David Joyce, MA

Applied Instructor, Commercial Voice

Phone: (626) 815-3848

Email: DavidJoyce123@icloud.com

Office Location: East Campus, Warren Music Center

• Burt Bacharach (1997–2020) Keyboards and Vocals
• Natalie Cole (1984–1991) Music Director, Conductor/Arranger, Keyboards, synth programming, vocals
• Vocals: Babyface, Chris Isaak, Neil Young, Clint Black, U2 (2002 Grammy performance), Oasis, Michael Jackson, David Byrne (tour), Weird Al Yankovic, Amy Grant, Harry Belafonte, Richard Marx, Randy Travis, Tim McGraw, Wynonna Judd, En Vogue, John Williams (Amistad and Hollywood Bowl), Pat Benatar, Frank Sinatra, David Foster, Marcus Miller, Vince Gill, Barry Manilow, Natalie Cole, Ray Charles, Sammy Davis Jr., Bill Champlin of "Chicago", Bobby Caldwell, Clare Fischer's "2 + 2 Plus" (Grammy Award-winning vocal group)
• Keyboards: Burt Bacharach, Joss Stone, Luther Vandross, Chryssie Hynde, Mike Myers, Wynonna Judd, Elvis Costello, All Saints, Freddie Jackson, Joe Cocker, Al Green, Brian May (Queen), Dionne Warwick, Ashford & Simpson, Sheryl Crow, Paul Jackson Jr, John Robinson, Jason Scheff (Chicago), Ray Charles, Freedom Fest 1988 – Wembley Stadium
• TV: Academy Awards ’13, The Family Guy, Studio 60, Passions, American Dreams, Big Wave Dave, Carmen San Diego, Saved by the Bell, Head of the Class, Arsenio Hall, The Tonight Show, Matlock, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, Solid Gold, Soul Train, American Bandstand, Lou Rawls Parade of Stars, Camp Cucamonga (TV Movie)
• Film: Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Rogue One (Star Wars), Star Trek: Beyond, Jurassic World, Tomorrowland, Oz the Great and Powerful, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Real Steel, Sucker Punch, The Last Airbender, Watchmen, X-Men 2, Body of Lies, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Wanted, Spider-Man 3, The Simpsons Movie, World Trade Center, Superman Returns, King Kong, Matrix 2 & 3, Evan Almighty, Behind Enemy Lines, Death to Smoochy, There’s Something About Mary, Titan AE, The Sixth Sense, The Astronaut’s Wife, A Civil Action, Amistad, Snow Falling on Cedars, Big, Dinosaurs, Face/Off, It’s Pat, Contact, The Negotiator, Anastasia, L.A. Story, Bill and Ted's Bogus Adventure, Free Willy, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Urban Legend
• Grammy Award Winner: Best Jazz Vocal Group, 1986 – Clare Fischer's "2 + 2 Plus"
• Commercials: McDonald’s, Mattel, Del Monte, Acura, Wherehouse, Sapporo, Rice-A-Roni
• Composed, arranged, and produced the music for several cable-released films and videos (PBS, AFI)
• Currently Vocal Department Head at the LA College of Music since 2015
• Has taught commercial and jazz voice at Azusa Pacific University since 2010
• Has taught Songwriting and Vocal Performance classes at Pasadena Community College since 2000
• Former head of vocal jazz and Jazz Vocal Ensemble instructor at Cal State Northridge (2010–2014)
• Taught Studio Singing at USC, Vocal Arranging and Harmony for Vocalists at Musician’s Institute
• Taught Master Classes for Grove’s School of Music, Long Beach High School, and Pro Voce
• Adjudicated various high school and college choral/vocal group competitions across California
• Voices Within – empowering young artist/songwriter/performers in disadvantaged elementary schools
• Urban Voices – empowering socially disadvantaged people; Veterans Choir
• Leads vocal seminars in Italy every summer since 2005 – including the Verdi School in Florence
• Taught various music courses at both USC and Pasadena City College
• Has taught piano, keyboards, and voice privately for over 30 years

Education

• Master’s in Jazz (Voice), University of Southern California
• Bachelor of Music in Composition, California State University, Northridge (summa cum laude)

Academic Area

• School of the Arts

Expertise

• Vocals
• Keys
• Music Business

Courses Taught

• Applied Commercial Voice