“More and more of the auditions I’m having for recording artists are turning out to be MI class reunions. The graduates of MI have been dominating the new, young music scene in LA”.
- Barry Squire
Music Industry Talent Coordinator
MI Hiring Hall Manager
MI alumni are working on stage, in the studio and behind the scenes around the world, with new stories arriving nearly every day. A sample of former MI students who have achieved industry recognition also includes:
Alessandro Cortini
Nine Inch Nails | 
Kalen Chase
Korn | 
Dave Kushner
Velvet Revolver | 
Rafael Moreira
Pink, Christina Aguilera,
Rock Star: Supernova | 
Mike Ward
Wallflowers, School of Fish | 
Kevin Hastings
Liz Phair | 
Pete Griffin
Hanson | 
Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell,
Scott Shriner
Weezer | 
Curt Bisquera
Elton John, Mick Jagger,
Bonnie Raitt | 
Pete Anderson
guitarist, producer | 
Paul Gilbert
Mr.Big, Racer X | 
Norman Brown
recording artist | 
Scott Henderson
recording artist | 
Oscar Cartaya
Jennifer Lopez, Spyro Gyra | 
Alex Al
Tupac Shakur, Stevie Wonder | 
Keb’ Mo’
recording artist | 
Fred Clark
Chaka Khan, Ray Charles,
Stevie Wonder | 
Dave Weiner
Steve Vai | 
Jennifer Batten
recording artist, Jeff Beck,
Michael Jackson | 
Toss Panos
Steve Vai, Mike Landau,
Robben Ford | 
Frank Gambale
recording artist, Chick Corea | 
Kevin Dukes
Don Henley, Boz Scaggs,
Jackson Browne | 
Chad Smith,
John Frusciante
Red Hot Chili Peppers | 
Clayton Gibb, Les Falconer
Keb’ Mo’ | 
John Shanks
Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Raitt | 
Allen Hinds
Randy Crawford, Natalie Cole,
Crusaders | 
Jeff Buckley
recording artist | 
Scott Travis
Judas Priest | 
Ray Luzier
Korn, STP, Army of Anyone,
David Lee Roth | 
Matt Laug
Alanis Morissette, Slash | 
Ash Sood
Sarah McLachlan | 
Joacim Cans
Hammerfall | 
Leah Andreone
recording artist | 
Irene Gutierrez (DJ Irene)
DJ/producer/remixer/recording artist | 
T.J. Guger
Göla | 
Valerie Vega
Zomba/JIVE recording artist (France) | 
Ernest Tibbs
Alan Holdsworth, Natalie Cole | 
Toshi Hiketa
David Lee Roth | 
Travis Johnson
Dickies, TSOL | 
Jimmy Herring
Allman Brothers, The Other Ones,
ARU, Widespread Panic | 
Josh Sklair
Etta James, Jeffrey Osborne | 
Dan Caron
Clifton Chenier, Charles Brown | 
Jimmy Scott
Little Milton, Solomon Burke | 
Steve Kerscznic
Tom Jones | 
Brian Allen
Virgil Donati, Greg Adams | 
Meja
recording artist | 
Jesse Gress
music editor, Guitar Player Magazine | 
Sarah Hudson
recording artist | 
Chris Maloney
Dweezil Zappa, Lisa Loeb | |