Smokey Robinson
- • Motown Records Co-Founder, Vice President, Recording Artist, and Songwriter
- • 4-time Grammy Award® Winner
- • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee
Our Judges
Dionne Warwick
- • Recording Artist - 75+ Charted Hits
- • 100 million records sold worldwide
- • 6-time Grammy Award® Winner
- • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee
Carnie Wilson
- • Co-founding Member of Wilson Phillips
- • 5-time Grammy Award® Nominee
- • Debut album sold over
10 million copies worldwide
Wendy Wilson
- • Co-founding Member of Wilson Phillips
- • 5-time Grammy Award® Nominee
- • Debut album sold over
10 million copies worldwide
Eric Bobo
- • Founding Member of Cypress Hill
- • Pioneer of West Coast Hip Hop
- • 3-time Grammy Award® Nominee
- • Multiple Multi-Platinum Certifications
Otis Williams
- • Founding Member of The Temptations
- • 4-time Grammy Award® Winner
- • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee
- • 50+ Gold and Multi-Platinum Certifications
Five for Fighting
- • Recording Artist - '100 Years' / 'Superman (It's Not Easy)'
- • Grammy Award® Nominee
- • American Music Award Nominee
Elliot Easton
- • Founding Member of The Cars
- • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee
- • 6-time Grammy Award® Nominee
- • MTV Video Music Awards Winner
Gloria Gaynor
- • Recording Artist - 'I Will Survive'
- • 2-time Grammy Award® Winner
- • 2-time GMA Dove Award Nominee
- • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominee
David Marks
- • Founding Member of The Beach Boys
- • RIAA Platinum Certifications
- • Billboard Hot 100 Singles
- • Pioneer of the Surf-Rock Sound
Jermaine Bryson
- • Member of Kool & the Gang
- • Grammy Award® Winner
- • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee
- • 70 million records sold worldwide
Hal Selzer
- • Bassist for Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
- • Recorded with Bruce Springsteen,
Jon Bon Jovi, and Linda Perry - • Broadway Music Contractor (Rock of Ages)
Stephen Perkins
- • Founding Member of Jane's Addiction
- • 5-time Grammy Award® Nominee
- • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominee
- • Touring Member of Red Hot Chili Peppers
Blondie Chaplin
- • Member of The Beach Boys
- • Touring Member of The Rolling Stones
- • Session Musician / Songwriter
(Bonnie Raitt / The Band / David Johansen)
Danny Hutton
- • Founding Member of Three Dog Night
- • 100 million records sold worldwide
- • 21 Consecutive Billboard Top 40 hits
- • 2-time Grammy Award® Nominee
Jim Brickman
- • Best-Selling Solo Pianist of All-time
- • 2-time Grammy Award® Nominee
- • GMA Dove Award Winner
- • SESAC Songwriter of the Year Award
Peter Cohen
- • Producer
America's Got Talent
The Voice
American Idol
Brenda Bennett
- • Founding Member of Vanity 6
- • Billboard #1 Singles
- • Touring Member of
Prince and the Revolution
Ken Caillat
- • Producer / Engineer
(Fleetwood Mac's Rumours / Paul McCartney) - • 50 million records sold worldwide
- • 2-time Grammy Award® Winner
Dean Sams
- • Founding Member of Lonestar
- • Country Music Association Award Winner
- • 4-time Grammy Award® Nominee
- • Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hits
Pam Sheyne
- • Producer / Songwriter
(Christina Aguilera / The Backstreet Boys) - • 50 million records sold worldwide
- • 7 BMI Radio Play Awards
Steve Berkowitz
- • A&R - Columbia Records
- • 5-time Grammy Award® Winner
- • Producer / Archivist
(Bob Dylan / Miles Davis)
Ricky Kej
- • Recording Artist / Composer
- • 3-time Grammy Award® Winner
- • GQ Hero and Man of the Year
- • United Nations Music Ambassador
Billy Gilman
- • Recording Artist
- • Grammy Award® Nominee
- • American Music Award Winner
- • Academy of Country Music Awards Nominee
Kenny Passarelli
- • Member of The Elton John Band
- • Songwriter ('Rocky Mountain Way')
- • Bassist (Joe Walsh / Hall & Oates / Stephen Stills / Cat Stevens)
Ron Nevison
- • Producer / Engineer
(Led Zeppelin / Heart / Kiss / The Who) - • 100 million records sold worldwide
- • 4-time Billboard Top Producer of the Year
LaKisha Jones
- • Recording Artist
- • American Idol Finalist
- • Broadway Performer (The Color Purple)
- • Billboard Top 200 Album Artist
Matt Forger
- • Engineer / Mixer
(Michael Jackson's Thriller /
Quincy Jones / Michael McDonald) - • Sound Designer (Steven Spielberg)
Steve Tramposch
- • A&R - Capitol Records / Virgin Records
- • 70 million records sold worldwide
- • Manager (The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus)
- • CEO of LaunchPad Media
Robert Margouleff
- • Producer / Electronic Music Pioneer
- • 4-time Grammy Award® Winner
(Stevie Wonder's 'Classic Period' / Devo / The Lord of the Rings / X-Men)
Buck Johnson
- • Keyboardist
(Aerosmith / Ringo Starr / Alice Cooper) - • Songwriter
(Santana / Steven Tyler)
Phil Allen
- • Producer / Engineer
(Pink / Aerosmith /
Miley Cyrus / Ace Frehley) - • Grammy Award® Winner (Adele's 21)
Dae Bennett
- • Producer / Engineer
(Tony Bennett / Lady Gaga) - • 10-time Grammy Award® Winner
- • Emmy Award Winner
Alan Boyd
- • Producer / Archivist (The Beach Boys)
- • Grammy Award® Winner
- • Documentary Filmmaker
(The Monkees / Marianne Faithfull / Earth, Wind & Fire)
Denise Donatelli
- • 4-time Grammy Award® Nominee
- • Downbeat Critics Poll -
Best Female Vocalist - • The Los Angeles Jazz Society -
Female Jazz Vocalist of the Year
Rob Fraboni
- • Vice President of Island Records
- • Grammy Award® Winner
- • Producer / Engineer
(Bob Dylan / The Band / The Rolling Stones / Bob Marley)
Ed Stasium
- • Producer / Engineer
(Ramones / Talking Heads / Living Colour) - • Gold and Platinum Certifications
- • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee
Dennis Lambert
- • Songwriter / Producer (Four Tops / Glen Campbell / The Commodores)
- • 11-time Grammy Award® Nominee
- • Songwriter Hall of Fame Nominee
Joe Doyle
- • Nashville Songwriter
(Reba McEntire, Luke Bryan, Alabama, Kenny Rogers, Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw) - • 20 Billboard Top 40 Country Singles
Jacyn Tremblay
- • Motown Recording Artist
- • Hallmark Movie Soundtracks
- • Boston Pops Vocalist
- • Songwriter / Producer / Instructor
Emilio Solla
- • Pianist / Producer / Arranger
- • Latin Grammy Award® Winner
- • 6-time Grammy Award® Nominee
- • Faculty Member at The New School in NYC
Douglas Lofton
- • A&R Executive
- • Universal Music Group /
So Bold Entertainment - • Producer / Songwriter
Mark Linett
- • Producer / Engineer
(The Beach Boys / Red Hot Chili Peppers / Paul Simon / Tom Petty / Journey / U2) - • 3-time Grammy Award® Winner
Geoff Mayfield
- • Director of Charts -
Billboard Magazine - • Contributing Editor - Variety
- • Faculty - Los Angeles College of Music
Shelly Yakus
- • Producer / Engineer
(Tom Petty / U2 / Stevie Nicks / Madonna) - • 100 million records sold worldwide
- • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominee
Rob Clores
- • The Black Crowes Keyboardist
- • Composer / Arranger / Touring Member (Tom Jones / Men at Work /
Enrique Iglesias / Blues Traveler)
Andi Franklin
- • Music Supervisor
- • Director of A&R - Windham Hill
(Barry White, Etta James, George Winston) - • Warner Bros. Records
Al Lancellotti
- • Songwriter / Producer
(New Kids on the Block) - • 20 million records sold worldwide
- • Billboard Hot 100 #1 Singles