California College of Music
California College of Music is a music college located in Pasadena, California. The school covers all aspects of contemporary music and recording arts, focusing in the areas of Music Performance, Engineering and Production, DJing and Turntable Technology, and Artist Development. In addition to guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, turntable, and voice programs, the school also offers private lessons on all instruments as well as demo recording services in its multiple recording studios.
History
Founded in 1999 as the Pasadena International Music Academy, with a curriculum developed by Uros Raskovski, the school moved to its current location at 42 S. Catalina, Pasadena CA 91106 in early 2008. For nearly ten years, CCM has drawn significant numbers of international students.
Faculty
Full time faculty:
- Dee Dee McNeil (voice)
- Brenda Pierce (voice)
- Phyllis Battle (voice)
- Uros Raskovski (guitar, theory)
- Lorenzo Grassi (guitar)
- Alexa Brinkschulte (drums)
- Ryan Brown (drums)
- Mark Mercury (piano)
- Yoel DeJesus (piano)
- Daniel Brummel (bass, theory)
- Paulo Gustavo (bass)
- Jerry 'Prince Kwame' Buckman (music production)
- Nick Ferrero(music production)
Chair of the Music Department
Chair of the Engineering and Production Department
Guest Instructors:
- Philip Ingram (voice)
- Barbara Morrison (voice)
- Arthur Adams (guitar)
- Brian Price (guitar)
- Stanley Jordan (guitar)
- Ndugu Chancler (drums)
- Tony Moore (drums)
- Bill Steinway (piano)
- Bobby Lyle (piano)
- David Enos (bass)
- David Hughes (bass)
- Ronnie Laws (bass)
- Paul Russo (bass)