Our Team

Anton Shynkinov

Music Production

Meet Anton, an up and coming music producer passionate about helping beginner artists and producers create music they love. With nearly four years of hands-on music production experience, Anton can help break down seemingly complex concepts into simple, actionable steps you can use right away.

Forget needing overwhelming software or deep music theory knowledge to start! Anton focuses on getting your ideas out, guiding you through the creative process using Soundtrap, a free, accessible online tool. He's dedicated to helping you bring your musical visions to life, one beat at a time.

Beverley McKiver

Piano, Theory

Beverley McKiver is an Ottawa-based pianist, composer and teacher who frequently collaborates with singers, choirs and instrumentalists. Beverley completed a certificate in Piano Pedagogy from the University of Ottawa in 2019.

She has performed at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Banff Centre for the Arts, and Native Earth Performing Arts in Toronto. Her “Odaabaanag” song cycle commissioned by Jumblies Theatre and Soundstreams in Toronto was performed at Toronto’s Harbourfront in November, 2019.

Beverley has a philosophy of life-long learning and continues her own classical and jazz piano studies. As a teacher, she brings her creativity and love of music to students of all ages.

Braun Enoe

Guitar, Theory

Braun has been a member of the RMA team since 2015. Mainly influenced by Blues and Rock, Braun has a passion for sharing music, and teaching others. His warm and encouraging personality is particularly notable amongst his students. Another great passion of Braun's is strength training and personal fitness.

Bader Soma

Piano, Guitar, Harmonium

Bader Soma is a multi-instrumentalist based in Montreal with over a decade of experience in both performance and music education. He has released four original albums and toured in North America severl times, performing twice at the National Arts Centre. His style draws on meditative, devotional traditions, offering heartfelt compositions on piano and sacred chants harmonium, and guitar. Through concerts, retreats, and festivals, Bader shares music as a path to inner peace and transcendence. As a teacher, he encourages creativity, emotional expression, and a deep connection to sound, guiding students to find their own authentic voice through music.

Gabriel Glendon

Guitar, Bass, Band

I've been a long time musician but only recently started teaching. I work well with all ages. I have a history in performance in various theatre production bands, recording and performing bands. Playing many different instruments. I played guitar and vocals in a band called Hangar 18 for close to 10 years and we travelled across Ontario playing over 300 shows in our time. I've written, recorded and produced albums. Now I find my peace improvising on bass guitar during spiritual "musical meditations" called kirtan through our temple community. I like travelling and reading and movies. Some of my musical influences are hozier, city and colour, hiatus kaiyote and khruangbin but I can play and teach a wide variety of music.

Hugo Cayen

Drum-set, Percussion

Hugo is a percussionist from Ottawa who is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in classical percussion at the University of Ottawa. His classical training has led him to perform with orchestras in cities such as Ottawa and Montreal. He has been drumming for nearly a decade and has extensive experience both playing drums, as well as teaching drums to people of all ages.

Joseph Milazzo

Piano, Theory

Joseph has been around music his whole life. Since he started to learn the basics at 3 years old, he is still continuing to further his studies. Through hard work and devotion, he achieved First Class Honours in both Level 8 Piano and Music Theory through the Royal Conservatory of Music, and he is currently studying Level 9.

Joseph believes that everyone has a love for music and that the best way to discover it is through learning an instrument. Although he is new to teaching, his goals are to inspire and motivate his students, and encourage them to pursue lifelong learning.

In his spare time, Joseph enjoys reading, riding his bike, listening to music, and he is also the Dungeon Master in his D&D group. Whether you’re entirely new to music or thinking of changing instruments, Joseph is happy to help!

Krishna McAllister

Music School Manager

Krishna has been part of our management team since 2011. Whether you're new to learning an instrument, or an intermediate seeking a group to play with, Krishna will likely be the first person you see or speak to at Russell Music Academy. From scheduling, billing, or even pushing your stuck car out of the snow. Krishna is happy to help!

Matthew Auger-Di Labio

Guitar, Piano, Band

Matthew is a twenty eight year old multi-instrumentalist. His main studies have been on the guitar with a focus on progressive rock, jazz, fusion, and contemporary music. Matthew is a Carleton University graduate with a Bachelors in Music. He has been teaching for over seven years in the Ottawa/Gatineau region along with the city of Montreal and the villages of the Laurentians. These lessons have been with both young and older students specializing in a variety of different studies and genres. He has an extensive background in theory/analysis as well as performance, and composition.

Tristan Le Bahezre

Guitar, Piano, Band

Bio coming soon