ALIF PUTRA

Nur Alif Sulaiman A.K.A (Alif Putra) defines all that is "ROCK".

His on-stage showmanship, charisma, his unique look and incredible talent captivates audience and sets him apart from his peers.

A recognised musician in both Singapore and Malaysia, Alif's popularity in both countries continue to skyrocket!

Alif's profile catapulted when he was voted Best Musician in 2008 (Mediacorp Anugerah Band) and Best Guitarist in 2009 (Yamaha Asian Beat).​

He was also handpicked to open for Metallica in Singapore in August 2013 and performed with his band 'Antares' in front of a 40,000 strong crowd.

He also went on to win a Guitar Competition in 2014 (LAMC's Steve Vai Challenge) and was invited to jam with Steve Vai during his concert in March that year.

Alif has performed all over the world since his emergence and continues to "ROCK" every venue he steps foot in to this very day.

Alif's philosophy in teaching is that it is not just about understanding the world of music or guitar playing. He would like to share his personal in depth techniques on how to discover and unlock your personal musical identity and especially performing on stage in front of audience with confidence.

Hashim Suhaimi

A music composer and arranger by day, he writes and arrange music for music albums, TV and animation series. Won himself the COMPASS Top Local Malay Pop Song Award (Composer) in 1998 and Top Local Soundtrack Award (Composer) in 2012.

One of the highlights of his glittering career as a guitarist with the Shagies was representing Singapore at Surabaya, Indonesia for the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board in 1996 and also one of the opening acts in 1993 Sentosa Music Festival featuring Bon Jovi, Rick Price, Jimmy Barnes and Andy Lau.

Now, he feels it is time to give back and share his vast experience and knowledge to the young and whoever wishes to explore music by learning and playing the guitar. With practice, dedication, and Hashim guiding you as your Thunder Rock School guitar instructor, no goals unachievable!

Ian Toh

Ian Toh is a musician and entrepreneur from Singapore.

Educated in music since young, Ian Toh first took part in the local music scene at the age of 17 with his band Flybar.

Within a year of its birth, Flybar participated and won the Singaporean leg of World Battle of the Bands, representing Singapore in the world finals which took place in Hong Kong.

Following up their success with a debut album, Flybar could be heard over the radio airwaves through the local stations.

In 2010, Ian Toh founded Thunder Rock School with his partners and music scene legend Leonard Soosay.

With its goal to nurture the music scene, Thunder Rock School has educated and produced many young musicians in Singapore, adding to the vibrancy of the music scene.

Armed with its flagship event, Thunder Band Slam, Ian Toh has discovered young talents who have produced albums and EP under his tutelage. In addition to this, Ian headed the Noise Music Mentorship 2017 as well as 2018 and has spent years coming up with curriculum for various music education associations. 

He is also an educator, specialising in managing students and maximising learning opportunities in diverse classroom settings, be it lectures, masterclasses or workshops.

With his comprehensive background in performance and music composition and arranging, 15 years as a performer in a variety of bands and ensembles, Ian Toh seeks to bring Thunder Rock School to become on of the best music schools in Singapore.

Joanna Lim

The seasoned performer from sunny island, Singapore, is not afraid to debunk stereotypes. Rocking out behind the synthesizers and saxophone has given Joanna a strong stage persona. Her perfor­ming journey began in­ 2005 and had since sessioned for different acts like progressive outfit - Zero Sequence, Singapore popular duo - Jack and Rai, The Simon Yong Band,  DJs from Zouk SG, Heritage Singapore etc. She has also played alongside Uli Jon Roth (ex-Scorpion guitarist) and YouTube sensation Grandma Rock aka Grandma Mary. 

Music has brought Joanna to perform in Cannes, Tok­yo, Osaka, New York C­ity, Guang Zhou, Colombo, K­uala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu. Locally, her more prominent gigs include festivals like Baybeats, Mosaic ­Music Festival, City65 Music Festival, NParks Rockestra, F1 Singapore.

Joanna now performs regularly at pubs (Wala Wala, Timbre), weddings and events with bands - Reverie, KI­NGS and Singapore’s very own Beatles Tribute band The Day Trippers, as their keyboard­ist and saxophonist. She is also the saxophonist for Singapore Eagles' Tribute Band - Johnny Come Lately, The Souls Singapore and Singapore Horn Trio - The Blackhorns.

​Joanna’s debut album, “Parallel Vortex”, archives her musical roots and journey. The 8 track instrumental album revisits the “progressive rock” and “soundscape” genres via lush keyboard works and saxophone.

Joanna is proud to be an­ Audio Technica and C­ME artist and a teacher at Thunder Rock School.

Jovin Lim

Jovin Lim started playing the drums since 2004 and has never stopped since. His interest in the rhythm section began during his secondary school days as the sectional leader of percussion in his schoolʼs symphonic band.

In his tertiary years, he formed indie bands and performed at various local festivals such as Singapore Street Fest (2007), NUS Arts Fest (2008) etc. He also conducted drum workshops in schools (both at secondary & tertiary level) to inspire students to pick up contemporary music.

He sessions for DEON who released 2 albums, Antiphobic (2014) & Oceans (2015), showcasing at various events including Singapore’s Baybeats Festival (2014), Canadian Music Week in Toronto for 3 consecutive years (2013-2015) & International Pop Overthrow Festival (2014) where the band performed at Liverpool’s famous Cavern Club, know for the birth place of The Beatles.

In addition, sharing stage with bands like The Maine (2015 @ St James Powerhouse) & renowned Icelandic band, Of Monsters And Men, at the Hard Rock Coliseum (2016). 

He also plays with the band KINGS, a five-piece musical unit that draws strength from its diversity. The varying influences, experiences and musical backgrounds of its members have brought about an amalgamation of sound that is uniquely KINGS.

Currently, Jovin is actively playing in his church worship team (Hope Singapore) since 2005. Venues include weekly services and church conferences held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Jovin is proudly endorsed by Pork Pie Drums & TRX Cymbals.

Jude Lee

The bass guitar was never Jude’s main instrument when he first started playing music almost 17 years ago. Starting on guitar just like any young fledgling musician, he was introduced to the likes of Green Day, Rage Against the Machine and many other alternative music and formed his own band soon after.

In 2010 he was roped into local band West Grand Boulevard to fill in for another instrument he was never familiar with, the bass guitar and never looked back ever since. The band went on to record their first album, garnering the attention of Universal Music and was signed soon after.

He went on to perform with many other bands writing original music and collaborated with a few other solo artists as well. When he was invited to join Nothing to Declare, a Japanese rock band in 2011, it was soon thereafter he was endorsed his own bass by ESP Guitars from Japan.

Having established himself in the local music scene, he went on to join local post hardcore band Caracal in 2015 and toured with them in Japan, States and Philippines playing shows and festivals such as Summer Sonic 2015 which he considers a personal milestone for the band and himself.

Jude joined Thunder Rock School in 2014 and has been teaching bass and guitar ever since. His passion for music has not waned one bit although he does not currently play perform live. He continues to enjoy making music in his free time and loves discovering new music from any genre.

Lee Liang Hong

Liang Hong is a Singaporean professional drummer who performs and teaches the drums regularly. He started playing the drums when he was 13 years old, and first performed at 16 for school events.

Liang Hong joined Singapore Drum Off Competitions in both 2007 and 2008, getting into the semi-finals for both events. From 2009 to 2010, he played for main services in church and followed the team to play for various Christian events held in Penang, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

In 2011, Liang Hong began his first regular gig at Timbre @ Arts House. Since then, Liang Hong has joined and supported various bands such as Afterhours, 3AM and Peep Show in their regular gigs and events. Some highlights include performing with Afterhours for the Year-End Countdown show in 2012 and 2013 respectively, which was broadcasted live on National Television. He currently holds a regular slot on Saturdays with Peep Show (sg) at Wala Wala, playing rock music on a weekly basis.

Besides performing for live events and shows, Liang Hong also has experience in sessions work. He recorded the drums for Jaime Wong’s self-titled EP, which was released in 2015. He also did sessions for a full-length Christian album for children named The Alpha & Omega under Nigel Goh Chiaw Pheng, released in 2016. Both works are currently available on Spotify, iTunes and various online platforms.

In the midst of all the performing and session work, Liang Hong is still a teacher at heart. He started teaching the drums since 2009, and continues to do so to this day, with the goal to share with others the love for music through what he does best, drumming.

LISA HARYONO

Lisa Haryono kickstarted her career in the local music scene in 2013 with her indie-pop band, enec.e, as one of the main vocalists and keyboardist. They released the single, Crystallized, in 2015 followed by the EP, Driftwood, in 2017, which were both co-produced by Leonard Soosay. 

She has since done session work for local artistes such as Esther Lowless, iNCH, Astronauts, Dru Chen, RRILEY, Benjamin Kheng, to name a few. She is currently actively playing with the local cover bands KINGS, 53a, heybae and Mushanga.

LJ Lee

LJ has been an active professional drummer and has done session work for some local live cover bands regularly since 2010 in places such as Wala Wala, Beer Market, Mcgettingans, Bungy Bar and Brix just to name a few. He has been more involved in doing session works for singer songwriters since the start of 2016, such as recording and live performance works for Simon Yong, Jerry Galeries and Dru Chen. Few of the highlights of 2016 was performing with Simon Yong at Esplanade Outdoor Theatre and Dru Chen for the 2017 Mediacorp Count Down Show.

First involvements in the local music scene was with Pop Rock outfit, Aurigami, fronted by Syltra Lee, along with instrumental powerhouses Wylde Boon and Yazied Rahman. They have actively participated in events performing originals and renditions of their favourite songs. The Milestone for the band was the Mediacorp program “Live ‘n’ Loaded”.

LJ is also a founding member of the band Slate. Playing ranges of music from rock classics to high energy pop numbers, Slate has performed in media associated events hosted by popular radio stations and selected pubs in the live music circuit.

LJ has been teaching drums in various music schools since 2008 and is currently a full time drum educator with Thunder Rock School. He has been heavily involved with the progress of the school since 2013. He also plays regularly in the night scene, as a resident musician of a venue, as well as sessions for various bands in the circuit.

Martin Kong

Martin Kong is the drummer for post-hardcore band Caracal.

His band Caracal, has released 2 albums and 2 EPs and has performed for festivals like Baybeats (SG), Summersonic (Tokyo), MIDI Festival (Beijing), Spring Scream Festival (Taiwan) and more.

They have also toured USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, China and Southeast Asia, and have opened for acts like Anberlin, Funeral For a Friend, Underoath and The Used.

Their LP - ‘Welcome The Ironists’ hit #1 on iTunes Singapore upon its release in December 2014.

Their latest EP – ‘Take It Apart And Put It Back Together’ was released in 26 July 2018 and can be heard on Spotify, iTunes, Bandcamp and more.

Martin has sessioned and filled in for acts such as Amateur Takes Control, Monster Cat, Sherene’s Closet, West Grand Boulevard and Naedr.

Beyond drumming, Martin is also a recording engineer and mixer at Snakeweed Studios alongside his mentor Leonard Soosay. He has recorded bands such as: Caracal, Amateur Takes Control, Amterible, Supersect, Tell Lie Vision, HRVST and Naedr.

With teaching experience of almost 13 years, Martin is still a student of music and strives to bring out the best in every student.

Rachel Lu

Whatever you want to sing, Rachel firmly believes in getting your foundation techniques right before you want to sing anything or even everything. She's been hustling in this sunny island for the past 7 years or so, starting out in little bars with an acoustic set up, singing pop songs to currently roaring and belting with Caracal or the Rock Rosettes on stages big or small. Her experience shapes the way she will be teaching you, be it crooning melodious soul tunes to screaming guttural menacing sounds, in a safe way of course.

In late 2017, Rachel joined Singapore's beloved post-hardcore band Caracal as front-woman and together performed at the 2018 Baybeats Festival as well as the Ignite Music Festival with the release of their new EP "Take it Apart and Put it Back Together". She has also been fronting the Rock Rosettes since 2015, playing at various events and establishments from Clarke Quay to Boat Quay.

Rachel also has a Trinity Rock & Pop Vocal Grade 8 cert although she thinks it’s not absolutely necessary for singing.

Simon Yong

Simon Yong is a Singaporean guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer who has recorded 2 albums with progressive rock band Zero Sequence and a solo instrument album "Alien Stole My Whiskey" (2013).

He is a highly sought after musician in the tiny red dot and has also performed with international artistes such as American legendary drummer Dennis Chambers, Thailand's guitar hero Jack Thammarat, Taiwanese pop icon Sam Lee and Japanese metal band Babymetal guitarist Takayoshi Ohmura.

Simon Yong endorses ESP Guitars and Audio-Technica. He has played killer guitar solos in front of an insane full-house crowd at Singapore Indoor Stadium opening for The Script (2013), National Day (2015) at the MBS Event Plaza, the Rugby Sevens half-time show (2016) at the Singapore Sports Hub (National Stadium), opening for The Iron Maidens (2015), SINGfest (2008) Fort Canning, Baybeats (2009) & (2013) at Esplanade, Ignite! Music Festival (2010) and Mosaic Music Festivals (2014) & (2017).

Simon currently plays with Reverie every Wednesday and Friday evening at Wala Wala.

He has also toured and performed in Malaysia, Australia, USA, France and Japan; and also appeared on radio and TV on several occasions. He was also one of the judges at the Singapore Polytechnic Crescendo 2007 singing competition final, a judge at the Singapore Drum Festival Drum-Off 2017 & 2018 Competition, a mentor for NAC's Noise Singapore Music Mentorship Program 2017. While he's not performing, he is committing himself to music education, masterclasses and workshops.

Yazeid Rahman

No one loves playing bass as much as Yazeid Rahman does. This energetic and passionate bassist has never failed to make audiences notice him - in a good way.

Ironically, his first instrument was not the bass guitar but the acoustic guitar - a gift given to him by his father at the age of 10. Though he did not show much aptitude at first, it ignited his musical journey.

With years of experiences in hand, including a Merit in Grade 5 Theory from the world's most prestigious music certification, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM), he was called upon to be a bass & guitar instructor in Thunder Rock School of music. Even in teaching, much of his passion and enthusiasm is still seen from him.

in November 2011, Yazeid's charismatic bass playing caught the attention of pub band The Common People. He was roped in and together they formed KINGS. Yazeid's talent was unleashed and shone tremendously through weekly live gigs. He is also not left rested, as he is often called upon to substitute for other cover bands’ bassist.

Another milestone for him, is when one of ESP Guitar’s endorsee, Simon Yong, got him to session for his debut album ‘Alien Stole My Whiskey’ in 2013, which they eventually did a Japan tour in 2014. Success for them grew as Audio-Technica, one of the biggest audio equipment company, got them on-board to be their ambassadors for the System 10 Digital Wireless System.

In all, every performance of his is guaranteed to captivate audiences. Yazeid's groovy bass lines and impressionable moves inspire both the crowd and even fellow musicians.

daniel seah

Daniel is a guitarist and proponent of DIY music who has had many roles in the music industry.

Holding an Associate's Degree from the Musician's Institute, his expertise is backed by solid academic training. Daniel began teaching at the age of 16 after earning Grade 8 certification from Trinity Rockschool. He has since been empowering newcomers to the instrument, while offering seasoned players fresh insights into their craft.

Daniel was a founding member of Seattle-based noise-punk trio YOY, which earned recognition after signing with Den Tapes and touring the US West Coast voraciously. He was also a former member of Singapore's Cactus Cactus, and currently makes music with the band Spider.

Beyond performing and teaching, he has lent his musical talents to commercial projects for renowned brands like Subway and Hershey's. Daniel’s passion for music also extends beyond his own artistry. As a former Associate Editor for Guitar.com and Musictech.net, he played a vital role in sharing knowledge, expertise, and emerging trends in the music industry.

joy yang

Joy is a singer-guitarist who has been gigging in the local scene since 2014, having performed residencies and events in various hotels and bars across Singapore. Her love for both singing and guitar has continually inspired her to help students understand their instruments at a level that allows them to explore and sing/play their favourite music freely. 

For singing, she emphasizes heavily on fundamental techniques such as diaphragmatic breathing, breath support and articulation to help students achieve a better-sounding vocal tone. Musicality training to work on pitching and rhythm is also included. 

For guitar, Joy aims to help students learn about the instrument in a way where they will eventually be able to teach themselves by incorporating music theory and ear training. 

Allie soh

Alicia (Allie), known in the music industry for her powerhouse vocals and sing/play skills, has performed for over 15 years. Having arranged for Dick Lee's movie Wonderboy among other projects, and keyboardist for rappers Mark Bonafide and Shigga Shay, Allie is well-rounded in many genres. An ex Show-choir teacher who brought her schools to Diamond and Platinum awards for B'Dazzled in less than a year, Allie will continue to hone every student to be the best version of themselves.

benjamin lim

Benjamin has graced both regular and original scenes for over a decade. Picking up the drums at 12, he has performed in many different settings for artistes, and concerts, both locally and abroad. A prolific drummer currently with top 40s band Too Much Drama, Benjamin’s stage flair and performance ethics are a force to be reckoned with.

jackson lee

As the Manager of Thunder Rock School, Jackson is the face you're likely to be most familiar with.

Jackson is in charge of the school's day to day operations and also helps with business planning, events, finance and other business expansions.

Growing up listening to music from the early 00s, Jackson was heavily influenced by Alternative Rock, Classic Rock and Pop Rock, eventually inspiring his vocal style today.

Jackson is working on his original music and is planning to release them at the tail end of 2024, so if you're reading this from the future, his songs are likely out and you can check them out in the links below!

Jackson also livestreams music on Twitch, so if you're keen on saying hi and/or listen to his stuff, you can do so there as well.

While self-admittedly not being keen in pursuing a teaching career, he still warmly welcomes anyone who would like to approach him for any advice and he promises to give the best advice he can!