ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF VOCAL ARTS, TEACHER OF VOICE & PIANO

Julianne Sillona comes from a family of musicians and has been performing professionally since she was a child. Her talent was recognized as a young performer when she was awarded the Maestro Award at the World Strides Heritage Performance in Canada for Exceptional Musicianship. Julianne grew up as a piano student in the Conservatory and began training in the Teacher Program at the age of thirteen. She has taught piano, voice, and Music Theory for ten years. Her passion in teaching and performing grew through the lessons she received, and she hopes to pass it on through teaching music to others. Julianne also has a love for theater and has performed lead roles in Sister Act, The Little Mermaid, and In The Heights. She is currently working on her undergrad at CalArts, majoring in Jazz and touring professionally across the United States.

TEACHER OF VOICE & PIANO

Micaella Landers is a professional vocalist, musician, and session artist. She has been active in the music industry her whole life and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Vocal Arts from the Los Angeles College of Music. Micaella also frequently gigs in venues and studios in Los Angeles, including playing the Echo Park Rising Festival and the 2018 NAMM show with the esteemed Roland Corporation band. Presently, Micaella performs all over the U.S. as a professional singer, in addition to singing and writing her own music. Her passion for music drives her to go the extra mile for her students, and she truly enjoys teaching all levels of students with the So Cal Conservatory, as well as at the collegiate level at Los Angeles College of Music.

TEACHER OF PIANO & UKULELE

Deejay Poblete has been singing since she was four years old. In high school she competed and won the title of North American champion for GMA7's Pinoy Pop Superstar, and even competed in the Philippines. She then moved to the Philippines and became the lead vocalist of the pop rock band Kley and received an Aliw Award in 2016 for "Best New Artist (Group)". In 2017, she released solo singles "Teka Muna" and "Natutunaw" on digital music platforms. She is now part of an acoustic duo called "A Couple of Notes" with her husband, Noah Zuniga. Deejay is a trained teacher of piano at So Cal Conservatory of Music where she enjoys enriching the lives of her students with music.

TEACHER OF PIANO

Odelia Sheelo is a Junior at California State University Northridge studying computer science with a minor in mathematics. She has been studying piano under the So Cal Conservatory for fifteen years and teaching for five. Odelia loves sharing her passion for piano and music with young musicians and encourages them to reach their fullest potential. Outside of piano, she is also self-taught at guitar and loves to sing. In some ways, Odelia believes that programming and playing piano go hand in hand; just as a computer reads code, we read music to produce wonderful songs.

TEACHER OF DRUMS & PERCUSSION

Alexander Smith is a professional musician born and raised in the greater Los Angeles area. In 2016, he graduated from UCLA with an undergraduate degree in Ethnomusicology. He is fluent in many styles of music from classic rock, jazz, Brazilian, afro-cuban, rumba, as well as the classical percussion family including the timpani, snare, and mallet instruments. Alex is a lover of playing other instruments such as bass and keyboard, as he believes having an understanding of these instruments reinforces the symbiotic nature of music (melody, harmony and rhythm). He is a professional musician as well as a teacher at the So Cal Conservatory of Music.

TEACHER OF PIANO

Ivy Steiner is a Sophomore at Wildwood High School. She has been playing piano and studying music theory with the So Cal Conservatory for over 9 years. Ivy is a student-teacher trained in the Conservatory Teacher Mentoring Program, and passes on her love of music to beginning piano students in Sherman Oaks. Ivy also dedicates her free time to studying ballet and contemporary dance, and has been dancing competitively in Los Angeles for over 8 years.

TEACHER OF GUITAR & BASS

June Youngblood is an LA based singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. While growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio, she started her career as an electric and upright bass player. She is a gigging musician in many genres as a sideman and bandleader with a foundation in jazz and classical study. During the COVID-19 pandemic, June dove into songwriting, experimenting with acoustic and electric guitar. She combines influences of jazz, rock and folk music to write songs about grief, mental health and complicated relationships with a sensitive and powerful voice. She currently performs solo and with her band around Los Angeles and is preparing to record her first full length album.

TEACHER OF GUITAR & UKULELE

Noah Zuniga is a singer-songwriter and musician who recently relocated to Los Angeles from Quezon City, Philippines. He launched his professional music career in 2008 where he wrote the song "Tsismosa"; the song was then included and released in "Kley" -- a self-titled album of the band he and his fellow musicians formed in 2010. Noah joined the songwriting competition "Philpop" (Philippine Popular Music Festival) in 2012 where his song "Dulo ng Dila", interpreted by the R&B King JayR and Deejay Poblete, made it to the grand finals. He continued his career as a solo artist, music producer, jingle writer, and as part of a duo called, A Couple of Notes. Noah is thrilled to teach guitar and ukulele at So Cal Conservatory of Music. He loves sharing his knowledge for music with students, musicians, singers, and songwriters.