| We
have asked celebrities in the music industry and related fields to
tell us about themselves and why they support students creating music
and art. You can e-mail them, and they can offer you their advice
on everything from technique tips to music career strategies. |
 Don
Miggs, singer, songwriter and guitarist for the band
MiGGS, has the following advice for aspiring musicians: "do not
look for lucky breaks. make them. be the only person who could be
in that position because you deserve it, you've worked for it and
it's who you are. decide if you are a musician or someone who plays
music. there is a big difference." |
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- Steve Adams
ALO Bassist & Vocalist
- Sarine Balian
Vocalist & Percussionist
- Larry Batiste
Producer, Performer, Songwriter
- Cindy Blackman
Jazz, Rock & Funk Drummer
- Dick Bright
Big Band Leader & Violinist
- Taylor Eigsti
Jazz Pianist
- Dave Ellis
Jazz Saxophonist
- Chris Embree
Tour Manager for LUCE
- Dann Friedman
Entrain Saxophonist
- Mike Greensill & Wesla
Whitfield
Jazz Pianist/Arranger & Singer
- Jake Heggie
Pianist and Composer
- Mike Kappus
President, Rosebud Agency
- Raman Kia
Buddahead Singer & Guitarist
- Greg Lamboy
Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist
- Marshall Lamm
Public Relations Executive
- Shelley Lazar
Owner, SLO Limited
- Dennis McNally
Grateful Dead Publicist
- Don Miggs
MiGGs Singer/Writer/Guitarist
- Michael Morgan
Director, East Bay Symphony
- Chloe Pang
Classical Pianist
- Max Perkoff
Jazz Trombonist & Pianist
- Josh Roseman
Trombonist & Composer
- Merl Saunders, Jr.
Executive Director, NARAS-SF
- Frederica von Stade
Opera Singer
- Michael Versace
Sound Engineer, Spearhead
- Lisa Vroman
Phantom of the Opera Star
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 Since
her beginnings as a New York street performer, Cindy
Blackman's rising star has been seen by millions of people
all over the world performing with her own group, as well as with
Lenny Kravitz for ten years. Cindy has also released a music education
video, Multiplicity.
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 Trombonist
and composer Josh Roseman
has eclectic musical leanings that include jazz, funk and groove.
His advice: "Be relentless, ambitious, demanding, listen and
take very good care of each other. When you find something that sustains
you, drink deeply, make it a part of yourself and prepare your response." |
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