On Thursday, July 31, GIT welcomes blues-rock guitar virtuoso, vocalist and songwriter Joe Bonamassa for an inspirational afternoon clinic. Bonamassa was recently named Best Blues Guitarist of 2008 by Guitar Player Magazine’s readership, his second consecutive year to win that award. Bonamassa is internationally renowned for his fluid phrasing and post-modern fusion of electric British blues, traditional Delta blues and ro .......
On Monday, August 4, MI welcomes grad (class of 1986) author, rocker, and multi-finger tapping specialist Dave Celentano for an afternoon Open Counseling session. Since graduating from GIT, Dave has published over 30 books, videos, and DVDs for Star Licks, and Hal Leonard. His proficiency and specialization in several styles coupled with his professional transcribing skills have influenced literally thousands of students. Celentano’s latest CD release is entitled Wicked Music Box. To learn more, check out his myspace.
Alessandro Cortini (Guitar, Recording Artist) is featured on the cover along with an extensive interview in the August 2008 issue of Electronic Musician magazine.
After completing his studies at MI, Alessandro was te .......
Camille Olivier (Percussion) – better known as Cam – appears in Jazmine's new video "Need U Bad" featuring Missy Elliott and directed by Jonathan Mannion (The Game, Busta Rhymes, DMX). The song is in current rotation on all major Hip-Hop .......
Greg Hanna (Bachelor of Music – Bass) has been covering a lot of ground since graduation as bassist for punk forefathers the Dickies. Here’s Greg’s story:
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