Instructors
Jeremy Ryan
Cooper Anderson
Cooper Anderson
Founder
Camp Instructor • Songwriter Instructor
Sound Recording Instructor
Jeremy Ryan is a 2x Grammy Balloted American Songwriter and Music Producer. His 20 years plus experience in the music industry lead him to collaborations with some of the biggest names such as James Brown, Hollywood Records (Disney), and the NBA.
Jeremy has written
Founder
Camp Instructor • Songwriter Instructor
Sound Recording Instructor
Jeremy Ryan is a 2x Grammy Balloted American Songwriter and Music Producer. His 20 years plus experience in the music industry lead him to collaborations with some of the biggest names such as James Brown, Hollywood Records (Disney), and the NBA.
Jeremy has written soundtracks for multiple Featured Films and has currently been submitted to the 2021 Oscars for Best Soundtrack Song.
Releasing his own music including a Children’s Album with his 10 year old daughter, his knowledge of working with, creating with and recording with children is incomparable to most.
His plan is to inspire the next generation of upcoming artists and to ultimately collaborate and release original music through the School of Sound Band. Owning his own record label Sound Records, Jeremy is experienced in releasing music on all streaming, marketing and promoting platforms.
Cooper Anderson
Cooper Anderson
Cooper Anderson
Mixing Instructor
Producer, mix engineer and musician Cooper Anderson's work appears with artists like Kanye West, John Legend, Future, Rick Ross, Ghostface Killah, and the Diamond- selling record "We Are Young" by Fun. Graduating with honors from the Berklee College of Music with a degree in Music Production and Engineering, Cooper has be
Mixing Instructor
Producer, mix engineer and musician Cooper Anderson's work appears with artists like Kanye West, John Legend, Future, Rick Ross, Ghostface Killah, and the Diamond- selling record "We Are Young" by Fun. Graduating with honors from the Berklee College of Music with a degree in Music Production and Engineering, Cooper has been active in the NYC recording scene ever since, including work on the top- secret "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" by Wu Tang Clan.
Phil Silverberg
Phil Silverberg
Phil Silverberg
Sound Recording Instructor
Phil is a Producer, Songwriter, Engineer, and a hired gun keyboard player/multi-instrumentalist. Piano is where he started his musical journey over 25 years ago. Since then, he’s double-majored in Music Theory/Composition and Economics/Business at Lafayette College, where he also studied Flamenco Guitar and san
Sound Recording Instructor
Phil is a Producer, Songwriter, Engineer, and a hired gun keyboard player/multi-instrumentalist. Piano is where he started his musical journey over 25 years ago. Since then, he’s double-majored in Music Theory/Composition and Economics/Business at Lafayette College, where he also studied Flamenco Guitar and sang in the Chamber Singers. He’s had an opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall, has toured with both national and international acts, and has played for a sitting United States President.
While studying composition, Phil became familiar with the recording process and got his engineering chops while working for Live Nation at some of NYCs most well-known venues. With over 10 years of teaching privately, he’s helped countless musicians and artists find their voices. He found comfort in collaborating with artists in all genres, and has helped countless artists develop and release their music.
Phil’s a well-rounded musician, with real world experience. Whatever your skill level might be, he’ll help you sharpen your craft.
Dan Perez
Phil Silverberg
Phil Silverberg
Saxophone Instructor • Flute Instructor
Piano Instructor
Dan has been playing saxophone for over 30 years, and strives have an authentic and personal sound in any style of music that he approaches, from an early appearance with the Garden State Philharmonic to a recent flamenco performance with renowned guitarist Pedro Cortes. Dan has per
Saxophone Instructor • Flute Instructor
Piano Instructor
Dan has been playing saxophone for over 30 years, and strives have an authentic and personal sound in any style of music that he approaches, from an early appearance with the Garden State Philharmonic to a recent flamenco performance with renowned guitarist Pedro Cortes. Dan has performed and recorded extensively in jazz, soul, electronic, rock and pop styles, working with cover/tribute acts as well as artists, including recording sax/flute for Ariana Grande.
As a teacher, Dan helps each student discover and achieve their own goals, with an early emphasis on technique. Current and former students have earned placements in the Junior and High School "Regions" and "Regions Jazz" bands, All-State and All-State Jazz bands, winning soloist and sectional awards and holding chairs in NJ's 1st, 2nd and 3rd ranked high school jazz bands concurrently. Former students have earned admission to Berklee College of Music, full-tuition scholarship to Oberlin Conservatory, and one former student is now a published author of music books and the former Director of Jazz Studies at Northeastern University.
Dan has runs a modern remote teaching/recording studio providing high quality audio, video and visual learning aids through screen-sharing.
Phillip Fenney
Richard Thomas
Phillip Fenney
Drum Instructor
Phillip Fenney also known as “Philly Bada Boom” is a multi-talented musician, drummer and songwriter. His musical background comes from the roots of his family dated back to the 1920s.
His inspiration comes from iconic musicians such as George Clinton (Parliament-Funkadelic), Dennis Chambers, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind &
Drum Instructor
Phillip Fenney also known as “Philly Bada Boom” is a multi-talented musician, drummer and songwriter. His musical background comes from the roots of his family dated back to the 1920s.
His inspiration comes from iconic musicians such as George Clinton (Parliament-Funkadelic), Dennis Chambers, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, James Brown, and John Blackwell.
His ongoing education effortlessly generates his expertise in drum rudiments, metronome work and proper stick control. With many years of 1-on-1 student teaching, Phillip makes the perfect instructor for anyone who inspires to be a drummer or percussionist.
Bryan Hansen
Richard Thomas
Phillip Fenney
Guitar Instructor
Bryan Hansen of the Bryan Hansen Band is an award-winning adult alternative songwriter located in Central, New Jersey.
Hansen has been playing guitar for over 20 years, starting at age 11 under the direction of his father, Ken Hansen. In 2010, Bryan graduated from Middlesex County College with an A.F.A. in Music, studied
Guitar Instructor
Bryan Hansen of the Bryan Hansen Band is an award-winning adult alternative songwriter located in Central, New Jersey.
Hansen has been playing guitar for over 20 years, starting at age 11 under the direction of his father, Ken Hansen. In 2010, Bryan graduated from Middlesex County College with an A.F.A. in Music, studied for a semester at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA and returned back to NJ to complete a B.S. at Rutgers University New Brunswick School of Communications with a minor in Music. Hansen studied with Jazz guitarist, Larry Barbee.
In 2011, Bryan began teaching professionally at Lou Rose Music Center in Edison, NJ. Over the past 10 years, Bryan released 4 albums of original music, toured across the United States and taught hundreds of students.
Areas of Focus Include: Songwriting, Chord and Progressions, Reading, Scales and Arpeggios, Music Theory and 7th Chord Study in all inversions and voicings.
Instruments: Guitar, Ukulele, Mandolin
Bryan Hansen Band has played notable venues all through the East and West Coasts, including Winter NAMM 2020, House of Blues Anaheim, The Troubadour in WEHO, So Far Sounds NYC & DC, Asbury Lanes, The Wonder Bar, The Saint, Asbury Hotel, Laundromat Bar Morristown, Hamilton Stage at UCPAC, Maplewood Stock, Bowery Electric, West End Lounge, and Cava Winery in Hamburg, NJ.
Bryan Hansen Band's sound is a mix of funk, rock, soul and R&B with music influences from Stevie Wonder, Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Al Green and Victor Wooten.
In 2019, Bryan Hansen Band was featured as WRAT's NJ Rock Band of the Week.
Richard Thomas
Richard Thomas
Richard Thomas
Guitar Instructor
Richard Thomas is a life-long lover of music and is always excited by opportunities to play, write, share, and talk about it with others! He has 20 years of experience as a performer on both guitars and drums/percussion.
Richard has a degree in Music Technology from Stevens Institute of Technology, where he had the pleas
Guitar Instructor
Richard Thomas is a life-long lover of music and is always excited by opportunities to play, write, share, and talk about it with others! He has 20 years of experience as a performer on both guitars and drums/percussion.
Richard has a degree in Music Technology from Stevens Institute of Technology, where he had the pleasure of studying under Grammy-winning artists and producers. Whether a student is picking up their instrument for the very first time, or is an advanced player looking for new ways to elevate their craft, he truly enjoys getting the chance to help them grow on a journey towards achieving their unique musical goals.
He believes that a successful teacher is one that maintains a balance between developing excellence in terms of technique/knowledge/theory, and facilitating a student’s ability to engage with what makes them excited about their instrument and music in the first place, to ensure that music becomes an activity that is motivating, rewarding, and above-all, fun!