Jason Shepherd

About Jason Shepherd

Self-motivated music professional with a record of excellence managing end-to-end production lifecycles, transforming ideas from concept to execution in a timely and cost-effective manner. Areas of focus include but not limited to: songwriting, production, music education, song licensing, and church worship.

Experience

1. Music Specialist

   Muse Global School - Santa Monica, Ca

   Nov 2015 — Present · CA

   Developed customized music curriculum for all grades pre K-12 according to the California music standards§ Teach students fundamentals of music theory including reading notes on the staff, rhythmic note values, major & minorscales, and chord progressions§ Conduct songwriting workshops where students work in small groups to compose original songs, with a strong emphasison building hooks and melody lines§ Oversee student led performing arts project that follow the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math)model§ Instruct middle and high school students on the basics of music technology including drum programming, sampling, andrecording§ Educate students on music business fundamentals including marketing, music streaming, crowd funding, management,and licensing agreements§ Wrote and produced original song and video “Way Up” for marketing and promotion of the school

Education

• Columbia College Chicago

  BA, Music

  1997 — 2001