Here is a great opportunity for those of you who may have played an instrument in school or college and now have had to cut your hair, toe the corporate line and maybe raise a family. Frank McIlquham's, The Rock Club Performance Program allows you to rekindle your interest in playing, whilst being coached by my professional friends in a controlled environment. I strongly believe that The Rock Club will bring good music back to life. You may be rusty or have not picked up an instrument in years, and regardless what instrument you play or genre you like, The Rock Club Performance Program is your answer for an entry back to the music you have enjoyed.

I encourage you to join The Rock Club and take part in the Performance Program. As long as you can play the basic cords, keep a beat, sing in tune and have fun, Frank will do the rest. He will put you in a band environment with controlled jams at his studio, provide all the equipment you need and when you're ready, you get to perform at one of Hollywood's premier venues. Call your old music friends have them join with you. Then tell your family and friends to "watch out"; you are going to perform live.

Ozzie Osbourne, Bill Ward (Black Sabbath), Jack Bruce, Bob Daisly, Eric Singer, Gordon Copeley, Dave Morgan & Martin Smith (E.L.O), Bruce Geary ( The Knack), Marco Mendoza, Jorgon Ingmar Alofs, RicFierebracci, Kofi Baker, Roy Wood (The Move & Wazard), Rheinhold 'Mack' (producer - Queen, Black Sabbath), Rose Stone (Sly & The Family Stone), Alfie Silas, Bob Glaub (Bob Dylan), David Lindley (Jackson Browne), Greg Bissonette, Rick Parasher (producer - Pearl Jam, Temple Of the Dog, Alice in Chains).

Today Rue owns and runs a successful contracting business and continues to keep his chops up playing and recording with old friends whenever they ask him. He tells us one more album is in the works with some cool guests already committed.

teaching. He's recorded and toured with such artists as Bill Ward (Black Sabbath), Brand X, Mick Taylor (The Rolling Stones), Rickie Lee Jones, Riverdogs, Reeves Gabrels (David Bowie) and many others.

band greats Les and Larry Elgart, and pianists Ferrante and Teicher to name just a few.

Many guitarists are well aware of Pachelli's technical prowess and understanding of complex musical theories & harmonic juxtapositioning. Mike's instructional book "Modal Mastery For Guitar Improvisation" and instructional DVD "Electric Guitar Method" are a must for all serious students. Mike is the recipient of many awards for his guitar expertise and five gold and platinum RIAA awards (for his work with Mariah Carey & Green Day).

In the 80's and 90's, besides having an active touring schedule, Mike hosted his own TV show in Florida on the WB affiliate. He was seen with his group every Friday and Saturday nights and boasted a 14 million cumulative audience. On TV Mike got to jam with and/or interview stars such as Paul McCartney, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Plant, Eric Johnson, Zakk Wylde, Allan Holdsworth, Joe Satriani, and many, many others.

Pachelli has released 10 Cd’s as a band leader in a variety of styles including the 2007 Miles Davis-type quartet Cd "électricité" that features Andrew W.K on piano. A highlight of 2006 was the critically acclaimed acoustic guitar duet Cd "Two Of Us" with long time friend and mentor Phil Keaggy- released on the prestigious Solid Air Records label. In 2008 he co-produced "Paradise Sky" (with Randy Stonehill) as the soundtrack for the film "Fallen Angel: The Outlaw Larry Norman." Early in 2009 another Cd Mike co-produced with Phil Keaggy will be released called "Mystery Highway."

Mike Pachelli has done countless recording sessions, composed music for TV & films, done VO work for animated films with academy award winner Bill Plympton, appeared in a variety of indie movies, guest starred on TV shows, and composed, produced and recorded the tracks for hundreds of commercial jingles.

Mike currently resides in Los Angeles where he is an integral part of the L.A. recording and performing scene. His partner is CCM veteran Randy Stonehill and they work together at Mike's West Hollywood studio FULLBLAST RECORDINGS as Stonechelli Productions (producing artists from as far away as South Africa). Mike performs as an acoustic guitar soloist and tours as electric guitarist with the Randy Stonehill Band, Frank Stallone Band, Michael Sembello, and French Superstar Jeanne Mas

Shortly after that while in the 7th grade my 8th grade friend Joey Belladonna who was a drummer, talked me into playing bass for his band MEDUSA because they already had two guitarists. I agreed, and so bass it was for me in my very first band. We played at a few school dances and did a whole lot of jamming but I switched back to guitar quickly after losing interest in the bass. Throughout middle school and high school I would play and sing with many of my own bands like BLUE STATIC, SUNNQUEST, and SNEAKERSTAR.

Joey went on to sing for ANTHRAX and i got my first big break when Billy Sheehan asked me to replace guitarist Mitch Perry in his band TALAS after seeing me perform with my group ZILLION, a band that often opened for Talas. I toured, recorded and wrote with TALAS for about two years and as we were preparing to release TALAS' fourth album on Gold Mountain Records, DAVID LEE ROTH asked Billy to join his new solo band. TALAS disbanded shortly after and with the help of my friend Mike Varney I started a glam rock group called ROCKCANDY. Rockcandy was spin off from a previous NUNO BETTENCOURT band called SINFUL and me. We released one record (yes vinyl LP) entitled "sucker for a pretty face" and had a semi regional hit with a song called "ball and chain". After rockcandy, I started a group called BABYBLUE who released a six song EP entitled "American Boys" and from baby blue I went on Tour with singer Michael Monroe from HANOI ROCKS in support of his first solo album "not fakin it" on mercury records. While hanging out at the cat club in NYC one evening, I bumped into a long time friend of mine, Fred Coury from the band CINDERELLA invited me to come to his studio and write a bit. Fred and I wrote and recorded a bunch of great songs together and we wound up moving from NY to LA to form a band with Stephen Pearcy of RATT called ARCADE. Arcade signed to Epic records and the band released 2 cd's for the label. In the 90's I also spent much time playing with bands and artists such as TIM KARR, DAVID YOUNG,CELL MATES, SUPERSONIC LOVE MACHINE, SOUL KITCHEN, BUTCHIE SWAINE ANDTHE UNBORN, TRANSISTER, BUTTERFLY JONES and THE CECIL PRUDHOLMEPROJECT.

Over the past year I have been in the sudio recording with, gigging with or writing with artists like Linda Perry, Alicia Keys, Courtney Love, Celine Dion, Daniel Powter, The Polyamoris Affair, Bigelf, The sterling Experience, Jesse Robitaille, Mylie Cyrus, Lou Gramm, Steve Plunkett, Jeff Silbar and Ashley Ballard. I am also putting the finishing touches on my first solo album entitled "the gospel of gloom and gladness".

Over the years, Leo has continued to write well over 200 songs individually, as well as collaboratively, adding to an already charted list of hits such as, People Say, Ain't No Use, Fire On the Bayou, and the Mardi Gras anthem, Hey Pocky Way (the last two songs were recorded by the Grammy Award winning Neville Brothers).

In the recording studio, Leo has identifiably proven that his original innovation in mastering his sound has gained the respect and demand that has led him to become a "featured" guitarist. In addition to recording with a distinguished list of his peers, Leo has recorded with a list of Grammy Award Winners such as, Stevie Wonder, Bonnie Raitt, The Winans, The Supremes, The Temptations, Paul McCartney, Dr. John, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Robert Palmer, George Duke, The Dells, Jack Bruce, Manhattan Transfer, Bobby Womack, Al McKay, (Earth, Wind & Fire), and Robbie Robertson. The list continues with Academy Award winner Robert Mitchum. Other artists Leo has recorded with include, Mavis Staple, Etta James, Maceo Parker, Professor Longhair, Willie T, James Black, Lee Dorsey, James Booker and Jesse Roden.