Saeid Natch Nadjafi and Shayan Amini are former members of The Plastic Wave, an electronic rock band from Tehran, Iran that gained international notoriety in 2009 after being accepted to the prestigious SWSX music festival in Austin, Texas. The Plastic Wave, for whom performances in Iran were illegal because of their female lead singer, were featured in The Impossible Music Sessions in New York City in March 2010. Their story has been profiled by National Public Radio, Voice of America, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian UK, and numerous other media. Natch and Shayan’s new musical project is The Casualty Process. The Casualty Process rocks the stage with their haunting voices and electronic loops. Afterwards, they answer questions about their quest to play music. In thespirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxTampaBay, where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxTampaBay event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.