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School of Rock, the leader in performance-based music education, is hitting the road this summer.  After a nationwide search for the top students in School of Rock’s more than 200 schools and more than 30,000 students, seven AllStars bands have been chosen to tour the country and play a full-band show at top music venues throughout the U.S. The tours kick off at the end of July and will hit top cities including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and more.

The AllStars music program is the pinnacle achievement for School of Rock students. The level of talent is incredibly high because the competition is stiff. Less than one percent of School of Rock students are accepted into the AllStars program. The selection process includes video submissions, followed by live auditions across the U.S.  Once selected, the seven AllStar bands rehearse and prepare to play a ten-day tour across the United States culminating in a major festival/venue appearance at iconic centers of music such as Red Rocks Festival, Lollapalooza and more.

“The caliber of talent in these bands is awe-inspiring,” says Rob Price, CEO of School of Rock. “We created this program to give these students a real-life touring experience and a potential jump start to their career as performers. It’s a thrill for School of Rock to showcase these brilliant young artists and share their magic with others.”

School of Rock provides students of all ages an exciting and engaging music lessonexperience, which includes guitar lessons, singing lessons and piano lessons. Drawing from all styles of rock and roll, School of Rock students learn theory and techniques via songs from legendary artists such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Frank Zappa. Thanks to the school’s performance-based approach, students around the world have gained superior musical proficiency, with some moving on to record deals and larger platforms such as American Idol, The Voice and Broadway.

“The students in these bands embody the School of Rock program,” says Rick Carney, Music Director of the AllStars program. “They strive for excellence, and put in the work to create meaningful experiences on stage. This program is where our students can take what they’ve learned in our classrooms and share their experience to hopefully inspire someone in the audience to pick up an instrument they’ve always wanted to play.”

For more information about School of Rock and where you can find the All Stars on tour please visit https://www.schoolofrock.com/music-programs/allstars.

ALLSTARS 2018 TEAMS

TEAM 1
Emma Bella Bass-Lawrence, Erin Blake, Michael Brooker, Dakota Cohen, Daniel DeCastro, Jack Dratch, Matt Earle, Jr., Jade Fink, Rodrigo Galavis, Mark Galle, Sam Goldstein, Kamryn Harley, Leif Hilding, Julianna Hudak, Ben Kremer, Gabriel Mignot, Max Muñoz, Erich Niekamp, Anna Noble, Mike Raymond, Reed Riker, Noah Uy, Olivia Weiss, Rhaina Yasmin

TEAM 2
Jimmy Bortree, Nathan Bowden, Austin Brown, Jake Demarco, Tomas Dos Reis, Dominic Ermi, Jack Fanelle, Lauren Frihauf, Sumi Gray, Declan Hammond, Kara Jones, Lily Joyce, Todd Kiefer, Jess Leone, Aaron Lomasney, Jada Markham, Nate Norris, Jack Romero, Ava Rukstales, Hayden Schramm, Carter Scofield, Ashley Sellers, Charlie Shoha, Aidan Smith, Leah Stevenson

TEAM 3
Julie Bobyock, Trent Cruikshank, Mike Devito, Max DiFrisco, Pablo Elizondo, Ethan Franklin, Olivia Fries-Farr, Akasha Gahol, Carlie Green, Caroline Joseph, Sean Lawson, Joan Lindsey, Hayden Loewen, Lindsay Masterson, Matt Motyl, Gina Passaro, Jack Quinn, Anthony Riggio, Mark Sarkissian, Grant Smith, Ben Suyat, Ashley Van Helden, Chris White

TEAM 4
Noah Berdugo, Robbie Cotterell, Caleb Crouch, Max Dolinsky, Logan Flum, Josh Freehill, Jake Gallahan, Carly Greenlee, Veloria Hay, Derek Johnson, Ellie Klein, Alex Korn, Laney Lebovitz, Brendan McDonald, Aimee McGrath, Tristan Nock, Ben Peppler, Ben Reid, Jackson Richmond, Eve Rigby, Josh Rubin, Brooke Shanley, Lucas Shaw, Luke Sorensen, Tyler Thenstedt, Anna Grace Travis, Andrew Wasserman

TEAM 5
Devin Buckley, Nicholas Connors, Griffin Edwards, Eliza Endless, Ben Goldsmith, Jake Greenwald, Jake Gwinn, Tori Hall, Ian Hammond, Will Izdepski, Maddi Jones, Aidan Kilgallon, Sarah Krohn, Mack Milne, Andrea Mosquera, Eitan Ofeck, Ava Panza, Matt Ratner, Joshua Rodriguez, Casey Street, Maya Toffler, Matt Whoriskey, Cameron Wilson, Alyssa Witkowski

TEAM 6
Devon Carnaxide, Lauren Cianci, Jonah Esty, Jake Fernstrum, Connor Fiehler, Matrianna Gahol, Zach Galsky, Elijah Gibbins-Croft, Carlos Gonzalez, Sean Grahn, Camden Harrahy, Alex Hellman, Andrew Lucas, Lauren Merenda, Danny Ochoa, Livia Overton, Eric Perez, Angelina Petticord, Annapurna Tobler, Stephen Vario, Sophia Wahl, Alexis Walters, Rebecca Webster, Sam Weigel, Caragh White

TEAM 7
Alex Arce, Cheyenne Brown, Armando Carlo, Parker Comparato, Bella D’Ambrosi, John DeVito, Lukas Gordon, Bry Hart, Eshaan Jain, Miranda Kitchpanich, Emily MacMahon, Ari Modlin, Jacob Murphy, Hayden Poe, Abby Pope, Fabrizio Ramones, Sophie Rapattoni, Zach Rogers, Samantha Spector, Judah Sweig, Dain Vargo, Sophie Werth, Will Wright

ABOUT SCHOOL OF ROCK
School of Rock helps aspiring musicians master skills, unleash creativity, and develop tools they need to thrive in life. Founded as a single school in Philadelphia, PA in 1998, School of Rock has become a rapidly growing international franchise operating more than 210 schools in ten global markets. Since 2009, School of Rock has grown student count from 4,000 to more than 30,000.  School of Rock offers a wide variety of music lessons, including guitar lessons, singing lessons and piano lessons (available at www.schoolofrock.com/music-lessons).

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For more information on School of Rock visit www.SchoolofRock.com or call 866-695-5515. To learn more about School of Rock franchise opportunities head to http://franchising.schoolofrock.com/

CANTON, Mass., July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — School of Rock