Kevin Bryan - Co-owner / Recording Project Coordinator

As a former guitar player / vocalist / co-songwriter, in the signed group Socratic (Drive Thru Records) for over 10 years. Kevin and Socratic have played along side acts such as the All American Rejects, Incubus, The Offspring, etc... After years of creating his own music and traveling the world, Kevin has since began to share his knowledge of song structure, song writing, and recording with the younger generations. Working with both local NJ based bands and national touring acts he has discovered there is always something to be shared with your peers in other musical groups. At the age of 26 Kevin's short career has already included dozens of local acts and four internationally released albums, and has now found a home in Union, NJ at Soundwaves Academy where he is currently a co-owner. His experience and knowledge is easily accessible to all bands no matter their size or budget for their project.

Brandon Blau - Facility Manager / Bookings

Brandon has been pursing his passion of percussion for almost a decade now. He was an avid member of the Paul Green School Of Rock for about 3 years which significantly broadened his musical pallet and horizons. He soon began playing in local bands and jumping on the NJ underground circuit. During these years he was given the opportunity to play venues such as The Highline Ballroom, Blender Gramercy Theater, Penn's Landing, Starland Ballroom & many other local bars and festivals. Now-a-days Brandon spends his time booking and helping the local music scene. He still pursues his passion of percussion and has recently begun producing some Electronic Dance Music as well.

Ryan McNulty - Facility Manager

Ryan McNulty has been a part of the NJ music scene for over a decade. It began in school, where passion for music started immediately, playing in concert and jazz bands, as well as being part of an award winning drum line in the high school marching band. Gaining extensive knowledge from reading and writing music, he has formed and played in various bands outside of school, and has shared the stage with artists such as Chuck Berry, Live, Everclear, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, The Gin Blossoms, Train, Robert Randolph, Spoon, and many more. Currently he plays in 3 bands full time and fills in for several other Jersey acts. Beyond playing music, Ryan has developed a knowledge of audio engineering from working on many of his own groups' projects.

Soundwaves has given Ryan the opportunity to gain first- hand experience in live sound and record/engineering on a professional level, and the support to continue to do what he loves.

Tim Giunta - Assistant Director / Editor

Tim Giunta's interest in music stemmed from a very early age and continues to grow to this day. Tim has played in various bands in the Union County area since he was 14, with genres ranging from old school punk & metal, to alternative & indie rock. His latest band has even led him to play venues such as Starland Ballroom and The Stone Pony "It's an amazing experience to be playing on the same stage your favorite bands have played on", says Tim. In 2006, he graduated from Union County Academy of Information Technology with various computer certifications, but rather than further his study of I.T., he decided to pursue a new interest "In junior year I took film, and it quickly became my favorite class. The whole artistic aspect of movies is something that I feel has been swept under the rug in recent years, and I was very interested in learning the techniques that made films stand the test of time". Continuing his study of film, Tim was introduced to Dennis Frazier Jr., Kevin Blaha and Rolfis Baez, and eventually found himself at Soundwaves. "I feel very lucky to have ended up where I am now. I get to do a job that I love in an environment that thrives on my love for music. It's almost unreal the way everything has fallen into place for me."