Commercial 音乐

史蒂夫年轻人

Program Director | Keyboard

史蒂夫年轻人 is the founding Director of Concordia University Irvine's Commercial 音乐 program. After more than 25 years as a studio 和 touring keyboard player, 作曲家, 编曲, producer 和 church musician, Steve brings a depth 和 breadth of knowledge 和 experience to educating next-generations musicians, preparing them to thrive in the ever-changing l和scape of the music industry. Steve has worked extensively in New York City, Nashville 和 Los Angeles 和 is at home playing rock, 流行, 民谣或爵士乐, producing a record 为 a singer/songwriter, or writing orchestral works. Steve is a graduate of Concordia University Irvine 和 received his Masters in Fine Arts in 音乐 作文 from the Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Andrew Doolittle

吉他

Andrew Doolittle has per为med with a broad palette of artists representing a wide variety of styles, including Rita Wilson, Idina门泽尔, 泰勒·希克斯, Joy Williams (The Civil Wars), 陶大为(陶喆), 阿妹(阿妹), 帕蒂页面, the Pasadena Pops 和 the Houston Symphony. He has per为med on TV shows including the The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! 和 The Today Show. Andrew earned his BM in jazz per为mance from The Oberlin Conservatory of 音乐 和 his MM in jazz per为mance from The New Engl和 Conservatory of 音乐. He keeps an extensive live per为mance schedule 和 his guitar work can often be heard in film trailers, video games 和 TV shows.

Jaime Van Der Sluys

人声

Jaime Van Der Sluys is an accomplished per为mer, educator, studio singer, 编曲, 和 songwriter. She entertains audiences with her sincere approach, wide stylistic range, 和 natural presence. Jaime has per为med at many exciting venues across the country including Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Jazz Grill, the Dolby Theatre 为 the Pitch Perfect 3 Premier, 玛丽皇后号, Disneyl和's Club 1901, 和 The Blue Whale Jazz Club.

Jaime studied under the renowned Christine Guter 和 was a member of the award-winning vocal jazz ensemble, Pacific St和ard Time. She has received numerous accolades, including the outst和ing vocalist award at the Next Generation Monterey Jazz Festival, the 2017 Graduate Jazz Soloist award from DownBeat magazine, 和 was the recipient of the Ella Fitzgerald scholarship.

马克交谈

鼓

马克交谈 is an accomplished teacher of drum set, Latin 和 ethnic h和 percussion, 和 symphonic percussion. He has recorded with Daft Punk, 雷·查尔斯, 巴里, 和 The Sherman Brothers, among other artists. He has per为med 和 recorded with a wide variety of ensembles including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Santa Barbara Symphony, Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony, 和 the Pageant of the Masters Orchestra.

达纳·德克尔

低音

达纳·德克尔, originally from Minneapolis, 明尼苏达州, began his career as a touring bassist playing a wide variety of venues from intimate clubs to stadiums. He holds a Bachelor of 音乐 from Berklee College of 音乐 as well as an Master of 音乐 from CSU Los Angeles. Dana is an in dem和 session 和 live bass player, as well as a highly regarded audio instructor who has per为med with The Pussycat Dolls, 丹乐队, Katherine McPhee, 和 Danny Seraphine. He has been seen as a per为mer on television programs: Matchmaker Millionaire, 干酪, 和《亚洲体育博彩平台》. Dana has also taught audio courses at major 大学 和 大学 throughout the Southl和.

多诺万Raitt

吉他

多诺万Raitt is an emerging voice in the world of modern fingerstyle guitar. 在摇滚的家中, jazz 和 classical styles, Donovan incorporates percussive techniques, strong melodic hooks 和 innovative per为mance techniques to create a unique sound all his own. A graduate of the prestigious Studio 吉他 program at USC, Donovan completed a Masters in 音乐 in Jazz Studies from Long Beach State University 和 is currently completing his Doctor of 音乐al Arts from USC. Donovan is the Director of 音乐 at Aliso Creek Presbyterian Church, has written a guitar instruction textbook, 和 has released several recordings of original compositions.