INFINITE GUITAR - Key Persons
Al Joseph was born in 1987 in Highland Park, IL and was raised in Scranton, PA from 1996 on. He started playing drums when he was 10 years old. About a year or so later, he left the drums to pursue his growing passion for the guitar.
He later went on to study economics and participated in various college sports at Penn State University in 2006. He later decided to pursue music as his primary career and later auditioned at Berklee College of Music in 2012. Al Joseph is now a proud Alumni of Berklee College of Music.
He is also a proud member of a Progressive Metal band called "The Great Gamble". Be sure to check out their debut album released in 2012 called "Book 1".
Al has a debut solo album titled "Out In The Open". Check it out on iTunes! You can also find some great backing track packages he created at Jam Track Central.
Job Titles:
- Guitar Instructor
- Professional
Nick Granville is a professional musician/composer based in Wellington, New Zealand who possesses an impressive palette of diverse sounds across a wide range of styles. As a professional musician for many years, he has recorded and performed with a vast array of artists in many parts of the world. Nick prominently leads his own ensembles, and has released a number of critically acclaimed albums, such as Wishful Thinking, Round the Bend, Refractions and Home.
Nick has worked with artists as diverse as Chris de Burgh, Ronan Keating, Delta Goodrem, Steve Smith, Mike Stern, Joey Defrancesco, Eric Marienthal, Kurt Elling and with the band on New Zealand's "Dancing with the Stars". Nick leads his own groups which play regularly around Wellington, and around all of New Zealand at major jazz festivals. He is a founding member of the Wellington Jazz Orchestra. He has also released four CD's as a band leader and has played on many recordings, film scores, television and radio programs. Nick has taught at the New Zealand School of Music, Goodtime Music Academy, Musicworks retail stores, Christchurch Jazz School (CPIT), Otago University, Auckland University and at jazz festivals all around NZ. He has performed around the world and recorded in the best studios (including Capitol Recording Studio A in Los Angeles).
Nick also has a masters degree with first class honours in jazz performance from the University of Auckland.
Richard Lundmark is a 30-something guitar equilibrist, heralding from the deep forests of Northern Sweden. His style ranges from rock to jazz, from metal to fusion and something in between.
Richard has both released a critically acclaimed instrumental album, (FretDance, 2003), and held popular guitar clinics and workshops in several countries, Sweden and Japan to name a few. He is currently
Rick Graham is a guitarist/musician who lives and breathes music. Throughout the 16 years that he has been playing, he has absorbed music from one end of the spectrum to the other and has carefully woven those elements into his own playing.
Rick will be teaching rock, funk, blues, fusion, metal, classical/fingerstyle and will cover all aspects of technique, musicianship and theory within them.
2005 saw the release of his EP ‘Re-Invention' which was co-written and co-produced by Lee Graham.
Job Titles:
- Instructor
- Guitar Instructor
Hello! My name is Steve Hubbard, and I'm a 21 year old Guitarist from Canada! I currently play in a number of Christian Rock & Gospel bands, but have a passion for any form of quality music.
I started playing guitar in junior-highschool, and after about three years, I realized that I wanted to make a career out of my playing, and that I needed to put in some solid practice time.
A few of my main influences are: Greg Howe, Brett Garsed, Allen Hinds, and Frank Gambale. I doubt you will have a hard time hearing their style in my playing.
Thanks for checking out my profile! My name is Jody Mac and I'm a 24 year old guitarist from New Brunswick, Canada. At age 12 I picked up a strat and I've never looked back since. My excitement about the instrument led me first to private guitar lessons, and eventually to New York where I was able to devote 4 years to studying the guitar under a number of gifted teachers.
I currently play in a Christian rock band along side fellow instructor Steve Hubbard. My undergraduate studies were predominately jazz and classical, but my heart has always been for the blues, funk and groove. I enjoy many genres of music, thus my influences are equally varied. I find inspiration in artists such as Pat Martino, Manuel Barrueco, Stevie Ray Vaughan, even contemporary artists such as John Mayer and Jason Mraz. Playing live has given me a deeper appreciation for the complexity of music creation and subtleties that must be achieved to create a sound worth talking about.
Hi there. My name's Tom Quayle. I'm a professional guitarist and teacher from Leeds in the UK. I started playing guitar when I was 15 developing the interest after listening to my dad playing - he's phenomenal! Beginning with bands such as the Wild Hearts and Nirvana I learned loads of riffs from magazines and by ear before very quickly becoming obsessed with Dream Theater and Steve Vai!
After almost failing my exams through excessive guitar practice, I realised this was what I wanted to do in life. I took guitar lessons for a year before going to Leeds College of Music to pursue a degree in Jazz Studies. My guitar teacher introduced me to Allan Holdsworth and Scott Henderson and my life was altered forever! I spent the next 3 years studying really hard and playing with some amazing musicians, attempting to learn to play over changes and play jazz.
In 2002 I graduated with a BA (hons) in Jazz Studies and played gigs for a while, then I got disillusioned with my playing. I felt unoriginal and like a poor jazz imitator. I've spent the last few years developing my playing to try and achieve my own unique sound.
I was a finalist this year in the Guitar Idol 2008 competition and came 2nd after Andy James in the Greg Howe play for me II contest - picked by the man himself! I'm currently writing my first album and have some really exciting collaborations coming up in the future. I recently played on fusion bass player extraordinaire Adam Nitti's new album ‘Liminal' due for release in March 09!
Hello! My name is Travis Montgomery. I'm 22 years old and have been playing guitar for 9 years. I'm currently a member of the bands Threat Signal and Nociceptor. I became fascinated with music at about 5 years old. My favorite band was Pink Floyd, and I knew that I wanted to play guitar! It wasn't until I was about 12-13 years old that I actually picked up a guitar and began practicing. I began learning from one of those "How to Play Guitar For Dummies" books, but my actual obsession with playing guitar started when I discovered tabs!
My main passion in music is metal, but I love pretty much all genres. The brutality and emotion behind metal is what draws me in. It's like no other genre out there. Also, I'm a pretty big video game nerd. I love video game soundtracks. I listen to soundtracks from games like Final Fantasy, Xenogears, Silent Hill, Star Ocean, Super Mario 64, and Goldeneye 007 on a regular basis.