before then, but I still learned so much. I attended Summer Shot when I was 16, so I already had quite a lot of experience performing live, working in a band, etc. It also helped me make the decision to continue to Musician’s Institute when I moved to LA in 2014. I learned an incredible amount of things about not only performing live, but about the music industry and playing bass at Summer Shot. But that didn’t change my mind about pursuing it – I had some of the best times of my life on those tours.Īlso, tell us about the “Summer Shot” program you attended at the famed Musicians Institute in Hollywood. Music isn’t an easy career, and I learned that on tour. It prepared me for the roller coaster that is the “music business” at a very young age (14 and 15) and I really knew what I was getting myself into. It made me realize that music was what I wanted to do forever, and what really made me happy.
Going on tour as a part of the All Stars changed my life. How was that experience and how did it prepare you for the beginning of your musical career? You had the fortunate opportunity of attending the School of Rock in Southern California and was picked as one of their All Stars for several West Coast Tours. The lyrics just made so much sense to me, and the songs were so relatable – on top of being musically awesome. I would have to say that Metallica changed my world, however.
Several bands inspired me – Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Van Halen, Slayer, AC/DC, Guns N Roses. School of Rock is all about expanding your musical knowledge, and that is how I started playing bass.īeing heavily influenced in metal music from an early age by your mother, what bands inspired you the most and was there any one band or person that changed your world? We quit our old music school and started School of Rock right after meeting the manager and music director at the school. After a couple months, my mom heard about School of Rock on the radio in San Diego, and was immediately interested in seeing what it was all about. After about four years, I wanted to learn more instruments along with the piano, and started taking guitar lessons at the same music school I took piano lessons at. My mom first put my twin brother and I in piano lessons – she always wanted us to learn piano. Can you tell us about that progression and how you first got involved in music? You’ve been involved in music since you were eight years old – first with piano lessons, then on to guitar, and then ultimately the bass. Learn more about Anna and how she began her musical career and pay attention to her advice for aspiring artists! Anna continues to wow fans on her YouTube channel, perform across the West Coast, has received endorsements from several major music manufacturers, and recently performed at the NAMM show in Anaheim, CA at the BOSS room and at the DR Strings booth. She would later go on to attend the famed Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California where she studied bass guitar.Īnna considers herself a YouTuber where she has gained many fans with her covers of popular metal, rock, pop, and funk songs. Influenced by metal bands that were favorites of her Mother, she took to learning more about music and performing with a band by enrolling at the local School of Rock where she quickly excelled and became one of their All Stars having the opportunity to tour the West Coast with other School of Rock students performing songs played during Woodstock. Multi-instrumentalist Anna Sentina began her love music at an early age beginning on the piano at age eight, then onto guitar at 12, and finally the bass at 13.