The team includes a wide skill set to ensure all elements of the syallbus are delivered to the highest standard possible. We purposefully promote a positive and creative environment for our students and our message is simple - ANYTHING is possible when creating music! The role of our Rock Mentor's is to inspire and guide our students but crucially allowing the student to make their own creative decisions and choose their own creative path.

MEET THE CREW

RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL

GUITAR VIRTUOSO, SINGER, SONGWRITER, MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, AND PRODUCER RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL HAS RELEASED HIS 10TH CD ENTITLED “LITTLE BROTHER IS WATCHING” ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2015. THE ALBUM IS AN ECCENTRIC, UPBEAT COLLECTION OF MODERN EPIC ROCK WITH HAUNTING MELODIES, HUGE CHORUSES AND WITTY LYRICS ABOUT LIFE IN THE DIGITAL AGE AND BEYOND. SPECIFICALLY, HIS OWN LIFE AND COMING TO TERMS WITH WHAT WE ALL FACE - BEGINNINGS, ENDINGS, AND MOVING ON. THE ALBUM WAS COMPOSED, PRODUCED, RECORDED, MIXED AND MASTERED BY BUMBLEFOOT AT HIS STUDIO IN NEW JERSEY, AND ALSO FEATURES A CROWD OF 100 FANS STOMPING, CHANTING AND SINGING BACKING VOCALS RECORDED AT A LISTENING PARTY IN NEW YORK.  THE DAY AFTER ITS RELEASE, THE ALBUM WENT AS HIGH AS #4 ON THE AMAZON.COM ROCK CHARTS IN EUROPE. BUMBLEFOOT HAS OVER 20 YEARS OF RELEASING MUSIC, INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS & HEADLINING SOLO TOURS, AND MANY 'ALBUM OF THE MONTH/YEAR' AWARDS AND FRONT COVERS OF MUSIC MAGAZINES AS A SOLO ARTIST.  AS LEAD GUITARIST OF GUNS N' ROSES, BUMBLEFOOt TOURED SOLD-OUT SHOWS ALL OVER THE WORLD, HEADLINING FESTIVALS WITH CROWDS UP TO 150,000. BUMBLEFOOT'S UNIQUE 'FRETLESS GUITAR' CAN BE HEARD THROUGHOUT GNR'S 2008 CHINESE DEMOCRACY ALBUM. IN 2011 BUMBLEFOOT RELEASED AN INNOVATIVE DIGITAL SONG-A-MONTH SERIES THAT INCLUDE TRANSCRIPTIONS AND BACKING TRACKS FOR GUITARISTS AND RECORDING STEMS FOR RE-MIXERS, INCLUDING A COVER OF “THE PINK PANTHER THEME” FEATURING MEMBERS OF GUNS N' ROSES. BUMBLEFOOT HAS CURRENT COLLABORATIONS THAT INCLUDE DMC FROM THE ICONIC RAP GROUP RUN DMC, AND SCOTT WEILAND IN THE SUPERGROUP ART OF ANARCHY.  HIS MUSIC IS OFTEN HEARD IN TV, FILM AND VIDEOGAMES INCLUDING THE THEME SONG TO VH1'S "THAT METAL SHOW". BUMBLEFOOT ALSO WORKS WITH U.S. EMBASSIES AROUND THE WORLD ON CROSS-CULTURAL MUSIC PROGRAMS, HAS HIS OWN LINE OF AWARD-WINNING HOT SAUCES, AND WORKS WITH DOZENS OF INTERNATIONAL CHARITIES VISITING ORPHANAGES AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS WITH GUITAR IN HAND.

LEE WYATT-BUCHAN

LEE SET UP THE BUMBLEFOOT ROCK PROJECT IN 2015 specifically TO GIVE CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLe AND ADULTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, FORM BANDS AND IMPORTANTLY WRITE THEIR OWN SONGS. LEE FORMED HIS OWN BANDS IN HIS LATE TEENS, BOTH ELLESON AND VERONA, AND PLAYED THE OXFORD AND LONDON GIG CIRCUITS DURING THE LATE 90’S EARLY 2000’S. BOTH VIRGIN AND WARNER BROS COURTED VERONA UNTIL THEIR DISBANDMENT IN 2001. LEE CONTINUED TO WRITE MUSIC AWAY FROM HIS DAY JOB AND FORMED SHRILL PRODUCTIONS IN 2008 FOR HIS WRITING EXPLOITS AND WAS SOON DESCRIBED BY AUTHOR PHILIP PULLMAN AS AN ‘INTUITIVE AND CLEVER WRITER’ FOR HIS EARLY WORKS. LEE HAS SINCE WRITTEN AND PRODUCED THEATRE SHOWS BOTH IN LONDON AND NEW YORK. EARLY SUCCESS IN THEATRE CAME WITH WINNING THE DIANA AWARD FOR HIS CONTEMPORARY BOOK AND EMOTIVE LYRICS FOR DAVID V GOLIATH. IN 2011 HE WROTE AND PRODUCED THE PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION OF STAND TALL - A ROCK MUSICAL AT THE LANDOR THEATRE IN LONDON. IN 2012 HE RE-WORKED STAND TALL FOR THE U.S. AUDIENCE WORKING WITH BROADWAY'S FINEST AND PRODUCING THE SHOW AT THE 52ND STREET THEATRE. LEE HAS WORKED WITH 100’S OF CHILDREN OVER THE YEARS CO-FOUNDING AND RUNNING WITCHWOOD SCHOOL OF ROCK BETWEEN 2009 AND 2015. LEE’S PASSION LIES IN SONG WRITING AND HE IS DEDICATED TO SHARING HIS KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNIQUES WITH OTHER CREATIVE MUSICIANS BOTH YOUNG AND OLD. hE IS EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH ONE OF THE BEST GUITARISTS ON THE PLANET AND FOR THE STUDENTS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM THE VERY BEST.

Conlan davies

Hi I’m Conlan, I’ve studied drums and percussion for nearly 10 years. My fascination and love is music, it’s ability to help us communicate and (positively) understand each other. For me: through the language of drumming. I completed my Music Diploma in Oxford with Distinctions in all areas and was taken on as a T.A. there, after my final year. I have worked with acts from Pop/Choir/Rock/Fusion/Metal bands and event performances. Teaching is critical to me going forward. Watching the growth of students - through challenges and successes - is an incredible feeling. So I’m very happy to now be a mentor at BRP.

MIKE DOVE

Mike'S role IS very much centred around promotion & development foR the bumblefoot rock project. In additon to this he also worKS on developing relationships with record labels and artists. IN 2009 MIKE JOINED THE WITCHWOOD SCHOOL OF ROCK TEAM AND IN 2010 ORGANISED A MASTERCLASS WITH Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal and Frank Ferrer of rock legends Guns N’ Roses. In 2012 80’s icon Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet came to THE ROCK SCHOOL for some Q&A and to sing with students. In 2013 MIKE ORGANISED rock legend Duff McKagan of Guns N'Roses, Loaded, Velvet Revolver, Kings of Chaos & Walking Papers to carry out a masterclass, Q&A AND jam with all the students. He also brought the rest of WALKING Papers who played a small set in front of the students. It was a day not to be forgotton. Early in 2015 Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal came back to carry out a 2nd masterclass with the class of 2015. It was an equally amazing day for all who were lucky enough to be there. Mike is passionate about being part of THE BUMBLEFOOT ROCK PROJECT development and growth. He loves to see the young musicians enhance their talent and confidence. He’s sees it as a two way thing. A lot of children will grow into great young musicians through tAKING PART IN THE PROJECT AND THEY WILL also build their confidence and understand the importance of teamwork whilst working together IN a band. Mike has an immense passion for music and although he has a wide and varied taste he is a big fan of The Beatles, Guns N Roses, Queen, The Foo Fighters, Rage Against the Machine & The Prodigy. 

joey kenny

I'M AN ENTHUSIASTIC MUSICIAN AND SHARE A LOVE FOR LISTENING AND CREATING MUSIC. I'VE BEEN PLAYING GUITAR FOR OVER 8 YEARS AND HAVE COMPLETED GRADES 1-8 IN ELECTRIC GUITAR ALL WITH DISTINCTIONS. I'M A GUITARIST AND VOCALIST IN THE BAND 'THE REAPER' AND HAVE BEEN WRITING MUSIC FOR 6 YEARS. BEING RAISED TO ROCK BY WITCHWOOD SCHOOL OF ROCK FROM A YOUNG AGE, I AM NOW A PROUD MEMBER OF THE BUMBLEFOOT ROCK PROJECT TEAM AND HAPPY TO BE PASSING THE BATON ONTO THE YOUNGER GENERATION.

SAM TAYLOR

Hi,my name’s Sam, I started playing the piano when I was 4 years old and first played guitar in a band when I joined the project as a student in 2012 at the age of 8. I’ve been writing music since then and and have recently been working with fellow rock mentor Joey Kenny on songs for a popular local rapper and for my own album! I have grade 8 in classical singing and have sung and played guitar and bass in rock bands and WITH pop musicians. I teach song writing, singing, piano, guitar and ukulele at BRP. Having been a young music student myself I know how to nurture the self confidence necessary to write music and play an instrument for a live audience. I have been an official member of the BRP team for 2 years but I’ve been helping out unofficially round here for 4, so I know how it all works AND CANT WAIT TO WORK WITH YOU.