GUITAR
SERGIO
GARCIA-MARRUZ – GUITAR
M.F.A. in Music, National School of Arst, Havana, Cuba. Baccalaureate, Pre-Universitario
del Vedado, Saúl Delgado. Participated in Don Sebesky's "Film
Scoring Workshop," the "Professional
Composer's Workshop," and completed the "Paths'
Electronic Music Seminars." Studied classical guitar
with Isaac Nicola, Leo Brouwer and Martha Cuervo. Former lecturer-demonstrator
for the Hispanic Academy of Media Arts and Science, composer/sound designer for
Marymount Manhattan College, Music Instructor for Fieldston Summer Performing
Arts Institute. Taught workshops in composition using computers, synthesizers,
and MIDI technology. Began professional career as a performing guitarist of
classical and popular music, then became in-house arranger for the Musicians'
National Union in Cuba. Currently composer-arranger for TV Radio commercials (SGM
Music), as well as guitarist performing throughout the tri-state area.
CHRIS AMELAR – GUITAR, ELECTRIC BASS, UKULELE, MANDOLIN, BANJO
B.M. Jazz Studies, Wm Paterson University - Magna Cum Laude with Honors. Studied with Rufus Reid, Vic Juris, Joe Lovano, Dave Samuels, Harold Mabern, Art Farmer, Percy Heath. In addition to teaching private guitar and electric bass lessons, conducted group classes and clinics around the country for The National Guitar Workshop, and founded 'Jamming for Juniors' pre-school music program used at schools throughout NJ. Performed for President Clinton, and with guitarist Andy Timmons (G3, Olivia Newton-John), singer/guitarist Glen Burtnik (Styx), Christian music legend Phil Keaggy, and various artists at BB Kings, The Bitter End, The Blue Note and The Knitting Factory in NYC, as well as at NJPAC, the JVC Jazz Festival, and Z100's Zootopia Concert at the Izod Arena. Recorded all guitars on the CD Listen, and founded and recorded four CDs with the group 3D Ritmo de Vida, the latest of which was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award. Author of a long list of instructional books and videos, including Mastering Contemporary Rock (Alfred Pub), The Guitar FX Cookbook (Hal Leonard Pub), and Rock Guitar Jammin' (Hal Leonard Pub). Contributing author of numerous articles, interviews and transcriptions for Guitar World Magazine and Guitar School Magazine.
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