When Palm Springs Unified School District Superintendent Tony Signoret was in college during the ’80s in Los Angeles, he saw Guns N’ Roses perform a concert before the iconic rock band signed a record contract. He was surprised last year during a cabinet meeting when he came across a proposal by the band’s former drummer Matt Sorum.
Signoret said he was “thrilled” when he saw that proposal from Sorum’s music education nonprofit, Adopt the Arts, which is going into effect in four of the district’s elementary schools during the 2024-25 school year with plans to expand the program to two more during the second semester. Funding is being provided entirely by Adopt the Arts and will not cost the district any money.
On Monday, GoodNoise studio in Palm Springs, which is owned by Sorum and musician Jason Mendelson, hosted an open house to celebrate the launch of the program.
