Duel Shape is a recent graduate from South Dakota State University. He is primarily a vocalist, guitar player, bass guitar player, piano player, and percussionist. Duel is an active performer in the Denver Metro area and performs as a front man for a band called Dirty Side Down. He is very active with his pe…

Jon Shockness aka KID ASTRONAUT is a R&B, Hip Hop, Punk musician born and raised in Denver, CO.

His early education included classical and performance training as a student at Denver School of The Arts before starting his own band AIR DUBAI in 2008. Air Dubai went on to perform on Vans Warped Tour, Journey…

After a show with a local rock band, a friend of Lief’s asked him for cello lessons. That was in 2014, and he’s been giving lessons ever since. Lief began playing cello at 10 and guitar at 11. He played other instruments as a child, but cello and guitar became his lifelong passions. As a child, Lief playe…

As a lover of music, Suzanne Slade has been transported many times into multiple genres.
She started at an early age playing Piano, Violin, and Guitar through the Suzuki method. At age 8, she began singing lessons and began performing in NYC and Philadelphia in various professional musicals.

Suzanne has…

Ben Slavich is a passionate guitar teacher based out of Denver, CO. He started his musical journey in band percussion throughout grade school. Eventually, he set aside the xylophone for guitar in 2001. He then studied under the tutelage of Jeff Laquatre and Alex Commodore at Metropolitan State University. His…

I’ve always been a musician, it just took me a long time to admit I was an artist. I only made it part way through music school before I left to make sure I had a backup plan. The thing was, the backup plan quickly became my actual trajectory. I became a 4th grade teacher in Aurora, Colorado. I loved it and I…

Ryan M. Smith is a Colorado musician, composer, teacher, and
producer. He received his Bachelor of Music degree with a
Concentration in Composition from Metropolitan State University
of Denver in May of 2013 and graduated with Honors. Ryan
plays in local music groups, teaches privately and with loca…

Inspired by alternative and punk music of the earlly 90s, Dean Snyder began playing guitar at age 14. His interest in, and passion for music has continued for nearly 30 years. Throughout these years, Dean has become a fan and student of music in general and has an extensive knowledge of guitar theory and tech…

Alex discovered the joy of music at an early age, having been born into a family of musicians. After receiving classical instruction by Dallas Symphony First Chair Cellist, Alex Djinov, he began to delve into genres other than classical, and picked up numerous instruments along the way, taking guitar lessons …

Ike Spivak is a Downbeat award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator, and producer from Denver, Colorado. While pursuing an undergraduate degree from the University of Denver, he was honored with first place in the college big band division of the Next Generation Jazz Festival. DU also awarded him…