Harmonious
A Cappella
Meet our members
Jacob Damsky
Jacob Damsky is the former co-musical director and business manager of the Vassar Devils, one of Vassar College’s premier a cappella groups. Jacob graduated with a major in Biology this past spring and moved to Cleveland for work. He is a baritone but sang both tenor and bass in the group, while also receiving classical vocal coaching in the bass/baritone range for four years. The Vassar Devils have recently become known for making it to the ICCA finals last year and appearing on Pop Tv’s, ”Sing it On” reality TV show based on the competition. Throughout the course of the competition the Devils won six awards in total, including two awards for best arrangements and two for best choreography. The Devils have performed in multiple venues all over the North East, and were invited to perform for the President and First Lady at the White House holiday reception this year. Jacob is active in the Cleveland musical theater community and also occasionally performs at open mic nights around the city either alone or with his band.
Colleen McCaughey
Colleen McCaughey returned to her native Ohio in June 2015. She holds a bachelor’s degree in both Theatre and Political Science from Allegheny College. From 2013-2015, she worked in New York City as a stage manager for various theatre companies including The Play Company and the Flea Theater, and performed in various cabarets, choirs, and Shakespearean shows. Originally from Hudson, Ohio, Colleen has appeared onstage in several Northeast Ohio theatre productions, most recently in Bat Boy (Ruthie/Ned) and Reefer Madness (Sally) at Blank Canvas Theater. Colleen is a proud member of the staff of Cleveland Public Theatre.
Dan Hendrock
Dan Hendrock is so excited to be a founding member of Harmonious. It feels good to come out of singing retirement, showers aside. He has his MFA in Acting from CWRU/CPH Graduate Acting program as well as his BFA in musical theatre from Kent State University. He has performed in many regional theatres across the country and starred in the New York premiere of Elemeno Pea produced by Mastodon Theatre company in New York City. He can also be seen in numerous short films and feature films. While living in New York City for the past nine years, he has premiered on different national networks such as Deadly Affairs on Investigation Discovery, Mysteries at the Museum on the Travel Channel and Brain Games on National Geographic as well as numerous voice over and commercial gigs. For the past several years, Dan has been devoting his career to teaching, working as a teaching artist throughout New York City and Cleveland. Dan is a certified teacher of the Michael Chekhov technique through GLMCC.
Justin Wells
Justin Wells, resident of Lorain Ohio, has had a love for music and singing since the day he could talk. As a child he was very active in the church choir, but he continued to explore his passion for singing by participating in musicals and the chamber choir when he reached high school. This is when he also dove into his interest for acting and dancing which led to him performing with community theaters in Lorain County and the Cleveland area. Now, as a young adult, Justin's wants nothing more than to touch people's lives through song which is why he auditioned for Harmonious. His appreciation for music has grown even more and he's very thankful for this experience.
Devlin Pope
Devlin Pope lives and breathes music..and always has. During the daytime he is the band director at Garfield Heights City School where he teaches Middle School and High School Bands including a jazz band, marching band, and concert band. While in his spare time he has committed his time to become a founding member of Cleveland's new acappella group, Harmonious.
Devlin comes to Harmonious with a background in acappella singing. While obtaining his bachelor's degree at Ohio University in Music Education, he was a member of the Ohio University Leading Tones. Some of his accomplishments with this group include opening for 3 Ben Folds concerts, being selected to record for Ben Folds on his University Acapella Album, and auditioning for the Sing-Off in Chicago! Devlin was a member of the Leading Tones for 3 years and served as the manager of the group his last year.
Helping to start this new group has brought a new opportunity to continue singing and share his love of music with people through the performance side rather the education side. He is looking forward to this new chapter and is happy to dust off the old vocal chords so that you can experience this chapter with him.
Margaret Miller
Margaret Miller is a First Year Corps Member with City Year Cleveland where she works with John Adams High School students on academic literacy and social-emotional learning. A graduate of Oberlin College, Margaret has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing, Anthropology, and Archaeology, and plans to pursue a career in writing and writing instruction for young adults and children. Before Harmonious, she was co-director of an all-female a cappella group at Oberlin, Nothing But Treble, and has been a member of several choirs including the Marist Singers and Chorale of Marist School and the Chancel Choir of St. Mark UMC in Atlanta, GA. In the summer of 2016, Margaret will be moving on to Philadelphia to pursue a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Temple University. Her passions include Young Adult fiction, track and field, and faerie stories.
Michelle Morgan
With two years under her belt as the female half of the boy-girl duo that fronts Cleveland's harmony-driven Nate Jones Band, Michelle Morgan has become something of a recognizable fixture in Northeast Ohio's burgeoning music scene. Michelle's tenure with the band has included tours throughout the Midwest and east coast, highlighted by dates in New York City, Washington D.C. and Chicago, as well as performances at a number of popular summer festivals (Great Lakes Burning River Fest, Taste of Tremont, Lorain Waterfront Brewfest, Boston Mills Art Fest). This summer, Michelle and the band will share the stage with the likes of O.A.R., Grace Potter, and X Ambassadors at the inaugaural LaureLive Festival, the region's premiere summer music event. Michelle has appeared with the band on television (The Fox 8 Morning Show) and at the Cleveland first anniversary show for the U.K.-based unplugged indie music showcase series, Sofar Sounds.
A native and resident of Cleveland, Michelle is an alumna of Midpark High School (2007) and John Carroll University (2011). At John Carroll, Michelle co-founded the university's first women's a capella group, The Sweet Carrollines. Notable performances with The Sweet Carrollines include singing the National Anthem at Cleveland Cavaliers games. In her postgraduate years, Michelle performed professionally as lead vocalist with a number of popular wedding/all-occasion acts, including Rick & The Cutting Edge, Rock the House Live! and Redline.
In addition to her work with Nate Jones Band, Michelle is currently in-studio working on her debut solo project.
Julia Wallace
Julia Dreyer Wallace is a freelance musician in the Cleveland area. She and her husband Lawrence Wallace run Lifesong Studio's. They teach private lessons and coordinate volunteer performances. She has taught over 200 students through private lessons and group classes in the last three years. Julia is the music coordinator at St. Jerome Church in Colinwood. She also runs an extra curricular a cappella group, Suspended Harmony, at Berea Midpark High School. In addition, she enjoys performing her original folk music. Julia graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Performance, a certificate in Vocal Pedagogy and a Research Honors in composition. She is pursuing her Masters in Music Education at Case Western Reserve this fall.
