Arrangers / Orchestrators
The arrangers/orchestrators listed below are marvelous artists we have interviewed on Behind The Mic. The images are links to the artist’s webpage or Facebook page for further information.
SHAMS AHMED
Producer, Arranger • Los Angeles CA
Shams is a producer, vocal arranger, and creative director in Los Angeles. Ahmed as an adjudicator for the Competition for Collegiate A Cappella and A Cappella Society.
ARMAND HUTTON
Vocalist, Arranger • Nashville TN
Grammy nominated arranger and CEO of Hutton Records. Formerly performed with Naturally 7.
AMANDA TAYLOR
Arranger, Director • Colorado
Amanda Taylor is an award-winning arranger specializing in vocal ensembles. Taylor is available as a guest clinician and adjudicator.
DAVID MADDUX
Composer, Arranger • California
Maddux is the vocal arranger for “An Evening in December”, as recorded by First Call.
DANNY FONG
Vocalist, Arranger • Toronto, Canada
Danny Fong is one of the vocal arrangers for the vocal sextet, ACCENT.
KERRY MARSH
Clinician, Vocalist • Colorado
Arranger/publisher specializing in music for vocal jazz ensembles and a member of the vocal quartet, Vertical Voices.
DEKE SHARON
Arranger • Los Angeles CA
Known as the “Father of Contemporary A Cappella,” Sharon is music director of The Sing-Off, 3 Pitch Perfect movies, and over 2,000 a cappella arrangements.
MICHELE WEIR
Arranger, Educator • Los Angeles CA
Arrangements for Manhattan Transfer, New York Voices and the Swingles. Pioneer in online teaching – founder of MusicHabit.com.
BEN BRAM
Arranger, Producer • Los Angeles CA
Grammy-winning arranger, producer, and music director including work for Pitch Perfect 1& 2, The Sing-Off, Glee, Lifetime, and MTV.
JAMES ROSE
Arranger, Clinican • London, England
Prolific arranger, composer, performer, producer & educator. Veteran performer of vocal harmony group, ACCENT.
JARED GRAVELY
Arranger • New York NY
Gravely is the bass and arranger for the vocal quintet, Highline Vocal Jazz.
WILLIS DELONY
Orchestrator • Baton Rouge LA
One of the nation’s leading classical / jazz crossover artists. Delony has appeared as a pianist and conductor with symphony orchestras.
ANDREW KESLER
Clinician, Vocalist • Los Angeles CA
Kesler is the award-winning Los Angeles Composer, Arranger, Engineer, Producer and member of the vocal sextet, ACCENT.
TIMOTHY C. TAKACH
Clinician, Vocalist • Minnesota MN
Award-winning Minneapolis composer is a professional choral singer/soloist and member of the vocal duo, NATION with his wife, Jocelyn Hagen.
NAN SCHWARTZ
Orchestrator/Composer • Los Angeles
Grammy winner, five-time Grammy nominee and seven-time Emmy nominee Nan Schwartz is considered a pioneer for women composer.
J.D. FRIZZELL
Conductor, Composer • Tennessee
Composer/conductor J.D. Frizzell is the Choir Director at Briarcrest Christian High School in Memphis, Tennessee.
TREY MCLAUGHLIN
Arranger, Director • Georgia
McLaughlin is the leader and director of the Columbus, Georgia based gospel choir, “Sounds of Zamar”
SIMON ÅKESSON
Vocalist, Arranger • Sweden
Simon Åkesson is one of the vocal arrangers for the vocal sextet, ACCENT.
J.B. CRAIPEAU
Vocalist, Arranger • France
J.B. is one of the vocal arrangers for the vocal sextet, ACCENT
GREG AMERIND
Educator, Arranger, Vocalist • Arizona
Music faculty at Mesa Community College and Estrella Mountain Community College.
VICTOR ZUPANC
Composer, Orchestrator
The Canadian-born Zupan is a composer, orchestrator, sound designer living in St. Paul, Minnesota. Zupanc works in a variety of genres and musical theater.
MARK FARNUM
Vocal Arranger, New York NY
An Ithaca College graduate, Mark Farnum is an audio engineer, producer, arranger, and vocalist with Highline Vocal Jazz.
SOO KYUNG KANG
Vocal Arranger, South Korea
Soo Kyung is the lead arranger for the South Korean vocal quintet, May Tree.
TERRENCE NISKA
Vocal Arranger • Minneapolis MN
Based in the Twin Cities, Niska is the vocalist/arranger for Five By Design and The Niskas. His arrangements are available through J.W. Pepper.
RAFAEL CARNEIRO
Arranger, Composer • Brazil
Based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Carneiro is the arranger for the vocal jazz ensemble, Sambaranda.
EMILY GAGGIANO
Arranger • New York NY
Emily is the alto/arranger for the New York-based vocal quintet Highline Vocal Jazz.
OLLIE LAMBERT
Arranger, Vocalist • London, England
Lambert is the artistic director/arranger for the Apex Singers specializing in traditional folk repertoire.
JORGE CALANDRELLI
Orchestrator • Los Angeles CA
Composer/arranger/conductor and six-time Grammy-winner who has worked with Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Michael Bublé, et al.
PHIL MATTSON
Educator, Arranger. Pianist
One of the major influencers in vocal jazz education. Mattson edited the vocal arrangements of Gene Puerling and the Hi-Lo’s.
ROGER EMERSON
Arranger, Composer • Mt. Shasta CA
Emerson is the most widely performed composer/arranger of popular choral music in the world today with over 900 choral titles.
DARMON MEADER
Arranger, Vocalist • New York NY
Meader is the arranger, vocalist, and saxophonist for the New York Voices.
JESPER HOLM
Conductor, Arranger • Denmark
Holm is director of the vocal jazz group, Touché and leadership at the Royal Academy of Music as well as at Codarts and Fontys conservatories.
JOCELYN HAGEN
Orchestrator, Arranger • Minnesota
A pioneer in composition, pushing expectations of musicians with large-scale multimedia works, electro-acoustic music, dance, opera, and publishing.
JAKE RUNESTAD
Composer, Arranger • Minnesota MN
American composer and conductor of classical music. Runestad has composed music for a wide variety of musical genres.
TIM BRENT
Educator, Arranger • Miami, FL
“A musician whose work is "beautiful, awe-inspiring and strikingly original".
(Arts Atlanta).
MOY ORTIZ
Composer, Arranger • Philippines
Ortiz is vocalist/arranger/composer for the Philippines vocal ensemble, The CompanY
DARREN RUST
Vocalist, Arranger • Minnesota
Darren Rust, a member of The Blenders is also an arranger. Rust arranged “How Great Though Art” for Home Free.
CONNAITRE MILLER
Educator, Arranger • Washington D.C.
Connaitre Miller is Associate Professor of Music and Vocal Jazz at Howard University in Washington D.C.