#cppmusiccouches by Sarah Wallin Huff (editor)

Welcome to the season finale of #CPPMusicCouches! This week’s guest is our very own podcast editor, Sarah Wallin Huff! Sarah is a composer and violinist. At Cal Poly Pomona, she is the lecturer of the History of Music Technology courses. She is also a graduate of Cal Poly! In this episode of #CPPMusicCouches, we will explore how musicians used technology to create music during the pandemic. We will also be taking a look into Sarah’s recent music projects, including the new album “Tonal Eclipse” and a soundtrack for the independent film “I Spy A Foodie”.

Tom Luer is an adjunct professor of jazz and saxophone studies at Cal Poly Pomona. He is the director the jazz band and woodwind ensembles. In this episode of #CPPMusicCouches, we catch up on how life’s been through the pandemic, the obstacles of recording music remotely, and Tom’s “Project Popular”.

Kevin Lyman is the founder of the Kevin Lyman Group, an event production and brand strategy firm. His most notable productions include the Vans Warped Tour and Lollapalooza. Kevin is a CPP alumni, having graduated with a degree in Recreational Administration.

With the 63rd GRAMMY Awards® show coming up, you might be wondering how does an artist win an award. In this episode of #CPPMusicCouches, we’re sitting down with Dr. Shpachenko, the Department of Music’s piano professor in a discussion of becoming a GRAMMY® award-winning artist. Her 2019 piano album “The Poetry of Places” was awarded for Best Classical Compendium at the 62nd GRAMMY Awards®.

Dr. Jessie M. Vallejo is a musicologist, violinist, and mariachi musician. Dr. Vallejo is the Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology and Director of Mariachi Ensembles (Los Broncos y Los Caballeros) in Cal Poly Pomona’s Music Department. In this episode, we went over how to approach fieldwork in music, how she kept the school mariachis active during the fall semester, and baking pies!

Don’t fret! Go fretless with Buzz!

Goodbye, Dr. Yates!