Our Founders
Lisa Ostrow
Voice and Piano Instructor, Vocal Coach, Producer, Co-founder of EMEF, Co-owner of Encore Music Academy and Recording Studios
An award-winning recording artist and singer/songwriter, Lisa is the Academy’s vocal director, and a Co-founder of EMEF, with expertise in all genres of music – including jazz, musical theater, classical and pop. She trained at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada for over 10 years, and graduated cum laude with a BA from Harvard University. She has performed across the U.S., Canada, and Bermuda as a featured soloist in such venues as Boston’s Symphony Hall and The Royal Theater in Victoria, British Columbia. Her first album, “Unconditional”, released in 2007, is available on iTunes, Amazon, and from other online retailers. Lisa is a Voting Member of the Recording Academy, the organization responsible for the Grammy Awards.
Patrick Dreier
Piano and Guitar Instructor, Audio Engineer and Producer, Co-founder of EMEF, Co-owner of Encore Music Academy and Recording Studios
Pat studied music theory at Amherst College and arranging and composition at Berklee College of Music. He brings nearly 40 years of performing, recording and teaching experience to Encore as a guitar, piano, theory, and audio recording instructor.
As a performer, he has shared stages with James Brown, Tower of Power, Billy Idol, Eric Burdon & the Animals, Billy Squier, Gregg Allman Band, The Tubes, Blue Oyster Cult, Billy Cobham, Bob Weir, Peter Wolf, Matt “Guitar” Murphy, Kenny Gradney of Little Feat, the Ramones, Gary U.S. Bonds, Southside Johnny, Jim Carroll and Lenny Kaye, Marshall Crenshaw, Buster Pointdexter, Dez Dickerson, Beaver Brown, and many others. He has toured extensively throughout the northeastern U.S., as well as in Bermuda and Europe. As a recording engineer and producer, he is highly sought after and his experience spans a wide variety of styles – from rap and club to rock, pop, jazz, classical, and musical theater. He has worked with nationally-known producers, engineers and artists in a recording career spanning several decades.
