Our Staff
Joe Giglio
Owner of The Rock Institute and an accomplished drummer, Joe has played professionally for many years. He was featured on the first season of VH1’s Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp, and his mentor for the show was Rudy Sarzo. He has performed with Dizzy Reid of Guns N’ Roses, Jimmy Fallon, and has also joined DJ Hurricane of the Beastie Boys on stage for the last three years at the JMJ MCA Together Forever event in Brooklyn, NY as well.
Joe’s influences range from Rock and Metal to Classical, and he offers drum lessons for all ages for beginners as well as master classes.
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George Danahy
George is currently a student at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, and studies composition for new media. George played lead guitar, rhythm guitar, and bass in a band called Royal Flush which featured mainly pop rock songs. George is currently the lead vocalist and lead guitar the alt-rock band called The Ghouls. They have played a wide variety of shows ranging from charity events to restaurant gigs, as well as radio venues.
Their band has also opened for multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter Luna Li. Among George’s musical influences are the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd.
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Beth Keusch
Beth holds a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from the University of North Texas, and a Master of Music degree in Voice Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music. She was a Voice Fellow at the Tanglewood Institute, and she has sung internationally and nationally as a soprano soloist. Beth has won acclaim performing works ranging from the Renaissance period to the present, in recital and on the operatic and concert stages.
She has performed with the Boston Philharmonic and Boston Symphony Orchestra to name a few, and she teaches piano and voice lessons here at The Rock Institute.
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Nate Adelman
Nate brings over 20 years of experience playing and teaching guitar. He joined a Guns N’ Roses tribute straight out of high school that brought him a lot of great gigging opportunities. Nate has performed with a wide range of artists, and currently plays with 1476 who’s signed to Prophecy Records in Germany, and has been touring with them for over 4 years.
Nate is passionate about guitars and gear, and some of his favorite bands include Iron Maiden, Karnivool and anything with soul.
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Dexter Wadsworth
Dexter has been playing guitar and drums for over 15 years and has been a music teacher at a K–12 school for the past three years. Dexter has also been performing as a solo artist on and off around the greater Boston area this past year, and he enjoys createing and editing music videos of cover and original songs.
Our newest staff member at The Rock Institute, Dexter shares his love for teaching and music with our students as a guitar, violin, and drum teacher. Contact us about lessons with Dexter >
Sarah Kay
Sarah is our media maven for all things digital, she manages our social channels, creates our graphics, and maintains our website. She captures photography of our students throughout the year, creates our event passes for our concerts, and handles the creation of our promotional materials including banners.
In addition to being a valued member of our staff, Sarah is a member of our adult band program and is a vocalist.
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