Nadia Syed – Violin

Nadia Syed is currently completing her Bachelors in Violin Performance at the University at Buffalo (SUNY). She began studying music at the age of 4 on the piano, later finding her passion for violin at age 9. She has Royal Canadian Music Conservatory Training through Violin Grade 8, Piano Grade 6, as well as theory training.

In 2016 she performed at Carnegie Hall. She has performed at Chamber Music Festivals, including the Castleman String Quartet (2022) and Killington Music Festival (2023). Nadia is a great fit for violinists of any skill level and age, as well as beginner pianists.

Brandin Smalls – Vocals

Brandin Smalls holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from SUNY Fredonia, where he graduated in 2023. He has performance experience in various choirs, musicals, concerts, and a cappella groups. He worked with Shea’s 710 Theatre in their production of Once on this Island and most recently seen in Prima Theatre’s concert style Christmas show Illumination as a vocalist in December 2023.

Brandin has been teaching voice lessons since Spring 2023 and is currently enrolled in Maddie Tarbox’s Voice Function 101 and Mechanics of Mix and Belt courses in an effort to align himself with the latest voice pedagogy research. Brandin specializes in teaching pop/rock and musical theatre, but has the ability to teach most vocal styles. He believes that the voice studio should be a student-driven welcoming space of musical exploration and enjoyment.

Spencer Glinski – Clarinet & More

Spencer is a musician that has trained in both classical and contemporary music. Starting with clarinet, he has expanded his talent to multiple instruments throughout the years and has touched upon almost all genres of music.

Spencer graduated from Villa Maria College with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Industry and is currently attending the University at Buffalo for a Master’s degree in Music Education. Spencer’s focus is to teach students how to understand music and apply their knowledge to their instruments while working on their proficiency on their instruments.

Cameron Markott – Voice, Piano, Guitar, Songwriting, Flute

Cameron is currently pursuing a BA in Music Business at Berklee College. Through her schooling, she has developed the skills necessary to manage the legal, financial, artistic, and ethical concerns facing developing musicians in the contemporary music business, along with studying vocal technique. She is a singer-songwriter currently working on releasing her first full length album of songs. She can be seen regularly performing solo around the Buffalo area and as a guest of the band The Twang Gang at the Sportsmen’s. She also has experience in music therapy with training to support geriatric care and the changing conditions related to Alzheimer’s dementia.

Cameron has a passion for working with her students to express themselves and find their voice through song. She is a great teacher for those both young and young at heart who are looking to learn to sing, read music for the first time, improve their vocal technique, to play along with their favorite songs, or to write their own.

Mat Missert – Guitar

Mat graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Industry from Villa Maria College in 2018. He plays several instruments which include guitar, bass, piano; and drums. He’s played in several different bands locally, and did some light touring up and down the East Coast in 2017. He’s been teaching guitar for a several years and is currently a Music Tutor at Villa Maria College.

Evan Laedke – Piano

Evan’s musical journey began at the age of 14 with Hammond B3 organ lessons taught by Buffalo’s local blues legend, the late great Jim Wozniak. One year later, he was invited to play keys with the legendary Willie May Band (a recipient of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame) and proudly continues as a band member today. While in High School, Evan founded the band, “4inTune”, a young blues based band who played at local venues, were invited to open for national acts and participated in the 2011 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. Over the years, he was fortunate to play with many great Buffalo based musicians including Tommy Z, Black and Blues Band, Code Blues, The Bravarus, The Funky Beets, Rusty Fisher Band, and Forever Young. He joined Miller and the Other Sinners on a national tour and is currently a keyboardist for for the Tim Britt Band. Evan enjoys working with students of different ages. As his journey continues, he looks forward to sharing his craft with other musicians and students interested in learning how to play the keyboard.