Pat Kelley headlines first annual Chet Baker Festival
Pat Kelley, senior lecturer in USC Thornton’s Studio Guitar program, headlined at the first annual Chet Baker Jazz Festival on October 10, 2015. The event was held in Yale, Oklahoma, the birthplace of the renowned jazz trumpeter and vocalist. Kelley and his trio performed in one of several concerts honoring Baker’s musical legacy.
Alumnus Terry Carter releases second educational music app
USC Thornton Studio/Jazz Guitar alumnus Terry Carter (MM ’02), a Los Angeles-based guitarist, producer and educator, has released a new mobile app to parallel his Rock Like the Pro’s guitar book series. Users of the Rock Like the Pro’s app will have access to over 300 videos and lessons that cover the logistics of learning… Continue reading Alumnus Terry Carter releases second educational music app
Popular Music vocalist Malia Civetz performs with several orchestras
Malia Civetz, a senior in the USC Thornton Popular Music program, will perform as a vocal soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony in a special concert of composer Steven Hackman‘s symphonic mash-up, “Beethoven + Coldplay.” Civetz also performed the work with the Indianapolis Symphony in January and was featured in Hackman’s “Bartok + Bjork” piece at… Continue reading Popular Music vocalist Malia Civetz performs with several orchestras
Music Industry alum co-produces new dance single
USC Thornton Music Industry alumnus Maxwell Goldman (BS ’15) has co-written and co-produced a new single for British dance music artist Gareth Emery. “Hands” was a collaboration with musicians Alastor (Fis Shkreli) and London Thor and received a wide digital release last month. The track was performed by Gareth Emery at the closing ceremony of… Continue reading Music Industry alum co-produces new dance single
SMPTV student Jacques Brautbar receives ASCAP scholarship
Jacques Brautbar (BA ’15), currently a graduate student of the USC Thornton Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television (SMPTV) program, has been awarded the Betty Rose Scholarship in Film Scoring from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). This scholarship is awarded annually to a selected student in the ASCAP Foundation Composer-in-Residence Program… Continue reading SMPTV student Jacques Brautbar receives ASCAP scholarship
Bruce Forman’s jazz trio profiled in Glendale News-Press
USC Thornton faculty member and internationally acclaimed jazz guitarist Bruce Forman will perform with his jazz trio on Aug. 26, at Burbank’s Viva Cantina. The group, known as Bruce Forman’s Trio, will perform songs from their latest album entitled “The Book of Forman,” which the Glendale News-Press has already lauded for its fierce and authentic… Continue reading Bruce Forman’s jazz trio profiled in Glendale News-Press
Jazz alumnus featured guest on Jazz Access podcast
Trumpeter and USC Thornton Jazz Studies alumnus Walt Simonsen (MM ’06, DMA ’10) was a featured guest on the Jazz Access podcast, on which he talked about the experience of being a professional jazz musician in Los Angeles and reflected about his time at USC. Simonsen leads a trumpet quintet called Trumpetology, which will release… Continue reading Jazz alumnus featured guest on Jazz Access podcast
Jazz Studies faculty pay tribute to Jaco Pastorius at Hollywood Bowl
Several USC Thornton Jazz Studies faculty members performed on stage at the Hollywood Bowl on August 12, 2015, as part of a tribute to the late electric-bass legend, Jaco Pastorius. Among the many esteemed featured musicians were Peter Erskine, director of USC Thornton Drumset Studies, Bob Mintzer, chair of the Jazz Studies program, and saxophonist… Continue reading Jazz Studies faculty pay tribute to Jaco Pastorius at Hollywood Bowl
Todd Brabec
Todd Brabec, former Executive Vice President and Director of Worldwide Membership for ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), is the co-author (with his brother Jeff, Vice President of Business Affairs for Chrysalis Music Group) of the best selling music business book Music Money and Success: the Insiders Guide to Making Money in… Continue reading Todd Brabec
Jeffrey Brabec
Jeffrey Brabec is Vice President of Business Affairs for BMG Chrysalis, representing the catalogues of popular artists such as: OutKast, David Bowie, My Morning Jacket, Sheryl Crow, John Denver, Blondie, Paul Anka, Billy Idol, Jethro Tull, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, A3 (“The Sopranos” theme), Dan Wilson, TV on the Radio, Ray LaMontagne, Danger Mouse, and… Continue reading Jeffrey Brabec