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As a film and TV composer with over 20 years of experience, my music has been featured in major projects like Pirates of the Caribbean, Miami Vice, and The Monkey King, as well as Emmy-winning shows like Man In The Arena and Cured.

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.

Hello there! I am a guitarist of 18 years with much experience in bass, piano, songwriting, and singing! I’ve been playing in different bands, ensembles, and various groups ranging over genres such as CCM (contemporary Christian music), to rock, R&B, country, metal, and many others. As of early 2024, I graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Hello! I am Amanda, from Canada. I have over ten years of experience as a private and school teacher and a passion to share my knowledge! For me, teaching is a way of life now and I couldn’t live without it! I went to the University of Calgary (2014-2018) for music, where I focused on education, pedagogy and French horn performance.

Teacher of the Year for Songwriting - Lessonface 2025 (read my interview) New Students - Buy 5, Get 1 Lesson Free 🎁 Have you ever felt left out by conventional, intellectual approaches that focus on reading notation and copying other people’s music, rather than listening and feeling the heart of the music?

Adam grew up listening to his dad practice trombone at home, and started playing clarinet in the fourth grade. In middle school, he started learning guitar and writing his own songs. In high school, Adam produced an album for his solo project and distributed his CDs. Adam studied Composition and Arranging at Azusa Pacific University, where he was a Music Theory TA and tutor.

Violinist/Violist, Composer/Songwriter, and proficiently skilled in Notion and Logic Pro X/GarageBand. Graduate from CSU East Bay in Composition and Violin Performance. Born and raised in California's Bay Area; my musical journey at the age of 11 in my middle school concert band. I took joy in the accomplishment of collaborating and creating music in an ensemble.

Teri Danz is an internationally recognized pop vocal coach, recording artist, vocal producer, and author. A 2024 World Entertainment Award nominee, she brings decades of hands-on experience from the studio and the stage to help singers develop professional-level technique and presence. Her individualized methods have helped clients land label deals and hit the Billboard Top 20.

Composer, Arranger, Mixing / Mastering Engineer, Producer, Vocalist and Guitarist , Theo NT has dedicated his life to the creation of music. He composed/performed in many songs/albums while engineered/produced even many more. He loves to give vocal lessons and expand his unpiercable modern oriented philosophy in order to find your true voice once and forever.

Maria Eva Jacobs is a licensed music educator PreK-12, who is currently the Professor of Jazz and Contemporary Voice at Kent State Universiy. She is a national recording and voice over artist and her music has charted on the Groove Jazz and Smooth Jazz Holiday Charts.