Meet the Team
Riley Loredo
(they/them)
Director/Producer
Riley is a senior at Missouri State University in the Electronic Arts Audio Studies program. Originally from California, Riley can be seen around Springfield in various performing arts settings singing, acting, and playing the piano.
Marisa Keller
(she/her)
Assistant Director
Marisa Keller is a senior at Missouri State University. Marisa is a student in the Electronic Arts: audio studies program. Marisa has a background in piano and voice and spends her time teaching music to kids.
Landon Barlow
(he/him)
Director of Photography
Landon Edward Barlow is a senior at Missouri State University, working on his bachelor’s in electronic arts: video studies. Landon is best known for his short films, documentaries, and multi-cam live recordings.
Shelby Fields
(she/they/he)
Sound Engineer
Shelby Fields is a senior at Missouri State University, working on their bachelor’s degree in electronic arts: audio studies. Shelby is best known for her work with live recital recording, sound editing/mixing, and music production.
We Are the World 417 is put together by Electronic Arts students at Missouri State University. This project is a recreation of the original 1985 music video of “We Are the World,” originally written by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson.
We aim to empower local marginalized voices. Race, religion, gender, sexuality, ability, or any other reason that a person might be different, we want to highlight and celebrate it.
The music video has been filmed and scheduled to be released at the MSU Electronic Arts Showcase in May of 2025 and will be posted on YouTube shortly after. Any donations go directly to the project.
Contact us at
We Are the World 417 