For well over three decades now, Mike Gitter has been hurting your ears, agonizing over master recordings and ingesting music wherever and whenever he can. When his high school-born, self-published xXx¨Fanzine released its twentieth and final issue in 1988, he focused on a career in music journalism as a contributing editor to Rip and Tower Records Pulse while freelancing for the likes of Thrasher, Kerrang!, Spin and Rolling Stone (amongst others).

A move to New York City in 1989 eventually found him transitioning into the A&R departments of various record labels including Atlantic, Roadrunner, Century Media and Razor & Tie. Some of Gitter's more notable signings include Jawbox and Bad Religion for Atlantic, Killswitch Engage and Megadeth for Roadrunner; HIM, Starset and Chiodos for Razor & Tie as well as The Shrine and Ignite at Century Media. He’s also worked in music merchandising and artist management.

Mike currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

Heavy Metal Ambassador and SiriusXM Sprit Animal, Jose has worked in radio for over 20 years. Since 2000, he's been with SiriusXM as the main curator and host for several rock stations, including Liquid Metal & Octane, which are two of the most listened to and influential radio stations for Metal music in the world. In 2015, Mangin relocated to So Cal from NYC to continue working full time for SiriusXM, and in addition as VP of Brand Management for Affliction Clothing, overseeing the company's marketing, artist relations, and more. Mangin also hosted TV shows such as Headbangers Ball on MTV2 for four years, and the nationally syndicated Latino news magazine show LatiNation for eight. Jose is a Brand Ambassador for SONOS, Monster Headphones, Riazul Tequila, G-Pen, California Finest, Dean Guitars, Marshall Amps, and Monster Energy. Mangin hosts festivals, events, concerts, talent shows, taco parties, and has won a blind taste test guacamole contest for five years straight.