manchester, Tonya Harding, Jeff Gillooly, Nancy Kerrigan, Shane Stant, Shawn Eckhardt, China, Mongolia, John Fusco, Jim Black, Music Supervisor, Music Supervision, Dave Weiss, The Lion King, Flutist, Flautist, Multi-Instrumentalists, Game of Thrones, Outlander, Kublai Khan, Eric Hachikian, One Hundred Eyes, The Starship Enterprise, John Williams, Logic, Omnisphere, EastWest, Kontakt, Little Phatty, Moog Voyager, Fender Rhodes, Wurtlitzer, My Dinner with Andre, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Wallace Shawn, Southold, Long Island, Connecticut, 2, 3, I, Sue Jacobs, DuoTone Audio Peter Nashel

Marat Berenstein

Marat Berenstein

Tenacious artist manager, founder of The Marat Berenstein Company, and adjunct professor at NYU's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music speaks on his illuminating experience working for the legendary Art Garfunkel, the importance of being a person of integrity in business, and how social sharing has radically changed the distribution of music.

Industry InnovatorsRuby Gartenberg, Paul GoldowitzMarch 9, 2018Paul Goldowitz, Ruby Gartenberg, Marat Berenstein, Matt FX Feldman, Clive Davis Institute, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, Columbia University, Art Garfunkel, Simon and Garfunkel, Matt FX, Matt Feldman, Music Supervisor, Music Supervision, The Marat Berenstein Company, Marat Berenstein Company, Broad City, Synead Nichols, Synead, Millions March, Millions March NYC, Edward R. Murrow, Ivy League, Computer Science, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Jay-Z, Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, MTV, Rolling Stone, Vibe, LinkedIn, Myspace, Facebook, Manager, Management, Artist Manager, Artist Management, Sync, Sync Licensing, Music Licensing, George Stephanopoulos, Madison Square Garden, Rob Reiner, Rumor Has It, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, The Graduate, Decon Records, Mass Appeal Records, Future Music Moguls, Pharrell, Jason King, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, New York University, New York City, New York, Bob Power, A Tribe Called Quest, Maggie Rogers, Alaska, Summer High School, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Tidal, Tunecore, CD Baby, DistroKid, Stem, YouTube, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Instagram Live, Frank Ocean, Hit Me Music, Colossal Clusterfest, Comedy Central, Superfly, Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer, Troy Carter, Atom Factory, Lady Gaga, Prince

Diane Warren

Diane Warren

Grammy, Emmy, and Golden Globe winning songwriting luminary and founder of Realsongs speaks on the powerful and timely message behind her 1960's inspired Oscar nominated song from Marshall, the tremendous response to her sexual assault survivor anthem with Lady Gaga, and the tenacity that has propelled her long-term success.

Industry InnovatorsRuby Gartenberg, Paul GoldowitzFebruary 23, 2018Paul Goldowitz, Ruby Gartenberg, Diane Warren, Songwriting, Billboard, Whitney Houston, Elton John, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Aerosmith, Beyoncé, Eric Clapton, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Barbra Streisand, GRAMMY, EMMY, EMMYs, Celine Dion, Lady Gaga, Golden Globes, Cher, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Marshall, Academy Awards, Oscars, Thurgood Marshall, Sam Friedman, Sam Cooke, Stand Up For Something, Common, Andra Day, Sundance Film Festival, John Legend, Beyond The Lights, Grateful, Rita Ora, Reggie Hudlin, DeBarge, Berry Gordy, The Last Dragon, Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon, Mannequin, Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, Starship, Til It Happens To You, Me Too, Me Too Movement, The Hunting Ground, The Weinstein Company, I Was Here, Beyonce, United Nations, World Humanitarian Day, Simon Cowell, Susan Boyle, Leona Lewis, Syco Music, Toni Braxton, LeAnn Rimes, If I Could Turn Back Time, Realsongs, Unbreak My Heart, Because You Loved Me, Adele, Rag'n'Bone Man, Songwriter, Songwriting Hall of Fame

Tom Howe

Tom Howe

Imaginative award-winning composer dishes on his dynamic collaboration with Harry Gregson-Williams to create the rustic, colorful musical treatment for Early Man, the delicate balancing act of serving a director's vision, and his contribution to Rupert Gregson-Williams' elaborate score for Wonder Woman.

Film/TV ComposersRuby Gartenberg, Paul GoldowitzFebruary 20, 2018Paul Goldowitz, Ruby Gartenberg, Tom Howe, 3

Liz Lawson

Liz Lawson

First lady of the Black Ink Crew franchise and founder of Vinyl Rules Music Supervision speaks on synching Macklemore ahead of his widespread success, what to expect sonically from Eat, Brains, Love, and the nuanced art of pitching your music for success.

Music SupervisorsRuby Gartenberg, Paul GoldowitzFebruary 15, 2018Paul Goldowitz, Liz Lawson, Black Ink Crew, Guild of Music Supervisors, Black Ink Crew Chicago, Gary Calamar, Carrie Hughes, Vinyl Rules, Vinyl Rules Music Supervision, Eat Brains Love, Orange Twin Records, Neutral Milk Hotel, Six Feet Under, Thomas Golubić, KCRW, Alyson Vidoli, True Blood, Dexter, House, ASCAP, BMI, MTV, Macklemore, Rhino, Ellenberg, Viacom, Get A Job, Miles Teller, Anna Kendrick, Dylan Kidd, Lionsgate, CBS Films, CBS, Jonathan Sadoff, Idle Hands, Dumbfoundead, Spotify, Hype Machine, CD Baby, Indie Shuffle, Extreme, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Audio Network, Chris Paul, ESPN, NBA, West One Music Group, VH1, Disco, Box, The Beach Boys, Landline, Jenny Slate, Amazon, The Television Academy, EMMY, EMMYs, Music Supervisor, Music Licensing, Music Supervision, Guild of Music Supervisors Awards, Music Supervisors, The Guild of Music Supervisors

Paul Leonard-Morgan

Paul Leonard-Morgan

Vibrant Emmy nominated, BAFTA winning, and Ivor Novello nominated composer speaks on breathing new life into the luxurious reboot of Dynasty, providing a twisted treatment for Errol Morris' "everything bagel" Wormwood, and the brilliant results of musical hibernation.

Film/TV ComposersRuby Gartenberg, Paul GoldowitzJanuary 26, 2018Paul Goldowitz, Ruby Gartenberg, Paul Leonard-Morgan, 3

Pedro Bromfman

Pedro Bromfman

Multi-award winning powerhouse composer and two time Cinema Brazil Grand Prizes nominee shares about honoring the rich tradition of Latin-American music in an electronic world, balancing the beauty and darkness for Narcos, and why he believes he was made for film scoring.

Film/TV ComposersRuby Gartenberg, Paul GoldowitzJanuary 18, 2018Paul Goldowitz, Ruby Gartenberg, Pedro Bromfman, Narcos, Elite Squad, Robocop, The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman, Chain of Command, Netflix, National Geographic, White Bear PR, Thumper, Park City Film Music Festival, ASCAP, ASCAP Award, Cinema Brazil Grand Prizes, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, ACIE Award, Premio Contigo! De Cinema, Berklee College of Music, Moacir Santos, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, Hermeto Pascoal, Guinga, Tom Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Cinema Paradiso, Ennio Morricone, UCLA, Jimi Hendrix, Chick Corea, Milton Nascimento, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Peter Gabriel, Logic, Pro Tools, Digi 001, Latin Recording Academy, Pablo Escobar, Colombia, Medellín, Cali, Kontakt, Liza Richardson, Eric Newman, Gaumont, Prologue, Cassio Duarte, Manu Delago, Jeff Russo, Television Academy, Fargo, David Buckley, The Good Fight, José Padilha, City of God, Berlin Film Festival, Nat Geo, Sundance Film Festival, End Of The Line, 3

John Lehmkuhl

John Lehmkuhl

Synthesizer wizard, master programmer and sound designer, and founder of PlugInGuru dishes on the creative process behind his revolutionary patches, his mission to teach electronic music creators how to customize their own sonic palettes, and how he came to refer to himself as "a walking gift of life".

Industry InnovatorsPaul GoldowitzJanuary 11, 2018Paul Goldowitz, Ruby Gartenberg, John Lehmkuhl, John Skippy Lehmkuhl

Matt FX Feldman

Matt FX Feldman

Music supervision prodigy, eminent record producer/DJ, and all-around cultural tastemaker speaks on the current state of popular music, shaping the wild sonic identity of Comedy Central's hit show, Broad City, and names his top "ones to watch" for the year ahead.