Faculty/Staff | School of Rock Cherry Hill


Charlie Heim	Music Director >Drums, Saxophone Charlie earned a Bachelors of Music in Instrumental Jazz Studies, with a minor in Music Education from The University of the Arts in 2008. After continuing Music Education studies at Penn State University, he returned to Philadelphia to pursue a career in performance and teaching. CH is currently performing and/or recording with Formerly Known As...	Read More
Alan Ens	Guitar Alan Ens is a Philadelphia based musician. He studied Jazz guitar at the University of the Arts and graduated in 09. He records a lot, and runs his own rock band called the Tongue Sculptors (http://soundcloud.com/tonguesculptors) , and plays whatever else people want him to play. He is a flexable teacher that aims at pushing students while...	Read More
John Dubitsky	Guitar John Dubitsky is a 27 year old Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer, Songwriter and Record Producer/Engineer, currently residing in New Jersey. At the age of 18 he signed a recording contract with Drive-Thru/MCA Records. This was followed by the release of internationally distributed albums and extensive touring around major venues throughout the...	Read More
Mike Corso	Bass, Guitar & Keyboards Mike is a bassist living in Philly. Since 2008, he has been performing in the backing band (Blazing Cherries) for Cabaret Redlight, Philadelphia's premier burlesque/vaudeville theatre group. He has performed on electric and upright bass in a wide variety of acts, of almost every style of music including indie rock, gospel/funk, klezmer, and...	Read More
Charlie Stroup	Vocals Charlie St has been performing as a vocal musician his whole life. His high school choir- Cherry Hill’s West Singers- was repeatedly rated “Superior” in competitions across the United States and Canada. During the 2003 ACDA convention in New York City, Charlie was a member of the choir which commissioned Z. Randall Stroope’s We Beheld Once Again...	Read More
Eddie Everett	Drums Eddie Everett is a veteran of The School Of Rock . He has been teaching drums and directing since the school has been here . He has directed over 15 shows, everything from Led Zeppelin to Steely Dan. He has also done the first seminar at The School of Rock on the History of Jazz. Eddie is also an accomplished drummer/performer. He has performed...	Read More
Ricardo Lagomasino	Drums Philadelphia-based drummer, Ricardo Lagomasino, has been playing music for most of his life. He has toured US, Canada, Europe and the UK with a number of groups and has appears on 11 released recordings. He is currently playing with Many Arms, The Sea Around Us, Joe Lally, Extreme Fishkin, Lagomasino/Fishkin and Tongue Sculptors. In the past...	Read More
VINCENT FEDERICI	Guitar & Keyboards, Outreach Program Director As a full time musician, Vince is always involved in playing, recording, and teaching music. In the past year he has clocked in over 300 hours of live performance and over 60 hours of studio time. His output for this year includes four albums with a possible fifth in November which he will also co-produce. His projects include Johnny Showcase and...	Read More
MIKE REISMAN	Guitar & Vocals Mike is a School of Rock graduate with extensive experience playing as a solo artist as well as in bands as a guitarist, singer and songwriter. This experience has led him to perform as a touring musician with various rock and pop acts all across the country. Currently, Mike is balancing theses touring gigs with his own band, The Blak Sheep (...	Read More
Clay Stiles	Bass/Vocal Teacher Clay Stiles is a Musician, Producer, and Composer that resides in South Jersey. Clay earned a Bachelors of Music, with a focus in Music Education from Elizabethtown College in 2006. After finishing school, he was introduced to a group of musicians who would eventually become his main performance group LP Stiles and started to tap into the...	Read More
Alex Ayala	Piano/Keyboards Alex Ayala ia a professional piano/keyboard player who resides in Philadelphia. Alex attended the University of the Arts, where he studied jazz piano and graduated in the spring of 2012 with a Bachelors degree in Music Performance. At UArts, Alex studied under piano teachers: Don Glanden, Tom Lawton and Trudy Pitts as well as receiving...	Read More
Ethan Feinstein	Drum Instructor Ethan has been playing music since the age of six. He is an alumni of the School of rock, having attended the school for over 4 years as well as being part of the School of Rock All Star program. While in the All Star program, he performed, toured and recorded nationally with artists such as Jon Anderson (Yes), Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction...	Read More
Zach LoPresti	Guitar Zach is a muti-instrumentalist graduate of the Cherry Hill School of Rock and an All-Star program alumni. During his time as an All-Star, Zach toured internationally/performed/wrote/recorded with artists such as Jon Anderson (Yes), Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani), Brendon Small (Dethklok/Metalocalypse) and The Butthole...	Read More
PAM HESS	Executive Assistant Pam is a certified NJ state school teacher presently working in the Cherry Hill School District. Her three sons Jon, Joey and Ricky are all current SOR students and Jon has just received the honor of being recruited into the C Team. Pam is friendly, knowledgeable and first rate problem solver. We welcomed Pam on staff in October of 2012.	Read More
LOUIS FAIOLA	Owner/GM Lou has been playing classical piano for some time but his heart and soul lives in rock music. Lou came from the corporate world as a Teamster union official but the draw to help kids live their rock star fantasies was too much for him pass up. His main goals as owner/GM is provide a top notch musical experience for his students while working...	Read More

Charlie Heim

Music Director >Drums, Saxophone

Charlie earned a Bachelors of Music in Instrumental Jazz Studies, with a minor in Music Education from The University of the Arts in 2008. After continuing Music Education studies at Penn State University, he returned to Philadelphia to pursue a career in performance and teaching. CH is currently performing and/or recording with Formerly Known As...

Alan Ens

Guitar

Alan Ens is a Philadelphia based musician. He studied Jazz guitar at the University of the Arts and graduated in 09. He records a lot, and runs his own rock band called the Tongue Sculptors (http://soundcloud.com/tonguesculptors) , and plays whatever else people want him to play. He is a flexable teacher that aims at pushing students while...

John Dubitsky

Guitar

John Dubitsky is a 27 year old Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer, Songwriter and Record Producer/Engineer, currently residing in New Jersey. At the age of 18 he signed a recording contract with Drive-Thru/MCA Records. This was followed by the release of internationally distributed albums and extensive touring around major venues throughout the...

Mike Corso

Bass, Guitar & Keyboards

Mike is a bassist living in Philly. Since 2008, he has been performing in the backing band (Blazing Cherries) for Cabaret Redlight, Philadelphia's premier burlesque/vaudeville theatre group. He has performed on electric and upright bass in a wide variety of acts, of almost every style of music including indie rock, gospel/funk, klezmer, and...

Charlie Stroup

Vocals

Charlie St has been performing as a vocal musician his whole life. His high school choir- Cherry Hill’s West Singers- was repeatedly rated “Superior” in competitions across the United States and Canada. During the 2003 ACDA convention in New York City, Charlie was a member of the choir which commissioned Z. Randall Stroope’s We Beheld Once Again...

Eddie Everett

Drums

Eddie Everett is a veteran of The School Of Rock . He has been teaching drums and directing since the school has been here . He has directed over 15 shows, everything from Led Zeppelin to Steely Dan. He has also done the first seminar at The School of Rock on the History of Jazz. Eddie is also an accomplished drummer/performer. He has performed...

Ricardo Lagomasino

Drums

Philadelphia-based drummer, Ricardo Lagomasino, has been playing music for most of his life. He has toured US, Canada, Europe and the UK with a number of groups and has appears on 11 released recordings. He is currently playing with Many Arms, The Sea Around Us, Joe Lally, Extreme Fishkin, Lagomasino/Fishkin and Tongue Sculptors. In the past...

VINCENT FEDERICI

Guitar & Keyboards, Outreach Program Director

As a full time musician, Vince is always involved in playing, recording, and teaching music. In the past year he has clocked in over 300 hours of live performance and over 60 hours of studio time. His output for this year includes four albums with a possible fifth in November which he will also co-produce. His projects include Johnny Showcase and...

MIKE REISMAN

Guitar & Vocals

Mike is a School of Rock graduate with extensive experience playing as a solo artist as well as in bands as a guitarist, singer and songwriter. This experience has led him to perform as a touring musician with various rock and pop acts all across the country. Currently, Mike is balancing theses touring gigs with his own band, The Blak Sheep (...

Clay Stiles

Bass/Vocal Teacher

Clay Stiles is a Musician, Producer, and Composer that resides in South Jersey. Clay earned a Bachelors of Music, with a focus in Music Education from Elizabethtown College in 2006. After finishing school, he was introduced to a group of musicians who would eventually become his main performance group LP Stiles and started to tap into the...

Alex Ayala

Piano/Keyboards

Alex Ayala ia a professional piano/keyboard player who resides in Philadelphia. Alex attended the University of the Arts, where he studied jazz piano and graduated in the spring of 2012 with a Bachelors degree in Music Performance. At UArts, Alex studied under piano teachers: Don Glanden, Tom Lawton and Trudy Pitts as well as receiving...

Ethan Feinstein

Drum Instructor

Ethan has been playing music since the age of six. He is an alumni of the School of rock, having attended the school for over 4 years as well as being part of the School of Rock All Star program. While in the All Star program, he performed, toured and recorded nationally with artists such as Jon Anderson (Yes), Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction...

Zach LoPresti

Guitar

Zach is a muti-instrumentalist graduate of the Cherry Hill School of Rock and an All-Star program alumni. During his time as an All-Star, Zach toured internationally/performed/wrote/recorded with artists such as Jon Anderson (Yes), Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani), Brendon Small (Dethklok/Metalocalypse) and The Butthole...

PAM HESS

Executive Assistant

Pam is a certified NJ state school teacher presently working in the Cherry Hill School District. Her three sons Jon, Joey and Ricky are all current SOR students and Jon has just received the honor of being recruited into the C Team. Pam is friendly, knowledgeable and first rate problem solver. We welcomed Pam on staff in October of 2012.

LOUIS FAIOLA

Owner/GM

Lou has been playing classical piano for some time but his heart and soul lives in rock music. Lou came from the corporate world as a Teamster union official but the draw to help kids live their rock star fantasies was too much for him pass up. His main goals as owner/GM is provide a top notch musical experience for his students while working...