Angie McCreight
Owner
Angie has loved music her entire life. One of her earliest memories is listening to artists like Elvis Presley, Elton John and more with her parents as a toddler. Angie started singing at the age of five, joining her church choir at the age of eight. In middle school, Angie was a member of the Ketron Singers who performed at the World's Fair in Knoxville, TN and continued to develop her vocal skills with private lessons. Angie continued to perform in high school with her jazz band and performed in the Tennessee All-State Choir, as well as at the Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts.
Angie continued her vocal training in college and participated in activities that allowed her to continue to perform. She went on to earn a Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology and worked in pharmaceutical research for over 20 years. In 2011, after leaving her career in the pharmaceutical industry, she and her husband Kelly decided to open the first School of Rock in Tennessee in the Franklin/Cool Springs area and opened the Nashville location two years later. Angie is very passionate about providing this outlet for young musicians and has also seen her own children participate in the program and become School of Rock AllStars. Every day is a gift when she sees the students get excited about their music and performing in live music venues, even when they get excited about just being in the building.
Emily McCreight
Regional Manager
Emily McCreight is a Franklin, TN native and graduated from Belmont University in May 2021, earning her degree in Entertainment Industry Studies and Public Relations. She is the Regional Manager for the School of Rock locations in Franklin, Nashville, and Mt. Juliet.
Emily is a former School of Rock student, which included being a 4-time School of Rock AllStar. She also had the opportunity to open for Night Ranger, play on multiple cruise lines, share the stage with several internationally recognized artists, and perform at multiple Nashville Predators games. Some of her biggest inspirations are John Paul Jones, Laura Lee, and The Main Squeeze.
Now, Emily finds success with her up-and-coming band, Juke of June. The band won the Tennessee Titans Battle of the Bands and has performed at the Tennessee Titans’ halftime show and multiple games, as well as opened for Moon Taxi. During her off days, she loves adding to her photography portfolio, Siren Studio.
Steve Rossi
Regional Music Director
Steve Rossi brings many years of experience to the School of Rock as a seasoned performer. Steve has performed on stage with Rock legend and guitar virtuoso, Peter Frampton on his North American tours, as well as other well-known artists such as vocalist extraordinaire Taylor Dayne, 80s Rock legends Cinderella (North American tours), 60s Rock n' Roll pioneer Gary U.S. Bonds, and many other high profile bands and artists across several continents. He has appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Arsenio Hall Show" and NBC's "A 70s Celebration" with Taylor Dayne. Steve has also appeared with headliners The Bee Gees and other notable 70s artists. Other appearances include Solid Gold with Gary U.S. Bonds and on MTV's "The Grind." Steve's album credits include Stevie Wonder, John Kay, Steppenwolf and various other artists. He is an independent composer/producer of music for television multimedia. Clients include ABC/Disney, AE, Discovery Channel, Nickelodeon Networks and The Travel Channel, as well as various other corporate and independent clients. Steve scored two seasons of "Surprise by Design," hit home improvement series on Discovery Channel, and is currently composing and producing original, in-program music for "Good Morning America." He is a guitar teacher, bass guitar teacher and piano teacher at School of Rock Franklin and serves as the Regional Director of Music Programming for our Franklin, Nashville and Mt. Juliet locations.
Erica Nichols
Studio Coordinator
Erica is a native of Decatur, MS, and has played the trombone since she was 14 years old. She studied both classical and jazz concepts at the University of Southern Mississippi and earned a bachelor's degree in Trombone Performance. Erica has attended many trombone summer music festivals over the years! She has also participated in the Southeast Trombone Symposium and the Georgia Trombone Summit, and was a Student Worker at the International Trombone Festival Youth Workshop in 2019!
In 2020, Erica moved to Nashville, TN, and worked in the hospitality industry for a couple of years. She is now studying audio engineering at the SAE Institute of Technology (Nashville). You can also catch Erica performing in the Nashville African American Wind Symphony! In her free time, she loves to watch baking competitions and take nature photography!
Jess Coons
Studio Coordinator
Jess Coons is originally from South Florida where she acquired a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies. From there, Jess went on to receive a Master of Arts degree in Higher Education - Student Personnel. Jess has been in Nashville since July 2022 and absolutely loves the city. Some of Jess' favorite musical artists are Taylor Swift, Train, Blink-182, and Kacey Musgraves! When Jess isn't at School of Rock, she is probably on a hike or at the rock-climbing gym. Jess is super honored and excited to be joining the School of Rock crew!
Annalee Condiles
Vocal Teacher
Annalee Condiles is currently a student at Belmont University majoring in Music Business (live event management) and minoring in dance. She first got involved with singing through musical theater and to this day can call herself a proud theater kid, although the School of Rock program is really where her love grew.
Annalee is a School of Rock alumna and was part of her school's House Band and was also an AllStar in 2019 and 2020. Her rock inspirations range from Earth, Wind & Fire to No Doubt to Black Sabbath, and she is so excited to share her passion for singing with the School of Rock community in Nashville!
Drew Kohl
Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboard Teacher
Drew is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He has taught lessons on piano, bass, acoustic and electric guitar for over nine years. He graduated with honors from the guitar program at the Atlanta Institute of Music. He was also accepted into the classical piano and music composition program at the University of Georgia. After studying at UGA he moved to Nashville, TN to pursue songwriting, performing and teaching.
Drew enjoys teaching beginners of all styles and intermediate to advance students on songwriting, music theory, rock, indie, folk, bluegrass and country styles. He has studied and transcribed songs from a variety of artists for students including The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin and CCR, as well as contemporary bands such as Death Cab For Cutie, The Avett Brothers, Ryan Adams and Modest Mouse to name a few. He enjoys working with students and helping them play the songs they love.
John O'Brien
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
John O'Brien has spent most of his life making music. At the age of 10, he began learning the saxophone and started playing music through school programs. Picking up guitar by the age of 13, he knew that music would always be an important part of his life and sought out every opportunity to perform. School programs provided performance opportunities in wind ensembles, jazz ensembles, marching bands, pep bands, pit orchestras, jazz combos, show choir combos, and saxophone quartets.
Still needing more, John would form his own bands outside of school. These bands would emphasize original material and range in styles from blues and jazz to rock, pop, and metal. John has played hundreds of shows all over the Midwest, recorded several albums, and had his music played on commercial radio stations in Chicago and elsewhere.
Laura Clough
Vocal Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher
Laura Clough is a pianist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer from a small town in Upstate New York. She recently graduated from Berklee College of Music with a degree in professional music with concentrations in songwriting and production.
Although Laura grew up playing classical and jazz primarily, her influences include rock, pop, soul, and R&B artists such as Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, the Beatles, Jazmine Sullivan, and Earth, Wind & Fire. New to Nashville, Laura is getting her footing and playing in several bands (as well as her own) and continuing to write and produce for others. Growing up shy and quiet herself, Laura strives to help kids and teens open up their minds and creativity with music and have a great time doing it.
Dermot Berg
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Dermot Berg first picked up the guitar at 8 years old after being inspired by playing Guitar Hero 3 and began taking classical lessons in Princeton, New Jersey. However, he became more interested in the rock & roll he was exposed to in Guitar Hero and enrolled at a School of Rock, where Dermot became a longtime student. While there, Dermot was introduced to many of his influences such as Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen, as well as a wide array of classic and iconic music.
In 2018, Dermot moved to Nashville to attend Belmont University. In 2022, he graduated with a Commercial Music Degree as a guitar principal, with an emphasis in Music Technology. Dermot also enjoys hip-hop, jazz, funk, and a variety of other genres. When not playing guitar or listening to music, he can be found playing video games and watching movies.
Scott Soifer
Drum Teacher
Scott began taking drum lessons in Dayton, OH when he was 9, and didn't stop until he attended Berklee School of Music at the age of 21 as a performance major. He moved back to Dayton to teach full time, moved to Nashville in 2010, and taught at School of Rock Franklin. Scott toured nationally in American Pink Floyd, and performed in the Blues Rock duo Two Bit Charlie. He is currently drumming for the Grammy nominated artist, Jamie Floyd, and teaching martial arts. Scott prides himself on individualizing lesson plans for students in a way that is challenging and fun, while helping them find their own voice on the drums, learn versatility and achieve their goals.
Maxx Blois-Rosetti
Guitar Teacher
Growing up in New Jersey, Maxx picked up a guitar at the age of seven and never put it down. Maxx is known for his precision, speed and accuracy, while maintaining feel and musicality. He specialized first in rock and metal styles and later incorporated more sophisticated styles such as fusion and progressive genres into his playing. Maxx has placed highly in many solo competitions and received accolades from notable guitarists such as Tom Quayle, Sarah Longfield, Rich Henshall, and Jack Gardiner. Lessons with Maxx focus on developing technique, learning and applying theory as well as correcting bad habits and improving form.
Angel Leiser
Bass Teacher, Guitar Teacher
Angel Leiser has been involved with the School of Rock for 13 years. She started learning guitar and bass at the North Palm Beach School of Rock in Florida when she was 11 years old. From then she played in multiple bands in high school, and was a 2016 School of Rock All Star for bass. She continued learning music at a local college and also learned jazz bass while attending! She moved to Philadelphia with her band in 2019 and in 2020 started working at Mainline School of Rock. She enjoyed her time in Pennsylvania, but decided she wanted to pursue audio engineering in Nashville. She’s now enrolled at Blackbird Audio school and will graduate next year! She loves music with a passion and is excited to be teaching at the Nashville School of Rock!
Jenna Hunts
Vocal Teacher, Keys Teacher
Jenna Hunts is a singer/songwriter, performer, and recording artist from New Orleans, Louisiana now residing in Nashville, Tennessee. Jenna has been a School of Rock instructor for five years. Since age seven, she has performed locally around the New Orleans area at events such as Family Gras, Freedom Fest, and Gretna Fest as well as venues including The House of Blues and The Howlin’ Wolf Den. At the festivals listed above, she has opened up for artists such as Clint Black, Kellie Pickler, Maddie and Tae, Jessie James Decker, and more. Starting at eleven years old, she began composing and releasing her own music, which can be found on all music platforms. In 2020, Jenna graduated from Loyola University of New Orleans majoring in Popular and Commercial Music. Jenna has competed in nationally televised series, including American Idol, and in 2020, received the Golden Ticket to Hollywood. She is known for her powerful vocals and has been compared to artists such as Christina Aguilera and Amy Lee, who are some of her top musical influences.
Garrett Goodwin
Drum Teacher
Garrett is a drummer and percussionist from central New Jersey. He graduated from Berklee College of Music with a drum set performance degree in 2021 and moved to Nashville shortly thereafter to pursue a career in music.
Garrett loves teaching and performing and feels most at home when behind a drum set. His influences include Carter Beaford, John Bonham, and Steve Gadd. He believes that anything is possible to learn if you start really slow and build up muscle memory. Garrett loves helping students achieve their goals and is honored to teach at School of Rock!
Jason Powers
Guitar Teacher
Jason began playing guitar at the age of 15 after seeing a solo by Eddie Van Halen. That was and is the catalyst that has inspired his pursuit of the instrument to this day. At the age of 21, Jason attended the Atlanta Institute of Music with an emphasis on performance and theory. After school, he performed and taught guitar full-time for years. Most of his experience was as a studio musician where he was blessed to have worked with many notable artists in the R&B, Jazz, Rap, and Christian industries in Atlanta at that time. After years of studio work, Jason decided to pursue engineering, mixing, and production. He was blessed to have worked in many of Atlanta's flagship studios during that venture. Jason's passion now is to continue to press on to become the best musician he can and to invest himself in others to help them to fulfill their musical goals.
Noah Miller
Drum Teacher, Show Director
Noah started playing drums at the age of 13. He grew up in New York City and then later moved to the suburbs of Philadelphia where he went to School of Rock Main Line. He participated in the House Band and eventually became a School of Rock AllStar.
Noah attended Belmont University, graduating in 2018 with a degree in commercial percussion with an emphasis in the music business. Noah's favorite musicians are Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Tool, and Jimi Hendrix.
Trevor Devine
Vocal Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Guitar Teacher
Trevor Devine (they/them) is a musician, composer, songwriter, and mental health advocate. Born and raised in Michigan, Trev graduated high school at Interlochen Arts Academy where they studied Vocal Performance. In 2014, Trev moved to St. Paul, MN to attend McNally Smith College of Music for Music Composition.
Trev is the front-person in the Nashville-based psychedelic rock band, The Immaculate Beings. Trev moved to Nashville in September 2023 with their band to continue pursuing their life in music. Trev is a vocal, guitar, piano, songwriting, and beginner bass teacher at School of Rock Nashville.
Dillon Frazier
Drum Teacher
Dillon Frazier is a Nashville native with over a decade of professional experience as a studio and touring drummer with artists Matisyahu, Maggie Koerner, and various other national and international acts. From jazz, soul, and R&B to metal and reggae, Dillon's stylistic interests are as varied as the acts he has performed and recorded with.
Stephen Perlowski
Guitar Teacher
Stephen Perlowski is a guitarist and music teacher from Richmond, VA with over 15 years of performing experience. He performs a variety of music from classical to blues to hard rock. Stephen graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Berklee College of Music in 2018 with a major in Guitar Performance. He has experience performing in a myriad of musical settings including rock groups, jazz bands, pit orchestras, and folk duos/trios. He also has extensive experience working as a solo guitarist.
Stephen graduated from Belmont’s School of Music with a master’s degree in Commercial Music. Lessons with Stephen will help any student improve their technical foundation while learning the musical elements of their favorite songs. This allows the student to play their favorite music and even create music of their own!
Allegra Cramer
Vocal Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher
Hailing from the red desert of Utah, Allegra Cramer writes, sings, and plays music in search of authentic sound. Raised in a musical family, she developed a love for emotional expression through classical harp, piano, and voice lessons, and later found her space in the contemporary realm through folk, jazz, and improvisation as both a performer and songwriter.
With over 15 years of performing experience and a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music, Allegra creates for voice and harp in many contexts. She can be heard lending her sound on a wide variety of projects, including releases by Paula Cole, David Archuleta, and Steve Smith. She has worked with Grammy-winning artists A.R. Rahman, Eugene Friesen, Simon Shaheen, and Javier Limon and has performed in diverse venues such as the Boston Symphony Hall, IronHorse World Music Festival, Queensland Opera House, Ryles Jazz Club, Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, Boston GreenFest, Figment Festival and the Encuentro Internacional Maestros del Arpa Bogotá.
Currently Nashville-based, Allegra continues teaching piano voice, and musicianship and can be found performing and creating around the globe from Israel to Australia and beyond.