May 15, 2023Rockit May 2023 NewsletterSCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT: SEBASTIAN DE LA CRUZ “Playing that Les Paul for the first time took me straight off my feet, I couldn’t believe it. It’s a milestone and an honor that I will never forget. One of many I’ve had…
April 17, 2023Rockit April 2023 NewsletterIt is our honor to present this documentary short by Rockit student, Arielle Borges. We are overjoyed that Arielle used her talents to capture the essence of Rockit in her senior project. Please join us in thanking Arielle for this…
March 7, 2023Rockit March 2023 NewsletterSCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT: WILLIAM BLAKE The Rockit Live Foundation is a non-profit organization with a defining focus on outreach, music education, and scholarships. Through scholarships, our elite program is available to aspiring artists at every level of economic status. The impact…
February 27, 2023Mia Leberknight joins cast of “Hits! The Musical”Rockit’s very own Mia Leberknight has joined the cast of “Hits! The Musical”. From Billboard to Broadway, the show features some of the greatest hits of all time like “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”, “Respect”, “Come Sail Away”, “My Heart Will Go…
February 16, 2023Rockit Students Give BackPart of what makes Rockit Live Foundation special is its focus on community outreach. Post pandemic, Rockit students have been busy using their talents to raise money and awareness for an abundance of great causes! A THANK YOU FROM UKRAINE…
January 28, 2023Lou Pallo Tribute Recap“The Man of A Million Chords”Rockit Pays Tribute to Lou Pallo On October 2, 2022, The Rockit Live Foundation was honored to pay tribute to Lou Pallo at The Cutting Room NYC by hosting a heartfelt live music concert by…
October 17, 2022“The Man of A Million Chords” A Tribute to Lou PalloThe Rockit Live Foundation was honored to pay tribute to an extraordinary person and talent, Lou Pallo. On October 2, 2022, The Cutting Room NYC hosted a heartfelt performance by the Rockit Academy with special guests in remembrance of our…
October 17, 2022Luke Ireland Performs With Green Day at Sea.Hear.Now Festival, Asbury ParkAt the Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park on September 18, 2022, Green Day front-man Billie Joe Armstrong invited 11 year old Rockit Academy guitarist Luke Ireland on stage to perform a cover of Operation Ivy’s popular song Knowledge. 30,000 people…
August 14, 2022Summer Of ’69 “One Night of Peace & Music”On August 14th, 2022, Rockit Academy revisited 1969 by celebrating the most famous music festival of all time: Woodstock. The Rockit Academy musicians played to a sold out audience at House Of Independents in Asbury Park, NJ. Founding member of…
February 10, 2022Pioneers of Rock ‘n RollThe origins of Rock ‘n Roll music are hard to pin down. Its history is less a clear progression, and more an experience, a movement, a sensation. It’s easier to look at the genre’s influence on today’s music than it…