Rachael began playing the piano at 3 years old after her parents discovered she had perfect pitch. She grew up training in the Suzuki Method, and took extensive lessons in classical and jazz piano. Rachael became very interested in musical theater, and by her Junior in college at USC, she became the first undergraduate musical director of a mainstage musical. After graduating college, Rachael became certified as an SLS instructor after studying the technique since 1995.  Rachael also began to write music professionally. She began to write musicals for Garry Marshall’s Falcon Theatre in Burbank and has her fourth musical running there now.

Franki is a classically trained pianist and has been playing the piano since the age of five. She has composed music for television and film including a recent project for Tony Kaye, director of "American History X". A documentary based on Franki and her music "The Franki Love Story" is in development. Besides her inspirational shows on stage (accompanied by world top musicians), she also was handpicked by Sony Japan to be the vocalist on the new Sony Playstation game: "Wild Arms 4" and just finished vocals on a new Doritos commercial.

Andrea Stolpe is a multi-platinum recorded songwriter, performing artist, and educator.  She has worked as a staff writer for EMI, Almo-Irving, and Universal Music Publishing, with songs recorded by such artists as Faith Hill, Josh Gracin, Daniel Lee Martin, Julianne Hough, and Steve Azar.  Andrea is the author and instructor of Commercial Songwriting Techniques, part of Berklee Music’s online songwriting program.  Recently released in fall of 2007, her book Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling describes how to apply a unique process for uniting our artistic voice with the commercial market. 

Fiercely talented Joshua Alamu's CV reads like a who's who of the  London Music Scene, working with critically acclaimed artists such as  The Band with No Name, West Life, Will Young, 911, Daniel  Beddingfield, All Saints and Joss Stone to name but a few. Joshua has  also firmly cemented a name for himself as one of London's most sought  after Vocal Coaches. Joshua is trained and Certified in the Speech  Level Singing technique taught exclusively by The Seth Riggs  Organisation in Los Angels  (Michael Jackson, Madonna, Lionel Ritchie  etc . . .) and has worked on the hugely popular Pop Idol for ITV and  been vocal coach to BBC's Just The Two of Us, Channel 4's Musicool for  T4 and BBC One's DanceX.

There comes a point in every artist's life when they need to go beyond  simply scratching the surface and truly invest every ounce of their  soul in the creative process. Though powerhouse vocalist Rachael  Lampa's consistently belted out reflections from the heart, this self-titled outing finds her letting loose with no holds barred abandon,  upping the expository level and relating to her audience with new  found candor and maturity.

For the first time in the 19-year-old singer's career, Lampa's taken  to the songwriting circuit where she's co-penned each of her new  disc's eleven tracks. It's the latest inventive chapter of a career  that's already sold over 600,000 CDs between 2002's Kaleidoscope and  the 2000 debut Live For You (which have subsequently spawned the 
number one singles "Blessed," "Shaken," "God Loves You" and "Live For You").   

"The events of my life in the past year have really prepared me for  this record and shown me the importance of simple honesty in life, and  in this case, my music," says the four time Dove nominee and winner of  2001's Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year for "Blessed." "I have  always had journals and collected my thoughts in ways of writing.

After a while, it's hard not to talk about the things that I feel so  strongly about and how crucial faith is in everything."

Indeed the last few years of Lampa's life have been a whirlwind,  filled primarily with non-stop touring and the sessions for this  recording, though she also found time to graduate high school and move  out on her own. Despite living a seemingly different lifestyle in the  recording industry and practically growing up in the spotlight, this  songbird has always maintained a decorum of normalcy.

Dave Barrus was featured on Broadway in LES MISERABLES and CHESS with Josh Groban. He was Gaston in the Disney/MGM Studios production of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. He was seen as Tony in WEST SIDE STORY, Joseph in JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHINCOLOR DREAMCOAT, Anthony in SWEENEY TODD, Miles Gloriosus in A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM and Demetrius in A MID-SUMMER NIGHTS DREAM. He played the title role in “The Scarecrow” animated Feature film which is available on video and DVD. Dave is an acclaimed singer/songwriter who has recorded three CD's for Shadow Mountain Records: “Onstage”, “Onstage II” and “Beautiful Savior”.

He was awarded the 1999 Pearl Award for Best New Artist and Best Male Vocalist and the Connecticut Critics Circle Award for his leading role in THE BOYS NEXT DOOR at the Connecticut Reparatory Theatre. Dave has appeared nationally at Sundance Theater, Pioneer Theater and The Ordway among other regional stages. After living and performing in New York City , Dave now makes his home in Los Angeles where he is in production for a new solo album of his own songs.

As Program Director, Dave shares his industry insights through his wide experience as a performer, recording artist, song writer and teacher.

Adam Hunter most recently starred in the 1 st National Tour of Disney's THE LION KING as Timon. On Broadway, Adam appeared in the original cast of Baz Luhrmann's production of LA BOHEME*. Other Broadway roles include Mother's Younger Brother in RAGTIME and Feuilly/Marius in the 10 th Anniversary Production of LES MISERABLES. He was also seen on Broadway in DREAMGIRLS* and stood by for Josh Groban in Chess. Off-Broadway, Adam starred in the smash hit I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE and performed in workshops for the 2econd Stage and Roundabout Theaters. He was featured on the 2002 Tony Awards broadcast live on CBS. His favorite regional roles include the Courier in 1776, George in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE and Marvin in FALSETTOS.

In Concert, Adam has sung with Sutton Foster, Audra MacDonald, David Miller (IL DIVO) Betty Buckley, Kristin Chenoweth, Douglas Sills, Susan Egan, Heather Headley and Barbara Cook. After graduating from the University of Michigan's famed Musical Theater program, Adam lived in Manhattan's West Village until he relocated to Los Angeles in 2005. Currently, Adam is in development with No. 11 Media for his own sitcom. He continues to perform in clubs and concerts having done stand-up comedy with Bob Saget, Jeff Garlin, Paula Poundstone and Howie Mandel and opened for Jewel at UCLA's “Rejoyce at Royce”.

*Cast Recordings

Michael A. Aczon has practiced entertainment law and personally managed select clients since 1983. As a lawyer, he has represented a variety of clients in virtually every musical genre from unsigned local artists to multi-platinum artists and writers to L.A. and Nashville-based companies. His management clients have developed into “career artists” in a variety of mediums and have reached international recognition for their artistry.

Says KGO Radio Host/San Francisco Examiner writer Edie Sellers, “Aczon is bright, funny and supremely knowledgeable. He possesses that too rare ability to distill complicated issues of entertainment law and convey them in a clear, storyteller language we all can understand.” Michael's book “The Professional Musician's Legal Companion” published by Thomson/Hal Leonard is quickly becoming a “must-have” for musicians of all levels of experience and success in the Industry. He has been a columnist for Guitar Player Magazine and Electronic Musician Magazine and is a contributing writer to the book “The Independent Working Musician” by Mary Cosola.

Michael is a member of the Music and Recording Industry faculties at San Francisco State University and Diablo Valley College . He has served on the National Entertainment Law Initiative Committee for the Recording Academy and is a member of the San Francisco Chapter's Urban Outreach Committee. He often lectures at various colleges, law schools, and music industry seminars nationwide.

For those of you wanting to get a workout and learn about the music business at the same time, you can join Michael running on a nearby trail at the crack of dawn just about every morning during the summer program.

Loren Israel grew up in Hollywood, California, and later moved to the  San Fernando Valley. His start in the music industry began when he  played in several bands starting at the age of 15. He went on tour, he  opened for every band from Bad Religion, to the Sugarcubes, to Soul  Asylum, Social Distortion, the Damned, and the Smithereens. One of the  bands he was in that did pretty well was called One Day, where he  played guitar and wrote songs. Then he switched gears, went to  college. However, he could not stay away from music and put on several  benefit concerts because he enjoyed it. This led to him being scouted  by an A&R executive who saw him at these shows, and ended up offering  Loren an internship at Capitol Records. A few years later, Loren was  offered a permanent job at Capitol as an A&R executive.

As an A&R executive for Capitol, Loren brought Less Than Jake, Jimmy  Eat World, and Annie Stella. He independently produced and signed The  Hippos to Interscope Records, Automatic 7 to A&M / Vagrant Records and  Jason Morphew to Sony Music. He was as an A&R consultant to Jimmy Eat 
World's self-titled CD for DreamWorks.

Outside of Capitol Records, Loren began developing independent artists  in 2001. He worked extensively with Rock Kills Kid from 2001-2004 and  produced and managed the band's first EP release on Fearless Records 
in 2003. This led to the band being signed to Reprise Records and in  2006 released their first major record label record, Are You Nervous.

Loren also scouted and developed the Plain White T's. He produced and  managed the bands first two albums Stop (2001) and All That We  Needed(2005). He was directly responsible for the band establishing a  marketing presence on Myspace with 200,000+ friends. The popularity of  the band garnered them a deal with Hollywood Records in 2006 and  released Every Second Counts September, 2006.

In addition, Loren worked on Sugarcult's 2006 Album Lights Out  released in September.

Loren currently does A&R consulting for Virgin Records, Epic Records,  and Warner Bros. Records, and also runs two companies. The first, Band  Boot Camp, is where Loren personally assists artists in the areas of  songwriting, stage presence, and self marketing in a one-day workshop  in a studio in Hollywood. Second, his Music Mentor Program, allows him  to work with emerging artists on a longer basis.

Thomas Chock is a certified 6 Advisors™ Coach/Facilitator.  He earned his MBA from Brigham Young University in 2005, focusing in Organizational Behavior.  Though his favorite vocation is as a Life & Success Coach, Thomas received a bachelor’s degree in film, worked at an advertising agency in San Francisco, and he continues to use his talents in film and video production.  Thomas grew up amidst the rich cultural heritage of Hawaii performing in dance and song. 

He continues to cherish and share his culture while staying physically active playing basketball and participating in karate with his four children.  He enjoys helping his wife, Rebecca, build her voice studio and progress in her SLS Certification.

Michele is one of the leading figures in vocal jazz education today. She has earned international recognition through a diverse set of talents as  arranger, teacher, singer and pianist.

With dozens of published vocal arrangements to her credit (Hal Leonard, Shawnee Press, Alfred Publishing and others,) plus works for big band and orchestra, Michele is a prolific arranger. In 2004, she also launched her own online publishing company, "MichMusic."  Professional ensembles performing her work include New York Voices, M-Pact, Beachfront Property, Chanticleer, Voice Trek, the Boston Pops,  and the Buffalo, Cincinnati and Pacific Symphonies. Michele's music has been featured on the Shari Lewis TV show, Disney's "101 Dalmations"  Sing-along CD, and the Holland America Cruise line.

A former member of the Grammy-nominated vocal group "The PM Singers," Michele frequently performs as featured guest vocalist at various jazz festivals.  As a pianist, she has toured extensively with a variety of artists, including singer Bobby Vinton. In her role as Music Supervisor for the DreamWorks film, "Prince of Egypt," she journeyed through Europe and Asia overseeing music production for the film's foreign language dubs. Her solo CD with jazz guitarist Bruce Forman is titled, "The Sound of Music."

Currently serving on the faculty of UCLA, Michele has previously taught USC, CSU Long Beach, and the Phil Mattson School.  Highly respected as a teacher and clinician, her work has taken her to more than 20 countries around the globe. Recent notable  presentations include the World Choral Symposium, the IAJE Conference, and the ACDA National Conference.

Michele's educational book/CD sets, "Vocal Improvisation" and "Jazz Singer's Handbook"are available worldwide. Her new book/CD Set, "Jazz Piano Handbook"(Alfred Pubs.) was released in January, 2008.

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Michele Rundgren is a self professed "Has Been". She "has been" a Circus Trapeze Artist, a Singer & Dancer on Broadway, a member of the rock band "The Tubes", and back-up singer for husband Todd Rundgren. She has appeared many times on "The David Letterman Show" and on MTV. Michele currently hosts a PBS radio show heard throughout the world every Friday @ www.kkcr.org called “Michele Rundgren’s Rock & Roll Happy Hour”.