About Me:
In music anything is possible, there are no rules. However, in order to create music you must have tools. Just as the artist must learn to control the primary and secondary colors and their placement in space, a musician must learn to control the different shades of sound and their placement in time. Playing the guitar involves an understanding of these tonal structures.

Styles:
Musical Theatre, Jazz, Rock, Rockabilly, Blues, Gospel, Bluegrass, Country, Pop, R&B, Hip Hop, Funk, Heavy Metal, Fusion, Slide Guitar, Folk, Indian, Latin

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

Ages:
Pre-teen, Teenage, Adult

Experience:

• Attended Berklee College of Music on scholarship in 2000 after ten years of private study.
• Worked in New York jazz clubs frequently as a sideman and a leader (the Luke Franco Trio). [2003 - Present]
• Moved to Monterey, CA - Ran a private teaching studio with over 50 consistent weekly students. Developed unique and effective teaching material that stressed a balance between all musical disciplines.
• Performed frequently in Monterey with local groups including Along Came Betty, the Ace Hill Quintet, Kenny Stahl, etc.
• Moved back to NY to pursue career. Currently playing gigs, working on learning piano, studying classical guitar and writing music. Planning a CD release of original material for trio in 2007.
• Writing a book on beginning guitar which is a summation of knowledge gained after teaching thousands of lessons. It approaches from the beginning the five basic disciplines (reading, technique, theory, ear training and repertoire) in a balanced and progressive way.

Education:

• Bachelor of Music in Guitar Performance (BM), Berklee college of Music [2003]

Studied With:

• Garry Dial [2006 - 2007]
• Patrick O'Brien [2006 - 2007]
• Guy Cantwell [2005 - 2006]
• Charlie Banacos [2004 - 2006]
• Mick Goodrick [2002 - 2003]
• Bruce Bartlett [2000 - 2003]
• Hal Crook [2001 - 2002]
• Jon Damian [2000 - 2001]
• Bobby Hansmann [1989 - 1999]

Seminars and Workshops Attended:

• A few lessons with..., Jack Wilkins [2006]
• A few lessons with..., Johnathan Kriesberg [2006]
• A few lessons with..., John Abercrombie [2006]
• A few lessons with..., Vic Juris [2006]