Faculty/Staff

Our Staff Rocks!

Our staff is made up of professional rock musicians, who have a passion for not only playing music, but sharing their knowledge with others. Our staff includes, actively touring rock musicians, professional song writers, audio engineers and seasoned session musicians.


Joanna Vassilatos	General Manager Joanna is a Chicago native who moved out to Los Angeles in 2000 to pursue a career in music. Throughout her tenure in LA she covered a lot of ground both as a musician and as a music industry executive. On the music side, she toured all over the world as a drummer for the all-girl progressive rock band Radio Vago, playing and touring with...	Read More
Natalie Burge	Vocal Instructor Natalie started her life in music as a dancer when she was four years old; Moving swiftly across the creative realm into vocal performance two years later. Self-expression through writing seemed to unfold naturally in the progression for her in the arts. She was focused and passionate allowing her to becoming a teacher of dance and vocal...	Read More
Adam Krier	Show Director, Guitar, Keys & Vocal Instructor Adam was 17 years old and attending high school in Naperville when he formed the Chicago punk rock band Lucky Boys Confusion. The group signed to Elektra Records and cut 2 LP‘s, one of which generated a Billboard Top 40 Modern Rock single in May, 2001. In the years to follow, “LBC” toured non-stop across the US, Canada and Japan and appeared...	Read More
Barret Harvey	Drum Instructor Barret began his percussive journey at age 10 in Joliet, IL. His first drumming hero: The Muppet Show house band’s mercurial timekeeper, Animal. He later would refine his musical tastes, studying the techniques of Buddy Rich, Mick Fleetwood, Stewart Copeland, Mitch Mitchell and Steve Gadd. Over the years Barret has added his...	Read More
Kyle Voivodas	Drums, Keys & Guitar Instructor Kyle grew fond of music early and often, with his first interest in drums and percussion. He family didn't own a drum kit, so he took it upon himself to create one using pots and pans in the kitchen...and used wooden cooking spoons as sticks. He loved to play but didn't know how to apply it until joining band in school....	Read More
Jasen Brown	Drum & Keys Instructor Jasen grew up playing both drums and piano at early age. During highschool he turned his focus towards drums where he won both a State and National Championship in the drumline for Lawrence Central Highschool in Indianpolis IN. He then shifted gears in college playing keys for a cover/original band that played throughout Purdue's campus and the...	Read More
Danni Schaper	Guitar & Bass Instructor Danni comes to us from established Chicago band Sunset Empire. His musical career has spanned 2 decades and during this time he has played with some of the nation's biggest acts. From Stone Sour to P.O.D to The Cult, he has shared the stage with legendary musicians and has taken it all in along the way. Danni has recorded more...	Read More
Devin Rodarte	Guitar, Bass, Drums & Keys Instructor Devin was born and raised Orange County California. During High School Devin formed O.C pop punk band “Far View”. Far View was signed to SKP records in 2008 and released their first E.P. With the release of their album, Far View was fortunate enough to play legendary venues such as The Whisky a Go-Go, The Roxy, The Key Club, House of...	Read More
Lucas Last	Guitar & Bass Instructor Lucas began his musical journey while living on the East Coast playing, studying and teaching all over the Washington D.C. area. In 2010, he moved to Chicago to attend the Chicago College of Performing Arts to study Upright Bass and Jazz Performance. Currently, Lucas plays in several groups ranging all different types of styles. Whether it is...	Read More

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