CRAS Hosts Fender All-Stars

The Conservatory recently hosted a unique event that brought guitarist Greg Koch, bassist Roscoe Beck and drummer John Calarco to the school's 6,000-sq. ft. live sound classroom. Koch and Beck, both Fender endorsees, have an impressive list of credits to their name. Beck recently got off the road with the Dixie Chicks and in the past has produced played on recordings for Jennifer Warnes, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson and David Grissom. He is a regular contributor to Bass player magazine with his bi-monthly column Mastering Five String Bass.

Greg Koch’s virtuosity has led to a successful career as leader of his own band, a studio musician (heard on dozens of national T.V. and radio advertisements), author, magazine contributor and artist/clinician for Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Koch’s first CD on Steve Vai's Favored Nations label, The Grip, is a compilation of tunes from his five previous independent releases. Greg has committed his distinctive brand of musical mayhem to his second Favored Nations release, Radio Free Gristle.

"Having world-class players like this to come and play at The CRAS really gives the students an idea of what it's like to run live sound in a truly pro situation," says live sound instructor Keith Morris. "This started out just being a live sound gig, but once the guys heard the room, we ended up hooking up a Pro Tools HD floater rig and doing some work on their CD."

The Fender visit is part of the school's ongoing relationship with the company who exclusively provides all the guitars, amps and basses that the students use for class projects.






	(left to right) Greg Koch, John Calarco and Roscoe Beck
	The Conservatory recently hosted a unique event that brought guitarist Greg Koch, bassist Roscoe Beck and drummer John Calarco to the school's 6,000-sq. ft. live sound classroom. Koch and Beck, both Fender endorsees, have an impressive list of credits to their name. Beck recently got off the road with the Dixie Chicks and in the past has produced played on recordings for Jennifer Warnes, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson and David Grissom. He is a regular contributor to Bass player magazine with his bi-monthly column Mastering Five String Bass. Greg Koch’s virtuosity has led to a successful career as leader of his own band, a studio musician (heard on dozens of national T.V. and radio advertisements), author, magazine contributor and artist/clinician for Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Koch’s first CD on Steve Vai's Favored Nations label, The Grip, is a compilation of tunes from his five previous independent releases. Greg has committed his distinctive brand of musical mayhem to his second Favored Nations release, Radio Free Gristle. "Having world-class players like this to come and play at The CRAS really gives the students an idea of what it's like to run live sound in a truly pro situation," says live sound instructor Keith Morris. "This started out just being a live sound gig, but once the guys heard the room, we ended up hooking up a Pro Tools HD floater rig and doing some work on their CD." The Fender visit is part of the school's ongoing relationship with the company who exclusively provides all the guitars, amps and basses that the students use for class projects.