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In addition to working various administrative and creative jobs in the entertainment industry, Rachel has composed for TV & film in the Philippines and in the US. As a performer, she specializes in pop/rock, jazz, r&b, and Latin music on keys & vocals. She is Founder, Co-Owner & Executive Director of Musicians Peer Support - a group of music industry creatives sharing resources, information & experiences to uplift and empower the indie artist community. In 2010, Rachel, together with her husband EJ Delgado (Blue Man Group), formed the indie rock band, Earth Rising. All songs are composed, arranged, recorded and produced by both Rachel and EJ and features Rachel on vocals and wurlitzer, with EJ on guitar and bass. Their self-titled debut album includes original songs highlighted by several Blue Man Group drummers. The album is co-produced and mixed by Thaddeus Corea, and mastered by Grammy Award-winning master engineer Dave Cooley of Elysian Masters. Earth Rising's song "All At Once" is featured in the full-length feature film by Deborah Richards "Move Me No Mountain" available to watch for free on Tubi, which was filmed entirely in Las Vegas. After serving as Music Director at local churches for over 15 years, Rachel is currently a licensed marriage officiant in the state of Nevada, serving as a wedding minister with residencies at Caesars Palace Las Vegas and Hard Rock Cafe on the Las Vegas Strip, and officiating at various wedding chapels including the Paris Hotel, Planet Hollywood, Bellagio J.W. Marriott, & Aria. Music residencies include weddings at Caesars Palace, Revere Golf Club, the Paris Hotel, Planet Hollywood, Mandalay Bay, Aria, Bellagio & the Wynn. Rachel continues to perform live as a solo pianist and as a duo with guitarist EJ Delgado. Rachel worked with a variety of Las Vegas bands and artists including the Scoundrels, Jordan Cohen (Blue Man Group), Darby O’Gill and the Little People, Chase Brown, Sons of Jupiter, Petty and the Heartshakers, Olmeca, and Blu7. A published writer and author, Rachel’s work can be found in various publications worldwide, including Letters to My Younger Soul: Messages of Healing, Advice and Love from Amazing Women Around the World by Maureen Weekes (2021), Possibilities: Writings from the Dupage Writers Group, Volume 16 (2021), Grace Aspiration Perseverance Transformation: An Anthology of Poetry Compiled by Maureen Weekes, and her book, Hold the Light: A Collection of Poems and Illustrations (2024). Skills: Vocals, Keyboards/Piano, Accordion, Music Direction, Composition, Orchestration & Vocal Arrangement; Proficiency in music performance of all genres & styles; DAW & Audio/Sound Production; Music Ministry; Music Education & Private Instruction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/1626842488067-484R4TWTO1G7U9YZNFA5/public.jpeg The MPS Team - EJ Delgado (Co-Owner/Instructor) Lessons: Guitar (Acoustic & Electric), Electric Bass, Ukulele EJ Delgado grew up in a family of musicians, and became a professional performer at an early age, signed to Universal Records in his youth, and continued session work & touring playing rock, pop, blues, & jazz. EJ studied guitar at the University of the Philippines, and is winner of the 2001 Spanish Embassy Guitar Competition. He was an active member and performer with the U.P. Rondalla Ensemble, the U.P. Jazz Ensemble, the U.P. Afro-Latin Ensemble, and the Kithara Guitar Quartet. He has a wide range of recordings, television & radio appearances, and live concerts to his credit, including 8 years Blue Man Group Las Vegas on zither and guitar and Las Vegas-based indie rock band, Earth Rising since 2009. Earth Rising's song "All At Once" is featured in the full-length feature film by Deborah Richards "Move Me No Mountain" available to watch on Amazon, Tubi, and other streaming platforms, which was filmed entirely in Las Vegas. A Composer/Producer and Session Musician specializing in Rock, Jazz, Funk and Indie Folk, EJ is very passionate about his art and loves producing music. His music has been placed in films and documentaries worldwide. EJ’s latest album “New City” is a collection of timeless original jazz compositions out now on most digital streaming platforms. 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When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/1625430342220-G32OMSHW9E65JDCIN7GT/Anthony_Pic.jpg The MPS Team - Anthony Bassett (Consultant) Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/1139b0a2-3345-4b63-addb-4f3e36605d1e/DSC_0129.jpeg The MPS Team - Ben Kreuger (Administrator/Consultant) Consultations/Lessons: Mixing, recording, audio engineering, sound design, guitar Born and raised in San Diego, Ben began playing guitar in high school and never looked back. Over 25 years playing in local bands and recording multiple albums and EPs, he fell in love with audio engineering. He has engineered and produced songs in a large range of genres, including his own very off-Broadway rock opera about nefarious space plants. A self-described “audio nerd”, Ben gets into the technical details, while keeping the compass on the artistic vision and emotional impact of the music. Before breaking out as an independent audio engineer, Ben created a music and audio engineering program at a progressive charter school in San Diego, where he taught over 1,000 students how to play instruments and audio engineer. He has received grants and sponsorships from Fender, Shure Microphones, Taylor Guitars, and Deering Banjos among others. Ben brings the love, patience, and listening of teaching into his audio engineering and musical collaborations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/931f7195-e2aa-4855-9851-73236de96fe7/ThaddeusCorea06--400x400.jpeg The MPS Team - Thaddeus Corea (Consultant/Instructor) Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/2764c043-4639-4864-8878-ecebe6e50fd8/JPEG+image-716D4390EA69-1.jpeg The MPS Team - Ben Ellery (Co-Founder) With over 17 years as a live performer, Ben has played shows alongside acts such as the flatliners, black lungs, farewell to freeway, protest the hero, august burns red, and many more. Over that time, he crafted the skills needed to understand full sculpting of every aspect of each instrument, and technique. You want to talk 2a vs. 2b sticks, a set of nines or tens being better for a specific song, setting up crossovers so the bass isn’t mudding up the live PA? Ben’s your guy. This naturally lead down the path of Ben becoming a producer, mixing engineer, and educator. Born in northern Canada, and living in the Toronto area since a young age, Ben has helped design and assemble guitar cabinets, building a guitar of his own, and spending way too much free time watching gear reviews in hopes of one day doing a few himself. Ben has a natural ability to teach and uplift and a true passion for the arts. Skills: DAW & Audio/Sound Production; Mixing, Sound Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/d1a41791-eae9-46ba-b4fe-0ea8f503fdb3/IMG_0696.jpg The MPS Team - Justina Hodgson (Co-Founder/Consultant/Instructor) Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/1629827549361-07S3DBWOFM8CYX9C1JTJ/Professor+Z-2.jpg The MPS Team - Aaron Levitz (Co-Founder/ Administrator/Consultant) Consultations: General Consultation, Music Production, IT, Ableton Live Aaron has been making music at his computer for more than 30 years, and coding his own MIDI tools for over a decade. He helps maintain several music technology groups, in addition to MPS. In his days playing keys with The Velveteen Band, Aaron produced more than 75 promotional videos, and helped successfully crowd-fund their second album. They were awarded "Artist of the Year" in the Ventura County Music Awards, and one of the songs Aaron wrote the lyrics for received "Song of the Year" as well. A lifetime of office and web programming jobs have made him a go-to for some of the administrative help that musicians aren't typically focused on, but is a required part of being a musician. Aaron studied music composition at CalArts, arrangement at CSUN and LA Valley College, and electronics at ITT Tech. He’s also attended instrument design workshops at UC Berkeley. Aaron's short stories took first and third place in the Christopher Demsky Memorial Writing Awards. He wrote and co-starred in a short play that was selected by the Mayor's office for the city of Ventura's Earth Day celebration. More recently, he served as content editor on the DuPage Writers Group's 2021 Literary Journal, suggesting line edits and structural revisions as needed to serve each entry. And perhaps most notably, the letters in his name can be rearranged to spell "I love Tarzan." Skills: Keyboards/Piano, Lyrics Writing, Songwriting, Arranging & Digital Orchestration, Music Theory & Composition, DAW & Audio/Sound Production, Motion Graphics and Video Production, Admin Assistance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/27f68e73-34a7-4e71-a21c-43a20d83c4a1/IMG-0015+2.jpg The MPS Team - Isabel de Berrie (Co-Founder/Consultant/Instructor) Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. 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Welcome to the community! https://www.musicianspeersupport.com/gdeluca daily 0.75 2024-01-28 https://www.musicianspeersupport.com/mpsteam daily 0.75 2024-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/9b5358fe-b3fe-4842-99e9-efd8ed5e6cd3/IMG_8005_JPG+copy-20.jpg MPS Team - Rachel Delgado (Founder/Co-Owner/Executive Director) Consultations/Lessons: General Consultation, Artist Development, Piano/Keyboard lessons, Songwriting, Talent Coaching, Vocal Coaching, Vocal Arranging, Songwriting, Arranging/Instrumentation Rachel grew up in New Jersey studying piano, orchestra, choir and musical theater. A graduate from the University of the Philippines College of Music, majoring in Music Composition, she has over 25 years of experience in the music industry. In addition to working various administrative and creative jobs in the entertainment industry, Rachel has composed for TV & film in the Philippines and in the US. As a performer, she specializes in pop/rock, jazz, r&b, and Latin music on keys & vocals. She is Founder, Co-Owner & Executive Director of Musicians Peer Support - a group of music industry creatives sharing resources, information & experiences to uplift and empower the indie artist community. In 2010, Rachel, together with her husband EJ Delgado (Blue Man Group), formed the indie rock band, Earth Rising. All songs are composed, arranged, recorded and produced by both Rachel and EJ and features Rachel on vocals and wurlitzer, with EJ on guitar and bass. Their self-titled debut album includes original songs highlighted by several Blue Man Group drummers. The album is co-produced and mixed by Thaddeus Corea, and mastered by Grammy Award-winning master engineer Dave Cooley of Elysian Masters. Earth Rising's song "All At Once" is featured in the full-length feature film by Deborah Richards "Move Me No Mountain" available to watch for free on Tubi, which was filmed entirely in Las Vegas. Rachel is currently Music Director at Journey United Methodist Church in Las Vegas and performs for shows and venues including the wedding chapels at Mandalay Bay, Aria Resort, Bellagio, Caesars Palace, Paris Hotel, Planet Hollywood, the Bellagio and Wynn Las Vegas. She is also a licensed marriage officiant in the state of Nevada, serving as minister at wedding venues including the chapels at Caesars Palace Las Vegas. A published writer and author, Rachel’s work can be found in various publications worldwide, including Letters to My Younger Soul: Messages of Healing, Advice and Love from Amazing Women Around the World by Maureen Weekes (2021), Possibilities: Writings from the Dupage Writers Group, Volume 16 (2021), Grace Aspiration Perseverance Transformation: An Anthology of Poetry Compiled by Maureen Weekes, and her upcoming book, Hold the Light: A Collection of Poems and Illustrations (2024). Skills: Vocals, Keyboards/Piano, Accordion, Music Direction, Composition, Orchestration & Vocal Arrangement; Proficiency in music performance of all genres & styles; DAW & Audio/Sound Production; Music Ministry; Music Education & Private Instruction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/1626842488067-484R4TWTO1G7U9YZNFA5/public.jpeg MPS Team - EJ Delgado (Co-Owner/Instructor) Lessons: Guitar (Acoustic & Electric), Electric Bass, Ukulele EJ Delgado grew up in a family of musicians, and became a professional performer at an early age, signed to Universal Records in his youth, and continued session work & touring playing rock, pop, blues, & jazz. EJ studied guitar at the University of the Philippines, and is winner of the 2001 Spanish Embassy Guitar Competition. He was an active member and performer with the U.P. Rondalla Ensemble, the U.P. Jazz Ensemble, the U.P. Afro-Latin Ensemble, and the Kithara Guitar Quartet. He has a wide range of recordings, television & radio appearances, and live concerts to his credit, including 8 years Blue Man Group Las Vegas on zither and guitar and Las Vegas-based indie rock band, Earth Rising since 2009. Earth Rising's song "All At Once" is featured in the full-length feature film by Deborah Richards "Move Me No Mountain" available to watch on Amazon, Tubi, and other streaming platforms, which was filmed entirely in Las Vegas. A Composer/Producer and Session Musician specializing in Rock, Jazz, Funk and Indie Folk, EJ is very passionate about his art and loves producing music. His music has been placed in films and documentaries worldwide. EJ’s latest album “New City” is a collection of timeless original jazz compositions out now on most digital streaming platforms. Skills: Guitar, Bass, Zither, Composition, Arrangement; Proficiency in music performance of multiple genres & styles; DAW & Audio/Sound Production; Private Instruction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/1629827341760-34I5U8FP4OL0CCLN4HVG/20882199_1834349163245936_3073749865680928315_n-1.jpg MPS Team - Gina DeLuca (Co-Founder/Consultant) Consultations: General Consultation, Songwriting, Lyric Writing Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/1625430342220-G32OMSHW9E65JDCIN7GT/Anthony_Pic.jpg MPS Team - Anthony Bassett (Consultant) Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/1139b0a2-3345-4b63-addb-4f3e36605d1e/DSC_0129.jpeg MPS Team - Ben Krueger (Administrator/Consultant) Consultations/Lessons: Mixing, recording, audio engineering, sound design, guitar Born and raised in San Diego, Ben began playing guitar in high school and never looked back. Over 25 years playing in local bands and recording multiple albums and EPs, he fell in love with audio engineering. He has engineered and produced songs in a large range of genres, including his own very off-Broadway rock opera about nefarious space plants. A self-described “audio nerd”, Ben gets into the technical details, while keeping the compass on the artistic vision and emotional impact of the music. Before breaking out as an independent audio engineer, Ben created a music and audio engineering program at a progressive charter school in San Diego, where he taught over 1,000 students how to play instruments and audio engineer. He has received grants and sponsorships from Fender, Shure Microphones, Taylor Guitars, and Deering Banjos among others. Ben brings the love, patience, and listening of teaching into his audio engineering and musical collaborations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/931f7195-e2aa-4855-9851-73236de96fe7/ThaddeusCorea06--400x400.jpeg MPS Team - Thaddeus Corea (Consultant/Instructor) Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/2764c043-4639-4864-8878-ecebe6e50fd8/JPEG+image-716D4390EA69-1.jpeg MPS Team - Ben Ellery (Co-Founder) With over 17 years as a live performer, Ben has played shows alongside acts such as the flatliners, black lungs, farewell to freeway, protest the hero, august burns red, and many more. Over that time, he crafted the skills needed to understand full sculpting of every aspect of each instrument, and technique. You want to talk 2a vs. 2b sticks, a set of nines or tens being better for a specific song, setting up crossovers so the bass isn’t mudding up the live PA? Ben’s your guy. This naturally lead down the path of Ben becoming a producer, mixing engineer, and educator. Born in northern Canada, and living in the Toronto area since a young age, Ben has helped design and assemble guitar cabinets, building a guitar of his own, and spending way too much free time watching gear reviews in hopes of one day doing a few himself. Ben has a natural ability to teach and uplift and a true passion for the arts. Skills: DAW & Audio/Sound Production; Mixing, Sound Engineering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/d1a41791-eae9-46ba-b4fe-0ea8f503fdb3/IMG_0696.jpg MPS Team - Justina Hodgson (Co-Founder/Instructor) Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/1629827549361-07S3DBWOFM8CYX9C1JTJ/Professor+Z-2.jpg MPS Team - Aaron Levitz (Co-Founder/ Admin/Consultant) Consultations: General Consultation, Music Production, IT, Ableton Live Aaron has been making music at his computer for more than 30 years, and coding his own MIDI tools for over a decade. He helps maintain several music technology groups, in addition to MPS. In his days playing keys with The Velveteen Band, Aaron produced more than 75 promotional videos, and helped successfully crowd-fund their second album. They were awarded "Artist of the Year" in the Ventura County Music Awards, and one of the songs Aaron wrote the lyrics for received "Song of the Year" as well. A lifetime of office and web programming jobs have made him a go-to for some of the administrative help that musicians aren't typically focused on, but is a required part of being a musician. Aaron studied music composition at CalArts, arrangement at CSUN and LA Valley College, and electronics at ITT Tech. He’s also attended instrument design workshops at UC Berkeley. Aaron's short stories took first and third place in the Christopher Demsky Memorial Writing Awards. He wrote and co-starred in a short play that was selected by the Mayor's office for the city of Ventura's Earth Day celebration. More recently, he served as content editor on the DuPage Writers Group's 2021 Literary Journal, suggesting line edits and structural revisions as needed to serve each entry. And perhaps most notably, the letters in his name can be rearranged to spell "I love Tarzan." Skills: Keyboards/Piano, Lyrics Writing, Songwriting, Arranging & Digital Orchestration, Music Theory & Composition, DAW & Audio/Sound Production, Motion Graphics and Video Production, Admin Assistance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/27f68e73-34a7-4e71-a21c-43a20d83c4a1/IMG-0015+2.jpg MPS Team - Isabel de Berrie (Co-Founder/Consultant/Instructor) Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60332dfc847e1312f53610f1/200dc32c-c143-4d20-9152-fde064befa06/Dan_studio+2.jpg MPS Team - Dan Laureano (Consultant) Consultations/Lessons: Production, Mixing, Songwriting, Scoring, Logic Tutoring, Guitar and Keyboard Recording, Music Motivation Coaching Dan Laureano is a composer/producer/mixer born and raised in New York City who creates music in genres spanning pop, electronic, folk, and rock. His music has been featured on Bravo, Logo, and KCRW among others. His most recent projects include developing and teaching the Logic Audio course, “Logic By The Book”, scoring the feature-length indie film, “Silence In Between”, and publishing his first book, “Affirmusic: Affirmations For Musicians”. He currently resides in the Catskill Mountains of New York. https://www.musicianspeersupport.com/pay daily 0.75 2025-02-09