Staff
Mike Shanks
Mike is a Kansas City–based professional drummer and percussion instructor with 30 years of intermittent teaching experience with private instruction, clinics, and informal advanced mentorship. Exp...
Justin Brown
Justin Brown is a multi-Instrumentalist from Blue Springs, Missouri with a passion for classical, jazz, and rock music. He has a Bachelors of Music Performance from the University of Michigan, and ...
Jacob Bross
Jacob Bross is a Kansas City-based drummer and educator. He studied Music Education at the University of Memphis and has experience teaching private music lessons to students of various ages and sk...
Lisa Mckenzie
Lisa Mckenzie first made her mark in the music scene touring and recording with Red Decibel artists and Cher UK, Playing venues like First Avenue in Minneapolis, The Limelight in New York, Emo’s in...
Cameron Hampton
Cam is a Kansas City musician & teacher with a strong passion for music and a wide variety of artistic influences ranging from progressive rock to classical & beyond. Cam discovered his lov...
Levi Birks
Levi Birks is from Olathe, Kansas, and is currently a Student at the University of Missouri–Kansas City pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Studies. He began his musical journey playing percussion ...
Aaron Dunlap
Aarron is a brass and piano instructor, with trumpet as their primary instrument. They have a Bachelor's of Music with a focus in trumpet performance from Louisiana State University. They have perf...
Robin Cottrell
Robin grew up in Mission, Kansas, where her childhood was filled with all mediums of art. From Thursday night dead hour, to the next door neighbors' band practices, music has been an integral part ...
Nicholas Mendoza
Nicholas Mendoza is a passionate and experienced music educator dedicated to helping students discover confidence, creativity, and joy through music. With experience teaching general music, choir, ...
Ross Valenzuela
Ross Valenzuela is a graduate student at UMKC for Music Education, and has graduated with his Masters in Music Therapy and is a licensed CBMT music therapist. He earned his BM in performance for bo...
Miki Petillo
Mikala Petillo (aka Miki P) is a musician, artist, and performer from Kansas City. Her musical roots stem from classic to modern rock and pop, but she loves to explore all genres and believes there...
Jessica Alvarado Brenes
Jessica Alvarado Brenes holds a Master’s of Arts from Truman State University, and a Bachelor’s in Music from the University of Costa Rica. Originally from San Jose - Costa Rica, Jessica has develo...