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Kenneth Brown II’s dedication to music began when reading The Trumpet and the Swan at 8 years old. Within its pages, a swan uses a trumpet to speak to others, and there should be no surprise that Brown uses his own music to give voice to his story. Brown obtained his B.A. in Music Performance from Morehouse College, specializing in Trumpet under the tutelage of Melvin Jones.

I specialize in authentic Japanese music—from anime and video game soundtracks to traditional styles and modern film scores such as the Studio Ghibli sound. I can also teach you how to create J-pop songs across different eras (80s, 90s, 00s, 10s, and 20s), how to write lyrics in Japanese, and how to deeply understand Japanese modern culture, including anime and manga.

Hey there!! I'm a professional trumpeter in Los Angeles, CA with a Master's Degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Southern California. I also spent the last year building tonebase trumpet, a world-class premium course library with some of the best trumpeters in the world, from whom I learned for the past year.

I'm a composer and conductor based in Berlin, and I've spent my career obsessing over one question: what makes music meaningful to the people who hear it? I studied composition at the Conservatories of Strasbourg and Berlin, and I'm currently completing an Artist Diploma at the Barenboim-Said Academy in Jörg Widmann's class.

I am a music educator, performer, and composer with a Master’s Degree in Music from New York University (2021) and a Bachelor of Arts in Music with a minor in Music & Technology from Stony Brook University (2019), where I graduated Summa Cum Laude. My training includes instrumental performance, composition, conducting, and music technology.

Professional conductor, versatile in several musical styles and conducting literature, possessing a diversity of skills and attributes within the field of classical, jazz, pop and folk music. Experienced pianist, trombonist, composer, orchestrator, arranger and teacher. Teacher of music, maths and languages.

A graduate of The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, I’ve been playing guitar for 18 years and teaching for over a decade. Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, I’ve performed and recorded with many acclaimed musicians both in my hometown and on the NYC jazz scene, including Ari Hoenig, Steve Cardenas, Sam Yahel, John Raymond, and others.

Filippos Raskovic is a composer and improviser from Athens, Greece. After completing his Diploma in piano performance at Maiandrio Conservatory in Athens , he continued his studies in composition at the Royal Academy of Music, London with Rubens Askenar and Simon Bainbridge and CSMA, Zaragoza with José M. Sánchez-Verdú.

Mbalenhle Mbongo (Professionally known as Valente) Vocal coach and a performing Artist with 7 years as a performing artist and 4 years as a dedicated music performance student, I bring both practical expertise and academic insight to vocal training.

Born and raised in Billings, Montana, I am entering my fourth decade as a music teacher and theater coach in Eugene, Oregon, where I remained after graduating from the University of Oregon School of Music in 1994. In addition to my expertise in teaching music and theater, I have also spent my life studying foreign languages and am currently focused on translating my method into…