Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week I had the pleasure of meeting Sherri Chung, an award winning film & television composer. She has scored numerous feature films, documentaries, and commercials, as well as notable television series such as Batwoman, Riverdale, and The Red Line. As a lifelong cinephile myse...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week I had the pleasure of sitting down in person with Jaak Sooäär, a world-renowned guitarist and educator from Estonia. He filled me in on the riveting history of jazz behind the iron curtain, the educational system in Europe, and how he forged a career as a modern guitarist. Fi...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week's episode features songwriter Abigayle Kompst, a fantastic up-and-coming talent based in Nashville. A recent graduate of Belmont University's historic songwriting program, Abigayle released her first EP "Vegas" in 2022. I had a blast talking with her about her musical upbring...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week's episode features Sean McGowan. Sean is a world-renowned solo jazz guitarist, educator, and author. We had a wonderful conversation talking about teaching music with physical and mental health in mind, navigating the music business, finding his voice through solo guitar and ...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week's episode features Jaime Slutzky. Jaime is a behind the scenes wiz at helping music educators build their online platforms, increase automation and efficiency, and grow their audiences. Whether you're an educator, creator, artist, or student, you're going to get a really in-d...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week's episode features Ray Suhy. Ray is a guitarist that is fully entrenched in both the metal and jazz worlds, playing for bands like Six Feet Under and Cannabis Corpse while also leading a modern quartet with Lewis Porter. We talked a lot about the similarities between the two ...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week's episode features Frank Potenza. Frank is one of the founding fathers of jazz guitar pedagogy who spent his early days at Berklee and now has been a professor at USC for many years. His sophisticated, swinging style can be heard on records by Gene Harris and under his own na...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week's episode features Adam Levy. Adam is a prolific sideman, session player, bandleader, and educator. His talents can be heard with artists as diverse as Tracy Chapman, Norah Jones, Vulfpeck, and many others. He also is an indelible force on modern guitar education, with his se...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week's episode features one of the absolute legends in this industry, Bobby Broom. From playing with Sonny Rollins and Miles Davis to leading his own dynamic groups, Bobby is as consummate a musician you'll ever find. It was a pleasure to talk to him about education, sticking to y...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week's episode features the zen master himself, Tim Lerch. A world renowned guitarist and educator, Tim has decades of experience as a consummate solo jazz guitarist in addition to his work with Pearl Django, Jamie Findlay and many others. His gentle spirit, patience, and depth of...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week's episode features the multi-talented Chase Potter. I've known Chase for almost 10 years, and he is a staple in the Midwest and Brooklyn known for his incredible virtuosity on violin, bass, guitar, and everything in between. He's played with everyone from Machine Gun Kelly to...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week's episode features the wild mr. Noel Johnston. Besides being an in demand guitarist in the greater Dallas area, he teaches at the University of North Texas, co-owns Lone Star Music Academy, creates hilarious instagram videos and even wrote his own book "Voicing Modes". I had ...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week's episode features the consummate guitarist and educator Jake Estner. Jake is someone I've admired for years, having found him on Instagram way back, and I'm always amazed at his ability to dive so deep into harmony, rhythm, and practice concepts. I had a blast talking ...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week's episode features the ferocious guitarist and educator Shawn Purcell. He currently plays with the prestigious Navy Commodores, teaches at George Mason University, and leads his own projects. I had a blast talking to him about his thoughts on arranging, his process in teachin...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week's episode features one of my favorite local Columbus heroes, Kevin Turner. He currently works with Grammy award-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum, teaches at The Ohio State University, and has played with the likes of Ray Charles, Hank Marr, Dr. John and many many more. I...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week's episode features one of the world's greatest guitarists, educators, and ice-cream eaters, Corey Christiansen! Now the head of the guitar department at Utah State University, I talk to Corey about his views on professionalism, mentorship, education, and bridging the gap betw...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week's episode features the amazing Cecil Alexander, a guitarist, composer and educator that has made a name for himself for the past few years– most recently being a finalist in the Herbie Hancock International Jazz Competition (formerly the Monk competition). After attendi...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. This week's episode features the fabulous Barry Greene, a guitarist and educator in Jacksonville, FL. Barry has spent the past 25 years as the guitar professor at University of North Florida, in addition to building a large online lesson community and playing his butt off all over the ...

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry. I'm beyond thrilled to have Ben Monder as the first guest for Beyond the Frets. Ben has been an axiom in the modern jazz world since his emergence in the early 90's, and has since played with greats like Paul Motian, Maria Schneider, Donny McCaslin and David Bowie. His own output as a ...