Hailing from Bradenton Florida, Isaac is a classically trained violinist with a passion to share his love for music. Isaac also has studied piano, guitar, electric bass, and the ukulele

He obtained a Bachelor’s of the Arts in Music Studies from the University of South Florida. Isaac has gone on to perform at Busch Gardens, and teach general music to private schools. He has been teaching for 4 years alongside doing some production work with his YouTube channel.

Isaac has also traveled to Brazil, and Thailand. His dream is to travel around the world and see the beautiful world we live in.

Jose Cabrera is currently a guitarist at Grace Family Church, as well as the lead guitarist of the Video Game Music band CREDIT: 0. He is also an audio engineer, composer, and one of the Guitar/Bass instructors at Music Showcase.  His interest for these instruments started at age 14, back when he lived in the Dominican Republic (D.R.).  After a year of being self-taught, he decided to pursue music seriously by taking private lessons from the local guitar instructors, such as Grammy Award winner Socrates Garcia, and later gigging semi-professionally in a couple of the local rock bands. Besides the Guitar, he also played Bass and Drums at his high school’s church.

At age 18, he was accepted into the National Conservatory of Music of Santo Domingo (D.R.), were he studied classical guitar for two years under the tutelage of professor Rafael Scarfullery.

In 1998, he moved to the United States to expand his musical horizons, first studying at Hillsborough Community College (Ybor City, FL), with author and educator John Demas, and later graduating Cum Laude with a B.M. in Jazz Studies from the University of North Florida (UNF), where he had the privilage to learn from world-class guitarist, Barry Greene.

​After graduating from UNF in 2003, he began gigging professionally with several of the local wedding/club bands in the Tampa Bay Area, playing everything from Bossa Nova, Jazz, Rock, Country, Reggae, Bachata, Merengue, Salsa, R&B, Funk, etc.  Some of the bands he has performed with include Son Salvaje, Bay Kings Band, Evangel, Bossamba, The Amanda Keller Band, From Me to You, and more.
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In 2010, Jose joined the Music Showcase roster. As a Guitar/Bass instructor, he aims to help his students reach their goals. His musical versatility, combined with the skill to communicate in an easily understood manner, are key components that enables him to teach practically anyone willing to put the effort needed to learn this amazing instrument.

José Cochez started playing drums at the age of 15 with Metal bands in his home country of Panama. During his early years as a musician, he started playing violin and viola, started composing music using MIDI, and became obsessed with the music of Frank Zappa. He soon turned his attention to Jazz, Fusion, and Modern Classical Music.

Pursuing musical studies, he enrolled in the University of South Florida, in Tampa. He studied Jazz Drums with Steve Davis, and Composition & Electronic Music with Paul Reller, earning a triple degree in 2009. Since then, José has been very active musician in the Tampa Bay Area, playing a range of musical styles as well as writing and arranging music for the projects he is involved with. He currently arranges and plays for “Credit: 0”, a band that performs live renditions of Video Game Music.

Besides music, José ’s other hobbies include: Video Games, Chess, and Yoga. He has been very involved in Tampa’s Retro Gaming community, and has been running a chess club for over 5 years.

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Lydia is a passionate educator with a lifelong love for chorus. She is currently pursuing her studies at Hillsborough College, and her musical journey extends beyond just singing, encompassing a deep passion for piano and music in every form. Lydia is often found immersed in various musical projects, from opera and theater to chorus and more. Her goal is to channel this passion into becoming a choral director, sharing the joy of music with others.

Miguel has been a part of Music Showcase for over 20 years. In his time at Music Showcase he has worked in the store, taught private voice and piano lessons and directs the the high school theatre group, Showcase Players.

Miguel is also the Chorus Director at Barrington Middle School where he has been for 6 years. Miguel loves to teach; teaching is his passion in life and sharing the love of music with his students.

Natalie DePergola (b.1999) is a drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and music instructor based in Tampa, Florida. Natalie currently teaches private drum set lessons at Tampa Music School and Brandon Music Showcase, inspiring young drummers to express themselves and find their passion.

Invited annually to speak and play for The Great American Teach In, Natalie has recurrent speaking engagements and organizes workshops and drum clinics within her local community. Natalie is a full-time freelance musician in Central Florida. With deep roots in funk, rock, and jazz fusion her strengths include a magnetic approach towards collaboration with musicians and songwriters, actively performing and recording with local and national artists.

Natalie can be heard on her most recent single called “Like The Players Do” and with her band ‘Katara’ on all streaming platforms. She started playing drums at 6 years old and performing at age 9. Growing up on the West Coast of Florida Nat caught the attention of John Blackwell, known widely as the drummer for Prince, Justin Timberlake, & Pattie LaBelle. He quickly pulled her under his wing. Natalie studied with John from the age of 11-17 years old. John’s influence and mentorship has had a profound effect on how Nat plays today. At just 14 with the advice of many including Blackwell, Natalie entered and placed in the top 3 two years in a row in the global all female drum competition “Hit like a Girl” (HLAG ) in the under 18 category. It was at that time she got published in Drum Magazine and a few years later featured on “Gospel Chops” YouTube channel and “Modern Drummer’s” Blog. When John Blackwell passed away Drum Magazine published an article citing her as his final and last prodigy student. She is proud to endorse Ddrum, Zildjian, and Vic Firth.

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