* I'm a professional music teacher and am currently accepting new students for guitar, bass, keyboard, vocal, songwriting and recording lessons at my home studio. I specialize in what I call GIRLS ROCK! lessons, empowering girls through music. Please contact me through this website for more information!
* Congratulations to Half Demon Doll!!! These girls, ages 14-16, formed an original band at our Girls Rock Camp (Girls Rock n Roll Retreat) during the summer of 2007, and they just played at battle of the bands at the Hard Rock in Times Square and WON! They now have a record deal with Wicked Cool Records, a bunch of free gear and and will be in the studio with Little Stevie Van Zandt this summer in NYC!
* I'm the founder of MN's first Girls Rock Camp: Girl's Rock N Roll Retreat (GRRR), and we're preparing for our fourth year of camps this summer! You can also check out our myspace site.
* I'm the co-founder of a new non-profit organization called She Rock She Rock. Our mission is to empower girls and women through the art of music. We're now holding "Ladies Guitar and Bass Jam Workshops" for women 18+ who want to learn or improve their skills on their instruments. In addition, we're hosting a bi-monthly all-girl jam at Java Jack's in South Minneapolis. Go to the Girls Rock n Roll Retreat website for more details!
* I'm a staff songwriter for an awesome non-profit organization called Songs of Love. We write and record personalized songs for children and teens currently facing tough medical, physical or emotional challenges, free of charge. I'm still crankin' em out every spare second I have, and still lovin' it! Songs of Love is facing tough economic times these days, and have had to cut down on the number of children they can help, so any donations would be greatly appreciated. Go to their website for more info.
* The Snaps just released our debut album, "Spokes and Wires and Shiny Words". We had a lot of good press in the Star Tribune and City Pages, and just played an awesome CD release show at the 400 bar last month. You can buy our CD here.
* I'm currently playing with two cover bands. One is a rock/metal band with my friend Krister called Teachers Pet. The other is an r&b group called In2ition. Check out my schedule for all upcoming dates!