Judy Akin: Music
From the early age of 4, Judy has enjoyed being involved with various musical productions, stage presentations, and studio projects. She continued her love of music through performances in many local Civic Light Opera & theater productions, on T.V., radio, lead vocalist for live jazz ensembles, "cover" bands and "Big Bands" throughout Orange County & LA.
She has performed in many productions for No Square Theatre in Laguna Beach in many roles including “Phyllis” in Follies, “Ella” in Anne Warbucks “Sweet Charity” “Rogers with Hart” concert: Songs of Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart” “The World Goes Round” concert: Songs of Kender and Ebb” “Best of Bette” concert: Bette Midler hits "Country Radio Show WHIK" concert: singing as Patsy Cline. She has also been
a co-writer for comedic parodies and performed in many shows for the “Lagunatics” productions.
She recently headlined and performed at the Cerritos Performing Arts Center for an encore performance on October 23rd after her sold out performance on May 9th 2007 with guest performer Steven McClintock. They performed 37 songs (duets and solos) and discussed interesting facts about 18 various composers of our American Standards.
Judy finished her first Jazz-Standards CD "More Than You Know" in 2003 and just finished her new Christmas CD 2006 called, "Judy Akin~Seasoned." This CD is produced by multi-platinum producer/songwriter Steven McClintock and is represented through the record label: 37Records.
We want to thank these legendary musicians for their talents!
John Hobbs: Acoustic Piano, Rhodes
Paul Leim: Drums and Percussion
Larry Paxton: Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass
John Willis: Acoustic and Electric Guitar
Kerry Marxs: Acoustic and Electric Guitar
Grammy award winning engineer, Casey Wood
Sara Andon: Flute
Billy Martin: Tenor Saxophone
Mitch Manker: Flugelhorn
Don French: Keyboards and Strings
Judy has had the pleasure of working some of the most talented individuals in music...
*Pat Woodland - Producer
A television film composer and producer, Pat was a weekly songwriter for the hit NBC television series Profiler and continues to write for the hit HBO series Sex and the City.
*Richard Bredice - Engineer/Guitar
A Columbia records recording artist, Richard has worked along side some of the best-known names in the industry. He has worked/toured with Peter Gabriel and Keith Richard of the Rolling Stones as an equipment consultant. Mixed Tim Moyer's album Out of the Blue.
*Karen Hammack - Pianist
Recorded and/or performed with Melissa Manchester, Tim Weisberg, Niki Harris & Scott Colley.
*Matthew Von Doran - Guitar
Recorded and/or performed with Scott Wilkie, Tim Moyer & Don Miller Orchestra (Seinfeld).
*Roberto Vally - Bass
Recorded and/or performed with Al Jarreau, Patty Austin & Spyro Gyra.
*Paul Kreibich - Drums
Recorded and/or performed with Herb Geller, Bill Perkins (Tonight Show) & Charlie Shoemake
(Nelson Riddle & Quincy Jones).
*Doug Webb - Saxophone
Recorded and/or performed with Rod Stewart, Stanley Clarke, Doc Severinsen & Bobby Caldwell.
She appreciates and enjoys hearing from her listeners! Please e-mail: JudyAkinMusic@mac.com
Judy Akin
Music Background:
Both of her parents were actively involved in music productions and the ongoing cultivation of musical arts in Southern California. Her father, Kenneth (Kenny) Akin, managed his own studio on voice and dramatics, while producing and directing musical productions in Orange County. In Opera ("Madame Butterfly", "La Traviata", "Pagliacci" & many more) & Light Opera ("Kismet", "Chocolate Soldier", "Oklahoma" & many more) Kenny portrayed the lead tenor roles in numerous productions from Los Angeles to San Bernadino County. But, he had a vision for Orange County!!
Known as "Mr. Music of Orange County", Kenny Akin also toured throughout Europe to get a first hand report of theatre activities in an effort to help stimulate more music culture in Orange County. Unfortunately, he passed away before he ever saw the fruits of his vision or inspiration for a performing and cultural arts center...we now have today.
Judy grew up with the legacy that her father left behind and always lived with the spirit of music in her soul.
Dr. Judy Akin Palmer
Nursing Career:
Dr. Judy Akin Palmer
(R.N., Ph.D., CPSN)
is an innovative plastic surgery educator and advocate who has been devoted to promoting excellence in nursing for over 20 years. Her professional background includes neuroscience, neuro-intensive care, advanced wound care, trauma, orthopedics and general surgery. Judy’s commitment to plastic surgery patient care and her passion for improving plastic surgery nursing education emerged from her own life-changing experience with skin cancer, which led her to pursue further study and work in the fields of dermatology, reconstructive surgery, and advanced wound care.
As a Board Certified Plastic Surgery Nurse (CPSN), Judy works continuously to develop educational guidelines, tools, and strategies to help surgical practices, plastic surgery nurses, and patients work together to achieve better outcomes. It is her professional opinion that plastic surgery should be recognized as serious surgery and requires proper education. For several years, she has presented seminars on the risks, benefits, safety, and ethical issues of plastic surgery to communities in Southern California and has lectured to nursing students about the rewarding, diverse, and exciting field of plastic surgery nursing.
Judy works with Dr. Jay Calvert (Board Certified Plastic Surgeon) in Newport Beach and Beverly Hills.
Judy is the West Region Director for the American Society of Plastic Surgery Nurses (ASPSN), Chair of the Clinical Practice Committee (ASPSN), and Chair of the Southern California Chapter (ASPSN), while working to expand the membership and influence of the organization to other medical professionals. Over the past several years, she has been writing articles for the Plastic Surgery Nursing Journal (PSN) and is a featured presenter at the ASPSN Annual Meeting, speaking on subjects ranging from controversial plastic surgery topics in the media, current trends in plastic surgery nursing research, plastic surgery nursing roles, and many issues related to safety and ethics.
Judy and Sharon Fritzsche, MSN, RN, APRN, BC, a Family Nurse Practitioner working in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Loma Linda University Medical Center, were instrumental and influential in recently establishing plastic surgery nursing as a specific nursing specialty. They are the authors of “Plastic Surgery Nursing: Scope & Standards of Practice” that was approved and recognized by the American Nursing Association (ANA), Congress of Nursing, and House of Delegates as a nursing specialty. The book was published in 2005 by the ANA and includes the Plastic Surgery Scope of Practice Statement, Plastic Surgery Nursing Standards, and Standards of Practice and Professional Performance. For a copy, please go to:
http://www.nursingworld.org/pressrel/2005/pr0408.htm
Judy has a Ph.D in post-secondary and adult education and a Masters of Science degree in Nursing (MSN) with a focus in nursing education. In addition to her California licensure as a Registered Nurse and certification as a Public Health Nurse (PHN), she is also licensed by the California State Board of Cosmetology and specializes in corrective makeup techniques for plastic surgery patients. Judy is also a member of the American Nurses Association, American Society of Dermatology Nurses, and Sigma Theta Tau International: Honor Society of Nursing.