Guest Speaker: Kerwin Young, composer

Kerwin Young (he/him/his) is a concert & media composer, multi-instrumentalist, and an award-winning, multi-platinum, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame recording producer. He is also an educator, and a Hip-Hop Cultural Ambassador. A member of Public Enemy's infamous production team "The Bomb Squad", Kerwin co-produced several of the group's albums and solo projects. Kerwin was accepted into the PE fold in 1987. He has produced and collaborated with iconic artists as Ice Cube, Eric B & Rakim, Mobb Deep, the 2 Live Crew, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Roy Haynes, Bobby Brown, Tevin Campbell, and Janet Jackson.