Featured Artists

Mayer Hawthorne is an American singer, producer, songwriter, arranger, audio engineer, DJ, rapper, mutti-instrumentalist and one of my favorite students. You should check him out at www.mayerhawthorne.com 

John Mayer deserves the Featured Artist spot. He is an inspiration to all the young singer-songwriters who believe they have what it takes to make it. John is the “real deal”. He has spent his entire life so far perfecting his guitar playing, writing, performing, and singing skills. He still warms up every single day with Roger’s exercises and the results “sing” for themselves. For more info go to www.johnmayer.com

Def Leppard is thought to have been the quintessential rock band of the 80′s. They have sold over 75 million albums worldwide. Roger has been coaching Joe Elliott and the band for over 15 years. Today, they are enjoying an incredibly successful re-birth. They nightly play for sold out crowds of 20,000 or more. They have just released a new deluxe version of their legendary Hysteria album. It has a bonus CD, B-sides, and many other extras. For more info go towww.defleppard.com

Sarah Brightman is the biggest selling soprano of all time. Roger worked with Sarah on the upcoming REPO movie. Her latest album is called Symphony. It is a beautiful collection of all that is unique and amazing about this legendary singer. Few performing artists have sustained a chart-topping career spanning three decades. And fewer still can lay claim to a career that has so boldly conquered the separate areas of dance, pop, rock, musical theatre, classical and world music. www.sarah-brightman.com

Missy Higgins is a 23-year-old singer/songwriter from Melbourne, Australia, who has enjoyed phenomenal success in her homeland. She is best known for the hit singles “Scar”, “ The Special Two”, and “ Steer. Her second album “On A Clear Night” was released in April 2007. She has won just about every Australian Music Award possible, and is becoming increasingly popular in the United States. Roger is her first vocal coach ever. He is working to make this incredible singer, even better. For more info please go to: www.missyhiggins.com

John Mayer’s manager sent Roger a new client to work with – Carmen Keigans – from the group I NINE. They recorded a terrific album, and are currently on tour promoting it. Roger helped Carmen sing the leads and prepare for a successful tour and career. Their new single is called, Seven Days Of Lonely, and you can check it out on itunes. For more info go to http://www.myspace.com/inine

Roger has been working together for many years with superstar manager, Michael Lippman, who represents MATCHBOX 20, and others. This time Lippman Entertainment sent Roger a new solo artist to coach. His name is HODGES and he’s from Fort Worth, Texas. Hodges not only has the ability to draw people in with the beauty of a ballad, he can also tear the house down with his infectious rock songs. He is an amazing musician with drive and heart. Check out: www.hodges-music.com

Soundtrack finds Roger Motion city soundtrack has sold almost 500,000 copies of previous records combined. Now, with the release of their new album, EVEN IF IT KILLS ME, they are ready to conquer a bigger part of the musical universe. www.motioncitysoundtrack.com

X Japan is thought to be the most popular Japanese Rock band of all time The group achieved its breakthrough success in 1989 with the release of their album Blue Blood. They started out as a power/speed metal band and later gravitated towards a more progressive sound. As of 2008, the band has sold over twenty million records and over two million home videos. Roger Has been coaching the band for over 15 years. They have recently released a new single and have two live shows scheduled at the Tokyo Dome for over 50,000 people per show. Check out their latest video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0-Q25w9si0