I have been playing the guitar for about 20 years. I started playing at the age of 8, learning basic chords and bluegrass riffs. It was in the 6th grade that I had a breakthrough. I heard the song “Cliffs of Dover” by Eric Johnson and my life changed. I started practicing a lot, and by the age of 16 began teaching other guitarists to play. Through high school I was in several groups that wrote and recorded music and played local shows. In 1997 I enrolled in Berklee College of Music. During this time, I continued to teach, perform in local bands, and play theater gigs. By graduation in 2001, I was teaching full time and in 2004 opened my own private teaching studio. I am also the guitar/bass/guitar ensemble instructor at the Pingree School in Hamilton. Since the summer of 1997 I have been on the faculty at the UNH SYMS program. In August 2008 I taught at the Berklee College of Music Guitar Sessions. In addition to teaching around 80 private students I also perform with Kangaralien and Storms Approach.

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