Meet the people behind the music.

Christian Pearson

Owner & Director

Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keys, Vocals

Christian is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and educator with more than 12 years of experience teaching music. A self-taught guitarist, pianist, bassist, drummer, and singer, he also holds a bachelor's degree in Music Theory.

Nick D.

Owner & Head Instructor

Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keys, Vocals

Nick is a multi instrumentalist who has been teaching for 5 years. He started on guitar at 12 years old and over the years picked up bass, drums, keys, and vocals.

Kate M.

Instructor | Web & Technology Lead

Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keys

Kate picked up a guitar at 7 years old and never really looked back. She spent her early years playing venues across the Charlotte area before heading to California, then Boston to attend Berklee College of Music, where she earned a degree in Game and Interactive Media Scoring.

Joshua M.

Instructor

Guitar, Bass, Keys

Joshua began playing the guitar at age 11, initially learning the music of The Beatles, Aerosmith, and Phish. After studying with NYC jazz guitarist Peter Mazza as a high school student, he graduated with a Music Ed. degree from Berklee College of Music in 2003.

Olivia D.

Instructor

Vocals

Olivia is a singer/songwriter raised in the Charlotte, NC area. She has been singing constantly for as long as she can remember, and she started training formally at 10 years old. Olivia attended Northwest School of the Arts for 6 years where she honed her vocal skills primarily in the style of Musical Theatre.

Xavier W.

Instructor

Drums

Xavier has been playing drums since he was two years old. He had his first gig at the age of four earning $50! In his early years, he played in church and school, where he developed the ability to read music.

Matt D.

Instructor

Guitar, Keys, Vocals

Matt began studying the guitar at age 14, inspired by artists like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jimi Hendrix. Studying with longtime session guitarist John Parks during his academic tenure at Queen's University of Charlotte, he would go on to earn his Master's in Music Education at Bard College in Cambridge, MA.

Christopher D.

Marketing Director

Chris' passion for music is broad and lifelong, spanning many genres and artists. Some of his earliest and most memorable musical experiences include seeing Ben Vereen perform as a child, attending his first concert, Prince's Purple Rain tour at 16.