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Music and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and holds degrees in Orchestral Conducting and Piano Performance . He recently taught his first course at the Juilliard School entitled ‘ Fusion , Re-imagination and Revelation .’
India Carney
India Carney is an American singer , songwriter , vocal arranger , vocal coach and actress . A native of Brooklyn , New York , and graduate of LaGuardia Arts High ( The " FAME ") School , India finished her classical music training at UCLA . Before graduating college , India made her national television debut on NBC ’ s Emmy Award-winning series , The Voice – Season Eight . She wowed audiences and four highly acclaimed celebrity judges as the Top 5 Artist with her passionate vocal performances . This New York City native toured with award-winning pop artist , Katy Perry , and has sung for GRAMMY-award winning artists , including Dua Lipa , Mariah Carey , Justin Bieber , Lady Gaga , Billie Eilish , Meghan Trainor , H . E . R ., and will be joining Christina Aguilera this summer . She has performed at the VMAs , GRAMMY Awards , BET Awards , The Ellen Degeneres Show and Coachella . As a vocal coach , she worked with the singers of American Idol – Season 4 ( 2021 ) and Alter Ego – Season 1 ( 2021 ). You can hear India ' s voice on the American Express 2020 Holiday campaign , " Small Lang Syne ," and featured on the new video game , Forspoken ( 2022 ).
India Carney
Andrew Lipke
Andrew Lipke is a Philadelphia-based , South African-born composer , producer , arranger , conductor , vocalist , multiinstrumentalist , and educator active in many styles across multiple genres .
Lipke has composed works for ensembles such as The Aizuri String Quartet , Carpe Diem String Quartet , Choral Arts Philadelphia , The Philadelphia Bach Collegium , and many others .
Lipke has released seven selfproduced albums of original music and has also produced dozens of recordings for artists in the Philadelphia region .
Lipke has worked extensively with American singer-songwriter Amos Lee . He has spent more than a decade touring the country with the highly successful Led Zeppelin tribute band Get the Led Out as keyboardist , guitarist , and vocalist and has also traveled extensively as vocalist with conductor and composer Steve Hackman ’ s symphonic synthesis Brahms X Radiohead , including performances with the Philadelphia , Pittsburgh , San Diego , Indianapolis , Colorado , Columbus , Charlotte , North Carolina , and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras .
Andrew is passionate about music education and has collaborated with several members of the Philadelphia Orchestra and other established local and regional musicians creating crossgenre presentations for under-served youth . Lipke was an Artist in Residence at Philadelphia ’ s Science and Leadership Academy and in residence with Philadelphia high school Hill Freedman World Academy , writing , arranging , producing , and recording albums of original music created in collaboration with the students , resulting in six critically acclaimed albums .
Lipke is currently at work on multiple projects including his first opera , The Foundling Wheel about the famed Ospedale della Pieta of Venice .
Andrew Lipke
Khalil Overton
Khalil Overton
Khalil Overton is an R & B rooted multiinstrumentalist and singer-songwriter from Philadelphia , PA . He attended the Girard Academic Music Program ( GAMP ) for three years , in addition to touring the world with the Keystone State Boychoir ( KSB ). After studying songwriting at Berklee College of Music in Boston , where his creative scope blossomed , Khalil moved to NYC to perform regularly as a dueling pianist in Times Square and as a front man for several corporate bands in the area . Khalil has shared stages with George Clinton ( Parliament Funkadelic ), Bernie Worrell , and Bilal , among others . Khalil now lives in Los Angeles where he is writing and recording his own original music .
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