John McBride
President, Institutional Director
Staff
Rolff Zwiep
Schedule Administrator—The Blackbird Academy / Blackbird Studio Manager
As Blackbird Studio’s manager, Rolff handles all of the studio bookings and oversees the operations of Blackbird’s many studios. Rolff also does the scheduling for The Blackbird Academy students & staff, including student sessions and bands for class tracking projects.
Before taking the studio manager position in 2015, Rolff cofounded and managed Blackbird Audio Rentals.
Other team members
Carma DiCianni
Executive Director
Jeremy Cottrell
Director of Studio Education
Rich Flora
Director of Live Sound
Lucas Glenney-Tegtmeier
Blackbird Staff Engineer and Studio Instructor
Lucien Patten
Blackbird Staff Engineer and Studio Instructor
Ernie Gonzales
Live Sound Engineer & Instructor
Jerry Ford
Live Sound Instructor - Rehearsal Engineer