Guest Faculty

Some of our classes and events feature local or national guest faculty.

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Tony Mason

Now with Bandwagon Presents, Tony is a widely known concert booker and promoter for medium and major venues in Colorado and Wyoming. His passion is helping local original artists become successful.

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Dr. Jon Skidmore

Dr. Skidmore has taught the course The Psychology of Music Performance at the Brigham Young University School of Music for over 30 years and co-authored the book Conquer Anxiety: How to Overcome Anxiety and Optimize your Performance. 

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Janelle Knespel

Janelle Knespel is the founder of JK Music Licensing, LLC and an accomplished music industry professional with over two decades of experience. She specializes in curating original scores and soundtracks for indie films and documentaries, including the successful placement of music in the independent film A Halloween Feast (2024). Janelle is involved in the film and music communities, including events like the Denver Film Festival and Telluride Film Festival.

Kelsy Lartius Miguel

A graduate of Berklee College of Music’s Music Business program, Kelsy is an artist development coach and also serves on the board of Women In Music Denver. 

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Eric Golden

A busy musician with his band playing over 250 gigs per year, the Colorado Country Music Hall of Fame recognized Eric as Best New Artist of 2019 and Performer of the Year in 2021.

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Josh D. Doyle

Josh D. Doyle is the owner of 3 Theory Music in LA. 3 Theory Music has written and recorded songs for major and indie label artists, singers from NBC’s “The Voice” and the hardest working independent artists out there. You have heard their music on spots by Toyota, Nike, Amazon, Verizon, AT&T and TV networks such as NBC, HBO, ABC and Showtime.

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Justine Blazer

Justine Blazer is a Multi-award winning, 6x #1 iTunes Charting, 2x Billboard Charting, Apple Music Charting, Music Row charting international producer, engineer, vocalist, songwriter, sync/TV composer and recording artist. She is the owner of a Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 Immersive studio called Ten7Teen Studios in Nashville, TN.  

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Vincent diPasquale

Vincent DiPasquale is a multi-platinum producer (Sony, Universal, Warner, Interscope, Geffen, Island, Def Jam. A&M Records, Ministry of Sound) and co-founder of FaderPro, an online education platform that enters the studios of the world’s best electronic music producers and DJs to learn their creative and production techniques that brought them global success.

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