SCHOOL OF ROCK's Brandon Niederauer Set for 'Teen Mash Mob' in NYC

A flash mob of more than 100 teens will be playing guitar and singing in celebration of the power of music as part of Guitar Mash's Teen Mash Mob at Richard Tucker Square (66th Street between Columbus Ave and Broadway) next Friday, May 13 at 5:30 p.m. Featured among them will be guest guitarist Brandon Niederauer, who plays 'Zack' in Broadway's SCHOOL OF ROCK.

Featured will be teens and tweens from schools across NYC -- including Guitar Mash's Teen Acoustic Guitar Project, Little Kids Rock, Lower Eastside Girls Club, Replay Music School, School of Rock NYC and more. Passerby are welcome to join in!

The teens will be playing "Purple Rain" by Prince, "Revolution" by The Beatles, "Ho Hey" by The Lumineers and "Riptide" by Vance Joy.

A rehearsal in preparation for the Mash Mob will take place at the Lower Eastside Girls Club (Ave D and 8th Street) this Saturday, May 7, from 3:30 to ­5:30 p.m. A free practice session will also be offered at School of Rock NYC on Friday, May 6, from 4 to ­6 p.m. Charts and a video of the three songs are now available for download at guitarmash.org/teens. All is free and open to ages 11-­19.

Guitar Mash believes that making music with other people is a joyous and profound experience, connecting people in a fundamental way. Since 2012, Guitar Mash has impacted hundreds of guitarists and music lovers, reconnecting adults with their instruments? fostering social musical settings? and creating new ways for some of the greatest musicians in the world to communicate with their audiences.

Among Guitar Mash's teen offerings is the Teen Acoustic Guitar Project which passes a guitar and a Sharpie from one teen to another, each of whom has the #OneGuitar for #OneWeek to write #OneSong. Hear Part One of the Project on the Guitar Mash Teen Playlist. Stay tuned for Part Two, which will feature 18 new songs on the Breedlove guitar currently making its rounds across New York City.

Guitar Mash is a 501(c)3 non­profit organization working to make the world a more musical and connected place. Partner organizations include the Jazz Foundation of America, Little Kids Rock, and the Lower Eastside Girls Club. Guitar Mash is grateful to the D'Addario company and foundation, whose support of Guitar Mash Teen Programming makes this Mob possible.

Brandon Niederauer "TAZ" (Broadway's School of Rock), an alumnus of Guitar Mash's annual Benefit at City Winery and a participant in the Teen Acoustic Guitar Project says, "Participating in Guitar Mash makes me feel like I'm in heaven...all these people around me want to do what I want to do, and we're all just having a good time." Listen to Brandon's interview on Fox5.