“Music is to the soul what words are to the mind.”
― Modest Mouse
Our founder, Elvio
Elvio Fernandes is a Rochester, NY-based musician, songwriter and producer, best known for his work as a keyboardist, rhythm guitarist and vocalist for multi-platinum-selling artist Daughtry. Elvio has written, recorded, and produced music for tv, radio, and artists around the country, as well as, some ROC Star Academy artists and bands. Elvio’s production and writing credits include multiple Daughtry songs including “Crazy”, “Witness”, “Just Found Heaven”, “Asylum”, and the #1 Chart Topping BILLBOARD HIT “Heavy Is The Crown” off of the band’s current album Dearly Beloved.
“Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones, it’s in the bones.”
― Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones
Our Coaches
Click on each coach to learn more about their backgrounds, influences and styles.
“Music produces a kind of pleasure
which human nature cannot do without.”
― Confucius
ROC STAR ACADEMY StudioS & Performance Space
The new ROC Star Academy is open for rehearsals, lessons, camps, and even our own in-house performances at The Piano Works in East Rochester. Check out this gallery showing the region’s best studio and rehearsal space.
