Coaches

  • Angel Mariotti

    Angel Mariotti is a co-owner and founder of the Happy Valley Song Lab. Angel has been the manager of My Hero Zero for the past five years. Her dream is to turn State College into a Mini-Nashvile. She’s been on the ground floor from a melody stuck in someone's head all the way to that melody being sang at a sold out show in New York City.

    Over the years she has made it her mission to help artists navigate their artistic journeys.

  • Jason Olcese

    Jason is a co-owner and founder of the Happy Valley Song Lab. He is an artist coach specializing in helping musicians move through their creative blocks.

    Jason Olcese is an American singer song-writer, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He was born in North East, PA and raised on a lake amongst rolling hills. He is well known as the lead vocalist for the popular regional band, My Hero Zero.

    Jason’s love for music started early in life at the age of five. By eight he had his first drum kit and since has mastered singing, guitar, piano, bass, ukulele and trumpet. He specializes in and has received accolades for his looping abilities. Opening for acts like Carly Ray Jepsen, Logic, and The Jonas Brothers.

  • My Hero Zero

    My Hero Zero is a touring act that has honed its captivating blend of showmanship, talent, and pop-savvy to become one of the most popular and regionally recognized bands on the east coast. Acoustic pop meets indie punk. Storyteller intimacy meets sweaty in your face basement shows. A powerhouse 5 piece meets an audience that can compete with the power of the microphone.

    The band specializes in live performance training, studio session recording , music lessons and song writing.

  • Elevate Nate

    Our boy, Nate, is a jack of all trades but an absolute wizard at mix and master.

  • Jon Baker

    Jon Baker

    Emmy award winning videographer and photographer and all around make you laugh so hard you cry hilarious.