Inspiring Young Minds with Exceptional Performing Arts Education Since 2021
Meet Brizzo Torres, a Chicana singer, actor and educator, captivating NYC stages since 2011. Discover how she's shaping the future of performing arts with The Good Good Collective, breaking barriers and inspiring her communities. Click 'About Our Founder' to explore Brizzo's inspiring journey from Mexico to San Antonio and NYC and her vision that's changing young lives through art and education.
The Latine community is growing in the US and at 18.4 percent, they are the largest ethnic community in the U.S while currently making up one in four students in the nation’s public school system, they have been disproportionately affected by poverty and lack of learning opportunities, support and the resources to succeed including black and indigenous communities which were disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
Seeing the effects of a lack of equitable education in her neighborhood, she decided to use her passion and knowledge of performing arts and leadership to launch The Good Good Collective (GGC), a "For Impact" organization that provides free high-quality performing arts programs for Latine, Black and Indigenous children, in order to support communities impacted by the educational equity crisis.
The Good Good Team
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Brizzo Torres
FOUNDER + CEO
Brizzo Torres (she/her) is a Chicana Singer, Actor and Founder + CEO of The Good Good Collective. With over a decade of experience coaching singers and leading vocal programs in NYC, she specializes in helping artists develop confidence, expression, and authentic connection through voice. Brizzo has guided hundreds of students from first performances to professional stages, and her GGC community work has been recognized by PepsiCo, Cheetos, Bad Bunny and cultural leaders nationwide. Listen to her music here!
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Sam Allen
MUSIC TEACHING ARTIST
Sam Allen (he/him) is a Brooklyn-based musician, producer, and teaching artist with The Good Good Collective. He holds a B.M. from SUNY Purchase and has over 15 years of experience helping students discover their creativity and build confidence through music. As an instructor at NYC Guitar School, he was recognized as a high-impact teacher and mentor. As guitarist and co-songwriter for the rock ’n’ roll band WYLDLIFE, he has released albums on Steven Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records, toured internationally, and earned multiple “Coolest Song in the World” honors on SiriusXM’s Underground Garage. Check him out here!
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Aleeza Garcia
TEACHING ARTIST
Aleeza Garcia (they/she) is a Chicana and Tejana artist and dance teaching artist with The Good Good Collective. Originally from Fort Worth, Texas, they hold a BFA from the University of the Arts and focus on cultural liberation through movement and performance. Aleeza has performed at The Shed, Judson Memorial Church, and the Centre National de la Danse in Paris, and has collaborated with artists including Niall Jones, Fana Fraser, and Kayla Hamilton. They currently teach dance in NYC public schools and center healing, heritage, and self-expression in their work. -
Tania Cross
BOARD SECRETARY
Tania Cross is an artist and musician. Based in New York City, she works across photography, drawing, printmaking, book arts, sculpture, and sound. Tania was a founding member of the drone metal improv bands Crippler and Cripple Double, and has performed solo bass projects at galleries and institutions around the world. She also produced a monthly noise show in Bushwick for four years and serves on the board of The Good Good Collective and champions for our Bushwick School for the Arts program. -
Remy Celeste Rodriguez
TEACHING ARTIST
Remy Celeste Rodriguez is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and teaching artist with The Good Good Collective. Their work is grounded in earth-based practices, ancestral knowledge, and a connection to plants and place. Through painting, sculpture, and living ecosystems, Remy creates work that honors stillness, care, and transformation. Based in New York City, they integrate sustainable materials, intuitive color, and slow processes into their creative and teaching practices.
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Emilio Tostado
TEACHING ARTIST
Emilio Tostado is a guitarist, educator, and teaching artist with The Good Good Collective. He has over ten years of experience helping students grow through music, specializing in classic rock, R&B, jazz, and songwriting. A longtime instructor at New York City Guitar School, Emilio has recorded and performed with artists including The Four Tops, Glen Hansard, and Melvin Davis. He also tours with NYC funk group Milo Z and continues to write and perform original music.
