Faculty/Staff

The Boulder School of Rock staff are professional musicians who understand that Rock & Roll is a melting-pot of all genres of music...

Our staff is passionate about music, and passionate about empowering their students! Each member of our faculty has diverse musical influences, and our students reap the benefit of this multitudinous knowledge and experience. Rock and Roll is our vehicle, but we also teach the styles that have influenced Rock, and the permutations that have erupted from this musical amalgam. Our students get to learn Blues and Funk; they'll sample some Latin and Jazz; many other styles will be broached as well. Rock has been created from all these different influences, and our faculty at the Boulder School of Rock reflect that diversity in their teaching.


	Deniz Davis Assistant General Manager/Musical Director Deniz Davis has been playing guitar and bass for more than two decades. He has performed and recorded a wide variety of music ranging from playing alongside "Nashville Star" and "Lilith Fair" finalist, Nicole Jamrose to the Lafayette based marimba ensemble "Kutandara", the short-lived world music band "Gordito", and many of his own solo... Read More
	Chris Shepherd Musical Director Chris has been teaching and performing music for over twenty years. He earned his Master's Degree in music education and his Bachelor's Degree in jazz performance from University of the Arts in Philadelphia. In addition to his own self produced CDs, he has credits as both producer and performer on many Philadelphia based acts. He has toured... Read More
	Doug Mason Keyboard Instructor/Administrative life-saver Doug has been playing piano and keyboards since his third lap around the sun. He has composed numerous pieces for full orchestra, string quartet and quintet, brass and wind quintet, etc. Doug has also written for film and television including commercials and cartoon theme music. He plays guitar, bass, trumpet, baritone horn, and Native American... Read More
	Chris Rice Drum Instructor Chris was born and raised in Boulder, in a family of musicians. He fell in love with percussion listening to the tympanist of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra in which his mother, aunt, and uncle all performed. At age 9 Chris began studying snare drum and concert percussion. Participating in all the available school bands, he started... Read More
	Dan Menchey Drum/Guitar/Vocal Instructor Dan Menchey is 36 and has been drumming for 28 years. From third grade until college graduation, he participated in concert, marching, jazz, pit bands and orchestra. Since then, he has played drums and contributed vocals for bands in a variety of styles: classic rock, jazz, Latin, pop, bluegrass, hip-hop, metal, indie, & punk rock. Dan... Read More
	Garrett McGaugh Drum Instructor A graduate of the University of Arizona, Garrett brings to bear a unique understanding of music history, literature, and its cultural relationships in both his performance and educational roles. His unique humor, intensity, and passion for music and the arts, are complemented by his deep groove, finesse and overall sensitivity on his instrument.... Read More
	Andy Fox Bass instructor Andrew Fox has been a bassist for the last decade. Hailing from Ohio, with a degree from Ohio University, he has worked with many groups from Athens, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Cleveland both in the studio and on the road. Learning electric and upright bass from instructors at Ohio University and Jorma Kaukonen’s... Read More
	Phil Johnson Keyboard instructor Phil is a graduate of the University of Colorado with a double degree in Music and Environmental Studies. He has been actively playing keyboards for 15 years and trumpet for 11. Phil has performed in a handful of different groups, playing all over Colorado and the New York metropolitan area. ... Read More
	Danae Shanti Vocal/Choreography coach Danae Shanti is a certified vocal coach, professional singer and stage performance trainer with a specialty focus in choreography. She is the founder of Hit The Stage! a teen focused empowerment program educating young men and women in the art of being self-directed in their creative expression for stage, songwriting, recording and in life... Read More
	DeAnn Dickinson Keyboard/Vocal instructor DeAnn has been a piano geek since the age of nine, when she drove the neighbors crazy knocking on their front doors and asking to play their pianos. She finally got her own piano when she was ten, started teaching piano at sixteen, and attended the University of Denver on a full-ride scholarship in piano. She holds a bachelor and... Read More

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