Meet the ukulele Staff

Brett began playing music at a young age and learned a variety of instruments including guitar, piano, drums, and others while growing up. He is originally from the Central Coast of California, where after graduating high school he performed regularly in multiple bands at local wineries, restaurants, and breweries. While still in the area, he earned his bachelor’s degree at CSU Channel Islands and started teaching music lessons. 

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Brett relocated to New Jersey in recent years and began working at RMC, where he enjoys teaching all styles of music in private lessons and group Rockshops. He teaches with a focus on technical development and adapts his student’s lessons to fit their specific musical goals. His main priority as a music teacher is to help his students cultivate a lifelong enjoyment and understanding of music. 

Anthony Sabino is a bass player and luthier from New Jersey. Anthony has been playing in different styles of bands for 10+ years, which has taken him to play on bills with acts such as Hollywood Undead, Butcher Babies, Janet Gardner, Set It Off, and Four Years Strong to name a few. Anthony has toured across the United States in a number of original acts, and is proficient in multiple genres such as rock, metal, blues, R&B, pop, and more. As an active musician, he has also been a part of many festivals like Musikfest in PA and Summerfest in WI.

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Anthony has also studied instrument repair at the Eastern School of Fretted Instrument Repair in 2019. Since then, he has been repairing and crafting instruments. He is also the lead technician at his shop, which comes with the knowledge of the physics of most stringed instruments. 

A singer-songwriter from Clark, New Jersey, Dom describes himself as the bridge between rock and soul. Though he was exposed to classical piano at five years old, being raised on the radio hits of the 2000's gave him the ability to sing, and the goal to be just like those singers. At fifteen, he taught himself how to play the guitar, penned his first song, and hasn’t looked back. His solo discography may be small, but he primarily collaborates and pitches his best work to recording artists all over the globe while crafting an artist image of his own. His passion and work ethic earned his B.M. at Berklee College of Music in 2023, focusing heavily on music production, business, and songwriting. While there, he also studied vocal performance and anatomy, playing from New England to London and many more while coaching his peers to find their sound.

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After living in Boston, Massachusetts for 5 years, Dom returned home in 2023 to pursue opportunities around New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. While he believes that technique and repertoire hold great importance in practice, he structures his lessons to focus more on artistic development, warmly welcoming and molding creative minds who strive to express their ideas and emotions through music.

Jesse brings 15 years of teaching experience. He studied piano and composition at Rutgers University on a scholarship. Jesse's musical training coupled with on-stage experience (Limelight, Knitting Factory, CBGBs) has helped him guide and inspire many musicians. 

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He focuses on building a strong technical grounding on the instrument. His lessons are tailored around the student's goals and musical taste. 

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In addition to teaching Guitar, Piano, Drums, Bass, Ukulele, & Voice, Jesse also teaches songwriting, music theory, and arranging. He has experience teaching all age ranges and levels. He has taught total beginners to advanced students. 

John has been playing piano since the age of 6 and playing drums, bass, and guitar since the age of 10. John has been teaching and instructing students on these instruments for the past 3 years. John draws his influences from many genres and artists, including Led Zeppelin, The Police, as well as D’Angelo and James Jamerson. In his free time, John writes music in various genres including; R&B, Bossa Nova, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Rock. 
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John has studied under many teachers over the years for each instrument. Most recently, John studied under Carlos Vazques of Mason Gross College of the Arts at Rutgers University, where he focused on Conga Performance. 
This past year, John earned his degree in Education from Middlesex County College, and he will be going on to study English and Music Education at Kean University.
​John has found a passion for teaching students of any age, from beginner to advanced skill levels. His approach to teaching is student-centered: he focuses on the students' interests and needs. From there, he helps his students build the skills necessary to be able to play the genres and songs that interest them most. 

Dustin Sebes is a New Jersey native musician, artist, and teacher who has been studying and playing music extensively for the last 28 years. He began teaching guitar lessons while attending Ramapo College of New Jersey in the late 1990's. Graduating with honors, he attained a Bachelor's degree in the fine arts with a concentration in music. 

Since then Dustin has gone on to perform and compose original music in numerous bands including, but not limited to Conformicide, The Green Room, Coma Ghost, Capita, Identity Debt, Missing Debussy, Youth League & The Spies, and now currently KSSH!, and Sister Ancestor. Dustin is also a singer-songwriter and performs his own music along with classic covers by popular artists on stage and at private events throughout the tri-state area and beyond. 

He currently teaches Guitar, Piano, Ukulele, Mandolin, Bass Guitar, in addition to band and ensemble mentoring. Areas of expertise include music theory, fretboard and keyboard theory, composition, creative songwriting, repertoire building, and improvisation, with concentrations in classical, jazz, rock, folk and pop styles.

Liz Robbins has been singing and studying music for her entire life, thanks to her musical family and upbringing. She completed her Bachelor’s in Music Education at Berry College in Rome, GA, her home state. During this time, Liz studied voice and piano privately in addition to being the assistant choir director and co-teaching Kindermusik classes on campus.

Liz began working for RMC while completing her Master’s in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ. Here Liz found her true passion for understanding the singing mechanism and how to utilize it healthily for a variety of styles and genres. She is trained in and performs Classical/Opera, Musical Theater, Jazz, Rock, Folk/Country and Contemporary Commercial Music. Liz’s primary goal as a music educator is to help all of her students find and cultivate their passion for music, no matter what the genre or style!