School of Rock Waldwick

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(201) 444-4425(201) 444-4425

Susan Marlett was asked to take on the roll as General Manager of the Waldwick School of Rock in April of 2017. She has been with us since September of 2010 and is well versed in all aspects of School of Rock.

Susan Marlett teaches voice, piano, guitar and a bunch of Woodwinds at the Waldwick School of Rock. She began teaching woodwinds in 1981. She added vocals and keys in 2000. Susan was classically trained on Flute and has played with several orchestras and bands from North Carolina, Baltimore, New York & California. She plays all the Woodwinds (including bagpipes, ask her how long it is to the top if you want to rock and roll). Susan graduated with three degrees from The New School For Social Research and Parsons School of design; with additional study at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. She has also worked with the highly acclaimed vocal coach: Mercedes Hall. Susan has performed both vocally and on flute with numerous acts including world famous flutist: Hubert Laws. Susan has experience in classical, Jazz, rock, Broadway and pop. She has run ensembles and creative workshops for groups of 200+ people, as well as coached individuals preparing for theatre and TV auditions.
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Franky Hernandez received his first round of music education fromBerklee College of Musicfrom 1978 to 1980. While there, he studied with John Neves, Bruce Gertz and Rich Appleman. He then went onto William Patterson University to study with Rufus Reid, Harold Mabern, Steve Bagby and Ron Naspo. Franky has performed with some notable acts such as Chet Atkins, The Mamas and the Papas, and Lou Christie. He has also played with tons of oldies groups including Fabian, The Angels, Little Peggy March, The Coasters, etc.
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Eric See's interest in drumming began at age three. Although, he's mainly self-taught, this energetic and creative drummer drew a lot of inspiration from rock heavy weights like, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, and KISS, as well as early Motown records. He later fine-tuned his skills by studying other styles, including RB, jazz, hip-hop, and drum'n'bass.Throughout his young career, Eric has played in many bands, and he has done numerous sessions in the US and Europe. Some of the notable artists he's worked with are Adam Hawkins, Peter Mew, G.E. Smith, T. Bone Wolk, Janek Gwizdala, Rob Bailey, Steve Holly, Anthony Esposito, John Eaton, Laura Dawn, Jam Master Jay, Randy Allen, JIVEjones, Lee Horrocks, and The Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Currently, Eric's explosive drumming can be experienced on tour with Just Kait and his own band, Mag Animus.
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Originally from Bergen County, Michael Klopp is a 1994 graduate of Ramapo High School, where he excelled in all things music and was even voted Most Musical by his fellow classmates. In 1998 he received his BA in Performance from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia with an emphasis on jazz studies and music history. Upon graduation Michael set sail for the open water and spent the following 6 years seeing the world as an orchestra drummer for different cruise lines, performing big band music, production shows and variety acts of all kinds.
In 2004 he was given the (extremely rare) opportunity to become a Guest Entertainer for Royal Caribbean as Drummer/Musical Director for multitalented performer Domenick Allen (Foreigner, Buddy Rich Band, Liberace, Broadway, London's West End) and continues to enjoy the MD chair to this day.
2004 was also the year Michael started working with Telarc/Concord Recording artist Tony Desare. With Tony, Michael has been able to travel all over the country performing jazz and cabaret music in various settings, including 2 Midwest tours as a trio and multiple Pops performances with various orchestras, including the Houston, Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Vancouver Symphonies. He has also performed at the 2015 San Javier Jazz Fest in Alicante, Spain, as well as the 2015 and 2016 Cape Cod Jazz Festivals.
Michael started with School of Rock in 2015 and has enjoyed every moment. When not in a lesson you will find him practicing often. His favorite method books are Stick Control (G.L.Stone), The Art of Bop Drumming (J.Riley), The Shuffle Drumming Workbook (C.Doboe) and Syncopation (T.Reed).
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With over twenty-five years of experience in the music industry, Rich has developed a wide range of skills that allow him to manipulate variations in air pressure with both substance and style. He has shared stages with such artists as Cyndi Lauper, Kansas and Dada, and performs regularly in the tri-state area with multiple groups, including Friday’s Child and kindie artist/musical yogini Kira Willey.

A consummate multi-instrumentalist/vocalist/audio engineer with perfect pitch, his insights on music and sound reveal details that are often overlooked. This uncanny ability to solve problems has led to work in all forms of media – from records, radio and advertising, to film, network television and cable. As Director of Audio Production for Digital Café Tour, his recording, mixing and mastering work earned him a Telly Award for Sound/Sound Design.
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THE ASTRONAUT CONSISTS SOLELY OF ONE MUSICIAN AT THE HELM. MICHAEL SCOTT KOZMA, WHO HOLDS A B.S. DEGREE IN MUSIC INDUSTRY & TECHNOLOGY FOR AUDIO ENGINEERING AND MUSIC, IS A MULTI INSTRUMENTALIST. A FORMER HIGH SCHOOL BAND MEMBER WITH JEREMIAH FRAITES OF THE LUMINEERS MICHAEL HAS BEEN PLAYING LIVE SINCE THE AGE OF 13.

A DESCENDANT OF THE GREAT EVELYN DANZIG LEVINE WHO WROTE THE CLASSIC 1949 "SCARLET RIBBONS" AND RENOWN NEW YORK TIMES SPORTS WRITER ALLISON DANZIG WHO COINED THE PHRASE "THE GRAND SLAM" IN TENNIS. MICHAEL SCOTT WAS BESTOWED THE GIFT OF SONGWRITING PASSED DOWN BY GENERATIONS. AT 15 HE ATTENDED THE NATIONAL GUITAR ACADEMY FOR ONE SUMMER AND RETURNED AS ONE OF THE FOREMOST EXCEPTIONAL AND DEDICATED PLAYERS AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE. HE LATER WENT ON TO BE AN ACCLAIMED SELF TAUGHT MUSICIAN IN OTHER INSTRUMENTS.

MICHAEL USED THE NAME THE ASTRONAUT AS SOMETHING MORE INTROSPECTIVE. NOT ONLY JUST A SONGWRITER, KOZMA'S ABILITY TO PLAY EACH INSTRUMENT INTO A FORMULA WITHIN HIS SONGS IS SOMETHING WHICH SETS HIM APART FROM MOST SONGWRITERS. EVERYTHING YOU HEAR IS CREATED BY HIS HANDS AND MIND. ALONG WITH MUSIC, MICHAEL ALSO DIRECTS AND SHOOTS ALL HIS OWN MUSIC VIDEOS. THE ASTRONAUT WILL BE CONSTANTLY WRITING, RECORDING, AND PLAYING HIS MUSIC TO AS MANY LISTENERS AS POSSIBLE. COME ALONG WITH HIM ON THIS JOURNEY…
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Vocal Extraordinaire, She has been singing for audiences for many years. She sings with Soul Finger who's members include Eric Blue (Drums & Vox) Marty Dimaria (Git Vox) with Mel Taylor, & Peter Scance. Lots of New/Old songs. And Special Quests.
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I am currently in the band Spacetime. I have previously played in Professional Murder Music, and Graves. I have done guest performances with SKUMLOVE, DR.CHUD's X-Ward, Team Cybergeist, and more.
I play/use the following: Schecter Guitars, Bogner Amplification, DiMarzio Pickups, FU-Tone.com, Godlyke Distributing Inc., The Jimmy Clip/Midnight Motions, Colossal Cable, InTune Guitar Picks, Inc.
I plan to release my first solo/instrumental album in 2017.
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