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Jersey Baldini, 15 performs with The Heartbreakers
Photo by Ian SwabyCaptain Banjo Bob, one of the original Music Compound instructors from 2016, was able to meet instructor Iain Harris.
Photo by Ian SwabySophia Emmons, 14, plays drums with The Heartbreakers.
Photo by Ian SwabyAlden Bass, 3, assembles LEGO blocks.
Photo by Ian SwabyLeo Stuart, 3 and Cash Radcliffe, 4, enjoy the party atmosphere.
Photo by Ian SwabyBrandon Byrd, 4, and his brother Brady Byrd, 3, brush the teeth of a crocodile at the stand of Give Me a Smile, a new pediatric dental office on Fruitville Road.
Photo by Ian SwabySilvanna Escobar, 17, Jersey Baldini, 15 and Harper Weyant, 15 of The Heartbreakers, perform on stage.
Photo by Ian SwabyMilan Cantero, 15 and Andrew Basler, 15 perform with Solar Apocalypse.
Photo by Ian SwabyLuc Drage, 13 and Sophia Emmons, 14, perform with Solar Apocalypse.
Photo by Ian SwabyAvi Sigal-Verier, 8 and his brother Joah Sigal-Verier, 6, successfully open a box in an activity by Mysterium Escape Room.
Photo by Ian SwabyMusic Compound owner Jenny Townsend was able to talk with Tom Bell and his wife Cheryl Bell. The building's location, Bell Road, is named for the celery farm of Tom Bell's grandfather, Tom J. Bell, that originally occupied Celery Fields. Tom Bell and Townsend's father-in-law Jack Townsend are also childhood friends.
Photo by Ian SwabyLevi Schwartz, 9, plays the guitar in the music lounge.
Photo by Ian SwabyMusic Compound may have just moved its Sarasota location to a new site on Bell Road, but that didn't stop the music school from hosting its annual Back to School Bash Aug. 24.
During the event, the school had the chance to showcase not only the talents of students, who performed in their bands onstage, but also the new facility, operational as of Aug. 12 following the move on Aug. 9.
At 10,000 square feet, the new space is an increase in size from the previous 5,500 square feet, and offers new features including additional study space, a larger stage and a parent lounge.
Although the auditorium itself is smaller, Music Compound owner Jenny Townsend said it will fill to the level that concerts require.
"There's a lot more opportunities because we can fit more people in here, and everyone is so collaborative in here," said Sophie Emmons, 14, said of the space.
"It's opened my eyes to see how much Music Compound has grown," said student Harper Weyant, 15. "It's like everything that you would want... and it's great that we have concerts and, for example, the Back to School Bash, so that newer people or bands can show people what they've been practicing."
