Pop-Up Choir leaders.
JENNIFER McMILLAN
Jennifer is an active member of the Edmonton musical community. She is a graduate of the Music Composition and Piano Performance programs at Grant MacEwan University and has since developed into a sought-after accompanist, vocalist, composer and arranger. As a vocalist, Jen has lent her talents to various publishing demos and numerous vocal ensembles including the Kokopelli Choir Association, ‘Nuf Sed – of Today’s Innovative Music Edmonton (TIME Association), the Mayfield Dinner Theatre (Dark Star: the Life & Times of Roy Orbison), and the internationally renowned a cappella group Sixth Wave, from Los Angeles. She has performed as a backup singer for Ben Folds and has been a featured vocalist in many film, television and video game recordings. A few favourites include Universal Studios Tokyo, Warframe (video game), CBS’s Hawaii Five-O and CBC’s The Nature of Things. Jennifer’s choral arrangements and compositions have been heard across North America and have even reached audiences in Europe, Australia, Namibia and South Africa. She has recently moved permanently back to Edmonton after living part-time in Los Angeles. |
CALEB NELSON
Singing is a natural expression for Caleb as his family atmosphere has been described as a reincarnation of the Von Trapps on more than one occasion. While attending post-secondary, Caleb joined the Madrigal Singers as a classical tenor while also playing trumpet in the U of A and MacEwan collaborative jazz bands. While at U of A Caleb met many other musicians with his passion for the voice and other instrumentation, as well as the vision to bring choral music into the mainstream for young men through a cappella arrangements, many of which were released in 2014 on the debut album of "6 Minute Warning". In 2010, Caleb began working as a recording engineer for Edmonton’s Wolf Willow sound doing dialogue editing for television shows and video games. His work at the studio has influenced the push for a home recording studio to have a space to perform on more instruments, write and record his original songs, as well as help other artists with their own creativity. |