Legendary Faculty
Celebrity Guest Panelists will rotate sessions.
Not all panelists will appear in every session.
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Patrick Leonard |
Patrick Leonard Is a producer, songwriter and pianist. Patrick has produced records for, written, and played with hundreds of famous artists, but is best-known for his longtime collaboration with Madonna, giving her credibility with "Live To Tell" and "La Isla Bonita". He is notable for the breadth of material he has worked with and diverse artists, including late-period Pink Floyd, solo Roger Waters, Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, Boz Scaggs, Elton John, Robbie Robertson, Bryan Ferry, Bon Jovi, Jody Watley, Jewel, Peter Cetera, Natasha Bedingfield and others. |
Todd Rundgren |
Todd Rundgren is an American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. Although hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972, Rundgren's career has focused instead on producing the work of other musicians, along with more modestly-selling recordings as a solo artist and with his band Utopia.
During the '70s and '80s, Rundgren produced big-selling albums, including Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf, We're an American Band by Grand Funk Railroad, and Skylarking by XTC. In the '80s and '90s his interest in video and computers led to Rundgren's "Time Heals" being the second video played on MTV, and "Change Myself" was generated on commercially available Amiga Computers.
His best-known songs include "Hello It's Me" and "I Saw the Light" which enjoy heavy rotation on classic rock radio stations, and "Bang the Drum All Day" featured in many sports arenas, commercials, and movie trailers.
www.tr-i.com |
Paul Freeman |
Paul Freeman One pre-teen afternoon, riding his bike around the neighborhood, Paul Freeman found his first guitar - a battered and beaten acoustic, its warped neck sticking out of the top of a dumpster. Although the guitar had but four strings ("The A and the high E were missing"), Freeman fell in love; so much so that, by the next Christmas, his parents and grandparents joined forces to buy 12-year-old Paul a proper tune-able six-string and a book of chords to go with it. "I sat and listened to records and played along with them," he remembers. "The first song I learned was "Get It On" (aka "Bang A Gong" in the US) by T. Rex, and then I started learning the entire Paul McCartney back catalogue." Paul Freeman has come a long way since then. He was signed by the legendary Clive Davis, and in the last year alone has toured with Joe Cocker, Todd Rundgren, Edwin McCain, Los Lobos, and Brandi Carlisle. He recently had one of his songs covered by Meat Loaf, and another covered by indie darlings Pomlamoose. He's currently being featured by Subway and grooveshark.com. His current EP Tightrope charted at 75 on the Billboard Top 100 - the highest for an then-unsigned artist, and has sold over 30,000 copies in the last three months.
www.myspace.com/paulfreeman |
Jamie Jones |
Jamie Jones is a vocalist for "All 4 One" a Grammy Award Winning pop quartet with Multi Platinum, record-breaking chart success. and mega hit R & B singles such as "I Sear", So Much In Love", & "I Can Love You Like That". His production company called The Heavyweights have delivered hit songs to amass their collective record sales to 30 million units . In addition to writing and producing for other artists such as Wayne Brady, Shontell (also on Barrack Obama's cd), Anastacia, Michelle Williams, the Pussycat Dolls and more, Jamie has enveloped himself in the enterprise of television and film scoring.
www.jamiejonesonline.com |
Loren Israel |
Loren Israel is the former Head of A & R at Capitol Records responsible for listening to thousands of singers and bands before finding that One in a Million to sign. He signed Beck brought Jimmy Eat World back to Capitol and developed & produced Plain White Ts. What attracts him to an artist? "Songs and voice. And a distinctive quality. I must know that this artist has their own distinct voice. I must know that this artist has the ability to be honest and to really connect." Lauren started as a touring musician, moved on to be a promoter, a booker, and after 3 years of UNPAID interning at Capitol, was hired into A & R. Loren knows exactly what record companies are looking for.
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Jill Sobule |
Jill Sobule belongs to a rare breed of artists. Her work is at once deeply personal and socially conscious, seriously funny and derisively tragic. Her first record was produced by Todd Rundgren but success came three years later, when Atlantic Records released her MTV staple and national top 20 hit, "I Kissed A Girl". Over five albums and two decades of recording Jill went straight to fans who funded her record 2009 California Years by collecting and sending her $85K. Jill has been honored to share the stage with Neil Young (at his yearly Bridge School benefit concerts), fellow activists Billy Bragg & Steve Earle, and Waren Zevon. She also served as songwriter/composer for the hit Nickelodeon network show Unfabulous, composed the music for the off-Broadway show Prozak and the Platypus and co-starred in the Eric Schaeffer film Mind the Gap. In the words of New York Times pop music critic Jon Pareles, "Jill Sobule can claim her place among the stellar New York singer-songwriters of the last decade. Topical, funny and more than a little poignant ... grown-up music for an adolescent age."
www.jillsobule.com |
Matt Scannell |
Matt Scannell is the lead singer and producer/songwriter for Vertical Horizon, best known for their monster hit “Everything You Want” and "Save Me From Myself". Matt's expertise comes from years of recording, performing and knowing how to take his deepest thoughts and feelings and express them though music.
Myspace www.verticalhorizon.com
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Jean-Marie Horvat |
Jean-Marie Horvat is a world-class engineer for artists Aretha Franklin, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Jackson, Chris Brown, Duran Duran, Ricky Martin, Brian McKnight, and soundtracks like Rush Hour. He has been on the other side of the glass for years listening only to the artists who make it to the top. Jean-Marie knows when he hears a hit song and recognizes what it takes to make it in the record business.
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Daniel Bedingfield |
Daniel Bedingfiled has seen gold and platinum records with Top Ten hits in the U.S., Britain and Australia. Daniel tours extensively, and is poised to release his third album this year. |
Bobby Kimball |
Bobby Kimball is best known as the lead singer and co-songwriter for the multi-platinum super-group TOTO. They are known for such hit singles as "Hold the Line", "Rosanna", and "Africa". Since the band members started out as session players, (Bobby singing for Michael McDonald from The Doobie Brothers, and Bill Champlin of Chicago) they were extremely well-respected by their peers. The band released 17 albums and have sold over 30 million records to date. Bobby has committed much of his time to helping singers and songwriters on his website www.bobbykimball.com and with ARTIST VORTEX. |
Kelly Moneymaker |
Kelly Moneymaker (yes, that's her real name!) has been making a living singing and writing songs since she was 11. Some of her accomplishments so far: pop artist, as a former member of the platinum-selling trio Exposé, who reached #87 on Billboard last year; indie artist, whose "Angels In The Snow" reached #1 on A/C40 in 2005; daytime drama characters Bo & Hope's theme song, "Can't Live Without Your Love", the New Music Weekly 2005 Song of The Year, and an ISC finalist; Gavin Charts Top 10 in 2000 for "Grievance"; wrote, recorded and produced the "Days of Our Lives Love Songs" CD which contributed to an Emmy nomination for the show's music department; songwriter, for Riptide Music, with her "From The Shock" featured on the Charmed DVD collection 2006, and "One Last Wish" featured on Grey's Anatomy. Kelly laughs easily, but is a veteran of the music world and knows exactly how to maneuver through it. She started her own indie label "Midnight Sun Records"in 1999, and has been writing, recording, and playing songs constantly. |
Dave Stroud |
Dave Stroud is more than just another voice teacher. Over the last 25 years he has not only learned to analyze voices and quickly get them balanced and functioning easily, but he has developed skills on multiple levels that help accelerate vocalists towards their goals.
Most recently, Dave's adventures have put him on the road working with American Idol's Top Ten, Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, and while home in L.A., working with lead singer Scott Stapp from CREED, KeKe Palmer (the very talented actress from the movie "Akeelah and the Bee"), and TOPOL (for the tour of "Fiddler on the Roof").
Dave's commitment to continuing education keeps him studying and learning - not only to benefit his own voice, but also to share his knowledge with others. He has learned about the medical side of singing from one of the most impressive Ear, Nose & Throat specialists in the world, Dr. Shawn Nasseri. Additionally, he has worked with A&R heads from Hollywood, Capitol, Interscope, and Cash Money to learn the ins-and-outs of major label deals, distribution and marketing.
www.davestroud.com
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Michele Rundgren |
Michele Rundgren has been on Broadway, and spent years touring and recording with The Tubes. Her versatile performing skills have put her on the same stage as people such as David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Todd Rundgren, John Mellencamp, Journey, Bryan Adams, and so many more. She gleaned from these artists the performance skills and industry know-how that is never taught in conventional educational settings, and felt these skills needed to be passed-on to others seeking career success. Her love of teaching has given her the drive to relocate back to Los Angeles, after living in Hawaii for 15 years, and begin working with the network of talent she has known for so many years.
www.michelerundgren.com
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