KEVIN LAMERTUCCI Born in 1992 in Caracas, Venezuela, Kevin relationship with music started at age 14 when he began to take bass lessons at “Allegro academia de Musica”. He would then study for 4 years at the music conservatory “Lino Gallardo” while simultaneously...
MAURICE VERLOOP Program Chair: Bass BACKGROUND & EDUCATION A native of the Washington, D.C. area, Maurice has been a proud resident of Hollywood since 1998. He is an Honors graduate of MI, having earned a Development Award in his first year as well as the...
TOM WITT Tom Witt is a Berklee College of Music graduate, and has since assembled an impressive array of credits on his musical journey. He has toured extensively with many artists, including Javier Colon, Missing Persons and American Idol Live!, and worked with such...
PUTTER SMITH A native of Los Angeles, CA, Putter Smith has played bass for Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Billy Eckstine, Alan Broadbent, Bob Brookmeyer, Diane Schuur, Warne Marsh, Lee Konitz, Ray Charles, Carmen McRae, Patrice Rushen, Art Farmer, Burt Bacharach, Erroll...
DEREK FRANK Bass player Derek Frank began teaching as a visiting instructor at Musicians Institute in 2012. Aside from teaching, Derek keeps himself busy occupying the bass position with soft rock hitmakers Air Supply, country-pop superstar Shania Twain, LA-based rock...
