Nine Years. 18 Semesters.
Over 600 students from more than 90 CCCU colleges and universities.
To date, more than 150 CMC alum have launched their careers in the music industry.
These are some of their stories...
Touring and Recording Artists -
Name: Will Gray
School: Union University
Semester: Spring 2002
Recording Label: Mindfree Entertainment
Update: Working with Grammy-and Oscar-winning producer T Bone Burnett. Wrote and performed won the new album by Warner Bros. recording artist Robert Randolph and the family Band. Producing and directing new documentary film, Broke*.
Names: Jill Pickering and Kate Rapier
Group: Kelly Clarkson
Schools: Gordon College and Biola University
Semester: Spring 2003
Quote: "We met at the CMC when Warren and Tom suggested we try co-writing a song. We hit it off so we that we came back as Artists-in-Residence. Now we're having the time of our lives singing background vocals in Kelly Clarkson's Touring band.
Name: Samantha Crain
Group: Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers
Schools: Oklahoma Baptist University
Semester: Spring 2006
Update: With rave reviews resounding in Rolling Stone and major dailies across the country, Samantha is on a whirlwind tour promoting her second full-length record.
Music Executives -
Name: Ruthie Fowler
School: Azusa Pacific University
Semester: Spring 2003
Current Job: Advertising Media Buyer, Universal Music Group - LA
Worked With: Lisa Loeb, Snow Patrol
Quote: "I have consistently felt an advantage as a young professional due to the wonderful, intense experience I had at the CMC. Thanks to Tom and Warren, I was able to start my career with a thorough understanding of the history, fundamentals, and inner-working of the music industry!"
Name: Tina Parker
School: Warner Pacific College
Semester: Fall 2003
Current Job: Touring and Marketing Manager, Thomas-Vasquez Entertainment - Nashville
Worked With: Third Day, 33 Miles, Building 429, Pocket Full of Rocks
Quote: "The CMC integrates an education of the music industry with an exploration of creativity and spirituality that is nothing short of life changing. It set the foundation for me personally and professionally to dive into the industry knowing who I am and what I wanted to achieve. In less than a year of being at the CMC, I was able to land my dream job working with one of music's most successful bands. Years later, I'm still using what I learned at the CMC on a regular basis."
Name: Janelle Lopez
School: Biola University
Semester: Fall 2003
Current Job: Artist Managment, Irving Azoff Managment
Worked With: New Kids on the Block
Quote: "The CMC prepared me for hte high-pressure world of artist managment. I'm having the time of my life."
Techs -
Name: Courtney Somerville Klimson
School: Greenville College
Semester: Fall 2001
Current Job: Director of Sales and Marketing, Masque Sound and Recording - New York
Update: Owner/President, Theory One Productions, Inc.
Name: Nathan Phinney
School: Biola University
Semester: Fall 2002
Current Job: Partner, Bright Bear Technology Solutions - LA
Name: Ben Kesler
School: Mount Vernon Nazarene
Semester: Spring 2003
Current Job: Owner, SoulThink Productions
Worked With: Will Grap, St. Lunatics, Scratch Track, Danny Kortchmar
