Instructors | Seattle

Chris has been a professional musician and educator in the Seattle music community for nearly 30 years. Along with being a touring artist throughout most of the US and other parts of the world, Chris has come to be known and well respected as a trumpet player, bandleader, composer, arranger, producer and teacher.

James is an Award Winning Music Composer/ Producer / Sound Designer/ Certified Logic Pro trainer who has successfully delivered professional Music Productions, Publishing, Artist Management and Training Courses internationally.

Casey K is a singer, songwriter, producer, and multi instrumentalist. She first started in the music industry as a session singer and from there grew to open her own publishing company, Headcase Entertainment.

Matthew Engst is a Pop and Hip-Hop producer, songwriter and synth enthusiast from Vancouver, Canada. In 2004, he was signed to Warner Chappell Sweden with his electro pop duo, Killabite. Their first single entitled, 'Follow Me Home,' was co-written by Swedish producers, Axwell (Swedish House Mafia) and Alexander Kronlund (co-wrote Britney Spears hit singles, 'Lucky' and 'Til The World Ends.'). The song had success in Europe with radio play and tours throughout Scandinavia.

Jamaal Taylor, known by his stage name as Cy Kosis. After graduating high school and attending a more traditional university, Cy decided he would pursue a music career full time.

Cosmic Quest is a producer whose music has been described as ethereal, cosmic, infinite, and blissful.

Darryl Swann is a GRAMMY® Award-winning producer. His first major label release with Motown group was 'Pretty in Pink', just before his own group 'Cultural Revolution' got signed with Sony with the release 'Nite & Day', which was on the soundtrack to the John Singleton-directed film 'Poetic Justice'.

Known as a pioneer of electronic music, Matthew Kratz (aka Kraddy) is one of the most innovative and remarkable artists of his day.

Daniel Rosenwald is a DJ, music producer, and dance music lover. He grew up in a budding electronic music scene, first becoming inspired by festivals like Winterfresh, Monster Massive, and EDC. Years later, after relentlessly studying the crafts of DJing and music production, Daniel has performed internationally in the Bahamas, at colleges across the US, and in clubs under the Cherry Beach moniker. As one half of pop EDM duo Cherry Beach, Daniel has racked up over 3M streams on his remixes and gained support from artists such as The Chainsmokers, Cheat Codes, and Matoma. With extensive knowledge in DJing and music production, Daniel brings his expertise to the classroom to help students achieve their musical aspirations.

Bossy Boots/Elinah is a DJ, movement teacher and multidisciplinary artist. Elinah has always had a passion for music, dancing and nightlife. DJing favorite tunes, and making people dance is all tied together.

R Cole is a multi-genre producer and DJ, specializing in left-field Breaks, Techno, Electro, and UK Bass. Originally from Colorado, he applies 14+ years of experience to teaching, producing and performing.

Josh Brooks (PZB) has performed at some of LA’s premier clubs such as Exchange LA, Avalon, Dim Mak Studios supporting acts such as Captial Cities, Cassian, Justin Jay, Mystery Skulls and more.

PJ Sledge is a producer and DJ who has risen through the ranks quickly with his clever remixes and energetic DJ sets including a recent appearance at Boiler Room LA 19 under the moniker 'Colta' along with an eclectic set at Low End Theory.

Josh Garcia aka Modus has built a steady reputation for being one of the most prominent up-and-coming musical tastemakers, selectors, and producers on the underground music circuit. As a trained drummer and guitarist during his early years, Modus has since perfected his craft on the decks as well as in the studio.

Warren Russell-Smith is a GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer who has worked with some of the most iconic artists in music. His production and engineering credits include The Rolling Stones, Woody Guthrie, Fugazi, Rockstar Games, Minor Threat, Richie Havens, Tim Buckley, and many more.

Jerry DiPhillippo is a musician, engineer, performer. He has been playing in bands and making music his entire adult life, and releases original electronic music, remixes and performs as 'BigJerr'. 'BigJerr' is a high energy Trap/Glitch/Hype/Dubstep/Melbourne Bounce Producer/Performer. Having grown up playing instruments, Jerry has become particularly interested in 'Controllerism' and Finger Drumming, with primary focus on “Grid Controllers”. He custom-builds MIDI controllers of his own design, and is an Ableton Certified Trainer.