Tim Pemberton
Band Leader, Program Director

Tim started playing guitar in 1979 and began playing in/leading rock bands & performing for audiences soon after. After playing in a number of cover bands as a teen, he began developing his own style(s) of playing & started writing and performing original music with bands of many styles, including rock, funk, soul, heavy metal, punk and free jazz, sometimes all in the same band.

He brings many years of experience, starting his teaching career in 1988, part time at his home. He has taught at 2112 School Of Musical Arts since 2008 and is director of the ?Let's Rock? program on Saturdays as well as teaching and occasionally performing with Brimstone, the schools all-star band.

After close to 32 years of playing guitar, he considers himself to be, first and foremost, a life-long student and is grateful to learn something new from every person he meets (of any age).

A few of his favorite players and influences include Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, Capt. Beefheart, Niki Sparrow, Joni Mitchell, Mike Watt and D. Boon of The Minutemen, Prince, Root Boy Slim, John Coltrane, Adrian Belew, Dr. Know, Jimmy Page, Alex Lifeson, Andy Summers, Elliot Easton, Brant Bjork, Thin Lizzy, Tom Waits, Danny Gatton, Nels Cline, Chris Stevens (an excellent Raleigh player/teacher Tim studied with in the late 80's and early 90's), Dean Ween, Billy Gibbons, Eddie Hazel (of Parliament/Funkadelic), Jeff Buckley, Omar Rodriguez Lopez, George Harrison, Curtis Mayfield and many more.

Chris Henderson
Band Leader

Chris has been playing drums for over twenty years. After having taken lessons at 2112 as a kid, Chris joined the staff at 2112 and eventually began teaching lessons in 1996. He has played in several bands from the area, some of which include The Nickel Slots and The Accelerators. Chris has an abundance of live performance experience and has played on several studio recordings with genres ranging from blues and rock to pop and country.

While taking a hiatus from full time music, Chris attended Penn State University and received a B.S. in Criminal Justice and an A.S. in Business Administration.

Currently, Chris is playing drums for rising Nashville Star Larry Frick and is the first call fill-in for several other local bands.

Chris' influences include John Bonham, Stuart Copeland, Bill Ward, Mickey Curry, Jeff Sullivan, Travis McNabb, Ric Menke, Randy Guss and Josh Freese.