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Shannon Cooper-Harris - artistic director, vocal coach, songwriter & producer

shanstaf.gif (23549 bytes) SHANNON COOPER-HARRIS- member of BMI and NARAS Shannon is president and artistic director here at The Zone. Do you recognize her as "Cinnamon Spice" from MTV's recent "Wanna Be A Spice Girl" Contest? She teaches voice & vocal performance in a variety of styles ranging from classical opera & Broadway to Country & Pop. For the professional minded student, Shannon is very interested in managing and producing up- and -coming stars. She is also a Hip-Hop Jazz and Lyrical instructor at The Rehearsal Hall in Manahawkin and has been for five years. Attention dancers: Be watching for auditions for THE DANCEFORCE coming this FALL!
BANDS

BABYDOLL- 3 girl recording group on BAM records- popular in Japan
FORTUNE ORCHESTRA-. North Jersey, New York based wedding band playing Top 40, Standards, 50's, 60's etc.
MASQUERADE- high energy Top 40 Dance band with two girl front and massive choreography
FUNNESSE- Top 40 road band touring the U.S. playing hotels and casinos. Other road bands Shannon has served as lead singer and choreographerfor are Savoir Faire, Citykids & Imposter.

RECORDING

Most recently Shannon recorded six commercials for Cerami Pontiac in Paramus, NJ as a spokesmodel. These commercials are currently airing on North Jersey cable. Shannon recorded lead and background vocals for the released Broadway CD for Bobby Morganstein Productions out of Philadelphia. She also wrote and produced 7 original songs on the BMP Creative CD. Both CD's are available at Tower Records. Shannon recorded her own original Top 40 Style demos at Stardust, & Reel Platinum where she was recognized and produced by Jim Wisner- "The Wiz" who produced The Four Tops, and The Temptations.
Shannon was a Dance Major/Voice Minor on scholarship at the fine arts college Oklahoma City University.She has performed many lead and chorus-dancer parts in summer stock- & theatre companies including Pax Amicas & UCEA here in New Jersey where she played the part of "Sheila" in "A Chorus Line".

"I thank the Lord every day for allowing me to make my living singing and dancing and helping people to forget their problems....After all isn't that what entertainment is all about?"
email: shannon@talentzone.net

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Scott Harris- MIDI instructor, head studio engineer, songwriter & producer

scott.gif (6453 bytes) Scott is CEO & Webmaster for THE ZONE. In addition Scott
acts as chief recording engineer, MIDI programmer, vocal stylist, keyboardist, songwriter & producer and is a teacher for all of these.

Scott has shopped many packages for record deals over the years
and as a result has secured many record company contacts including Atlantic, RCA, Arista, Big Beat, Next Plateau, MicMac &
Metropolitan
to name a few. He is currently producing a package
with Joe Friday and is ready, willing and able to help you or your
band do the same. Inquire about demo.

Has over ten years experience building, repairing, and troubleshooting IBM PC's and clones; networking and server administration in both Windows NT 4.0 and Novell; authoring and developing internet and intranet sites using Perl, Active X, JAVA, Perform, CGI, VB Scripting and interactive databases and mail servers. Also well versed in custom graphics design for print and the web and 3-D rendering and animation for multi-media presentations including MIDI music programming. email:scott@talentzone.net

BANDS

JOE FRIDAY- lead singer/frontman/ rhythm guitarist for Jersey Shore based rock act

MASQUERADE- lead & backup vocals/rhythm guitar & MIDI programmer and keyboardist for Top 40IDance band. The original version of MASQUERADE wrote & recorded their original work at Reel Platinum- 48-trk studio in Lodi, NJ

MADZAK- lead & backup vocals/bass guitar for this original rock band

OBSESSION- lead & backup vocals/keyboard for this Top 40/Rock cover band

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Adam Niedzwiecki- electric and acoustic guitar instructor

adam.gif (6587 bytes) Adam is THE ZONE'S guitar & bass teacher. He has done
extensive studio work and has been teaching in New Jersey for
the past eight years.
Adam is also the head of our art department
and is currently designing THE ZONE'S newsletter comic book
which will be available this fall.

Adam was also in the Jazx Band Ensemble when he attended
Berklee College of Music.

Adam enjoys, plays, and teaches all styles of electric and
acoustic guitar
and in response to his playing most people
just say 'WOW!!"

BANDS

Joe Friday - lead & rhythm guitar/backup vocals

Masquerade- lead & rhythm guitar/backup vocals

MAD7AK- lead & rhythm guitar/backup vocals; co-writer of original songs

Obsession-lead & rhythm guitar/backup vocals

RECORDING

Studio tracks for MicMac, High Power, Next Plateau records (various artists)

Reel Platinum & FROGS for his own original projects.

email: ajn@bellatlantic.net

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Carol Cooper- opera & oratorio vocal coach, piano instructor

carol.gif (32802 bytes) Carol has a B.A. in Communications from Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma. She minored in Music and Vocal performance and attended other fine universities such as Oklahoma City University where she was piano accompanist for 1984 Miss America - Susan Powell. Carol also studied music at the County College of Morris right here in New Jersey. Her latest achievement is being named to AOL's  Voice Chorale which will perform "The Requium" at Carnegie Hall on November 29, 1998. Carol is one of the newest of 150 voices for the America Online Choir selected from thousands of possible applicants.
THEATER

"Miss Julia Laverne" in Showboat

One of "The Three Ladies" in The Magic Flute

Ensemble for Carousel.

email: CCooper732@aol.com

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Gerilyn Williams- vocal teacher, pageant coordinator and coach

geristaf.gif (27694 bytes) Gerilyn, a vocal teacher here at THE ZONE,
has vast experience in musical theater.
Her credits extend well beyond what is listed
below. She offers her students a large
repertoire of Broadway selections plus her
own vocal skills and style. In addition,
Gerilyn is knowledgeable about popular pageant selections and performing styles. For a well
rounded, theater minded student with dreams of
Miss America or Broadway, Gerilyn is
an ideal instructor.
THEATER

AD@ IN NEW YORK Surflight Theater

EARTH SCHOOL Adantic Community College

UP, DOWN & ALL AROUND Children's Theater Troupe

SCROOGE Surflight Theater

CABARET Ocean County College

GUYS & DOLLS Ocean County College

VAMPIRE LESBIANS OF SODOM Ocean County College

BYE BYE BIRDIE Southem Regional H.S.

GUYS & DOLLS Southem Regional H.S.

ANNIE Southem Regional H.S.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Southem Regional H.S.

email: gerilyn@talentzone.net

FILM

FATHERS AND SONS Columbia Pictures

AWARDS

BEAUTY PAGEANT ER:

Miss VFW Bamegat Light, NJ 1990

Miss Stafford Township 1990

Miss Ocean County Fair 1991

Miss Jersey Shores Hemisphere 1992

Miss Columbus Day 1992

Miss VFW Ocean County 1993

VOCAL AWARDS: StarPower National Talent

Competition - Atlantic City, NJ

First Place Solo Vocal - 1992

First Place Solo Vocal - 1993

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