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Artist | Credits | Song Style | Song Title | Comment | Video |
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Pawni Pande
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Music written by: Thomas Appell/Lyrics written by: Mychelle Baello and Thomas Appell/Piano: Thomas Appell/Drums: David Owens |
Pop | My Dream | 16 year old Pawni and her mother Aparna flew from India so Pawni could train with Thomas Appell. One of the main reasons why was to get a vocal technique that would allow her to sing and record this song. Here she is delivering a heartfelt version of this beautiful tune. | ||
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Dominique Gomez |
Music written by: Thomas Appell/Lyrics written by: Mychelle Baello and Thomas Appell/Piano: Thomas Appell/Drums: David Owens |
Pop | Phenomenal vocal performance by this 14 year old teenage girl from Orange County. | |||
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Taye Cox |
Music written by: Thomas Appell/Lyrics written by:Taye Cox/Piano & Guitars: Thomas Appell/Drums: David Owens |
Rock | Cool alternative mix of Reggee and Rock with lyrics from Taye. | |||
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Taye Cox |
Music written by: Thomas Appell/Lyrics written by:Taye Cox/Piano & Guitars: Thomas Appell/Drums: David Owens |
Rock | Great alternative rock with superb lyrics from Taye. At 14 she's a force to be reckoned with. | |||
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Ashlee McCowin |
Music written by: Thomas Appell/Lyrics written by:Chris Jensen/Piano & Guitars: Thomas Appell/Drums: Josh Freese |
Pop | So Close to You | Heartfelt ballad and love song. Ashlee's voice is sooooo beautiful. The drums on this track were played by Josh Freese, who played drums on 6 of the songs on Avril Lavignes CD "Let Go." Josh also played all of the drums on Evanescence' debut CD and Daughtry's debut release. | ||
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Ashlee McCowin |
Music written by: Thomas Appell/Lyrics written by: Kristen Orr/Piano & Guitars: Thomas Appell/Drums: David Owens |
Pop | Breath of Life | Beautiful love song that ends as a blazing teen anthem. | ||
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V | Music written by: Thomas Appell/Lyrics written by: Margaret McClure/Guitars & Piano: Thomas Appell/Drums: David Owens |
Rock | Chasing Dragons | Haunting melody and briliant lyrics about two girls contemplating their future after staying up all night on the beach and watching the sun rise. This song tells a story. It really takes you somewhere. | ||
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V | Music written by: Thomas Appell/Lyrics written by: Genevieve Hanson/Guitars: Thomas Appell/Drums: David Owens |
Rock | Cinders On Ella | Modern advice for Cinderella from an Orange County teenager. Acoustic intro then rocks! | ||
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V | Music written by: Thomas Appell/Lyrics written by:Rosanna Cenci/Guitars: Thomas Appell/Drums: David Owens |
Rock | Wake Up | Slow building rocker. Gorgeous soaring vocals in chorus. | ||
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V | Music written by: Thomas Appell/Lyrics written by:Lydia Carmona/Guitars, piano, and string arrangement: Thomas Appell/Drums: David Owens |
Rock | Weakness | Mystical rock. | ||
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V | Music written by: Thomas Appell/Lyrics written by:Lydia Carmona/Guitars, piano, and string arrangement: Thomas Appell/Drums: David Owens |
Acoustic/Orchestral | Weakness Unplugged | Unplugged version showing off beautiful string arrangement and V's killer voice. | ||
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V | Music written by: Thomas Appell/Lyrics written by:Linda Conti/Piano: Thomas Appell |
Piano/Vocal | Edge of My Life | Heartfelt piano ballad telling the story about a a young girl named Josie with an alcoholic mom. Makes you want to get teary-eyed at times. | ||
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V | Music written by: Thomas Appell/Lyrics written by:Rosanna Cenci/Guitars: Thomas Appell/Drums: David Owens |
Rock | Windows of My Mind | Hard rocking message to guys out there... Listen and care about what the girl in your life thinks, likes and might be interested in. It's not always about you. | ||
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V | Music written by: Thomas Appell/Lyrics written by: Michelle James/Guitars: Thomas Appell/Drums: David Owens |
Rock | So Far Away | Classic rock tune about a lover who is so far away emotionally yet so close physically. | ||
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Delaney Bell | Music written by:Thomas Appell.Lyrics by Linda Conti. All keys and guitars by Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Rock | Waiting for the Light | Heartfelt song of hope from this talented 12 year old songer. | ||
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Paul Abram | Music and Lyrics written by: Thomas Appell
Piano: Thomas Appell Drums: David Owens |
Adult Contemporary | Always Hope | Moving tribute to 0911. Gives hope to anyone going through a tough time. Spectacular lead vocal performance. | ||
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Tony Valentine |
Music and Lyrics written by:Thomas Appell
All guitars by Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Rock & Roll | Rock My Baby | You HAVE to tap your foot or move something when playing this song. Pure fun! | ||
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Catriona | Lyrics written by:Linda Conti
Music written by:Thomas Appell.Lyrics by Linda Conti. All keys and guitars by Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Pop Rock | Waiting for the Light | Moving song that gives you hope when in times of need. | ||
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Catriona | Lyrics written by:Linda Conti
Music written by:Thomas Appell.Lyrics by Linda Conti. All keys and guitars by Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Pop Rock | Waiting for the Light Un-Plugged | Moving song that gives you hope when in times of need. | ||
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Kristen Orr | Lyrics written by:Kristen Orr
Music written by:Thomas Appell Piano & Guitars: Thomas Appell. Drums by Josh Freese. |
Pop Rock | Breath of Life | This vocal performance will give you chills. It's soooooo good! About how Kristen's perfect lover is like a "breath of life" to her. | ||
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Kristen Orr | Lyrics written by:Kristen Orr
Music written by:Thomas Appell. All keys and guitars by Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Pop Rock | In My Heart | Awesome teen pop! Check out the rest of Kristen's songs below. | ||
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Andrea Lynem | Lyrics written by:Linda Conti
Music written by:Thomas Appell. All keys and guitars by Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Hip-Hop | Look But Don't Touch | Dance song about a hot girl who has a boyfriend. You can look... | ||
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Andrea Lynem | Lyrics written by:Chris Jensen
Music written by:Thomas Appell. All keys and guitars by Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
R&B | Why Did It Take So Long | R&B Power ballad with amazing vocals by Andrea. She sings all of the lead vocals and background harmonies. | ||
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Andrea Lynem | Lyrics written by:Linda Conti
Music written by:Thomas Appell. All keys and guitars by Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Pop | Elation | Fun R&B flavored pop tune with lots of amazing vocals by Andrea. She sings all of the lead vocals and background harmonies. | ||
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Andrea Lynem | Lyrics written by:Chris Jensen
Music written by:Thomas Appell. All keys and guitars by Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
R&B | Devoted to You | Love song with slammin' vocals by Andrea bout being devoted to the one you love. | ||
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Andrea Lynem | Lyrics written by:Linda Conti
Music written by:Thomas Appell. All keys and guitars by Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Pop Ballad | Burned Out At 16 | Heartfelt ballad about the pressures facing young girls these days. Really shows off Andrea's voice. | ||
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Andrea Lynem | Lyrics written by:Linda Conti
Music written by:Thomas Appell. All keys and guitars by Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Pop Ballad | My Dream | Andrea sings about the guy of her dreams. | ||
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Andrea Lynem | Lyrics and music written by:Thomas Appell.
All keys and guitars by Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Patriotic Anthem | Always Hope | 3,000,000 people have heard this song on the radio across America. | ||
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Andrea Lynem | Lyrics written by:Chris Jensen
Music written by:Thomas Appell Piano & Guitars by Thomas Appell. Drums by Josh Freese. |
Pop Rock Ballad | So Close To You | Heartfelt ballad and love song. The drums on this track were played by Josh Freese, who played drums on 6 of the songs on Avril Lavignes CD "Let Go." Josh also played all of the drums on Evanescence' debut CD. | ||
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Kristen Orr | Lyrics written by:Chris Jensen
Music written by:Thomas Appell Piano & Guitars by Thomas Appell. Drums by Josh Freese. |
Pop Rock Ballad | So Close To You | Kristen's pop version of this song. The drums on this track were played by Josh Freese, who played drums on 6 of the songs on Avril Lavignes CD "Let Go." Josh also played all of the drums on Evanescence' debut CD. | ||
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Kristen Orr | Lyrics written by:Chris Jensen
Music written by:Thomas Appell Piano & Guitars by Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Pop Rock with R&B hint | Devoted to You | About being devoted to the one you love. | ||
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Kristen Orr | Lyrics written by:Linda Conti
Music written by:Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Ballad | Burned Out at 16 | Heartfelt ballad about the complicated issues young teenage girls face. Words of wisdom relevent to all. | ||
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Kristen Orr | Lyrics written by:Linda Conti
Music written by:Thomas Appell Piano: Thomas Appell |
Edge of My Life | Heartfelt story about a young girl living with an alcoholic mother. | |||
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Kristen Orr | Lyrics written by:Linda Conti
Music written by:Thomas Appell All Guitars by Thomas Appell. Drums by Josh Freese. |
Fade to Grey | Starts off slow with blazing middle section and a powerful, dramatic ending. Great lyrics sung by a very angry girl telling us how she gave her all to a guy that treated her like dirt and caused their love to fade to grey. | |||
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Kristen Orr | Lyrics written by:Kristen Orr
Music written by:Thomas Appell Piano: Thomas Appell |
Be My World | Kristen's gorgeous tone comes through in this tender unplugged ballad. | |||
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Rosanna Cenci | Lyrics written by:Rosanna Cenci
Music written by:Thomas Appell Piano & Guitars: Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Windows of My Mind | Blazing modern rock. | |||
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Rosanna Cenci | Lyrics written by:Rosanna Cenci
Music written by:Thomas Appell Piano & Guitars: Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Sign of Hope | Persian flavored rock. Think Sting/Desert Rose with afemale singer. Beautiful song about our need for a sign of hope in the middle of a confusing life. | |||
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Rosanna Cenci | Lyrics written by:Rosanna Cenci
Music written by:Thomas Appell Keys & Guitars: Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Charming Man | R&B/Hip-Hopish tune about a player. Every girl knows one of these guys. | |||
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Rosanna Cenci | Lyrics written by:Rosanna Cenci
Music written by:Thomas Appell B3 Organ & Guitars: Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Get Me So Good | Blues groove with a Bonnie Rait feel about the man of Rosanna's dreams. | |||
| Dennis Woodard | Lyrics & Music written by Dennis Woodard Co-produced by Dennis Woodard and Thomas Appell. All guitars & vocals by Dennis Woodard. Drums by Dave Owens. | Modern Rock | You Don't Own Me | Dealing with the temptation of good looking guys and girls to twist members of the opposite sex around their fingers. Lots of little cameo vocals and sound effects to make for an interesting listening experience. | |||
| Dennis Woodard | Lyrics & Music written by Dennis Woodard Co-produced by Dennis Woodard and Thomas Appell. All guitars & vocals by Dennis Woodard. Drums by Dave Owens. | Modern Rock | My Perfect 10 | Dennis sings about his idea of the perfect girl. | |||
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Mike Finnerty | Lyrics & Music written by:Mike Finnerty
Music arranged by:Thomas Appell All Guitars: Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Rock | I'm Waiting | Fast rock about a guy waiting with anticipation for the girl he's hoping will believe in him. | ||
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Mike Finnerty | Lyrics & Music written by:Mike Finnerty
Music arranged by:Thomas Appell All keys & Guitars: Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Pop-Rock Ballad | Take Me Now | Beautiful love song with soaring vocals in the last verse and chorus. | ||
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Mike Finnerty | Lyrics & Music written by:Mike Finnerty
Music arranged by:Thomas Appell All keys & Guitars: Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. Trumpet solo by Andrew Carney. |
Pop | Time | Fun song along the lines of the Beatles "Yellow Submarine" about what it would be like if we could freeze our favorite moments. Mike sang all of the lead vocals and background harmonies on this tune. | ||
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Mike Finnerty | Lyrics & Music written by:Mike Finnerty
Music arranged by:Thomas Appell All keys & guitars: Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Classic Rock | Run | Slow rock about how a girl is running away from a relationship to find what she needs. | ||
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Katherine Kerry | Lyrics written by:Lindsey Bloom and Thomas Appell
Music written by:Thomas Appell Guitars and piano: Thomas Appell. |
Childrens | Teddy Bear | Adorable. | ||
| Lidia Carmona | Lyrics written by:Lindsey Bloom and Thomas Appell
Music written by:Thomas Appell All guitars: Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Classic Rock | Destiny | Think U2 being sung by a female. Driving rock with clean and edgy guitars. About how a guy and a girl are meant to be together. It's their "destiny." | |||
| Lidia Carmona | Lyrics written by:Lidia Carmona
Music written by:Thomas Appell All Guitars: Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Unplugged Ballad | The Land of Who I Am | Beautiful ballad with just vocals and classical guitar about a girls home and how all of the special things in it tell you who she is. | |||
| Lidia Carmona | Lyrics written by:Lidia Carmona
Music written by:Thomas Appell All guitars & keys: Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Pop Rock | Shattered Dreams | Slow, dramatic song about how a girls dreams can be shattered by the wrong guy. | |||
| Clay Walker | Lyrics & Music written by:Clay Walker
All guitars & keys: Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Classic Rock | Surrender | Classic rock about a guy surrendering to a girl. Hoping she'll shine her light on him. | |||
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Jimmy Rameriz | Lyrics written by:Linda Conti
Music written by:Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Pop Rock with R&B hint | Devoted to You | Jimmy sings some really high notes in this tune! | ||
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Mychelle Baello | Lyrics written by: Mychelle
Music written by:Thomas Appell Piano: Thomas Appell |
Adult Contemporary | My Dream | Mychelle sings about the guy of her dreams. | My Dream Quicktime | |
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Rosanna Cenci | Lyrics written by:Linda Conti
Music written by:Thomas Appell All Guitars: Thomas Appell. Drums by Dave Owens. |
Classic Rock | Not Your Business | Hard driving song about spouse abuse and how people tend to "look the other way" when someone is getting hurt.. | ||
| Craig Miller | Arrangement by Thomas Appell
Piano: Thomas Appell |
Adult Contemporary | Sweet Hour of Prayer | Piano/Vocal arrangement of classic hymn dealing with the power and safety we can experience by praying. Absolutely beautiful. | |||
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AUDIO EXAMPLES
of Singers Trained by Thomas Appell All of tAll of the songs presented in this site were recorded and produced by vocal coach Thomas Appell at his private recording studio in Orange county. Most of these singers have only trained with Thomas and had never had a voice lesson prior to using his technique and training methods. These songs and singers are living proof of the great success of Thomas' teaching technique, vocal coaching, songwriting ability and producing expertise. There's also a lot of cool photos of the artists Thomas works with on this page. Click on the photos to see large hi-rez images. Click on the song titles to listen to songs. |