Ryan Alvy Alvarez

Send off 2004

I spent 2013 mostly playing with my cat. Also acting, singing, traveling, camping, hiking, cooking, and going on Alumni retreat back in April.

Rachel Bearer
Send off 2009
ARORA (formerly know as SONOS) released our 3rd studio album, Bioluminescence, at the end of last summer. We recorded it all in my apartment in Sherman Oaks and yes, it's all just voices. You can get it on iTunes or Amazon or Spotify or where ever and give it a listensy. This year, I'm recording a solo album and am shooting for a summer release. I'll keep you posted re: LA shows, etc. Love you dicks. aroratheband.com rachelbearer - instagram

Jennifer (Cohen) Bennett

Send off 2005
In 2013, my husband and I moved from New York City to Studio City, CA. He is a studio teacher/welfare worker in the entertainment industry. I am a director and private voice teacher at the Youth Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles and I'm also an Admissions Counselor at Relativity School, a new college that is launching this fall. I am also a professional singer and actress, and have performed in musicals and as a concert soloist across the country. My baby girl, Paige Elizabeth Bennett, was born on February 18, 2014. (2 weeks early!).

Ben Bram - Send off 2010

In 2013, I continued working with Pentatonix as their coarranger, producer, and engineer. Together we produced videos such as Radioactive and Daft Punk, which both Jennifer Garnered over 45 mil views, and albums PTX Vol II and PTXmas Deluxe Edition, which hit #2 and #1 respectively on iTunes overall albums. Additionally, I worked on season 4 of The Sing Off as supervising vocal arranger/coach, and also as a casting vocal consultant on the road. I continued to do freelance gigs, including arranging, vocal contracting, recording, group coaching, and teaching clinics. Last but not least, I started A Cappella Academy, an audition-only summer intensive in Los Angeles for middle/high schoolers featuring Pentatonix as the artists in residence. We received 859 auditions from 49 states and 34 countries! There are some incredible young musicians out there, Im so excited for the future of a cappella! Probably some future VoCals in that lot. Love you all!

Stacy Burcham - Send off 2000

I teach instrumental music at Lakewood HS and am also busy preparing the pit orchestra and voice-coaching for Hairspray, which goes up in May. I still sing and play trumpet professionally (and am still the only VoCal to be a member of the group and the Trojan Marching Band all 4 years)! In addition to running the LHS program, I work part-time for the TMB, and just started taking courses in Vocal Jazz towards my Masters at USC. I do this in my spare time (none). I live with my brilliant and badass girlfriend in the ghetto by USC, as she is studying there also to become a badass doctor. Here is my Soccer Mom/Kimmy Gibbler headshot for your amusement.

Adam Blain Send off 2003

2013 saw a leap forward for Blain Artist Management. 3 tours kept me on the road, and pairing up with Lippman Entertainment (Rob Thomas, Matchbox 20, George Michael) brought a host of new opportunities. BAM produced, "Rock The Schools 2013" at NYC's Gramercy Theatre, supporting VH1's "Save The Music" campaign, and the monthly, "Live! From Ryan's Living Room" show I produce with client Ryan Cabrera raised thousands in support of local charity. Momentum has continued in 2014 with the signing of Cabrera to Capitol Records, new client Steven Fiore, and expanding BAM's client roster into the worlds of EDM and theatrical." www.blainartistmanagement.com

Kenton Chen - Send off 2010

Kenton has been living in Santa Monica enjoying life by the beach. He performs regularly at WitZend in Venice and is making the move to more eastside venues this year, as he finishes his new EP, Independent Soul, this summer.
Photo taken by Mike Hoy

Allie Feder Send off 2008

Allie Feder is really enjoying her Freshman year! In addition to being a Freshman, she's been doing lots of singing around LA recording vocals for commercials, TV, and film and performing at events with various bands and groups. If you have small children, or if you are a small child yourself, you might hear her on currently airing commercials for Barbie and Monster High toys, as well as on Cartoon Network's LEGO: Ninjago, and Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse. Sometimes she even sings in a grown up voice for shows like Sleepy Hollow or for video game commercials or other movies and things. She's performing with a bunch of bands, including a couple of indie pop bands, an acoustic duo, a glee-style quartet, a choir, and an a cappella group (HEY-O!). Oh and also she leads a double life as a psychotherapist-in-training. She lives with her composer boyfriend in LA and they write music together and stuff. Her website is www.alliefeder.com.

Emily Goglia Send off 2010

Hey VoCalz! 2013 was a year of change in the Goglia world. From the gorgeous Voices of Liberty at Disneyland, to singing on a trolley with Mickey (and KoCal and Dan/Payson/DPL/PLL) to leading the fierce ladies of ELEMENT on this past season of "The Sing Off." (We crowd-funded an album that is now available on iTunes.) I decided on a whim to move to New York because-why not?! #yolo. I've survived the worst winter New York has seen in years, and still can't imagine living anywhere else. I vacationed in sunny places like Cabo and Hawaii, and was featured in a photography book of upand-coming actors called "The Field." Other than that, I'm doing lots of demo singing and gigging around the city--joined the USO Show Troupe and get to perform with Miss Catherine Ricafort once again! I also have a puppy. His name is Sweeney Dog- the demon barker of Fleet Street. And he is the best. Ever. www.emilygoglia.com

Ross Golan - Send off 2002

In 2013, I got engaged to my beautiful fianc, wrote songs on three #1 albums (Keith Urban, Justin Bieber and Prince Royce) and co-wrote the latest Lady Antebellum single "Compass." My musical, The Wrong Man, got picked up for a FebMar 2014 opening. AND my dog, Peter, was featured on pugsofinstagram

Will Goldman - Send off 2012

Will had a busy year of singing! In addition to his regular performances with the LA Master Chorale at Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl, he also got to do some cool backup singing gigs with Two Steps from Hell (big movie trailer guys) and the Rolling Stones, which was MINDBLOWING. Will also started doing Studio session work last year and sang on a number of films including a featured song in Disney's Frozen and the upcoming Muppets Most Wanted. (I can't believe I'm typing this shit) In terms of life things, Will moved out of his teeny tiny studio apartment in West Hollywood into a beautiful bigger apartment, also in West Hollywood (shocker) Lastly, but most beautifully/tropically of all, Will ended 2013 running around the rainforest in Costa Rica. Looking forward to a bunch of the same in 2014. WOO. FOFY.

Brock Harris - Send off 1998

Hey everyone! I'm living in Silver Lake, recently divorced, spending a lot of time with my dog and loving Los Angeles. For a living, I own rental real estate, including the VoCal House, and buying 2-3 buildings a year. Call me if you need a place, OR if you have questions about how to find an apartment in LA, I have lots of hints! And always looking for projects and how to be a contribution, so let me know if you need me. Would also like to be remarried by end of 2015, so if you know anyone... Brock "this Alumni Newsletter is a damn fine idea" Harris

Carmel (Heckel) Freeman

Send off 2002
I was sent off before there were sendoffs ;) I joined the VoCals in 1998 and I graduated in 2002. 2013 was certainly a big year. In December 2012, I married my most favorite person ever and my best friend, Matt Freeman, so we spent 2013 combining our worlds. Together we have 3 daughters (Julia 10, Alexa 6, and Kate 5). Earlier in the year, we went on a honeymoon in Napa, bought a minivan (ugh), hung out on Irvine softball fields with Julia and cheered her on to her division championship, and spent a lot of time negotiating peace between our youngest girls who most decidedly do not like to share. Later in the year, both Matt and I changed jobs, and we moved our family to Aliso Viejo just in time to celebrate holidays with friends and family in a bigger place.

Thomas Henry Send off 2012

Since graduation, I have been working full-time as an analyst in the LA office of Wells Fargo's investment bank. They keep me pretty busy, but I try to get back to SC for the important stuff, like beer-pong and video games--...I mean alumni rehearsal and major concerts. Can't believe that it has already been nearly two years since we were staying up late singing, imbibing certain substances, authoring new VoCab that we thought was the funniest thing since slapstick, and watching Jim come of age with landmark feats like finding the resonant frequency of the bathroom and conquering The Hardest Pull Up. I still listen to VoCalbums from time to time for moments of nostalgia and am pleased to see the awesomeness of the VoCals carries on indefinitely. I am currently living in Manhattan Beach and will finish up my analyst program at Wells in Summer of 2015, after which I will look to either stay in LA or move back to the Midwest, depending on job opportunities.

David Higgins - Send off 1999

David finished his combined PhD in English and American Studies at Indiana University in 2010, and he now teaches in the English Department at Inver Hills College in Minnesota. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, and the last year his scholarly work on science fiction was published in several journals and books, including Parabolas of Science Fiction (Wesleyan UP, 2013) and The Science Fiction Handbook (Blomsbury, 2014). His forthcoming work examines transformations in American science fiction after 9/11. Check out an example of David's video scholarship here: http://virtual-sf.com/?page_id=321

Janel Healy - Send off 2008

In 2013, Janel continued her hippie journey of living close to the land, but left the commune in Virginia where she was living for 2 years to move to West Sonoma County, California--land of Pinot Noir grapes, earthy yoga goddess types, aspiring young farmers, redneck descendants of Italian immigrants, and pot growers. She works as the Communications and Events Manager for a sustainability demonstration center, where she spends her days listening to colleagues bemoan the inevitable demise of the human race due to rampant global resource consumption. Janel still performs often, both as a "musical storyteller" and a straight-up singer. She is currently in a funk-rock opera based on the 5,000-year-old epic of Gilgamesh, and plays the Head sex priestess. Of course.

Mike Hoy - Send off 2008

Following the trend of Dan Payson Lewis who cleverly dropped his first name in order to stand out above the crowd, Mike Hoy has not dropped, but added more names to his name, and is currently professionally going by his full given birth name, Michael Alan Hoy (most of the time). After over four years at Creative Artists Agency, Michael Alan Hoy formerly known in VoCal circles as Mike Hoy, finally grew the balls to pursue his dream of directing, and photography. Mike recently collaborated with VoCal alum Ross Golan, shooting most all of the video and photography for Ross's live show THE WRONG MAN, currently playing at the Skylight Theater in Hollywood. In the past year, Mike has received attention with mentions in The Huffington Post for directing web videos, including the comedy web series The Best of Craigslist featured on www.funnyordie.com, which was nominated for Best Web Series by LA WEEKLY at the 2013 LA WEEKLY WEB AWARDS. Michael collaborated as a photographer and videographer for the Hollywood Foreign Press at the 2014 Golden Globe Awards, and worked on music videos for Daft Punks Random Access Memories and Mumford & Sons "Babel." Mike is currently still using the excuse that he is "on the freeway" when he is running late, and he is still using his voice at the occasional karaoke bar, singing back-up vocals for Kelley Jakle, or with The Westminster Chorus alongside other VoCal alums, David Rakita, Will Harris, and Brian Maloney. Mike Hoy misses the VoCals... A lot... Like a whole lot, and welcomes any and all VoCals past and present to call him at any time for a hello, or a hang, or whatever!!! www.michaelalanhoy.com

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Lucy Jackson - Send off 2008

Living in LA...one block from campus..yes I did graduate almost 6 years ago. Still producing West Coast ICCAs...2014 season is my 6th year. New puppy niece named Pepper. Quit my job. VoCal Alumni Retreat was amazeballs. Traveled a LOT - Hawaii. New Zealand. Mexico. Mexico again. Multiple trips to NorCal, Vegas, Philadelphia. Got a new job (working with Audra again). I have an amazing family, boyfriend, friends, etc... Can't complain when life is sooooo good! :)

Kelley Jakle Send off 2011

My year was, as it tends to happen, up and down but overall pretty wonderful! Professionally, a film called 42 that I worked on came out, which led to a lot of fun baseball games and anthems. I filmed a movie where I smoked a lot of fake pot called The 420 Movie: Mary & Jane it may (or may not?) be released around 4/20 of this year (haha). Lastly, fellow alums Jeff Sontag and I have become songwriting partners! Ive loved getting back to those roots, and what better way to do it than with another VoCal? Mike Hoy has been filming some of our videos, too keeping it all in the family. Personally, I celebrated my first ever two year anniversary! Im super in love, so thats pretty rad. I was able to spend a week at Camp ReCreation in Northern California, which always fills my soul, and I recently moved out to Santa Monica! Its been amazing, as living near the ocean has been a lifelong dream of mine. Love you all, and I cant wait to read up on all of your lives! YouTube.com/kelleyjaklemusic Twitter.com/kelleyjakle Facebook.com/kelleyjakleofficial

Jeremy KoCal
Send off 1999
Back in 1998, when I joined the VoCals, I underwent an important "name-change" from Kocal (rhymes with "vocal") to KoCal, and we all know what that rhymes with! I'm back in SoCal after 11 years of the Broadway & touring life with meaningful experiences like Wicked, and a dream of working with George Lucas. AndI got married last April! Currently holding down the fort with the Dapper Dans of Disneyland, and now transitioning into journalism, podcasting, and writing. This is one awesome network! Keep it rockin' VoCals! Jeremykocal@gmail.com

Payson Lewis
Send off 2008
Yooo VoCals! How the eff is it 2014 already? Who knows? Anyway here's what my 2013 was all about: I spent most of my time continuing in my pursuit of the old acting/singing career and did a bunch of shows, notably BARE (for which I won a BroadwayWorld award...thanks for voting), three different For The Record shows at Rockwell, The Rocky Horror Show, and produced and directed a show for the first time called EDGES. I also appeared on the Dr. Phil show as an abusive boyfriend (Clearly, I need a new agent). Other than that, I'm still doing my thing singing and dancing at Disneyland. All in all things are pretty good and I'm happy and healthy. I didn't hang out with VoCals nearly enough which sucks...but I'm working on it for 2014. You can still find me in my cheap yet cozy apartment on the Silverlake/Mexico border, so hit me up and let's chill.

Katie Lovejoy
Send off 2009
As of 2013, I am married, a working screenwriter, and the proud owner of a lovebird (read: crazy bird lady). On the professional side of my life, things are going really well. Since graduating in 09, Ive done a rewrite on a Disney movie, was the highest ranked woman screenwriter on the 2010 Blacklist, sold two pilots to ABC Spellman Files and Trust and one to Bravo, and have been staffed on two televisions shows. Last year I had my first produced credit of television air on NBC (DRACULA), which was totally surreal: Oh, and I finally caved and got on twitter. For work purposes and various opportunities for snark: @katie_lovejoy. Personally, Ive been happily married to a long time FOV Ru Sommer for almost nine months now. Our wedding day was magical in every way. I mean, look at these TREES... We even had a few VoCals and dear friends perform out our wedding, and, duh, they fucking ROCKED IT. Were hoping to go on our honeymoon this spring and then get a puppy (okay, fine, maybe Im the only one who wants a puppy). And Im currently trying to teach myself to play the ukulele, which is fun if not totally hopeless.

Lexie Lowell
Send off 2013
In 2013 I starred as Roxie Hart in Chicago the Musical at USC and helped fundraise for the $15,000 independent student production. I graduated cum laude from the School of Theatre. I signed with KMR Equity after performing in LAs Next Great Stage Star. Started practicing yoga every day. Travelled to Italy for the month of December with my boyfriend and have begun to write original music on the harp and guitar. I am currently beginning the process of producing my first album with JB Studios.

Ann and Matt MacPhail

Both sent off in 1998
In 2013, the MacPhails continued working out of their home studio in Arlington, Virginia, just a short hop from Washington, DC. Matt produces both spoken audio and music, and Ann records voice overs for radio commercials and narration. "Trust YOUR family's safety with Vivint!" In addition, Matt serves as outside counsel for Yahoo! Inc. making sure their all sweepstakes rules say stuff like, "No purchase necessary" and "Void where prohibited". At church, Matt plays bass and Ann plays piano. They both serve as Cub Scout Leaders. They have two sons: Gabriel (9) and Lucas (7). Travel highlights of 2013: VoCal Alumni Retreat in Santa Barbara, Disney World, South Carolina, Chicago, London, NYC (to see VoCals in shows), San Jose and LA. They love to have guests, so let them know if you're coming to the DC Area!

Kelda (Nelson) Hartman

Send off 1998
This picture says it all. The year 2013 was all about my first child, the amazingly precious Haven Shanelle Hartman. She was born in October 2012 and I spent last year just getting to know her more and more. I am so looking forward to watching her continue to grow. I also continued to write songs, play my grandmother's piano and, of course, sing, but I have to admit, she is really my main focus right now. My advice? If you don't have a kid, have one! ;)

Brian Michael Malony

Send off 2007
After leaving the VoCals and graduating from USC in 2007 with a BFA in Acting, I decided to leave the acting world to spend more time with my wife, Lindsay, and start a family. I got a job in entertainment lighting and now, after various stages, am the Marketing Manager at Stonewood Center in Downey, CA. In the year after performing with the VoCals on the 1st season of The Sing Off in 2009, my first daughter, Lillian Elise, was born. Last spring, in April of 2013, my second daughter, Caitlin Noelle, joined the family. Keeping the music alive and quelling my performance addiction, Ive been singing with several other VoCal Alumns in the Westminster Chorus since re-joining in 2010. I am the current VP of Marketing for that group as well and have also been the head of the music department at my church for several years. I spend my days working at a job I enjoy and coming home to a family that I love. Life has been very good to me and Im thankful for my experiences with the VoCals that led me here. Wishing you all well, and Ill see you at the next Alumni Rehearsal.

Eric Petersen - Send off 2005

2013 was a year of change for me career-wise, leaving Caesars Entertainment after five years where I was the Director of New Media and led mobile and social media strategy for 40 casino resorts across the country. I moved to the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino where I'm currently leading their Digital / Interactive Marketing team and absolutely love it mainly because of the hotel's deep musical roots and culture. Besides that, I was a part of three weddings, a best man for two of them, and traveled to Cabo, New York, San Fran, LA, Chicago, and Seattle. If anyone is ever in Las Vegas let me know! Would love to meet up and grab a drink.

Olivia Peet Send Off 2011

I grew up in CT and made the move to Los Angeles after falling in love with all that USC has to offer. I moved to NYC right after graduating and I've been working in the exciting world of advertising as a copywriter on cool accounts like Colgate. I currently live in the Financial District and am loving the Big Apple but I really miss USC and the VoCals! I'm long overdue for a trip back West, so maybe look for me at the next alumni rehearsal :)

DP - David Patton
Send off 2006
2013 was the best year yet! It included getting married in April to my best friend Marissa and a major move up to Northern California. I now live in San Francisco and work as the Department Manager of Men's Clothing for Nordstrom Valley Fair. I also run a side business of custom furniture called 84 Classics. I love to always be working with my hands on inspiring projects.
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David Rakita - Send off 2008

2013 was the best year yet! It included attending the marriage of DP to his best friend Marissa and not making a major move up to Northern California. I now live in Los Angeles and don't work as the Department Manager of Men's Clothing for Nordstrom Valley Fair, but I do dabble as a session musician, choral musician, background singer and adult beverage partaker. I also play a fair amount of World of Warcraft with Will Harris. I love to always be working with my hands on inspiring projects.

Matt Pollard Send off 2008

2013 in a nutshell: This was a big year for me! I matched at UCLA for my residency in Urologic Surgery in February. March brought more great news, and I got engaged to my wonderful boyfriend, Josh, who is also a urologist (currently finishing his residency in New York). I graduated Mount Sinai School of Medicine this summer (finally Dr. Pollard!), and moved back to LA in July. Residency has been pretty much allconsuming so far, but it's going well! Glad to be back on the west coast and so excited to be closer to all the VoCals still in CA. :)

Audra Levi Priluck (VoCal #2)

Send off 1997
2013 was a year of change. I changed jobs, and we moved from Northridge to Woodland Hills. I'm hoping 2014 is a year of non-change. I have been with GfK Custom Research North America for almost a year, as Vice President, Media & Entertainment. My hubby Jason and sons Justin (7) and Garrett (2) are wonderful. Justin started piano lessons last Fall, and is an expert Nintendo 3DS player. Garrett sings to us all the time, and loves everything "Elmo". Jason has his own talent management firm called The Priluck Company, and his blog GenXDaddy.com was named a Top 50 Dad Blog by Babble.com. I sing when I can - not as often as I'd like - but for the past two years I have been a featured performer at The Home Entertainment Show in Newport Beach. As part of T.H.E. Show last June, I was invited to perform two songs with legendary pianist Mike Garson. I've got some performance clips on YouTube, just search "Audra Lee". My first self-produced album called "I'm All In" was released in August 2012 and still remains on iTunes, Amazon, etc. I'd love to record another album one of these days anyone wanna help me with song writing? audratv@yahoo.com

April (Jones) Ray Send

off 1998
Since graduating from SC almost fourteen years ago (Wha??), April has enjoyed every VoCal's dream life of traveling to 4 continents, performing before thousands of people, and being lauded by critics around the world. Totally not. She has travelled as far as Nashville, changed thousands of diapers, and is lauded mostly only by her amazing husband. But it is her dream life (well, except for the diapers). She and her husband Nick moved from LA to Nashville where they enjoy running a business called ModerNash and raising their three kids. It's not glamorous, but it is good!

AL RAHN - Send off 2006

Hello friends. After much prodding from Goglia, I reluctantly submit to you my 2013 Year In Review. While it seemed near impossible to top April's VoCal Alumni retreat to Santa Barbara, in which I was honored to play the role of lead sommelier, I filled my year with much more traveling, and it seems no matter where I went, VoCals inevitably appeared. Two trips to NYC brought me into the company of Sara Benjamin, Rebekah Melocik, and Geoffrey Lind (all of whom are well and send their love). I also attended SIX weddings, most notably the nuptials of fellow VoCal alum Katie Lovejoy and my hetero-lifemate and FOV Ru Sommer in beautiful Sonoma County. Ree-Bee Bearer, Chris Harrison and I had the honor of providing some of the pre-ceremony music. Also I cried like a bitch. Speaking of music, I continued rocking strong with Sixstep. We founded our own studio in Orange, released a new EP in September, did a few touring stints, and got some FM airplay! (And many thanks to those of you who made it out a show!) The year ended with a glorious return to the theatrical stage as part of "A Harmony Boys' Christmas", an all-original debacle I co-starred in with our own Michael Hoy & Will Ajax Harris. We are fairly confident the show will return, and it is our hope to develop a cult following around this ridiculous show. I also began work on a new musical to premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, so keep your eyes peeled for an update. That's it. Oh, and I quit smoking. High fives all around. Let's drink soon, yeah? www.sixstepmusic.com @sixstepband

Catherine Rica Ricafort - Send off 2009

2013 (in New York City): I started off the year touring the country with the USO Show Troupe, which is a small singing group that performs for the troops in tight harmony with matching choreo (obviously, someone was going through VoCals withdrawals...). I also had a DREAM come true, and got to originate the role of "Mahi" in Jason Robert Brown's new Broadway-bound musical "Honeymoon in Vegas"! (Backstage pic attached). The show starred Tony Danza, who was a riot to work with. There was also much USC love here as Jason Robert Brown had taught many of my friends at USC, and Emily Goglia and the Macphails came to watch the show! I rounded out the end of the year performing in another new musical called "Nerds", which is a hilarious 2.5 hour musical romp about Steve Jobs and Bill Gates (I finally put my Industrial and Systems Engineering Degree to use!) Interestingly, the show was written by two guys (Jordan AllenDutton and Erik Weiner) who also write for The Sing-Off, and we realized we had been on set at the same time during Season 2 when I was in The Backbeats but never met. Small world. Anyway, I've been so happy here in New York seeing that the VoCal community is growing here, and representing!! I got to see Donald Webber Jr. kill it in Motown on Broadway as Berry Gordy Jr, and literally laughed out loud watching Bryce Ryness in First Date. Can't wait to see what 2014 brings for the VoCals!

Rachel Saltzman - Send off 2011

I can't remember what I ate for lunch yesterday, so remembering what happened in 2013 is no easy task at my ripe age of 24. I made it past my one year mark at my full out post-grad job, which is exciting. I'm an Executive Assistant to a Talent Manager at Schachter Entertainment. I work all day every day, literally, but I'm having a good time learning the entertainment industry ropes. I went to some incredible concerts -- Beyonce (my IDOL), Justin Timberlake TWICE, Fleetwood Mac, etc. I also spent a lot of time focusing on my health and happiness after a difficult 2012. I do these intense workouts at 6am like a crazy person... not the Saltzy Balls you once knew. I did some singing too! Kenton, Ben, Allie and I are singing with our a cappella group LEVEL, and I also sing backup for Kenton at his solo gigs. 2014 has started as busy as ever, but I'm looking forward to a good year.

Katie Sims Send off 2012

2013 was a good un. Met a fellow named Jon Swan while working an intolerably bad front desk job at Golds Gym and discovered he played guitar and was also an esteemed USC alum. Needed a demo done next day and asked Jon Swan to play with me. Jeff Sontag (formerly and presently known as Ffej) recorded us. We continued to play together and decided playing together should become a thing. I am now part of a guy/girl duo, called Her Electric Fur. We go into the studio (with producers Will Baldocchi and Rob Nagelhout, also of USC) beginning of June to record our first five song EP. Our kickstarter kicks in May. Really stoked about it. Also, kept busy playing gigs all over LA (and one in SF), nannying an amazing family in Hancock Park to feed myself, and was cast in a slam poetry showcase at Da Poetry Lounge by a gentleman named Dante Basco (formerly and presently known as RufioKing of the lost boys in Hook). Really missing my VoCal family and excited to share the EP with you this summer! Check us out on le social media Facebook.com/herelectricfur Youtube.com/watch?v=MjxZSHX0zyE

Joe Sofranko Send off 2009

I spent the year (or 3 years) locked in a cave (my apartment) working on a feature-length original comedy series (Complete Works) that I was never sure would find a home. Thankfully, in March, Hulu told us they loved and wanted our show. It's about a collegiate Shakespeare competition, and so Hulu had the idea to premiere the show on Shakespeare's 450th birthday (April 23). Dear William Shakespeare, Happy Birthday. I got you a web series. I hope you like it. You can't return it. hulu.com/complete-works I still beatbox in the shower and while driving.

Corey Slutsky - Send off 2005

In 2013, first and foremost, my wife and I conceived our first child, a boy, to be born in spring 2014 (VoCal babies)! My a cappella company, Voices Only, continued to grow -- in addition to the 9th annual Voices Only collegiate a cappella compilation and 3rd annual Voices Only Forte professional a cappella compilation, I recorded and/or edited projects for the USC Sirens, USC Troy Tones, UCLA Signature A Cappella and professional group Vocal Motion Six via my recording studio, Voices Only Productions.

John Vermeer - Send off 2005

After finishing my MBA in 2012 I left the cozy apartment I shared in NYC with Rebekah Melocik and took a job doing Global Strategy related to media and entertainment for Samsung Electronics based in Seoul, South Korea (gasp). 2013 was spent simultaneously missing NYC, having ridiculous expat adventures and gallivanting around Asia. I invite any VoCals to visit and promise to treat you to endless soju, Korean BBQ and a free place to stay.

Mike Villegas Send off 1998

Worked my tail off. Travelled to Europe, South America, and the Caribbean. In a relationship. Prepared to move to Siberia AKA Princeton, NJ. It was a crazy, good year.