The lights are dimmed in Dolby Theatre. The movie industry’s biggest stars are rubbing shoulders in the audience, but Sean Santhon is 80 feet below. Read more...
Photo: First-year dance student Sean Santhon was the youngest dancer to be selected to perform at the Feb. 24 Academy Awards. Santhon was one of nine males selected out of 500 dancers.
An American Idol alum, a musical duo that is married in real life and a world-renowned dancer all took the stage last night to raise money for MEMO’s first-ever Hepatitis B Awareness Night. Read more...
Photo: American Idol alumnus Andrew Garcia performs for MEMO’s Hepatits B Awareness Night at Kerckhoff Grand Salon.
Vancouver-based indie band Wake Owl is comprised of four artists that, although separated by space, come together to make music. Consisting of vocalist and guitarist Colyn Cameron, drummer Andy Shauf, bassist Josh Daignault and violinist Aiden Brant-Briscall, Wake Owl’s sound will be familiar territory for anyone accustomed to the indie scene; the band isn’t breaking any boundaries. Read more...
Photo: Wake Owl, performing for free today in Bruin Plaza, discusses new EP “Wild Country,” the band’s musical growth over the years and where the members find their writing inspiration.
They were lucky, if it could be called luck. Read more...
Photo: Faculty and students of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music will be performing tonight for the seventh annual “It’s a Woodwind World” concert. One of the pieces will be Trio, Op. 2 by Leon Levitch, a Jewish composer, Holocaust survivor and UCLA alumnus. Levitch began composing music at an early age, and was able to learn from a fellow refugee and pianist at an Italian internment camp during World War II.
I’ve written about a couple of huge music festivals this quarter. Read more...
Photo: South by Southwest takes over the city of Austin, Texas, with bands performing at venues that range from amphitheaters to barbecue joints.
Students in UCLA Camarades don’t only learn from their professors during lectures – they also get to make music with them on stage. Read more...
Scott Griffiths has published best-selling books on art and beer, started a craft beer brand called Rhino Chasers, worked on branding for Fortune 500 companies, lectured in business classes at universities like UCLA and Pepperdine and most recently wrote a book detailing Renaissance men and the characteristics that defined them. Read more...
Photo: Scott Griffiths (right) stands with Frank Nuovo (middle) and David Stewart (left), two of the men featured in his new book “Beyond Genius: The 12 Essential Traits of Today’s Renaissance Men.”
