What We Do in the
Greater Los Angeles Area
Maison de Music Foundation is a Nonprofit Organization created as a subsidiary of La Voix Studio, for the Community and La Voix Studio Members. As a subsidiary of La Voix Studio, we plan to help continue provide diverse services to several Music and Dance Studios, Actors Workshops etc., by offering scholarships, musical instruments, and for some students, transportation with approval from both the Organizations and the Scholarship Committees. We pride ourselves on building a personal relationship with all our students, parents, and instructors.
We began granting scholarships following our inauguration in 2010 while receiving helpful sponsorships from celebrities, leader figures, and when possible, ourselves. Since then, we've awarded over 400 scholarships to prove our commitment to our students and our mission as we strive to make lessons more accessible and encourage individuals to pursue music education.
Maison de Music Foundation was then founded in 2019 in efforts to raise more funds to continue giving in such high quantities, as we are no longer able to sustain all the same costs as we used to. With continual growth, we've been able to keep music accessible by hosting events that contribute to the arts locally like our annual seated dinner shows, where we give the students a chance to experience a true, live performance. These events have proven to be a great hit, with a growing response from parents and students who look forward to attending each year.
We're proud to see how far we've come and excited to see how far we'll go. If your interested in more information please feel free to contact us.
We began granting scholarships following our inauguration in 2010 while receiving helpful sponsorships from celebrities, leader figures, and when possible, ourselves. Since then, we've awarded over 400 scholarships to prove our commitment to our students and our mission as we strive to make lessons more accessible and encourage individuals to pursue music education.
Maison de Music Foundation was then founded in 2019 in efforts to raise more funds to continue giving in such high quantities, as we are no longer able to sustain all the same costs as we used to. With continual growth, we've been able to keep music accessible by hosting events that contribute to the arts locally like our annual seated dinner shows, where we give the students a chance to experience a true, live performance. These events have proven to be a great hit, with a growing response from parents and students who look forward to attending each year.
We're proud to see how far we've come and excited to see how far we'll go. If your interested in more information please feel free to contact us.
Our Values
Create: A safe space for our music family, where students feel comfortable and confident
Support: every student with our strong support system, including our extended music family
Grow & Develop: connections while improving individual skills like courage, patience, self-expression, technique and more!
Affordable & Available for Everyone!
Support: every student with our strong support system, including our extended music family
Grow & Develop: connections while improving individual skills like courage, patience, self-expression, technique and more!
Affordable & Available for Everyone!
Board Of Directors
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Shoshana Payne Phillips
CEO, Co-Founder Shoshana Payne Phillips is the owner and founder of the celebrity studio, La Voix Studio. She started her Foundation to raise funds, so that anyone with the dream and inspiration, but not the resources, has the opportunity to sing. There is more to Shoshana than just being an outstanding singing coach. She has obtained several impressive degrees to better herself including: an Associate in Music Liberal Arts, a Bachelor of Science in Business Management, a Masters in Public Administration and a second Masters degree in the Art of Teaching with an emphasis on teaching the English Language from the University of Southern California. After 5 years under the tutelage of Seth Rigg, a world renowned vocal instructor, she received her Level 1 Vocal Certification. After teaching for over ten years now, she believes more than ever in the power of Music Technique. When it comes to music she feels it is a perpetual discovery acted to collaborate with other teachers and seasoned musicians and singers.
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Charles L. Eugene
CFO, Co-Founder Charles Eugene is co-founder and creator of La Voix Studio. Among other things, he teaches and coaches students in his Industry. When Charles is not acting and/or teaching, he's busy operating his own catering company and continues to create behind the scenes of his family owned busines, Spicy Charlie's Catering Inc. He has catered for actors, writers, sports figures, and industry production companies, serving them customized and sophisticated menus. He has received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in French, earned a Master’s in Public Administration from California State University Northridge, and can now be considered a scholar, earning a MAT-TESOL degree from USC, the University of Southern California. He never quits - the culinary arts, education, and public administration are everything he holds dear - culinary expertise, languages, communication, and social interactions. For more about Mr. Eugene, please visit: www.spicycharlies.com.
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Scherrie Payne
Officer, Secretary Scherrie Payne of The Supremes, comes from a very talented family and background. She is a co-owner of the celebrity studio, La Voix Studio since embarking on a business venture with her only daughter, Shoshana Payne P. Sherrie was born in Detroit, Michigan, and started a singing career of her own at a very young age after she got picked up by the renown record company, Motown. She became the last lead singer in the major hit singing group, The Supremes, and traveled all over the world. Scherrie performed with the diva Diana Ross and another former Supreme, Lynda Laurence for The Supreme's reunion "Return to Love" Tour in 2000. Scherrie still travels all over the world and performs with some of the former ladies of The Supremes. For more information about Scherrie Payne, please visit: scherriepayne.com or www.scherrieandsusayeformersupremes.com
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Meet the Leadership Team
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SHOSHANA
PAYNE PHILLIPS 
Chief Executive Officer
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MONICA
DOMINGUEZ 
Asst. Office and Finance Manager
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CRYSTAL
SCHAEFFER 
Marketing Coordinator
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CHARLES
EUGENE 
Chief Financial Officer
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Our Donors & Support Teamso far are:
Salem Dasmal Former CEO of Dubai Land
Freda Payne Singer & LVS Vocal Teacher
Jim Gilstrap Singer & LVS Music Teacher
Joyce Vincent Singer
and more...
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What Makes us Unique
Our approach to Non Profit stems from the work ethic of our board of Directors, including Ms. Shoshana P. Phillips, and Mr. Charles Eugene as well as support from friends such as Mr. Salem Dasmal (former CEO of Dubai Land). All of us are MPA Graduates (Masters Degree in Public Administration) and USC Alumni where we learned about non-profit organizations which inspired us to begin the program.
We are more than just a music and scholarship program. Our talented and accomplished coaches make it a priority to get to know and understand each of our students to create lessons and experiences that the students can benefit from. They go beyond a teacher-student relationship and become a mentor and friend. Our students' involvement is our greatest accomplishment. We are honored to guide and witness them cultivate their skills, grow more confident, and through music education become exemplary individuals in society. Through our program we help students with technique, expression and self-esteem, and advocate health and well-being.
We are more than just a music and scholarship program. Our talented and accomplished coaches make it a priority to get to know and understand each of our students to create lessons and experiences that the students can benefit from. They go beyond a teacher-student relationship and become a mentor and friend. Our students' involvement is our greatest accomplishment. We are honored to guide and witness them cultivate their skills, grow more confident, and through music education become exemplary individuals in society. Through our program we help students with technique, expression and self-esteem, and advocate health and well-being.
