About Me:
Learning to play guitar is a challenge, but with lessons it becomes a rewarding lifelong enjoyment. I am a Berklee College of Music graduate who has been playing for 23 years and teaching private lessons for 11 years. I teach styles including Rock, Classical, Jazz, Country and Metal. The lessons will help you learn to play guitar by using chord diagrams, theory, charts, examples and exercises, as well as anything you hear on the radio and want to learn.

Styles:
Classical, Jazz, Rock, Blues, Country, Heavy Metal, Slide Guitar

Subjects:
Harmony, Theory, Ear Training, Songwriting, Arranging, Music Technology, Rock Music History

Ages:
Elementary School, Pre-teen, Teenage, Adult

Major Influences:
Warren Haynes, Zakk Wylde, Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Prince, Tony Iommi, Nuno Bettencourt, Ace Frehley, Dimebag, Albert Lee, Mark Morton, Jimmy Page, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Angus Young, Robert Johnson, Kirk Hammett, etc...

Education:

• Bachelor of Music in Music Production & Engineering (BM), Berklee College of Music [2006]
• Bachelor of Arts in Biology (BA), West Virginia University [1997]

Studied With:

• Joe Stump [2005 - 2006]
• David Newsam [2003 - 2006]
• Jon Finn [2004 - 2005]
• Robin Stone [2003 - 2004]

Awards:

• Don Puluse Award for Outstanding Musicianship - Berklee College of Music [2006]

Discography:

• Tobacco Mosaic - "Step in Line" [2007]
• Tobacco Mosaic - "Horseapple" [2007]
• Tobacco Mosaic - "A Stitch in Time" [2006]
• Tobacco Mosaic - "Dear Mom" [2005]
• Tobacco Mosaic - "A Sprinkling for the May Queen" [2004]
• Tobacco Mosaic - "From Mountains to Molehills" [2003]
• Die 77 - "Low Down" [2001]
• Leatherpig - "Letherpig" [1999]

Scholarships:

• Music Production Departmental Scholarship [2006]
• The Berklee Achievement-based Scholarship [2004 - 2006]