Learn from Great Songwriting Teachers

After graduating from Berklee in 1987 with a degree in Music Production & Engineering, I moved to NYC to help start the Sam Ash Music Institute. A year later, I moved to LA and began a 30+year career as a film and tv music composer, editor (Motion Picture Editors Guild), and audio engineer. See TonyDiMito.com/credits for a partial list of shows, CDs, and projects.

Doug Byrkit hailing from St. Louis MO is a singer/songwriter with the national recording artist group “Odds Lane” and the current touring/recording bassist for the International Blues Award winning artist "Mike Zito". Doug graduated from Southern IL University with both a BA and Master’s Degree in Music Performance.

Kellin Watson is an internationally touring singer-songwriter whose award-winning sound blends blues, pop, folk, and soul with a voice that’s both powerful and intimate. Hailing from the mountain town of Black Mountain, NC, Kellin draws on her Appalachian roots to bring raw authenticity and emotional depth to her music.

Hi, my name is Dani. I use songwriting as a tool for self-regulation, emotional processing, and deep self-knowledge—and I am here to help you do the same. I have been writing songs for 23 years (since I was 10 years old), and music has unconditionally been my safe place through crisis and challenging moments.

I have been a music educator for over 20 years in both private lessons and in classroom settings. I am currently teaching at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts where I teach Jazz Vocals, Composition, Music Pedagogy, Singer-Songwriter, Music Business, and Music Theory.

I work with pre-professional and professional singers, musicians, and performers who want to develop a reliable, expressive voice that holds up in real performance environments. My approach balances strong technical foundations with musical and stylistic clarity, helping singers build stamina, consistency, and confidence under pressure.

Hello! My name is Tyler Seton, I am 34, and I am a vocal coach based out of RI. I started singing in middle school choir and got bit by the bug. I started doing musicals and various plays and continued to do so through college where I got my BFA in Musical Theatre. I was in NJ All State Choir for 4 years and All Eastern Choir where I was 1st Tenor 2.

Gina is known by her students as a patient, fun and engaging teacher. She is a touring and recording multi-instrumentalist, and loves to share her expertise on these instruments with students of all levels and ages. She really enjoys helping students find their own musical voices, in addition to honing their technical skills and knowledge.

At a young age Jon Sheckler is proving to be a well versed musician and a up and coming band leader. As a drummer, Jon has played with some of today's leading musicians and entertainers including New Zealand Entertainers Ash Puriri and Chris "The Voice" Prowley, Australian pianists Ashley Curruthers and Trevor Jones, trumpeter Clay Jenkins (Clayton Hamilton JO), award winning…

My goal is to inspire creativity, and a love for playing. I began playing the guitar at age 13. Classic rock bands such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and the Beatles, as well as blues guitarists Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton, are my early musical influences. My love for music really bloomed when I started writing songs, and performing in bands in High School and College.