About
EDUCATION
- 1980 Guitar Institute of Technology, Los Angeles, CA
- 1982-1985 Ethnomusicology field work and undergraduate studies in Indonesia and at San Diego State University.
- 1990 B.A.I.S., Summa Cum Laude, National University, San Diego, CA.
PROFESSIONAL
- Solo performer, sideman, composer, arranger, bandleader and studio musician since 1983. Full time guitar instructor since 1990.
- 1995-2001 Celestial Mountain Music, Brevard , NC.
- 2002-2007 Hilo Guitars, Hilo, HI
RECORDINGS
- Joe Marquand 1998
- King Mango 2000
AWARDS
- Grantee, 2001, Three Counties Grant, North Carolina
- Third Place, National Slide Guitar Championship, Brevard, NC 1997
SOUNDTRACKS
- Hawaii Morning, 2004
- Hawaii's Big Island Festival promotion short
- Rock, Metal, Blues
- Jazz, Funk, R & B, Gypsy Jazz
- Folk, Country, Fingerpicking
- Ragtime
- Bluegrass
- Swing
- Samba, Bossa Nova, CVhoros, Calypso
- Reggae, Ska
- Kadans, Kompa
- Slide Guitar
- Lap Steel
- Slack Key Guitar
- Ukulele
- Mandolin
- Banjo
- Bass
- Music Theory and Harmony
- Ear Training