Alan and Gail opened the first Rockstars Of Tomorrow franchise in March, 2016. Their daughter, Sydney, started taking vocal lessons from Carla Boe at the original Norco studio in 2014. Shortly thereafter, Alan knew he wanted to become the first Rockstars franchisee. Alan and Gail’s combined talents have proven to be a perfect fit.

As a high school educator and lifelong musician, Alan has the skills and passion for motivating and leading the Rancho Cucamonga team. His experience teaching at-risk youth gives him the ability to reach students on their level. Alan is also a multi-instrumentalist. He plays drums, piano, trombone, harmonica, and sings leads and harmonies. His early experience in construction has proven to be extremely valuable in constructing the studio decor.

Gail’s career in graphic design, advertising, and marketing is the ideal accompaniment to Alan’s educational and musical background. She is responsible for the eclectic interior design of the studio and also manages the front desk at Rockstars Rancho. In 2018, she joined the Rockstars Of Tomorrow corporate team as Director of Marketing where she applied her creative talents to help grow the Rockstars Of Tomorrow network from 2 to 12 studios by 2022. She now focuses her efforts exclusively on the Rancho location.

Alan and Gail have two daughters, Sydney and Charlotte. Sydney teaches at the Rancho Cucamonga studio and is also a student at Norco College. Charlotte is a drummer and vocalist like her dad. She played drums Rockstar Pro band, Unscripted, for three years. She is lead vocalist and plays keys for the Rockstars Of Tomorrow corporate house band, RSVP. Charlotte is also active in the Rockstar Theatre program. Needless to say, Rockstars Of Tomorrow Rancho Cucamonga is family owned and family loved.

Karmel joined the Rockstars Of Tomorrow Rancho Cucamonga family in February, 2016 when the studio was still under construction. Karmel immediately signed up her then 6 year old daughter, Emma, for vocal lessons and the Neill family quickly became Rockstars devotees and permanent fixtures around the studio. As they like to say, “We found our people.” Her husband, Jim, plays bass guitar with our Adult Jam band. Emma continues to take vocal lessons and is actively involved in the Rockstar Theatre program. Their eldest daughter, Ella, plays bass and is learning guitar.

Karmel joined the Rockstars Rancho staff in the summer of 2018. She holds down the fort at the front desk by managing the busy lesson and performance schedules - always with a smile on her face.

Lyndon Hamilton began his musical journey when he was 13 years old by learning guitar as a student at Rockstars Of Tomorrow Norco. He then picked up a variety of other instruments. By the age of 14, he had already started playing with his own band. As he grew as a musician, he began playing at venues such as the House of Blues and Garden Grove Amphitheater. At age 16, he received his first drum endorsement from Excel Drumsticks. Since then he has evolved into a well-rounded musician.

Lyndon was hired at Rockstars of Tomorrow as soon as he turned 18, and quickly became a highly sought-after instructor. He is currently working on recording an album with his band, IX Effect, which includes fellow Rockstars Of Tomorrow instructors Sydney Benson, Matt Lusk and Dylan Clark. Lyndon is currently majoring in Psychology at California Baptist University.

Sydney Benson has been playing music for the majority of her life. Starting with piano at age 8, she found herself bored with the old piano books she was learning out of. At age 10, she began taking vocal lessons at The Fender Center before becoming Carla Bosnake’s first vocal student at Rockstars Of Tomorrow at age 12.

Once at Rockstars, Sydney started to play the piano again and naturally picked up the bass, guitar, and ukulele. She has also been an active choir member since middle school. She was a member of the Madrigals honor choir at Encore High School for the Arts, one of the top 10 high school choirs in the state. She is currently studying Audio Engineering at Norco College.

Sydney played her first Rockstars of Tomorrow show in 2012, and since then has played at a variety of different venues such as Chain Reaction, House of Blues, the patio at Toyota Arena, and Disneyland. Her skill and reliability as a multi-instrumentalist has earned her a positive reputation within the Rockstars Of Tomorrow network. She currently plays bass and sings backup vocals with her band, IX Effect, which includes her fellow instructors Lyndon Hamilton, Matt Lusk and Dylan Clark.

Mike began playing guitar and bass at the age of 14; influenced by modern and classic rock as well as jazz and heavy metal. He was quickly inspired to learn the piano as well. After being self-taught for many years, Mike pursued an education in Harmony & Music Composition and acquired his AA in 2011, performing in both Choir and Latin Jazz. Since then he has played lead guitars in several heavy metal acts as well as performed at well known venues throughout the LA area.

Mike is currently focused on pursuing a BA in Music for Film Scoring. He is also co-writing music for two projects: his metal band Spawning Darkness, and an instrumental duo called Lunar Veil.

Mark DeGonia is an accomplished guitarist, performer, and composer across a variety of musical styles including hard rock, pop, blues, and classical. At age 13, he enrolled at Rockstars of Tomorrow Norco as one of CEO Michael Anderson’s personal students. Mark dedicated his guitar studies to furthering his technical and soloing abilities and to participate in live performances.

Mark was a long-time member of the prestigious All-Stars Christmas Show taught by current Norco instructors Jericho Law and Stevie Rohrman. He also performed at a variety of venues across SoCal including regular performances at Eastvale’s Picnic in the Park Festival and Universal City Walk. In 2017, Mark exited Rockstars Norco to take a teaching position at Rockstars Rancho. Mark is a recent graduate from Cal Poly Pomona with a Bachelor of Music degree in Composition.

In addition to his love of shred guitar, he has also picked up fluency in a variety of other disciplines including keyboards, vocals, drums, and music recording. His experiences at Rockstars of Tomorrow taught him about the importance of arranging for different instruments and musical styles, about clear and supportive communication, and about the importance of breaking out of your comfort zone to realize your goals.

Saylor Valin is a singer/songwriter, musician, actor, and dancer. She has been singing since first grade and has learned musical styles such as pop, rock, jazz, musical theater, and opera. Saylor passed all ten levels of the Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC) Certificate of Merit (CM) state test, which has tests on level-appropriate repertoire, technique, sight reading, ear training, and theory.

She has been teaching choir and private lessons for many years. She also plays piano, guitar, and ukulele. She currently has two songs out now. “Lockdown” and “In My Way” are available on all streaming platforms.

She is currently working towards her music degree at Cal Poly Pomona.

Matt has been playing drums since 2009 and was the inspiration for fellow Rockstars Rancho instructor Lyndon Hamilton to learn to play the drums. While in school, Matt was a member of both honor and jazz band. Since then he has gained valuable performance experience playing numerous gigs with various bands throughout Southern California.

Matt has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from University of California Riverside. He continues to play and record music with his bandmates from IX Effect, fellow Rockstars instructors Lyndon Hamilton, Sydney Benson, and Dylan Clark.

Matt joined the Rancho Cucamonga team in early 2020. His easygoing demeanor helps to make his students comfortable and focused right away. His wish is to learn and grow together with his students.

Dylan started out his music career as a student at Rockstars Of Tomorrow Rancho Cucamonga. In addition to taking private lessons with Mark DeGonia, he participated in both of the JamCore and BandCore programs. Dylan joined the Rancho team in 2019 and now coaches the JamCore band. He currently plays guitar in the band, XI Effect, along with fellow instructors Lyndon Hamilton, Sydney Benson, and Matt Lusk.

Avery started his musical journey over 23 years ago in Boston, MA. Avery’s influences include early punk rock all the way back to ‘50s R&B, rockabilly, and pretty much everything in between. Guitarists such as Chuck Berry, Dick Dale, and Johnny Thunders shaped much of his playing.

Avery has played in several bands that have had airplay on various radio stations and has made several local television appearances. Much of his live and recorded work has been reviewed in many music publications. Avery has even played on some of the very same stages as many of his heroes.

Avery is well-versed in music theory and will show you the language of music in a fun and easy-to-understand way. He has shared his knowledge with the entire Rockstars of Tomorrow family through his online workshops that can be found in the “Expert Series Workshops” library.

Jubel Obien is proud to bring a new program to Rockstars of Tomorrow. Launching this new theatre experience with a dream team is beyond exciting. As director of Rockstar Theatre, she has brought shows including Rock Of Ages, 13 The Musical, and Beehive to our stages. Jubel spent 10 years (2006-2017) writing musicals for Holland America Cruise lines and her shows are still at sea performing in state of the art theaters around the world. She has conducted over 200 shows as well as directed and choreographed titles like Disney’s Tarzan, Chicago, The Little Mermaid and Jesus Christ Superstar. Jubel spent 15 months doing outdoor theater with her company BellaJohn Theatricals producing and directing Moana Jr, Little Women, Shrek and Charlotte’s Web; all done with COVID precautions. Other musical titles include conducting The Producers, Little Shop of Horrors and West Side Story.

Jubel has run over 5 theater programs in her career. She started her teaching journey at the Fender Museum in its first year over 20 years ago as it’s first vocal coach. Jubel has been honored to work with Barry Manillow for Stiletto Entertainment, Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey and Judy Garland’s daughter Lorna Luft, among many other high profile stars. You’ve seen her students on American Idol (Dalton Rappatoni) Americas Got Talent (Jamison Daniels), singing backup for Taylor Swift (Liz Huett) and dancing and singing at many Super Bowl halftime shows (Dana Vaughn)! Jubel has toured with Michael McDonald and has sung in the Disney on Ice Moana shows. Her performing credits include Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary Magdelene), South Pacific (Bloody Mary) and dancing for Paula Abdul as a teenager!

Education includes Julliard Summer Conservatory for three years in piano and voice with esteemed coach Seth Riggs for 10 years. Jubel holds a degree in Music and Business. She is currently on the staff of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood.