After performing at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival in April, alumnus Will Sturgeon’s band, brightener, won the Tachevah Music Showcase in May. Sturgeon (BM ‘12) is a graduate of the USC Thornton program in Popular Music.
In addition to performing, Sturgeon works with Coachella Valley youth as the Assistant Music Director for the Academy of Music Performance, a music education program that develops pop performance skills in musicians from grades 6-11.