Charles Waters is a publishing professional who lives and works in New York City. He identifies most with Socrates Johnson but shares a birthday with Ludwig van Beethoven.

Dave Arcade is an illustrator with a degree in graphic design. He began his ten year career in advertising as an art director in southern California. He spent his last three years as an associate creative director before he finally realized what he wanted to do when he grew up and took the leap into the world of freelance illustration. Dave's style is born of his inner designer doing its best to talk down the numerous influences of his youth. If he's not pining over music gear he's doing work for brands like Google, Nickelodeon, Disney, Adobe, Activision, Discovery Channel and The Wall Street Journal.

Jomike Tejido is an architect and award-winning illustrator and author who has created over 50 children's books, including Tagu-taguan (Hide and Seek) (1st National Children's book awards, Best Reads 2010) and the Foldabots Toy Books. Jomike enjoys art inspired by nature, playing soccer, eating seafood, cooking, and traveling to new places. Jomike lives in Manila, Philippines with his wife and daughter.