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Joe Leone

Bands- Amy Gore and her Valentines, Grayling, Back in Spades, The Fletcher Pratt.

Awards/Accolades
Nominated for best video @ the 2012 Detroit Music Awards,Also performed live at DMA’s.Cover of Real Detroit magazine May 2012. 4 1/2 star review from Rolling Stone magazine for The Fletcher Pratt. Opened for Patti Smith with Back in Spades and Grayling at The Bowery Ballroom NYC . Toured the U.S., Canada and England.

Influences
The Who, The Ramones, Cheap Trick, & Slayer

Quote
Learning to play a musical instrument is not an extra curricular activity to me. I believe it can be as fundamental to a persons education as math or history.

James Anthony

Bands: The Thornbills, Maple Bucket Sweethearts, AllenasTim

Played/ Toured with: Scarlet Oaks, Modernlull, Will Sessions, Sour Mash, Croff Family Band, The Simpletons, Jiant

Accolades: Plays and performs a wide variety of musical genres including: Bluegrass, Old Tyme, Progressive Rock, Gypsy Swing, Big Band, Afro-beat, Funk, Classic Rock, Modern Rock, Blues, New Country, Old Country, Traditional Folk, Indie Rock, African High Life, Caribbean, Salsa, Meringue… etc. Has toured throughout the US and Canada. Over 14 years teaching experience

Some Guitar Influences: Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Grady Martin, Mike Campbell, Maybelle Carter, Tom Verlaine, Doc Watson, Norman Blake, Nels Cline, Django Reinhardt, Joe Pass, Marc Ribot, David Rawlings, Lester Flatt, Frank Zappa

Quote: “As a teacher, one thing that I always strive to bring out is the student’s individuality. Everyone has his or her own voice. When we find it, we are no longer concerned with being better or worse than other musicians but are able to freely listen and enjoy this gift for what it really is.”

Marcie is a local creative powerhouse that has toured the world with her music. She was the original guitarist player for the Von Bondies, and has continued to reinvent the musical soundscape with such bands as Slumber Party, Silverghost and F’ake Blood. She is a prolific artist on guitar, bass, vocals and song writing.

Thomas Bryson

Areas of instruction: Guitar, Bass, Vocal, Piano, Advanced kazoo

Has played all over Metro Detroit (Harpo’s, Pjs Lager House, Token Lounge, etc)
Currently studying music at Wayne State University
Dedicated strictly to daily musical advancement

Josh Gauntlett was, is, and will always be a music fan. Like many kids fortunate enough to have parents that encouraged him to explore the arts, he got his first taste of music education at the age of ten, when he picked up the alto sax. After learning the fundamentals of music theory in the Dexter schools concert band, he gravitated toward grunge in his adolescent years, and bought his first electric guitar to learn a few Nirvava riffs. At the age of 12, he began taking private lessons with beloved Detroiter and Sponge guitarist, Kyle Neely. Upon graduation from Dexter High, Josh attended the Berklee College of Music, honing his guitar performance skills under the advisement and mentorship of Jon Finn, Wayne Krantz, and Bruce Bartlett.

These days, Josh currently resides in Ferndale, Michigan with his fiancée, Lauren, and their cat-kids, Wilco and Max. To date, he has recorded two albums and performs as the bassist of the Ann Arbor-based ambient metal outfit, Scared To Death. As an avid songwriter and DIY musician, Josh takes every opportunity he can to write and play music at home, with the goal of recording one song per month this year, to complete his latest record, 2015. Focusing his professional musical efforts in the realm of music education, Josh teaches guitar, bass, and voice lessons at the Rock & Roll Prep School. There, he commits his students to studying music literacy, technique, theory, vocabulary, and most importantly FUN!

Adam Fuller
Bands- Phantom Cats, Woodman, Dread Wings
Adam has been working at music since the age of fourteen and playing locally since he was seventeen. He is proud to play amongst a thriving and immensely creative music scene with one of the greatest musical histories of all time. Since, he has played every local festival including the Hamtramck Blowout, Taste Fest (City Fest), DIY, Arts Beats & Eats, Mittenfest, as well as The Land of Nod. This has allowed him to play a long side such great acts as George Clinton, Broken Social Scene, Donita Sparks of L7, The Eagles of Death Metal, and Of Montreal. Adam has also had the opportunity to record with Eddie “Butterfingers” Gillis and also played on a track with John Sinclair.
Influences
The Beatles, Television, Al Green, David Longstreth, and James Jamerson.
Quotes
“Music is a great way to get children thinking in an abstract way early on as well as promote their own forms of self expression and individuality. With time they can learn a valuable skill set and develop confidence early on in life.”
“I’ve learned over the years that a big part of improving as a musician is playing with those that are better than you and learning everything that they are willing to teach you.”

Meaghan DeGrave-Director of Operations

Meaghan is the imaginative force and engine behind copious music endeavors for the past two decades. She is a staple of the local scene, and focuses her energy on the well being and creative integrity of the next generation of Detroit rock!

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Molly Schoen

*Bands* The Vamps, Mick Bassett, and solo.

*Accolades* Interned at Motown Museum. Toured US, Canada, and England. Detroit News Artist of the Month.

*Influences* The Beatles, Elliott Smith, Supergrass, Ladytron.

*Quote* Forget about ‘practicing.’ Every day, strive to play better than
the day before. That’s all it really takes.

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