Faculty

Phil O'Connor
Faculty, School of Music
InstrumentalArts: Clarinet
poconnor@calarts.edu
661-253-7816
B322

Phil O'Connor, has enjoyed a successful career performing in a wide array of musical environments. As a recording musician, his work is heard throughout all forms of major media. He has an extensive and eclectic place among his peers involved in the recorded arts. Phil has performed more... Continue reading »

Darek Oles
Faculty, School of Music
Jazz: Bass
doles@calarts.edu
661-253-7816
B214

Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz was born on February 20, 1963 in Wroclaw, Poland. At the age of five Darek began his music education at the State Music School in Wroclaw. Piano was his first instrument, but later he played guitar, electric bass and finally at eighteen years old, he switched... Continue reading »

Vardan Ovsepian
Faculty, School of Music
Jazz Piano
vovsepian@calarts.edu
661-253-7816
B322

Vardan Ovsepian is an Armenian-born pianist/composer whose studies include Yerevan State Conservatory, Estonian Music Academy, Helsinki Jazz Conservatory, and Berklee College of Music.  From the early years Vardan was fascinated by the blend of western classical music with jazz, and has... Continue reading »

Jeff Parker
Faculty, School of Music
Jazz
jlparker@calarts.edu

Jeff Parker (b. Bridgeport, Connecticut USA, 4/4/67) is recognized as one of contemporary music’s most versatile and innovative electric guitarists and composers - creating works that exploit the contrary relationships between tradition and technology, improvisation and... Continue reading »

Jacob Penn
Faculty, School of Music
Music Technology
jpenn@calarts.edu

Jacob Penn is a musician, programmer, entrepreneur, and MTIID alumni. Most recently Jacob has been the founder and CEO of Minimal Audio, a music software company which has deep roots in the CalArts music technology program. Prior to this he worked at Output, where he created multiple pieces... Continue reading »

Samantha Perez
Faculty, School of Music
Experimental Pop
sperez@calarts.edu

Sami Perez is an engineer and producer at her own studio in Los Angeles, Wiggle World. She’s also worked at San Francisco studios Women’s Audio Mission (a non-profit that helps women and non gender conforming engineers break into the industry), Tiny Telephone (fully analog), and... Continue reading »

Cathlene Pineda
Faculty, School of Music
Jazz: Piano
cpineda@calarts.edu
661 253 7816
B223

Cathlene Pineda is a sought after pianist and composer in the Los Angeles area. In June 2020, , Orenda Records released Cathlene’s third album of original music, “Rainbow Baby,” hailed by critics as “beautifully articulated” (Jazz Times). It chronicles her... Continue reading »

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