Instructors

Name: Tracey
Instrument: Piano
Style: Classical
Bands:
Favourite Band: Muse
Influences: Michael Jackson
Brief History: played piano for 13 years
General Info: A.R.C.T. Gr 10 Certificate 3rd year at York U. BFA Music

Name: Mark
Instrument: Drums
Style: Punk, Rock, Country, Metal, Funk
Bands: Might As Well
Favourite Band: Strung Out, Pulley, NOFX
Influences: Jordan Burns
Brief History: Played drums for 15 years
General Info: Loves music, loves video games, grew up in Mississauga

Name: Matt M.
Instrument: Guitar, Bass
Style: Rock, Metal, Punk, Reggea, Jazz, Classical
Bands: Silent, Hedthinner, RZND, Manspider, Woodenteeth
Favourite Band: Meshuggah, Daughters, The Locusts, Godspeed! You black Emperor
Influences: Joe Satriani, Guthrie Govan, Paul Gilbert, John Coltrane, Miles Davis,
Brief History: Grew up in Streetsville/Meadowvale. Started playing guitar and age 12.
General Info: I love playing, creating and listening to all styles of music.

Name: Mike
Instrument: Guitar
Style: Shred, Rock, Metal, Pop
Bands: Razorwire
Favourite Band: Metallica, Lady Gaga
Influences: Paul Gilbert, Marty Friedman, James Hetfeild, Dave Mustaine
Brief History: Have been playing guitar for 7 years.
General Info: Open minded, easy to work with and I can communicate well.

Name: Scott
Instrument: Guitar, Bass
Style: Indie, Country, Metal, Hip-Hop
Bands:
Favourite Band: Radiohead, The Beatles, Joy Division, Outkast, Notorious B.I.G.
Influences: George Harrison, Billy Corgan, Joe Szilogy, Joe Strummer
Brief History: Picked up a guitar at age 12 because the piano didn't rock enough.
General Info: I'm a huge film snob. You're probably taller then me.

Name: Eric
Instrument: Guitar
Style: Classical, Jam-rock, Jazz, Blues
Bands:
Favourite Band: Phish, J.S. Bach, Jimi Hendrix, Radiohead
Influences: J.S. Bach, Barlinz, Stravinsky, Hendrix, Jerry Garcia, Trey Anistario, Zappa
Brief History: I was born, went to school for music and will play forever.
General Info: I like griller cheese and pizza.

Name: Matt G.
Instrument: Guitar
Style: Rock
Bands: Daylight For Deadeyes
Favourite Band: Beatles, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, White Stripes
Influences: Beatles, Angus Yonge, Jack White, Jimmy Page, Tommy Emmanuel
Brief History: Been playing guitar for 13 years. Went to Humber College for Jazz.
General Info: Matt likes cooking, fine wines and cheeses. Has a Gibson SG and 2 dogs

Name: Joe
Instrument: Guitar, Bass
Style: Rock, Metal, Blues, Jazz, Country
Bands: Freefall, Doc Savage, Pat Thomas, Afro-Nubians
Favourite Band: Gentle Giant, Rush, Steely Dan, The Beatles, Steve Hackett
Influences: Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Alan Holdworth, Albert Lee, T-Bone Wack
Brief History: Played in several bands. Been on Electric Circus, Bravo, Much Music
General Info: Appeared on 8 CDs. Worked on Soundtracks and Documentaries

Name: Sean
Instrument: Bass, Guitar
Style: Grunge, Metal
Bands: Solitary Sun, The End
Favourite Band: Radiohead, Beatles, Black Keys
Influences: Nirvana, Neurosis, Michael Amaral, Noise, Radiohead, Tool
Brief History: Been playing bass for 15 years in a touring bad across Europe and N.A.
General Info: I was born 6"4. I like coffee.
 
Name: Jonny
Instrument: Drums, Percussion
Style: Rock, Jazz, Funk, Punk, Latin, Progressive, Metal
Bands: The Love & Terror Cult
Favourite Band: Fantomas, Fugazi, Nirvana, Melvins, Tom Waits
Influences: Buddy Rich, Benny Grebbo, Burnard Purdie, Animal, Dave Grohl
Brief History: Drumming for 17 years. Attended Cawthra Park School of Art
General Info: Studied with man private teachers.

Name: Ruchira
Instrument: Violin
Style: Western Classical, Jazz
Bands:
Favourite Band: Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, Tasa, Shakli
Influences: Eddie Buth, Stephan Crappelli, Kala Ramnath, Lucia Micarelli
Brief History: Studied Western Classical for 6 years. Played live the past 3 years.
General Info: A student and teacher of the violin

Name: Luke
Instrument: Guitar, Ukulele, Harmonica
Style: Blues, Slide, Finger, Rock, Punk, Thrash
Bands: Never Trust A Wizard
Favourite Band: Propagandhi, Black Flag, Muddy Waters, The Band
Influences: Lots of fast and fancy chords!
Brief History: Played guitar for 7 years.
General Info: I make a mean omelet!

Name: Kevin
Instrument: Guitar, Bass
Style: Blues, Rock, Acoustic
Bands: Too many to list
Favourite Band: Everything from A-Z
Influences: Started off playing rock, then got into blues
Brief History: Started playing guitar at age 12. Been playing for 20 years!
General Info: Been Playing professional for over 10 years. Released 2 CDs