DLP.CA has several years experience in music as composer, performer and academic instructor, teaching applied voice and serving as choral director for ensembles of varied learning levels. He holds the Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Charleston Southern University (SC) and the Master of Music Degree from Northwestern University (IL) in the area of Vocal Performance.
Awards and honors include The Northwestern University Eckstein Fellowship in Vocal Performance Graduate Studies, Charleston Southern University Choral Scholarships, a CSU Academic Achievement Award in Religion Studies, The Charleston (SC) Scientific and Cultural Educational Fund Fellowship Award, The Catfish Row Company Porgy and Bess Music Scholarship, The Mayne Educational Grant Award, The SC Arts Commission Expansion Arts Foundation Award for Voice, The SC Arts Commission Multicultural Artist Grant Award, Artist Feature Page in April 2007 issue of IJAMR E-zine and recent recognition listing with 2007 Who's Who in American Teachers and Educators. Professional memberships include the American Composers Forum, the Association of Independent Music Publishers and the American Association of University Professors.
Recent Reviews
"I received your album yesterday and am listening to it as I write to you. Your music is extraordinary...I did find the third track, “You’re So Loved”, to have particular flair to it (with its subtle percussion) and have incorporated it to the Latin jazz station."
Batanga, Inc.
Elena Ramirez
Content Producer/Music Director
www.batanga.com
Dear (DLP.CA),
"I received your CD TODAY! ...SONGS I ADDED TO OUR ROTATION--PLAYING NOW FOR THE NEXT 2 MONTHS ARE CHARLIES GROOVE, ALMONDINE, YSL (Jazz Pop)(and) A New Heart :-)...YOUR MUSIC IS WORTH A GOLD MINE!...Keep up the hard work."
PEACE,
BIG SAMAD
www.live365.com/stations/rhymester111
Hi (DLP.CA), I recieved your CD (Soft More Jazz Project) and it is one of the best CD's I've heard in ages, I'm listening to it Right Now, It's brilliant, I will certainly play it a lot on my shows. You are an amazing musician and your music is the best thing around at the moment.
I love your music!
Alex Sensier
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