Alex Stopa
Founder & Group Leader
Australian-born Alex Stopa is in high demand as a drummer, percussionist, marimba soloist, and clinician and has performed extensively in the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, France, Belgium, Japan, and Hong Kong.
A multiple Emmy nominee, Dr. Stopa is a unique breed of performer who is equally at home in a classical concert hall, jazz club, rock show, music theatre pit, or large-scale Cirque Du Soleil production. His original compositions and arrangements reflect this diversity, blurring the lines between genres and influences, and garnering performances frequently around the world.
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Dr. Stopa performs regularly as a percussionist and timpanist for the Las Vegas Philharmonic, Nevada Ballet Theater Orchestra, and Nevada Pops Orchestra. He has performed with such artists as Aretha Franklin, Amy Grant, Idina Menzel, Placido Domingo, Donny and Marie Osmond, Weird Al Yankovic, Charo, Evanescence, in productions of "Le Reve", “Wicked”, “The Lion King”, “Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular”, “Mary Poppins”, “Evita”, “Mamma Mia”, “The Producers”, Cirque Du Soleil’s “Zarkana”, and for the Latin Grammys. He also played drums for rock group "Big Talk" (the solo project of Ronnie Vannucci from "The Killers") with whom he performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Alex Stopa endorses Sabian Cymbals, Majestic Percussion, Innovative Percussion drumsticks and mallets, and Remo drumheads. His works are published by Tapspace.
Jeremy Meronuck
Jeremy Meronuck received his bachelor’s degree at the University of Cincinnati College - Conservatory of Music, and his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees at UNLV.
Jeremy has worked as a musician, music director, arranger and/or contractor for companies such as Walt Disney World, Busch Gardens, and Princess Cruises. He has performed with numerous national and international Broadway tours and has performed with seven resident Las Vegas productions.
Additional credits include performances and/or tours with Andrea Bocelli, Itzhak Perlman, Amy Grant, Hugh Jackman, Donny and Marie Osmond, Weird Al Yankovic, The Las Vegas Philharmonic, Phantom! The Las Vegas Spectacular, Hairpsray, Motown the Musical, and The Nevada Ballet Theatre.
Kyle Bissantz
A midwest native, Kyle Bissantz actively performs and educates in the Las Vegas Valley. Kyle navigates numerous musical idioms with an expressive soloistic style, always aiming to entertain audiences at the highest level.
Kyle performed for six years with the Vegas Vanguard Entertainment Drumline at various Hakkasan Group nightclubs, the Electric Daisy Carnival, and private celebrity events. He currently performs with Los Angeles-based E-Plus Productions at various events along the west coast.
Kyle has served the valley as an educator for over ten years as a freelance educator, high school band director, and non-profit education director. Abroad, Kyle has held clinics in Birmingham, England, Adelaide, South Australia, and numerous locations across the United States.
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Kyle is an alum of the Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Music degree at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He is privileged to have his musical endeavors supported by Innovative Percussion and SABIAN Cymbals.
Rachel Julian
Rachel Julian received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2005. She also holds a Master of Music and a Bachelor of Arts in Music.
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A freelance percussionist in Las Vegas, Rachel’s performance credits include the Las Vegas Philharmonic, Nevada Pops, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Vegas! The Show (Planet Hollywood), Latin Grammys, Andrea Bocelli, Don Rickles, Hugh Jackman, Luciano Pavarotti, David Perrico’s Pop Strings Orchestra, Celtic Woman, Lion King – Las Vegas, Hairspray, Opera Las Vegas, Newsies, Tracy Thornton's Pan Rocks, Nevada Opera Theatre, Killian’s Angels, Steel R & R Steel Drum Duo, the Tommy Rocker Band, and other freelance opportunities. Rachel appears on the DVD, Andrea Bocelli – Amore Under the Desert Sky, and has performed in Mexico, Canada, England, China, Austria, Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic.
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Rachel is a member of the American Federation of Musicians, and the Vic Firth Education Team. She endorses Remo Drums & Percussion, SABIAN Cymbals, and Majestic/Mapex Percussion. She also served as Secretary of the Nevada Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society for ten years.