Pianist * Vocalist

Music Director * Composer/Lyricist

Vocal Performance Coach * Music Producer

Todd Schroeder is an award-winning Music Director, Pianist, Composer/Lyricist, Music Producer and Vocal Performance Coach. Todd has received many awards and accolades throughout his career, including being named “Music Director of the Year” and has received the L.A. Theatre Alliance coveted “Ovation Award” for best Music Director.

Born in Long Beach and raised in Northern California to a family of musicians, it is no surprise that he climbed up on the piano and started lessons at age four. Musical influences range from Ray Charles to Bob Seger: Elton John to Jerry Lee Lewis (complete with theatrical flair); to form Schroeder’s own recognizable performance style and his ability to command an audience with his skilled piano and singing abilities and his on-stage and on-camera charisma. 

In addition to performing on his own, Schroeder has musical directed and collaborated with a coterie of distinguished performers including Tony Award winners Leslie Odom Jr, Billy Porter, Katrina Lenk, Jason Alexander and for twenty-five years, the legendary Angela Lansbury. Other prestigious performers include Tom Jones, Haley Reinhart, Sam Harris, and the YouTube sensation “Postmodern Jukebox”. As music and vocal director for live performance shows, Todd has worked on projects such as Disney's "Aladdin, A Musical Spectacular" and "Wicked" at Universal Studios Japan. In 2022, he was part of the international creative team that travelled to China to open the new live-action musical show "Untrainable", based on the movie "How To Train Your Dragon" for Universal Beijing Resort, recently named “2022 Best Theme Park Show in the World”.

Schroeder is also an internationally sought-after Vocal Performance Coach including presenting his master class “Auditioning For Today’s Musical Theater” at Universities and Performing Arts schools around the world. He has an innate ability to masterfully connect with artists from all walks of life, allowing him to find that perfect balance between what the artist would like to say and how best to vocally present their message to the audience with power, excellence and clarity. That, coupled with his expertise over the anatomy of music, empowers him to identify the intricacies of all types of songs so he can tailor each arrangement to its vocal presenter. 

As a music producer, composer and lyricist, Schroeder’s songs have been heard on the radio as well as Film, Television and Stage. Highlights include the movie musical “HAM, starring Sam Harris” and Anthony Estrada’s “Bridesman”. Television credits include “The Guiding Light”, “Second Chances” and the “Late Late Show”. For the stage, he has written “Unbeatable”, “Longing 4love.com” and the epic “Wallace” based on the true story of William Wallace. 

And finally, Todd is the founder and producer of The Todd Schroeder Young Artist Grant. A scholarship he launched in 1995 in his hometown high school in Sonora, CA to recognize and financially support graduating seniors who plan to pursue a career in the arts. Every year since 1995, The Young Artist Grant has given multiple scholarships to aspiring singers, dancers, actors, fine artists, instrumentalists, lighting designers and stage managers.