Who will be the next Paul McCartney, Tina Turner or Sting? It might be someone from Eden Prairie.

The Paul Green School of Rock Music will open its second Twin Cities location Feb. 1 at 6585 Edenvale Blvd., Suite 100B, Eden Prairie. The site is being renovated to make space for the school.

The school is a performance-based after-school music program teaching youth ages 8 to 18 to play and perform rock music.

"We are thrilled about the Eden Prairie branch opening," said Green, the school's founder. "From Prince to Paul Westerberg to newer bands like Motion City Soundtrack and Quietdrive, the Twin Cities has always had the reputation of being a music hot spot."

The first location in St. Paul opened in September 2006 and has shown tremendous growth, Green said.

"That school has produced some exceptional young rock musicians," Green said. "We expect the same from the western suburban school."

Students learn from the Twin Cities best professional rock musicians, he said.

Guitar, bass, drum, keyboard and vocal students, from beginners to advanced, enroll at the school to take lessons, perform with other musicians in group rehearsals and perform real rock concerts, according to Kristen Beckman, regional manager.

Additionally, students are invited to audition for national performances such as the annual Paul Green School of Rock Music Festival in Philadelphia, which draws 5,000-plus fans and the Paul Green School of Rock All-Stars, a touring band of the best musicians in the Paul Green School of Rock Music network.

More information is available from Beckman at 651-492-6436 .- Compiled by Paul Wahl