Mike Fioriglio - Owner
Mike opened Philadelphia Music Studios in 2014 with the intention of creating a community center for musicians. His goal is to help build and support the Philadelphia music scene. Professionally, Mike is a Guitarist/Multi-instrumentalist, Music Educator, Instrument Tech, Sound Engineer, Producer as well as many other things. Being a bit of a "jack of all trades" he decided to open a studio that offers a bit of everything (musically) to the community. At the studio he can be found teaching, mixing, repairing, and mentoring all that come through the doors. When not running the studio, he can be found gigging with the "Midnight Hour" dance band, helping out in Guitar Center's "repairs" dept. or out supporting local musicians. Mike holds a degree from the prestigious Musician's Institute in Los Angeles, Ca.
Kent Schauble - Voice, Guitar, Piano Teacher
Kent has his Bachelors of Music in Vocal performance from Indiana University, and Certification in Music k-12 PA through the Loeb School of Education, Eastern University, St. Davids, Pa. Kent has been teaching voice, piano, violin, and guitar for over 15 years. Kent sings at Christ's Church Ithan, Villanova, Vox Amadeus, The Ambler Choral Society, and The Choristers. He teaches at Cappella School of Music and resides in Roxborough.
Zach Brown - Head Audio Engineer/Multi-Instrumentalist
Zach has been working with bands in the Philly music scene for years. He's recorded Molly Rhythm, Hot Brush, Young Pilgrims, Ganto Barn, The Late Greats, The Zoomies, and many more. He also plays guitar with Ganto Barn and played drums on the Zoomies album.
http://zachbrown83.tumblr.com
Quadi Gardner - Piano/Vocal Teacher, Studio Manager
Quadi is a multi-instrumentalist. She performs locally with her band Vent. She is also part of the worship team at Bethel Deliverance Ministries Church.
Jonathan Neville - Staff Engineer/Recording Instructor
Jon is one of our house engineers. He also teaches recording classes and private lessons. He is the lead guitarist and vocalist in his band Working Class Villans. He is also a manager at guitar center.
Bridget Appicello - Piano/Ukulele Teacher
Bridget learned the ukulele while living in Hawaii for almost a decade. During her time there, she performed with an island hip-hop band and a folk trio. She then moved to the U.S. Virgin Islands where she sang nightly accompanying herself on ukulele and piano at various beachside restaurants, hotels, and wedding venues.
Dan Smith - Drums
Hi I'm Dan and I've been teaching music lessons full-time since 2021, but I began teaching in 2013. I've played drums for 24 years and guitar for 21 years. My primary instrument is the drums and as a drummer I've done a lot of touring of the US, Canada, and Europe. In 2019 I released an album with my solo/studio project called Sleep Tactics in which I wrote and performed all of the instruments (drums, guitar, bass, piano, vocals). Check out my youtube page for drumming content!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdMBepRSSczuwTchxvNzX8A/videos
Antar Goodwin - Guitar, Bass, Drums
Antar is a Berklee Grad and skilled multi instrumentalist teaching guitar, bass, and drums. He recently released his solo album “The Game” available on all streaming platforms. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4esRjeSqBNQxxxbcQcgttr?si=EXHsHmE1SXePxOA1aU19NA