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For the documentary about an actual school of rock music, see Rock School (film). Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality For the Gene Simmons TV show see Rock School. For the movie starring Jack Black, see School of Rock. For the Jack Black movie, see School of Rock
Rock School
Format Reality, Documentary
Created by RDF Media
Starring Gene Simmons
Country of origin UK
No. Thomas Jack Black Jr (born August 28 1969 is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician. School of Rock is a 2003 American Comedy film from Paramount Pictures, starring Jack Black. RDF Media Group is a British television production company founded in 1993 by David Frank. Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz (pronounced Haium on August 25, 1949) is an Israeli -born American Hard rock Bass The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located  of episodes 6 (Series 1)
4 (Series 2)
Production
Running time 30 minutes* (Series 1)
1 hour* (Series 2)
*including commercials
Broadcast
Original channel Channel 4
Original run August 19, 2005 – February 19, 2006
External links
IMDb profile

Rock School (also known as Gene Simmons' Rock School) is a British reality TV series starring Gene Simmons (from the band KISS), in which he has a short time to turn a class of school children into a fully fledged rock band, at the end of which they must perform in a supporting slot for a leading rock band. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz (pronounced Haium on August 25, 1949) is an Israeli -born American Hard rock Bass Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music.

Rock School is made by British production company RDF Media and has been shown on Channel 4 in the UK, Channel Ten and Channel V in Australia, TVNZ's TV2 in New Zealand, VH-1 in the United States and Latin America, TV2 Zebra in Norway, Nelonen in Finland, TV4 in Sweden, Much Music in Canada, Vitaya in Belgium and ORF1 in Austria. RDF Media Group is a British television production company founded in 1993 by David Frank. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began TV10 could refer to TV10 (Netherlands See Channel 10 (Greece Network Ten in Australia Channel Australia is an Australian subscription television music channel and also the newest (and second largest Channel [V] channel For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Television New Zealand (TVNZ is a state-owned television broadcasting corporation in New Zealand. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Nelonen is a Finnish commercial TV channel It started out as Helsinki's local television channel PTV in 1989 on the HTV cable network which name was changed Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. MuchMusic (often referred to only as Much) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Vitaya is a Flemish Television station The station got its license for 9 years in 1999 and it started to broadcast on 25 August 2000 Vitaya The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich

A comedy film with a similar theme, starring Jack Black, called School of Rock, was released in 2003, before the first series began although the creative team and Gene Simmons insist that it was not because of the success of that film they made it, and say it was in the works since 2002. Comedy film is a genre of Film in which the main emphasis is on humor. Thomas Jack Black Jr (born August 28 1969 is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician. School of Rock is a 2003 American Comedy film from Paramount Pictures, starring Jack Black. The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz (pronounced Haium on August 25, 1949) is an Israeli -born American Hard rock Bass

Since series 2, Simmons seems not to be planning any more series as of yet, due to commitments with KISS, but he may very well do another as Channel 4 have kept their page about the show.

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Series one

The first series was broadcast in the autumn of 2005 and took place at Christ's Hospital school in England. Christ's Hospital (popularly known as The Bluecoat School, and also by the nicknames "Housey" and "CH" is a full board coeducational Boarding school The chosen class of Year 9 students were all classically trained and it is insinuated that they had no interest in rock music. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music

The band consisted of Josh (also known as "The Emperor") as lead singer, Dudley ("Dudders") as drummer, Jesse ("Bagpuss") as guitarist, Kwamé ("Mr. Cool") on keyboards and bassist Camilla (who refused to have a "rock name"). Stylists were Fiona ("FiFi") and Frances ("Francis"), while the stage managers were Lucian and Richard ("Mr White"). On 21st October, the manager, Rodney ("Rods"), revealed the band's name to be "The Class". After an initially difficult start the band successfully played to a crowd of Motörhead fans at the Hammersmith Apollo. The Hammersmith Apollo is a major entertainments and concert venue located in Hammersmith, London, England.

The highlight of the programme was arguably Josh, "The Emperor", so named because of his love of the game Warhammer and Lord of the Rings. Warhammer The Game of Fantasy Battles, formerly Warhammer Fantasy Battle and often abbreviated to Warhammer WFB or WHFB The Lord of the Rings is an epic The 13-year-old sparked plenty of controversy among his fellow classmates as his weird antics made him an outsider. A fluent speaker of Elvish and learning Klingon by the end of the series, Josh is completely tone deaf but was chosen by Simmons for his determination and perseverance. Elvish languages are Constructed languages used typically by elves in a Fantasy setting The Klingon language ( tlhIngan Hol in Klingon is the Constructed language spoken by Klingons in the fictional Star Trek universe Completely transformed by the experience, Josh saw himself as a rock god by the end of filming and had even grown his hair in homage to Brian May which irritated his fellow classmates as they thought his arrogance got the better of him. Brian Harold May, CBE

Series one controversies

The first series of Rock School was received with mixed response from students at Christ's Hospital. Many pupils objected to the manner in which the programme was cast and edited. RDF specifically overlooked pupils who auditioned that were already in rock bands, in favour of those who better fitted the stereotype of boarding school pupils. As a result the programme does not give an accurate portrayal of pupils at the school. The programme repeatedly claims that pupils at the school have no interest in Rock music, going as far as suggesting that pupils actively hate it. Many pupils consider this to be a lie given the annual rock concert and talent shows, as well as weekly discos and the large amounts of pupils in bands of their own, with some going on to be signed by major labels. Gene Simmons was also poorly received by pupils, at one point throwing money at the face of another pupil. Despite Gene Simmons insisting that the show wasn't made because of the success of the movie School of Rock, "Mr. Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz (pronounced Haium on August 25, 1949) is an Israeli -born American Hard rock Bass School of Rock is a 2003 American Comedy film from Paramount Pictures, starring Jack Black. Cool" is the same name of the Keyboard player in Both shows.

Series two

Following strong international sales for the first series, a second series began filming in October 2005 at Kirkley Community High School in Lowestoft,Suffolk and began airing on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on Sunday January 29th, 2006. Kirkley Community High School is a Comprehensive school in the Kirkley district of Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. Lowestoft (ˈləʊstɒft/ /ˈləʊstəf is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England, lying between the eastern edge of The Broads National Park Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. A new twist to this series was that instead of classically trained musicians, Simmons was working with students from a less affluent area. Unlike the first series the pupils were from year 11 rather than year 9. Their task at the end of the series would be to open for Judas Priest, Rob Zombie, and Anthrax in Long Beach. Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician Anthrax is a New York City -based heavy metal band that released its first full-length album in 1984 Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast

In the first episode we meet Chris Hardman, also known as "Lil' Chris" (due to his diminutive stature), who can sing , play guitar, drum, and write songs. Christopher James Hardman, (born August 26 1990, Lowestoft, England) more commonly known by his stage name Lil' Chris, is an At the end of the first episode he goes on holiday with his family, causing Simmons to appoint Ellie as the replacement vocalist. The band, then "No Comment" and consisting of Ellie (vocals), Samanie (guitar), Lindsey (bass), Jess (keyboards) and Sammi (drums) spend the second episode preparing for their first gig, where they played to an audience of predominantly old age pensioners at a local Football club, as well as worrying about their positions in the band upon Chris's return. Episode two also features Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, who was brought in by Simmons to inspire the group. Black Sabbath are an Frank Anthony "Iommi (born February 19 1948, in Aston, Birmingham England) is an English Guitarist and Songwriter

In the third episode, the band hold auditions for a backup drummer in light of Sammi's volatile temper and tendency to walk out on them. These auditions were open to both class members and select non-members as well. Simmons chooses an outsider Lauren, raising the suspicion that he was looking to form an all-girl band. They go on tour with Chris and Ellie taking turns on vocals, but neither impresses Simmons, putting both of their positions into doubt. On the second show of the tour, the band were promised they would get to play "My Generation" as an encore with Ellie singing, but Simmons felt they had not sufficiently impressed the crowd and did not warrant the encore Suzi Quatro also features in episode three, showing Lindsey some techniques on the bass guitar. My Generation is the debut album by the English rock band The Who, released in the UK in December of 1965 Suzi Quatro (born Susan Kay Quatronella, June 3 1950, Detroit, Michigan) is an American Singer-songwriter,

In the final episode Simmons reveals the final line-up of the band, dropping an obviously devastated Ellie and opting for Chris, who he felt was more charismatic. He also renamed the band "Hoax UK", inspired by a slogan on Chris's cap. They successfully played their opening slot with their song "Kicking Off", written by Chris and classmate Rob:

I want to learn to fly, I want to climb so high, It's kicking off
Bought a ticket out this hole, Play my rock and roll, We're kicking off
Gonna take my life, Take My life to new levels, Going to shake it all up until my heart rate trebles

The lyrics may have been prophetic, as a week after the performance Chris was contacted by record producers Ray Hedges and Nigel Butler, who appeared in the show to help the class with songwriting. They worked with him on a song called "Checkin' it Out". The song was released as a single in September 2006 and reached at #3 in the UK Singles Chart, Chris then recently released an album in December 2006. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The female members of the band, including Samanie, Ellie and Lauren formed a band of their own known as The Upraw. Lauren and Lily left the band but have been replaced by two new members Toni (Drums) and Katie (keyboard). They released a single called "Make My Way" in May 2006. [1]. According to the Upraw's website, Ellie and Katie have now left, with the three remaining members functioning as a three piece.

Trivia

External links

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