Brian McCallister: VOCAL JUDGE
Brian McCallister is a Los Angeles–based session singer, arranger, and food enthusiast. He records choral demos for Hal Leonard and Alfred Music, and works as a freelance tenor/baritone demo vocalist for new and developing projects. Brian writes arrangements for Silver Dollar City, Six Flags Great America, Purdue University, Show Choir Camps of America, and competitive show choirs nationwide. He will begin recording his next project in April. In the meantime, Brian’s Holiday Jazz EP is available to stream on all platforms.
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Richard Baskin : VOCAL JUDGE
Richard Baskin Jr., is a versatile performer, who has made his mark on the NYC scene as a singer, pianist, composer & arranger. Originally from Saginaw, Michigan, he grew up singing and playing in church with many musical influences including: gospel, Motown, jazz, R&B, pop, rock, soul, and country. Those experiences allowed him to win the top prize at the Amateur Night Competition in Harlem, New York’s Apollo Theatre in 2007.
After graduating from Western Michigan University and Indiana University with Jazz Studies degrees – he returned to New York to pursue a music career. He’s produced his own shows with his group Richard Baskin Group, a jazz quartet, and Soul Patrol – a tribute to his musical roots – at Feinstein’s/54 Below, The Triad Theatre, The West End Lounge, and The Duplex Cabaret Theatre.
Richard works as an in-demand musical director and vocal coach – recently directing Spring Awakening at Manhattan School of Music, Amelie at Pace University, and various cabarets around the city.
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Sarah Moore: VISUAL JUDGE
Sarah Moore is a professional dancer, choreographer, and educator based in Los Angeles, California. She works with competitive show choirs and collegiate dance groups. Her training and teaching background includes Ballroom and Latin dance, as well as jazz, theatre, and commercial styles. She has trained under the Millennium Dance Complex Program, Aisha Francis’ Global Mentorship Program, Marissa Heart’s Heartbreak Heels, and SYTYCD choreographer and Ballroom Champion Toni Redpath.
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Krystal Hernandez: VISUAL JUDGE
Krystal is a Puerto Rican actor, singer, dancer. She recently played Anna of Cleves in SIX: the Musical on Broadway, making this her Broadway debut, after starring in the same role in the Canadian company in 2024. She has performed on stages across North America, including a regional tour of Octavio Solis’ Quixote Nuevo. She has had the pleasure of leading shows in many of Greater Boston’s most prestigious stages: starring as Olivia in American Repertory and Company One’s co-production of Miss You Like Hell performed at the Oberon, as the Lion in Wheelock Family Theatre’s Wizard of Oz where she sang King of the Forest in the original key(!!!), and as the Nurse in Trinity Repertory’s co-production Shakespeare en el Verano of Romeo and Juliet.
She has been obsessed with story telling since she can remember. Her passion really lies in using her voice and body as a vessel to tell stories that heal, challenge and embrace the human experience. As a Puerto Rican actress, she strives to add to the canon of what it means to live through the Latinx experience and to redefine stereotypes that come with that. She holds a BFA in Acting from Salem State University.
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Jeff Prescott: BAND JUDGE
Jeffrey Prescott, based in Lowell, MA is currently a Director Of Education at The Arts Innovation Center. Jeffrey Prescott brings experience from previous roles at Self Employed – Vocal / Instrumental Instructor, Merrimack Repertory Theatre and The Alias Project. Jeffrey Prescott holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Education from University of Massachusetts at Lowell with a robust skill set that includes Musical Direction, Vocal Performance, Instrumental Performance, Band, Singing and more.