Writer and director Donick Cary will appear today on WHO KNEW The Smartest People in the Room with Tom Truitt. He will be joined by Relix editor and Jambands.com founder Dean Budnick to talk about the relationship between TV, film and music. The event will take place today at 2 p.m. ET and is open to anyone, although pre-registration is required.

Cary directed the documentary Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics, which features stories from Bill Kreutzmann, Carrie Fisher, Adam Scott, Nick Offerman, Anthony Bourdain, Sarah Silverman, Sting, Ad-Rock, Lewis Black, Rosie Perez, A$AP Rocky, Nick Kroll and many other entertainers. He began his career as a writer for Late Night with David Letterman, and five-year follow-up as co-executive producer of The Simpsons. He has also lent his talents to Parks and Recreation, New Girl, Silicon Valley and others, launching the first web series to ever move from the internet to television, Lil’ Bush, in 2004. Cary also directed the documentary Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics, which features stories from Bill Kreutzmann, Carrie Fisher, Adam Scott, Nick Offerman, Anthony Bourdain, Sarah Silverman, Sting, Ad-Rock, Lewis Black, Rosie Perez, A$AP Rocky, Nick Kroll and many other entertainers.

Cary’s music industry ties are associated with his 501c3 charity, Musack, which aims “to give kids and teens a voice through music by providing guitars, drums, and support for music teachers – wherever the need arises.” Visit the foundation’s website and learn more here. 

Budnick, will share his own perspective, drawing on his experiences at Relix and Jambands.com as well as as the director of Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Rock Club, and his work on books such as Music Never Stops: What Putting on 10,000 Shows Has Taught Me About Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Magic with concert promoter, Peter Shapiro, Suck and Blow: And Other Stories I’m Not Supposed To Tell with Blues Traveler’s John Popper and five other books, including Ticket Masters: The Rise of the Concert Industry and How the Public Got Scalped. 

WHO KNEW The Smartest People in the Room, featuring Cary and Budnick, will take place today at 2pm ET.