Charles Brennan Announces Opening of Brennan Rock & Roll Academy

LAS VEGAS, NV, May 15, 2013

Sioux Falls native Charles Brennan was the host of a week's worth of grand opening performances for the nonprofit Brennan Rock & Roll Academy. As a former music industry executive and current CEO of Dollar Loan Center, Charles Brennan was able to enlist a number of his famous friends for the event, which helped bring in over a million dollars for the Boys & Girls Club of the Sioux Empire.

Among the surprises Charles Brennan was able to line up was a guest appearance by longtime KISS frontman Gene Simmons, capping the series of performances by some of the biggest names in rock and roll. With Charles Brennan in the audience, Simmons teamed up with Vince Neal from Motley Crue and Stephen Pearcy from Ratt, sitting in on a Saturday night show with rock tribute band Hairball. "That was a night I will never forget," commented Charles Brennan. "Up on stage were three of my all-time heroes of rock and roll, and they all put in once-in-a-lifetime gifts for the auction that raised over $100,000 in just a few minutes time." According to Charles Brennan, Simmons was gracious enough to invite four people to his house for dinner and donated $20,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs.

Charles Brennan also noted that the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy was host to crowd-pleasing performances for both rock and comedy fans. The event featured the band Night Ranger, 70s favorite Alice Cooper and comedian George Lopez, among others. The small venue meant that 300 fans were able to see the star-studded show in a surprisingly intimate setting.

This week was successful in not only raising money for the academy, but also giving visitors a feel for the facility itself, stated Charles Brennan. Designed for Boys & Girls Club members from ages 6 through 17, the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy will offer kids a place to learn the ropes of rock and roll, with Charles Brennan as the center's founder and namesake.

Joining Night Ranger, Gene Simmons and Alice Cooper were Sebastian Bach and Joey Allan of Warrant, the Doors' Robby Krieger, and Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer of KISS. Charles Brennan made a $250,000 donation to set up the academy, along with a pledge to help support the program financially for the next two decades. It's a $3.6 million commitment, which will keep the academy running for 20 years, reported Charles Brennan.

Charles Brennan is founder and CEO of Dollar Loan Center, with 80 locations across South Dakota, Nevada, Utah and California. Charles Brennan is also a longtime fan of rock and roll, having been the owner/operator of the Blitz Ballroom, one of the largest rock and roll concert venues in the Midwest. Charles Brennan and Dollar Loan Center are also regular contributors to charities like Little League and the Boys & Girls Clubs.

Charles Brennan is a serial entrepreneur and businessman originally from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and the Founder and CEO of Dollar Loan Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Established in 1998, Dollar Loan Center serves the short-term, subprime lending market with easy to attain financing for immediate financial needs. Las Vegas, Nevada based Charles Brennan is also the namesake of the Brennan Rock n� Roll Academy, a not-for-profit music program serving the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire in Sioux Falls, SD. Additionally, Charles Brennan and his wife Mary are the founders of Clark County Collection Service.

Growing up, Charles Brennan always knew he was destined for something big. He remember starting his first small business in Elementary School and as early as junior high, he began developing forward thinking plans to create a positive financial environment for himself. While still in high school, Charles Brennan took a position in the collections department of Citibank. He credits this time for opening up his eyes to the great demand for financial services.

In 1990, Charles Brennan left Citibank and opened The Blitz Ballroom, an instant legendary rock �n roll bar whose stage was been graced by names such as Quiet Riot and Joan Jett. Charles Brennan soon learned he possessed a natural talent for concert promotion and traveled the Midwest for several years matching artists with accommodating venues.

Then in a rather surprising move, Charles Brennan sold the Blitz Ballroom and headed for Las Vegas, Nevada, where he reentered the collection and finance business. It was in Las Vegas, Nevada, that Dollar Loan Center was born. Partnering with his good friend Keith Bergh, Charles Brennan tapped into an unmet need in the short term lending market. Bucking tradition, Brennan promoted Dollar Loan Center, in the same manner that he had garnered attention for his successful music promotion business � he made it larger than life with television and radio spots and print ads. Charles Brennan labeled any and every possible piece of advertising material available with the Dollar Loan Center logo even advertising on Howard Stern.

Today, Dollar Loan Center serves customers in four states: Utah, South Dakota, Nevada, and California.

In 2001, Mary and Charles Brennan founded Clark County Collection Service, LLC. The agency offers debt collection services to nearly 500 clients Nationwide. The company strives to promote professionalism in the debt collection industry and focuses on solutions via results-oriented methodologies and respect. According to Charles Brennan, Clark County Collection Service has been noted as one of the top 500 fastest growing companies in the United States by Entrepreneur Magazine.

Charles Brennan is notable in the Sioux Falls, South Dakota community for having established the Brennan Rock �n Roll Academy, serving Boys and Girls Clubs Members of the Sioux Empire. The Academy will offer free music education via lessons with professional musicians. As well, students will be allowed to participate in regular band rehearsals and concerts. Charles Brennan has donated a quarter million dollars to this project and committed an additional $3 million to ensure the program is successful.

Throughout his various ventures, Charles Brennan remains an optimistic, generous, and dedicated member of his community. He is an avid supporter of childhood athletics and in March of 2012 donated $30,000 to the Henderson Little League. Charles Brennan currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, with his wife and four children.