About Professor Maple

Jamon currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Voice at New York University and holds the position of Associate Director of the Contemporary Vocal Workshop summer program. At NYU, he leads the Unplugged Contemporary Voice Ensemble and co-created the Contemporary Voice Business Skills and Workshop course for senior students. For five years, he has taught Vocal Pedagogy across classical, musical theatre, and contemporary voice in the Advanced Pedagogy Certificate program.

In April 2025, Jamon received one of the biggest honors of his career when he was offered a full-time Associate Professor position at the University of Southern California (USC) in the Pop Voice department. USC's contemporary program ranks among the absolute best in the country, making this offer a significant recognition of his expertise and contributions to vocal pedagogy.

Jamon previously taught at Marymount Manhattan School and serves on the board of the National Association of Teachers of Singing's (NATS) New York City Chapter. His leadership in the vocal education community includes organizing and chairing the chapter's Student Auditions.

His students have achieved remarkable success. Many have become NATS national competition winners, finalists in the New York Lyric Opera Theatre national competition, and successful recording artists. His former students now perform as leads on Broadway and in national tours.

In June 2025, Jamon launched the Maple Magic Vocal Academy, hosting a month-long vocal intensive focused on practical training of complex vocal pedagogical ideas. This new initiative will offer seasonal courses four times per year.

Jamon has completed several prestigious artist residencies throughout his career. He worked intensively with students at Simpson University in Northern California across various vocal disciplines. He also conducted a crossover vocal masterclass at the prestigious Peabody Conservatory, sharing his unique approach to bridging different vocal styles. In April 2025, he completed an artist residency at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, where he worked with vocal pedagogy students and performers across all genres through lectures, talks, interviews, and workshops.

Jamon's early career featured a defining moment in Simon Cowell's X-Factor national competition. Among 16,000 competitors, he secured a place in the top 100 in Los Angeles. This achievement sparked a series of successes, including victories at NATS competitions in Boston and Houston, and a celebrated debut at Carnegie Hall.

His operatic repertoire spans from 'The Student Prince' to 'Don Giovanni'. In musical theatre, he's performed leading roles in 'The Music Man' and 'Peter Pan' for Stage Stars Records. As a conductor and music director, Jamon has led productions of 'Hair', 'Into the Woods', 'Fame', 'Evita', 'Legally Blonde', and 'Footloose'.

Jamon made his classical solo debut at Boston Symphony Hall as the tenor soloist in Charles Ives' Psalm 90. He has performed works by Mozart, Handel, Bernstein, and many others. A collaboration with Grammy-nominated Indian Classical artist Chandrika Tandon brought him to the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and New York City, including a memorable gala alongside Deepak Chopra and famed mystic, Sadhguru.

At Lincoln Center, Jamon has performed in both Korean and Chinese. He participated in the "Golden Night Concert" with Chinese actress Wang Ji and other singing stars. More recently, he performed in a Chinese-language concert titled "The Night of Long Island" in Great Neck, NY, further expanding his reach within Chinese-speaking communities.

Beyond university teaching, Jamon has conducted masterclasses worldwide. His "Kpop for Foreigners" and "A Practical Guide to Vocal Pedagogy" sessions have drawn students from diverse backgrounds. His educational engagements include multiple masterclasses at CAP21/Molloy University.

The competitive music world increasingly seeks Jamon's expertise. He has served as an adjudicator for several national and international singing competitions, bringing his unique perspective to evaluating emerging talent. With artist residencies at institutions across the U.S. and masterclasses in China and South Korea - including at Namseoul University and the Theateracademy August Everding in Munich - Jamon continues to shape the global musical landscape.