Ben Richards Sandy School of Rock General Manager
Ben Richards has been an active member of the SLC music community for over 15 years. He has played countless gigs with various original and cover projects such as Slapdown, Gold Standard, Voodoo Box, and The Dropouts, and has shared the stage with bands such as Everclear and Liquid Soul. He also has over 15 years experience as a guitar teacher....Read More
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Trevor Alder Bass Instructor/Show Director
Trevor was born in Cleveland, Ohio and started playing bass at the age of 13. He moved to Utah in 2007 and has been teaching at the School of Rock ever since. His influences include; Les Claypool, Jonas Hellborg, James Jamerson, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorious, Bootsy Collins and Roger Waters....Read More
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Jake Bills Bass Instructor
Jake starting playing bass around age 11. Around age 14, he was informed about the School of Rock program and joined. During his time there, he had the opportunity to share the stage with the likes of Napoleon Murphy Brock (Frank Zappa) and Earl Slick (of David Bowie and John Lennon fame). He toured twice as an All Star during his time at...Read More
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Van Christensen Drum Instructor/Show Director
Van Christensen has been playing the drums for over 30 years. His early influences were Buddy Rich, Neil Peart, John Bonham, and Terry Bozzio. At the age of 17, Van played his first professional musical and his first Bar gig. His high school jazz band took 2nd in State and he won "Outstanding Soloist" and "Outstanding Rhythm Section" awards. By...Read More
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Alex Leota Studio Coordinator/Drum Instructor
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Matt Howitz Show coordinator, Drum Instructor
Matt Howitz is a graduate of the School of Rock program, spending nearly 5 years participating with the "Show Band" and "All Star" groups around the country. During his time in Show Band and as an "All Star", Matt garnered the reputation for being a very solid and entertaining drummer. When on stage, Matt has the innate ability to carry...Read More
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Ed Dillon Guitar Instructor/Show Director/Showband Director
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Monty Dillon Guitar Instructor/Show Director
Monty has been playing guitar for 10 years and started teaching in 2008. He grew up on the likes of Metallica, Joe Satriani, Michael Hedges, and extensive music theory alongside brother Ed. He has been involved in many different musical styles since then. He played jazz trumpet extensively, including lead in West Side Story and winning his high...Read More
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Zak Newsom Resident Rock Star/Guitar Instructor
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Eric Openshaw Guitar Instructor/Show Director/101 Director
Eric has been playing guitar for about 11 years and has since played in several local bands, including, the Eric Openshaw Band, ECT, Will Johnson and the Band, The Salty Frogs, Solid Gold, among others. Eric Has been with the School of Rock for the last 5 years and prides himself on his organizational qualities and teaching methods. Eric has a...Read More
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Chris Stevenson Guitar Instructor
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Alec Jackson Keyboard Instructor/Prodigy
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Julia Hollingsworth Performance Coach
Having been in the business for over twenty-five years, Julia has created a network of industry professionals to tap into for her work in artist development. As a performer, Julia has been on stage as a professional for over fifteen years, five of those years were with internationally acclaimed, Alternative Rock band CrimsonBlue....Read More
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Sarah Asphland Vocal Instructor
Sarah Asplund holds a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Brigham Young University. Once she finished her education, Sarah spent ten years in New York City singing every kind of music possible. She recorded demo CDs, performed newly composed works,...Read More
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Stephanie Wood Vocal Instructor/Rock and Roll Choir
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