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CHRISTOPHER
LLOYD
BRATTEN

ZAPPALA

ELEVATING MUSIC

EMPOWERING ARTISTS

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Christopher Lloyd Bratten-Zappala is a visionary creator with a rockstar’s heart and a philosopher’s mind.

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By day, he's a powerhouse educator shaping the next generation of artists—crafting courses that challenge, uplift, and transform. By night, he's a genre-bending storyteller, building bold new worlds where emo epics meet ancient myths, all scored with soaring melodies and haunted harmonies.

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He fuses classical mastery with contemporary fire. He can talk Plato and pitch correction in the same breath. He's building not just a brand, but a legacy—Vanguard Music Academy, where transcendence isn’t a buzzword, it’s the mission. He chases meaning, not trends. He designs for impact. He lives for depth.

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Tattooed, meticulous, magnetic—he's the kind of person who makes spreadsheets for sourdough and rewrites mythology in musical form. His artistry is sacred. His standards are sky-high. And his heart? Fiercely human.

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Christopher Lloyd Bratten-Zappala has been teaching in higher education for over fifteen years.

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