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Hi, I’m Travis Sykes — a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music educator with over a decade of real-world experience. I hold a Bachelor of Musical Arts in Songwriting from Berklee College of Music, where I studied under department chairs in Songwriting, Harmony, and Bass Guitar, and attended masterclasses with legends like James Taylor, Paul Simon, and Victor Wooten.

My name is Ezra Hapner and I'm a drummer/percussionist and rapper. I recently graduated from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music with a BA in Ethnomusicology. My background is in jazz and rock on the Western drum set but I have accrued experience playing a variety of percussion instruments including tabla, tombak, daf, riq, congas, and timbales.

My name is Tammi, 36. I have performed and taught internationally and have an honors degree in music and drama performance. I have been playing flute and piano since grade 3 and am a self taught guitarist over the last 15 years. I started as a street busker in Malaysia and went on to perform residencies in resorts around Asia and was a contracted lounge jazz and soul singer in Abu…

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I’m an award-winning composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist with 15+ years of experience in songwriting, music production, and performance. I’ve taught at NYU’s prestigious Songwriting and Contemporary Production Program and worked with artists from beginners to platinum-sellers, helping them refine their craft, find their voice, and reach their goals.

With over 22 years of experience playing guitar, writing songs, and performing in blues, Americana, Nashville fingerstyle, rock, pop, and jazz, I help students develop the skills and confidence they need to express their own unique, artistic voice on the guitar and in their songwriting.

Welcome! I’m Sara, a professional vocalist with over 15 years of performance experience across multiple genres including Rock, Americana, Pop, and Ballads. I’ve performed in bands, as a solo artist, and in musical theater productions, giving me a well-rounded perspective on both vocal technique and live performance.

Will Franke is an accomplished musician with a diverse background, encompassing over 27 years of experience in both performance and education. Specializing in classical violin, Will also excels as a fiddle player, guitarist, mandolinist, songwriter, recording artist and sitarist, embracing genres such as jazz, folk, Indian Classical, and contemporary styles.

I'm a vocal coach, recording artist, songwriter, and music producer with over 20 years of experience in the music industry. I specialize in helping singers, writers, and artists level up their craft, whether that's through vocal coaching, vocal styling, songwriting, song arrangement, engineering, or production.

I'm a professional singer, songwriter, producer, and performer with over 25+ years of experience in the music business. I am currently a full time staff writer at Sony Music Publishing Nashville and have written for both major and independent publishers such as Spirit Music Nashville, Better Angels Music, and Swat Music Group.