“I simply could not escape the gravitational pull of music and have spent my life pursuing this art as a vocalist and trumpet player.”
Mr. Bachelder graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2000 with a Bachelors of Music with emphasis on vocal performance and songwriting, then a Masters in Music from USC in 2006 in Jazz Studies as a voice principal. His beautiful wife of 21 years and their two kids have been his muse throughout. Mr. Bachelder has taught music and voice at TVT for over a decade and he is the Associate Director of The Innovation Institute there. He has recorded with Steve Miller, performed for David Bowie, and recently released a jazz album with Jason Lee Bruns entitled Cherry Avenue and a self-titled all-original album.