Each week, we are spotlighting one faculty member at Norco College to help you get
to know about them and the program that they teach. This week's faculty spotlight
is on Brady Kerr, Assistant Professor of Music Industry Studies / Music.
Brady Kerr is a Grammy®-nominated educator, a voting member of The Recording Academy,
and has been in the music and theater business for over 40 years. He is a classically
trained pianist and vocalist, an award-winning composer, and a Berklee College of
Music in Music Production graduate. He spends most of his creative time as a recording
engineer, music producer, graphic designer, and celebrity vocal coach (The Voice,
American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, and Survivor).
He has also worked with and recorded Olympic athletes. Currently, Brady is full-time
faculty in the Music Industry Studies program at Norco College, where he teaches Digital
Audio Production, Pro Tools, Songwriting, Recording Studio Workshop, and Performance
Techniques for Studio Recording courses. He is also the director of Studio Arts Ensemble,
Norco College’s live performance ensemble.
Brady is an Avid Certified Instructor in Pro Tools | Music and has proctored certification
exams for hundreds of students since 2010, helping them become certified “Users” and
“Operators” of the industry-standard music production software. Under his leadership,
the Music Industry Studies program has released 20 albums under Norco Music, all available
on www.norcomusic.com, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, and anywhere else you stream
music. All songs were written and performed by Norco Music students and alums (except
for their Christmas album, Winter Still, which consists of traditional holiday cover
songs.) Kerr is the faculty co-chair for NC’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Marketing
committees and a member of the LGBTQ+ Advocates committee.