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Shane Baskerville Music Director Shane Baskerville's music career has included high profile experiences such as playing with Bret Michaels and Poison and touring on the Vans Warped Tour. He's also enjoyed national notority when Rolling Stone magazine named his former band 'Helva' one of the top ten unsigned bands in the country. He moved out to Los Angeles where he...
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Chad Hanks Bass and Guitar Teacher, Show Director, Road Crew Coach Chad is a Show Director, the Road Crew “Coach”, teaches bass and guitar at the Eden Prairie and Burnsville locations, and runs many of Eden Prairie’s Summer Camps. He has been with the Minnesota School of Rock since October 2008.
Chad moved to Minneapolis in 1996 and started his band, American Head Charge, who was signed to uber-producer Rick...
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Joe Maffei Keyboard Instructor and Rock 101 Director Joe Maffei was nine years old when he started his music education on a Casio keyboard about as big a pack of Oreos, and it seems like he's been toting a keyboard ever since.
Born and raised in Brazil, Joe came to Minnesota as an exchange student in 1996. Back home in 1997, a call came in for him to join Jack Flash -- at...
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Beth Varela Keyboard Instructor and Show Director Beth Varela holds a Bachelors Degree in Music from Berklee College of Music as well as a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Funding for Technology in Music Education. While in Boston, she served as the Principal Conductor for the College Reperatory Orchestra, and worked for the Berklee College of Music Admissions and...
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Peter Dotson Guitar Instructor & Assistant Show Director Guitar instructor Peter Dotson is also a producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist and founder of Aquatic Noise, an independent record label.
He studied guitar at McNally Smith College of Music and composition at Augsburg College and taught private lessons for 8 years before joining the School of Rock in 2009.
When he’s not...
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Kevin Gamble Guitar Instructor Ohio native Kevin Gamble brings 20 years experience playing, teaching and band/touring experience to his guitar instruction. He began his own musical journey as a teen metal-head so he finds it easy to relate to School of Rock students who feel as passionately about metal as he did when he was their age.
Kevin challenges his...
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Rachel Chalmers Vocal Instructor Rachel Chalmers is a Singer/Songwriter from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. She started her professional career at 14 years old and has performed all over the country. One of her most recent full time gigs was with Disney World and Universal Studios in both California and Florida.
Between 2007 and 2010 she received many awards for her...
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Krister Pihl Guitar Instructor
Born & raised in Sweden, Krister began playing guitar at the age of 15. Soon he was sporadically teaching & playing the local scene. At 21, he decided to move to MN to attend McNally & Smith.
After having moderate success in several bands he joined Cain's Alibi who released two albums: "Cain's Alibi" & "...
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Joe Buscher Drum Instructor
Joe Buscher may have grown up in the small town of Normal, Illinois, but his playing could be described as anything but normal. A jack-of-all-trades drummer, Joe played snare drum in his college marching band at Illinois State University before venturing north to Minnesota to hone his drum set skills at McNally Smith College of Music.
Upon...
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Stacy K Vocal Instructor She has toured nationally, opened for Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, can be heard on various commercial jingles, and has been a guest singer and back up vocalist for artists in the Midwest. She has had the pleasure in working with P.B. and the Jam, Debbie Duncan, Judi Donaghy, Peggy Larson, and Lori Dokken. Come the fall of 2011...
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Christopher Hunnicut Bass Instructor Christopher Hunnicutt is a bassist, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and pianist with experience in performance, recording, teaching & music business/marketing.
His collegiate experience began at the tender age of sixteen, a mere two years after his introduction to the electric bass, with his acceptance to the 2001 Summer Program at...
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Ashley Luedtke General Manager Ashley has had a passion for music her entire life. She grew up with a very musical family and fondly remembers watching 80's MTV with her father when she was a youngster. That’s what got her into rock!
She was very involved in her high school choir and was chosen for the elite European Tour Choir, which performed throughout...
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Brian Schramke Bass Teacher Music has always been a part of Brian Schramke’s life and at the age of 12 Brian decided he wanted to be a bass player.
He saved money from his $2-an-hour job to buy his first black Jackson Performer for $400. When he was at the halfway point of saving for his new bass his parents matched his savings and Brian Schramke, the bass...
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Whelan Keenan Studio Coordinator Whelan graduated from School of Rock in 2010 and shortly thereafter began working as Studio Coordinator in Eden Prairie School of Rock.
While a student at School of Rock, Whelan participated in the show band and toured with the All Stars for two consecutive years.
Whelan currently plays drums in the local band, Blue...
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Milo Buehler Drum Teacher Minnesota native, Milo Buehler started his studies, as many School of Rock teachers did, at McNally Smith. After graduating with honors, Milo headed east to study at Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music. While at Berklee, Milo studied snare drum technique/reading, drum set chart/lead sheet reading, time feels, improvisation, brush...
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