Republic Records: Kids & Family and The Rock and Roll Playhouse announce their exclusive partnership with a multi-album record deal today. Founded by live music entrepreneur Peter Shapiro, The Rock and Roll Playhouse is set to release their premiere album ‘FRIENDS ROCK!’ which will be available everywhere on Friday, September 22. Pre-save HERE.
Listen to the debut single from the album “I’ll Be There For You” HERE.
The music follows the journey of five unique kids—Mick, Stevie, Tina, Quinn and Jerry—who fumble their way through the trials and tribulations of starting a rock and roll band. The band covers beloved classic rock songs in their own unique way, celebrating the music of The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Grateful Dead, Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, Prince, QUEEN, Tom Petty and more, as well as penning original tunes. The music is high-quality and multi-generational, focusing on the power of friendship.
To further expand The Rock and Roll Playhouse brand, Shapiro tapped kid’s media powerhouse, Angela C. Santomero, creator of Blue’s Clues and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. Santomero added prominent music producer, Stef Fink from Music Box who is series songwriter/producer for the smash Nickelodeon show Monster High, as they had recently worked together on the hit musical feature movie, Blue’s Big City Adventure, which debuted as #1 on Paramount+ and was released by Republic Records: Kids & Family in November 2022.
Santomero says, “The albums are inspired by the popularity of kid’s audiobooks and podcasts -- mixed with everyone's favorite rock songs. I love how the characters come alive to celebrate friendship through song!"
VP Marketing & Strategy and Head of Republic Kids & Family, Bree Bowles explains: “This album presents the perfect opportunity to bring families closer together through music, which is an integral part of our mission at Republic Records: Kids & Family. The Rock and Roll Playhouse series dives deep into a catalog of classic rock hits, reimagining songs from a kid’s perspective and explores music through relatable topics including friends, holidays, back to school, and many more.”
The Rock and Roll Playhouse brand will encompass records, a television series which is currently in development, live touring, merchandise and worldwide multi-platform events. Shapiro says: “I cannot wait to witness the magic that happens when you introduce our interpretations of classic rock and roll to families through these upcoming albums.”
ABOUT THE ROCK AND ROLL PLAYHOUSE
Founded in 2014 at its flagship venue, Brooklyn Bowl, The Rock and Roll Playhouse was conceived by prominent concert promoter Peter Shapiro. Shapiro, teaming with educator Amy Striem, created The Playhouse to enable his own children to experience the magic of live rock and roll in a real live music venue, but with music performed specifically for kid’s eyes and ears. The Rock and Roll Playhouse Concert Series introduces timeless songs to the next generation, while providing early music exposure, encouraging creativity and offering fun and educational ways for families to experience live music together.
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ABOUT REPUBLIC RECORDS: KIDS & FAMILY
Republic Records: Kids & Family launched as the official children’s division of Republic Records in August 2022. The division caters to audiences ages 0-12 with fun and family-friendly music, collaborations, and experiences tailored to early development. Its releases are traditionally aimed to entertain kids first and foremost, yet they still captivate the whole family. The imprint offers engaging, upbeat music, leveraging innovative partnerships with trusted brands such as Nickelodeon, NBC Universal and many more. With an emphasis on world-class presentation, Republic Records: Kids & Family appeals to little ears and beyond.
For more information on Republic Records: Kids & Family visit:
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ABOUT PETER SHAPIRO
Independent music entrepreneur Peter Shapiro owns and operates renowned venues The Capitol Theatre, Garcia’s and Brooklyn Bowl (with locations in Williamsburg, Las Vegas, Nashville, Philadelphia and recently announced Washington DC). Former owner celebrated rock club Wetlands Preserve, Shapiro has produced and promoted countless of memorable live events, including Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead. Shapiro founded and created LOCKN’ music festival in Virginia, Jazz & Colors in Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the live music streaming platform FANS.live and is the publisher of Relix Magazine. Shapiro’s recent book The Music Never Stops details Shapiro’s adventures in producing and promoting over 10,000 shows.
ABOUT STEF FINK
As the current Founder and CCO of Music Box (MBX)—a music solutions company, Stef Fink oversees a wide variety of projects on a daily basis where she is highly dedicated to creating space for women, BIPOC and underrepresented creators in entertainment. Stef is an award-winning producer with recent credits as Producer and Executive Music Producer of the Michael Jordan documentary, Unbanned: The Legend Of AJ1 (Lionsgate, Hulu, Tribeca Film Fest). She currently has the privilege of creating secret magic as a Senior Music Producer/ Imagineer for Walt Disney Imagineering. Stef was the Executive Music Producer and songwriter for the Nickelodeon film, Blues Clues and You: Blue’s Big City Adventure, and is currently the Series Songwriter/Music Producer for Mattel’s smash TV Show Monster High.
ABOUT ANGELA SANTOMERO
Angela Santomero is the Co-Creator, and Executive Producer for the award-winning Blue’s Clues franchise, including writing and producing the highly rated, and New York Times reviewed, Paramount + live action family movie, Blue’s Big City Adventure. In The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell referred to Blue’s Clues as "One of the stickiest TV shows EVER made.” Angela is the Creator, Executive Producer for the smash hit Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood (PBS), as well as Super Why! (PBS). Angela has written numerous children’s books. which sold over 10 million copies, worldwide. Angela has written three books for adults, her newest book, Life Clues, set to release in 2024, following Preschool Clues and Radical Kindness.
About Republic Records
A division of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, Republic Records has been recognized by Billboard as the industry’s #1 label over the last 10 years. It is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar artists such as Anitta, Ariana Grande, Billy Porter, Bo Burnham, Clairo, Coi Leray, Conan Gray, Daddy Yankee, Drake, Eddie Vedder, G Herbo, Glass Animals, Florence + the Machine, Greta Van Fleet, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack Johnson, James Blake, James Bay, Jimmy Fallon, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Jonas Brothers, Kid Cudi, Kim Petras, Lil Wayne, Lorde, Metro Boomin, NAV, Nicki Minaj, Noah Kahan, Of Monsters and Men, Pearl Jam, Post Malone, Seth MacFarlane, Shania Twain, Stephen Sanchez, Stevie Wonder, Swedish House Mafia, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Twice, TXT, and more. Founded by brothers and chief executives Monte and Avery Lipman, it is also comprised of innovative business ventures, including American Recordings, Boominati Worldwide, Brushfire, Casablanca Records, Cash Money, Federal Films, HYBE, Imperial, JYP, Lava Records, Mercury Records, Republic Records: Kids & Family, Republic Nashville, Universal Arabic Music, Uptown Records, Victor Victor, Wicked Money Family, XO, Young Money, among others.
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