Tutor in Marietta, Georgia

I have been playing guitar for about 30 years—since 1987—and my formal education was in music education. I grew up in the Marietta GA area; I attended East Cobb Middle School, Wheeler High School, and then Abilene Christian University (in Abilene, Texas). My principle instrument throughout my school years was alto saxophone (but I also played a good bit of baritone sax as well), and like all music education majors, I learned to play all the wind instruments typically found in school bands...and of course, throughout all of that, I learned to play guitar as well. I play or have played bass, lead and/or rhythm guitar in many bands and musical projects in the metro Atlanta area over the years, in styles ranging from punk rock, to '60s garage rock, to metal, to experimental, to blues, to country, to heavy psychedelic rock, and lots of other genres along the way. In addition to offering guitar lessons, I also do freelance audio mastering and mix engineering gigs; and I used to work at Doppler Studios in Atlanta, one of the pre-eminent music recording, voiceover, ADR, and audio post-production studios in the Southeast, handling scheduling/management duties as well as any engineering gigs whenever I could—but they unfortunately closed their doors in June of 2016, after almost 50 years in the business. I also offer guitar-specific recording, composition, and performance services; and I occasionally do minor repairs and set-ups on acoustic and electric guitars and basses as the need arises. Musically I specialize in rock and blues, but I also teach country, pop, and metal, as well as everything related and in between. I have always been fascinated with, and drawn to, music of all kinds—and all the things that go into making recorded music; and ever since my middle school band director showed me just how rewarding music education can be, teaching has been a huge part of my life. Being able to pursue pretty much all of my passions for a living, I truly feel that I am one of the luckiest people in the world. I'm certainly the luckiest person I've ever met. You can find out more about me and my lessons program on my website www.....com