Alumnotes

Roger Aldridge of Olney, MD, hosts a monthly one-hour program on Rich Pulin’s Internet radio show. Each episode has a theme that features a selection of Aldridge’s original music. Visit rogeraldridge.com.

Tony Corman of Berkeley, CA, and his 17-piece jazz orchestra, the Morchestra, performed concerts featuring jazz singers Jackie Ryan and Nicolas Bearde. Corman, the band’s arranger, is married to pianist Laura Klein ’77. Visit facebook.com/morchestra.

Candace Avery of Nashville, TN, was a 2016 finalist for the International Songwriting Competition (ISC).

Composer Joel Goodman of Topanga, CA, penned the scores for the documentaries Shadowman and Hell on Earth, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April. He also scored Obit, which received theatrical debuts in Los Angeles and New York.

Wendy Little of Los Angeles, CA, is a musician as well as a painter and photographer specializing in gothic art. Visit wendylittleart.com.

Rob De Luca of New York City is in his 10th year of playing bass for the legendary British rock band, UFO. De Luca performed on the band’s two most recent albums, and also plays with the Sebastian Bach Band. De Luca has built the world’s largest vintage bass website listing of 10,000 instruments, amplifiers, and more. Visit VintageBassWorld.

Anthony Schultz of Westwood, MA, is the owner and operator of Big T Productions, a full service production company offering audio recording and music production services for a range of clients. Visit bigtproductions.com.

Ted Armstrong of Northborough, MA, will handle the keyboard chores on a tour with Billy Gilman, the runner-up on season 11 of The Voice. The tour will crisscross the United States.

Rob Macomber of Carmel, NY, received Grammy nominations for two albums he recorded and mixed. Last year, Macomber won a Latin Grammy for engineering Paquito D’Rivera’s Jazz Meets the Classics.

Ivan Bodley of New York City, purchased his first apartment in Forest Hills. A working bassist, Bodley has played with Sam Moore, Darlene Love, Little Anthony, the Shirelles, and others, and in Broadway pit orchestras. Visit funkyboy.net.

Alfred Hochstrasser of Cos Cob, CT, is the executive producer and owner of Music Beast, a music production company in Manhattan specializing in original music for advertising. He has worked with such artists as Britney Spears, Smokey Robinson, Cyndi Lauper, and others. Visit musicbeast.com.

Gilson Schachnik of Brookline, MA, just released a two-part video lesson in Portuguese about applying the Barry Harris harmonic concept to Brazilian Music. Visit mymusicmasterclass.com.

Samantha Skripko of Manasquan, NJ, is the proud mother of 13-year-old twins and a 10-year-old son that are involved with songwriting, performing, and music technology. Skripko is also teaching and performing music. Visit soundcloud.com/samanthakane.

Dan Belleville of Midland, MI, composed music for season four of the art show Your Brush with Nature, which can be streamed on Netflix. Mike Burke ’93 mastered the theme music used at the beginning and end of each episode. Visit danbellevillemusic.com.

Kristin Bidwell of Baltimore, MD, has opened Fluency 34, a high-end guitar and bass shop. The store hosts jams, clinics, and other events throughout the year. Visit fluency34.com.

Guitarist and composer Andy Bianco of Brooklyn, NY, performed in Greece in June at the Athens Jazz Festival with the Nickel and Dime OPS, a nine-piece jazz hip-hop group. The group is recording a new album featuring one of Bianco’s original compositions. Visit andybiancomusic.com.

Songwriter Eve Fleishman of San Francisco, CA, released her second solo album, Atmospheric Epic. The backing musicians include Nomad Ovunc ’04 and Keith Cochrane ’82.

Guitarist Aurélien Budynek of New York City completed a European tour with Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg, and shows in South America opening for Guns N’ Roses. Budynek is also an active sub for Broadway pit orchestras. Visit aurelienbudynek.com.

Carley Martin of Overland Park, KS, and her husband, Mark Verbeck released their second roots-blues album, Little Tortuga. The album is receiving airplay on radio stations nationwide. Visit scotchhollowmusic.com.

Yunjae Lee of Seoul, South Korea, is a sound designer for Samsung Electronics and worked on the Galaxy S8. To learn more, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuce2moGNcA.

Julien Baraness of London, England, is the cofounder of the public relations company Lost in the Manor, which also books live music events in venues all across London. Baraness was the in-house engineer for the venues the Finsbury from 2012–2015 and the Victoria from 2015–2017.

Danielle Deckard of Sidney, Australia released This Is How I Dance, her third EP and her first to include studio recordings of cover songs. Visit http://www.danilelledeckard.com.

Zoe Hillengas of Philadelphia, PA, cowrote the single “Livewire” with Australian singer/songwriter Anikiko. The song was produced by Keath Lowry and is available on all download and streaming sites. Hillengas is a signed as a writer to Groove Control Productions. Visit gcdigi.com.

Maria Kowalski of Nashville, TN, traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, with the U.S. Department of State for a tour.

Pianist Yakir Arbib and drummer Roberto Giaquinto ’13, both of Rome, Italy, released the duo album titled Sketches on the Radio, a collection of live, spontaneous improvisations. The duo toured the East Coast of the United States in March. Arbib also appeared as the soloist in his own piano concerto with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and was the subject of a documentary that aired several times on Italian television. He also recently won the Montreux International Piano Solo Competition and has released his first solo piano recording.