Educators

Christopher Lawhead,  Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Guitar, Piano, Ableton Live, Theory, and Nero Linguistic Programing. Chris is a Light Warrior. His career and first love is music. Chris performs, teaches, records and produces on many instruments; and is known world-wide for his flute-playing. His musical journey has included performances at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater, the famous Jazz Cafe in Costa Rica, the Miazawa Flute Show at Carnagie Hall, some special performances in Europe, a psychedelic jam experiment in an abandoned water tank, and endless gigs at pubs, bars, theaters, street corners, and living rooms. Chris has performed for the King of Hawaii Aka Mahi and humbly stands in his court on the Big Island of Hawaii. Chris currently leads his self-titled rock band Lawhead, is a member of Mike Brick’s Afro Samba, and plays with improvisational bands Vegas Witchcraft, Curruptor, and Wonderlic. Chris has also shared the stage and recorded with groups Nicole Torres, Rhythm Vision, Zebra Junction, Katalyst, and many more.Over the years Chris has discovered his gift and love of serving others. He has served as a educator in Denver and Littleton Public Schools as a Lacrosse coach and as a music teacher for preschool and special-ed kids. Chris was the Music Ambassador for Swedish Hospital in Englewood, CO. He currently holds a teaching position at the Music and Arts Center in Littleton, CO. Through his study of Neuro-linguistic Programing (NLP), Hawaiian Huna, hypnosis, and kiniesiolgy, Chris continues to develop ways to serve his fellow man and the planet. He is a certified practitioner of NLP and has collaborated with Dr. Steven Schwartz, Olympian Maggie Connor, and national champion bicyclist Traci Brown in the development of various audio projects used to heal and empower people. Chris’s primary modality is love which is expressed though the vibrations of music. Chris Lawhead, LOVE SERVE REMEMBER.

Matt Skellenger,  Electric Bass, Guitar, Rhythm Master. Born and raised in Denver, CO., Matt has been teaching, composing, performing, and recording in the front range for over fifteen years. In 2002, he earned a B. A. in Music from Metropolitan State College of Denver; where he studied with first place winner at The 2006 International Jazz Composers Symposium, Fred Hess, in addition to world renowned trumpeter, Ron Miles. His fierce dedication to the electric bass led him to attend Steve Bailey and Victor Wooten’s Bass At the Beach Workshop in 2004, as well as four of Victor Wooten’s Bass Nature Camps from 2004-2008; where he had first hand experience studying with some of the most influential musicians to ever play the instrument. Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey, and Chuck Rainey are all fulltime instructors at the camps. At the 2005 BNC, Matt was awarded one of two scholarships to attend The Bass Collective in NYC for a week long intensive course. The versatility of Matt’s playing can be heard on music ranging from solo bass, modern rock power trio, jazz sextet, to folk, americana, funk and pop groups. He is currently a member of Katalyst, The Ron Miles’ Blossom Band, The Lovely and Talented, and he leads his own quartet. His teaching experience includes private bass and guitar instruction, group classes, as well as music theory and rhythm workshops.

Marc Wei,  Director of Electronic Music for Colorado Music Lab and Developer of Creative Electronica. For Marc, each passing day is divided between design, programming, and the audio realm. Information junkie to the Nth degree, Marc keeps focus on exploring new ideas in all activities. Between his research in mechanical distortion with SubAnalong and his full-time web development with Interzone and other companies, each day closes with a head full of ideas for the next 24 hours.Musically, Marc entered the scene in the late 1990’s with experimental fusion projects and later with Bugpowder (electronic jam), and then with many smaller side projects. The incarnation of Vegas Witchcraft in 2003 introduced an all-improv rotating staff of musicians who performed weekly in clubs such as Dazzle and 5 Degrees. Vegas Witchcraft soon turned into Vegas Trio and the song-writing began with a tight-knit trio– keys/vibes, bass, and drums. Marc is also a member of Lawhead, Corruptor, and has sat with bands such as Octopus Nebula, LOG, and Zebra Junction. Marc is proud to have opened for acts such as Cheb i Sabbah, Robert Walters 20 Congress, Garaj Mahal, Caberet Diosa, and Jachimo Gates – to name only a few.On the electronics frontier– Marc has critiqued the standard selection of processing as weak and lacking in creative prompting, which is a custom line of processing accessories. This technology, often under the auspice of SubAnalog, fits in well with decades of studio experience and years of teaching synthesis and MIDI applications. His thirst for solving problems compels Marc to push all platforms– from music, to programming, to sound handling, and into instrument restoration and modifications. Marc is often called to “debug” or find better solutions, as well as to do any necessary investigation to assure the success of a project. Marc says that without logistics, all you get is dreams.

Bobby Collins,  DJ, VJ, Production with Pro Tools and Reason. aka “DJ Bobby C” aka “Bobby C Sound TV” aka “Spaceflight Orchestra’ has been rocking music and venues for 10 years now. In the DJ realm he mixes anything and everything to create an eclectic party-rocking experience in the club. In 2006 he finished 3rd out 2,200 entries for the Westword DJ Mix competition. He was the only multi-genre DJ to be a finalist. he has played just about every venue in his home state of Colorado from The Fillmore Auditorium to the Denver Coliseum and just about every place in between. He has had various residencies all over his home state including a monthly at the number one club in North America, Beta (Clubworld 2009). He has played and promoted shows with some of the biggest DJ’s and electronic artists in the world including-George Clinton and the P-funk Allstars, Pretty Lights (2 times), Blackalicious, De La Soul, The Pharcyde, Rakim, Madlib, DJ Yoda (2 times), Guru from Gangstarr, People Under the Stairs, Kid Capri, DJ P (2 times), DJ Greyboy, DJ Vadim (2 times), DJ Klever (2 times), DJ First Rate (Scratch Perverts UK), DJ Logic, DJ Spinna, Kid Koala, Z-Trip (18 times), Rjd2 (2 times), Q-Bert, Cheb-I-Sabbah, Digital Underground, Rudy Ray Moore a.k.a Dolomite, Maceo Parker, Kool Keith, Mike Relm, Tre Hardson of the Pharcyde, Daniel Johnston, DJ Olive, Steve Kimmock, The Motet, Fishbone, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, John Scofield, El Vez the Mexican Elvis, Corey Feldman and so on and so on.

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