[PDF] For Immediate Release - CANAL MUSIC STUDIOS

For Immediate Release Contact: Adrienne Walsh 609-947-5863 George Laks 347-432-7395 Web: www.canalmusicstudios.com NEW MUSIC ACADEMY AIMS TO ATTRACT STUDENTS WITH HIGH AMBITIONS LAMBERTVILLE, NJ - A new music academy aiming to provide a high standard of musical instruction will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration on April 5, 2014 from 4 pm - 8 pm at 243 North Union Street. Founded by two area musicians with extensive professional credits, Canal Music Studios will offer private music lessons, ensemble and group coaching and group music appreciation. The 1600-square-foot facility includes a recording studio and rehearsal space along with five high-end sound proof studios designed by architect Michael Graeff in conjunction with acoustic consultant Terry Tyson. Partners Adrienne Walsh and George Laks bring together a spectrum of musical experience; she as a classical violinist and pianist and he as rock and jazz pianist and organist. Walsh trained at Carnegie Mellon University and the Curtis Institute, and Laks hold a degree from Berklee College of Music in Boston. Walsh who has spent years in the world of classical music plays regularly with Symphony in C in Philadelphia and the Allentown Symphony Orchestra. She also freelances with various classical groups including the New Jersey State Opera and the Center City Opera in Philadelphia. As keyboardist for rocker Lenny Kravitz on stage and television for more than 20 years, Laks has an up- close perspective on the skills and experience a future professional will need in the world of popular music and jazz. "We saw a need for a music studio aimed at children and adults who might want to pursue careers in music or at least want the kind of professional level training a serious musician needs," said Laks. "We want to make Canal Music Studios known for the quality of the training and caliber of the students we turn out." Canal Music Studios is now accepting new students. More information about Canal Music Studios and be found at www.canalmusicstudios.com. Email the owners at info@canalmusicstudios.com or call 609-397-6700.

Backgrounder Adrienne Walsh Adrienne Walsh is a professional violinist and pianist who plays regularly with Symphony in C in Philadelphia and the Allentown Symphony Orchestra. She also freelances with various classical groups including the New Jersey State Opera and the Center City Opera in Philadelphia. She has toured in Italy and Austria with various orchestras and has performed with renowned soloists including Emmanuel Ax and Midori. She studied violin with Arnold Grossi and David Arben, first violinist and Associate Concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, respectively. She also studied piano with Marion Zarzecna of the Curtis Institute in Philly. A former graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, Ms. Walsh has been teaching piano and violin for eight years and her students have been invited to audition and been accepted by both Juilliard, Mannes College New School of Music in New York, and Rowan University. Her piano students have participated in the Princeton Festival Piano Competition, and her violin students have auditioned and been accepted to the Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra. She currently holds a full teaching schedule in addition to her performance schedule as an orchestra member. George Laks George Laks is a professional pianist and organist who has performed with Lenny Kravitz internationally on stage and television for the last 20 years. He is a graduate of Berklee College of Music where he studied jazz piano, theory, harmony, arranging and ensembles. He has had thirteen years of classical piano training including theory, harmony, performance, competitions and recitals with Rosemarie Plueschow with the Royal Conservatory of Music. Mr.Laks has 25 years private teaching experience, working with all ages and levels in music across all styles of music. Some highlights of his contributions to multiple top-ten studio albums and hollywood soundtracks include: • MTV UnPlugged Collection Vol.1 Lenny Kravitz • Ophelia-Natalie Merchant, • Lenny Kravitz, This Magnificent Distance • Chris Robinson & The New Earth Mud, Power of Soul:A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix • Lenny Kravitz, American Gangster(Original Motions Picture Score) • Black & White America - Lenny Kravitz, • Cordy Sky game soundtrack