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Dylan Smith
As a senior managing consultant and principal data scientist, Dylan leads teams of data scientists to design, develop, and deploy custom data-driven enterprise software solutions for Fortune 100 clients. On a personal note, Dylan is an avid cyclist, aspiring tennis player, and classically-trained musician. Dylan resides in his hometown of Seattle with wife Brittany (also…
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Seth Wright
Seth Wright is a future shaper. One of the major highlights of his career thus far is being hired as director of music systems for Camouflaj Studios based out of Seattle, Washington. Camouflaj is a cutting-edge producer of virtual reality video games. Seth most recently worked as music designer for Marvel’s Ironman VR where he worked…
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Sean Connors
Sean Connors is an Ensemble Member and Technical Director of Third Coast Percussion. He has performed with Amphion Percussion, the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, eighth blackbird, the International Contemporary Ensemble, Signal, and Metropolis Ensemble, and he was the percussionist for 2 summers with the prestigious Aspen Music Festival Contemporary Ensemble. As an educator, Sean served…
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Katrina Potts
Katrina (Leshan) Potts is a versatile professional with a background in both music and business. Born in Michigan and raised in Las Vegas, Katrina developed a passion for music at a young age and went on to earn a Bachelor of Music Performance with Honors from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and a Master’s Degree…
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Alexa Tarantino
Alexa has appeared with a wide variety of ensembles including the Wynton Marsalis Septet, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Cecile McLorin Salvant Quintet and OGRESSE ensembles, Ulysses Owens Jr.’s Generation Y and Big Band, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, and leads the Alexa Tarantino Quartet.…
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Ashley Danyew
Ashley Danyew, Ph.D., is a musician, educator, writer, and entrepreneur. She writes a blog for church musicians and music educators and hosts the podcast, Field Notes on Music Teaching and Learning. Ashley has taught over 600 students through her online courses and maintains a private piano studio. In 2020, Ashley and her husband, Steve co-founded…
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Benjamin Guerrero
Benjamin Guerrero is currently adjunct faculty at Eastern Mennonite University and Preparing Future Faculty Fellow at James Madison University where he teaches music technology courses. Ben is also a PhD student in the Music Teaching and Learning department at the Eastman School of Music. Ben earned a Bachelor’s in Drum Set Performance and Contemporary Writing…
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Brett Copeland
Brett Copeland is a tuba player, educator, composer, and music technologist living in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. He is a private lesson teacher and maintains a tuba and euphonium studio. Brett also teaches guitar, bass, music production, and composition lessons privately. Brett is the tubist and founding member of Flower City Brass, a brass quintet…
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Katie Hagen
Katie Hagen is a versatile violist, performing on both modern and period instruments. She’s recently appeared in performances with West Edge Opera, California Bach Society, Chora Nova, and the Stockton Symphony, among others. Katie completed concurrent undergraduate degrees in viola performance and physics at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Case Western Reserve University and…
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Richard Li
Richard holds BM, MM, and Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music, along with an MBA from Georgetown University. At LionTree, Richard advises leading technology and media companies on mergers & acquisitions and other transformational deal structures.
