As we’ve previously announced, Monte was one of the special guests of Jeremy Saffer‘s photo seminar that took place the past weekend in Los Angeles.

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Monte stopped by at Pio Pico Middle School recently, to bring music instruments, talk with the students and jam with the school band, as part of Little Kids Rock’s efforts to bring music education to LA area schools.

Check out some photos from the event and watch the video of Monte jamming “Sweet Child O’ Mine”.

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Rock Photographer JEREMY SAFFER’s Capturing Music/From Shoot to Print: A Bi-Costal Music Portrait Seminar and Workshop May 25^th/26^th and June 8^th/9^th

Next Weekend – Experience a Personal Learning Opportunity from Jeremy Saffer at his Studio in Chicopee, MA

Two Day Tickets Just $250 – One Day Tickets Just $150

Want to learn how to set up photo shoots with bands? Get your photos in magazines? How to use lighting both in studio and on location? How to get paid in music photography and make it your business? Here is your chance to learn all that and much, much more!

The “Capturing Music” Seminar/”From Shoot To Print” Workshop are JEREMY SAFFER’s first ever Bi-Coastal seminars! Also, this is the first time Jeremy will be doing the “From Shoot To Print” Workshop in its entirety.

While most photography workshops and seminars start around $1,000 and up – Jeremy wanted to keep this open to everyone who actually needs or wants to be there, so, 2 Day Tickets are available at a special discount price for just $250! Can’t make it to both days? Tickets are just $150 for the single day option.

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Pittman will deliver instruments to and jam with students from Pio Pico M.S. to celebrate Moksha Yoga’s $115,000 30-day fundraising challenge for Little Kids Rock

Los Angeles, CA, May 15 2013 – On Monday, May 20^th, Monte Pittman, lead guitarist for Madonna and current solo artist, will jam with students at Pio Pico Middle School in Los Angeles, which is participating in the free Little Kids Rock music program. Moreover, Pittman will be arriving with free instruments for the students, courtesy of Moksha Yoga’s 30-day “Sweat For Change” fundraising Crowdrise challenge, which raised nearly $115,000 for Little Kids Rock to restore and revitalize music education in under-served public schools nationwide.

Little Kids Rock, the United States’ leading nonprofit provider of music education and free instruments to public school children, is currently reaching over 110,000 children with weekly music lessons amidst budget cuts that are eliminating music education from some of the nation’s most disadvantaged public schools. Nearly 3,000 current Little Kids Rock students receive free music education in 125+ Los Angeles/Pasadena.

Moksha Yoga LA, NYC and MNPLS combined their efforts to raise nearly $115,000 as part of a 30-day fundraising challenge on Crowdrise, to help Little Kids Rock bring free musical instruments and lessons to disadvantaged schoolchildren. Pittman, who joined Little Kids Rock’s honorary board in 2009, is going to help them deliver some of the new instruments that the funds have purchased.

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Monte recently attended the 2013 Revolver Golden Gods event and was also interviewed on the black carpet. Check out the video below!

Monte will be teaching at the Bandhappy Tent on Vans Warped Tour June 22nd in Mountainview, CA and June 23rd in Ventura, CA.

For those not familiar, Bandhappy allows fans to get lessons from their favorite musicians which can include anything from instrument and vocal lessons, to lessons about songwriting, marketing, image, management, gear walk-throughs, or anything else relating to the music industry.

Take a trip over to www.bandhappy.com/warpedtour and check out all of the details. Make sure you pre-register as Bandhappy events sell out fast!

Monte will be on LA Talk Radio’s “Relevant Music & Muse” with Guy Towe on Saturday, March 30th at 7pm PST.  Fans can go to http://www.latalkradio.com/ and click Listen Live on Channel 1.