Between live tours with such artists as Ziggy Marley, the Marley Brothers and Raya Yarbrough, Guitarist Takeshi Akimoto maintains a very busy schedule. His sessions include soundtracks for such motion pictures as 50 First Dates and Christmas with the Kranks as well as regular work in the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” house band. At MI, Takeshi teaches Private Lessons and Open Counseling.
Musicians Institute’s faculty includes some of the finest educators, artists, and music professionals in the world. To find out more about MI teachers, locate individual teachers by name or see who’s on the faculty for each department.
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Ian Brekke is a vocalist, arranger, educator and vocal percussionist. A Minnesota native, he grew up in the Lutheran choral tradition and that has since blossomed into a love for all vocal and jazz music.
Henry Brewer received his musical education at Webster College Music Conservatory in St. Louis, MO. After relocating to L.A. in 1983, Henry remained active in writing, performance and recording. Some of his professional credits include B.B.
For more than 20 years, Dean Brown has been one of the most sought-after “A-list” guitar players for both recording and tours, with a credit list of over 100 major artist recordings (including four Grammy Award winners) and tours with the Brecker Brothers, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn, Kirk Whalu
Bruce Buckingham is an experienced teacher at MI and author of several courses, including Rhythm Guitar, Chord Melody and Latin Guitar Styles, as well as three books for MI Press and one video for Hal Leonard Publishing.
