SCHOOL MUSIC is a two-track children and teens' music project made possible through the support of Culture Therapy, a non-profit arts organization dedicated to protecting the right to expression as indispensable to individual and community wellbeing. The first track on the project, "Spring Has Come," is a collaboration between the Brooklyn-based artist and singer-songwriter Rockie Rode and the middle school vocal & band students at New York City's Charter School of the Arts. The second track, "Suburban Hell," is an original song by the New York post-punk band Gowanus River Swim Team, which is composed of five band members ranging from 11 to 16 years old.
"Spring Has Come" by Rockie Rode and CSA Vocal and Band Written by Cate Osborne
- Performed by vocal and rock students at the New York City Charter School of the Arts
- Vocals by Danielle Cohen, Maya Spencer, Ninamarie Jenkins, Christina Ramos, Kaylee Metzger, Hailey Nesbitt, Trinity Onyemelukwe, Maiha Santana, Oriana Lasky, Skylar Morris, Chelsea Santiago, Julian Tramantano, Zach Alin, Miles Rhinehart-Williams
- Drums: Abraham Magnus, Bass: Emily Hough, Lead Guitar: Anahid Hekinian, Rhythm Guitar: River James Tucker, Acoustic Guitar: Summer Bayot, Tambourine: Peythyn Hall, Keys: Cate Osborne
- Special thanks to Band Teacher Ruaridh Pattison, Vocal Arts Teacher: Christina Swanson Executive Director Andrea d'Amato, Co-Founder and Artistic Director: Dr. Geoffrey Kiorpes, Director of Ensembles: Erin Krellenstein, Director of Administration: Aengus Ortiz
"Suburban Hell" by Gowanus River Swim Team
- Written by Assaf Feinstein, Joseph Jones, Lee Clark-Gercke, Max Pnini, Sophie Won
- Vocals: Lee Clarke-Gercke, Drums: Assaf Feinstein, Bass and Background Vocals: Max Pnini, Lead Guitar: Sophie Won, Keys: Joseph Jones
'School Music' was recorded at Sound Collective by Stephen Kurpiis Mixed and mastered by Sound Collective
Creative direction by Phillip Pyle
Design by Sadie Grey Strosser
Production support provided by Culture Therapy and Public Works Alliance Special thanks to LEFTI & Ricky Furniss (Sound Collective) and Josh Margolis & Dakota Lopez (Gowanus Music Club)