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Scott Henderson

GIT Instructors, Grads Rock NAMM Show

|    Jan 19, 2010

As music industry professionals and recording artists from all over the world met on the convention floor at the Winter NAMM Convention in Anaheim, California, they were treated to appearances by some of the great guitarists who teach in MI’s Guitar program, GIT. Here’s a sample:

World-renowned guitar hero PAUL GILBERT, a platinum-selling recording artist and GIT grad who still teaches at the school whenever his busy rock star schedule allows, signed autographs at the Ibanez Guitars booth. Paul is also offering his own series of “VIP Lessons” for anyone who’s interested (For info, visit www.paulgilbert.com.).
 
GIT’s resident rumba master, MARCELO BERESTOVOY, was found at the Guitarras Antonio Aparicio booth demoing classical and flamenco guitars from Valencia, Spain. “We played some music, but Antonio was very spontaneous, so nothing was set in stone,” said Marcelo. “Spaniards’ approach to this kind of thing is not scheduled. We opened some wine that Antonio brought from Spain, and then let it happen [laughs].”
 
Funk/fusion ace DEAN BROWN, fresh off a string of shows in Japan with Will Lee and Dennis Chambers, was at the Xotic Effects booth promoting their pedals and his new album. DAVE WEINER, Steve Vai’s “right-hand” man on the electric guitar, sitar, and other instruments, was also on hand.
 
JORG KOHRING was a featured artist at the Sonar/Cakewalk booth.
 
Edgar Winter lead guitarist DOUG RAPPOPORT was at ENGL. “I demoed their amps all four days, yo,” he stated.
 
GIT metal sensei KEN STEIGER was wielding new weapons for ESP. “I was demoing the new ESP H1001 LTD, twice a day, all four days of NAMM.”
 
TOM KOLB performed with recording artist Michelle Mangione at the Marriott Center Stage.
 
DAVE HILL took the convention floor’s Café Stage on Saturday with Steely Dan tribute band Pretzel Logic.
 
ALLEN HINDS performed every day on the new Bugera amps as well as Xotic pedals. He also played a concert for Behringer as well as a performing alongside titans of the four- and five-string at the Bass Bash.
 
Studio icon CARL VERHEYEN took the stage with former GIT instructor Steve Trovato at Deke Dickerson’s Guitar Geek concert Saturday night, followed on Sunday by a half-hour solo concert and autograph signing at the Alfred booth.
 
World-renowned fusion guitarist SCOTT HENDERSON performed at the Suhr Guitars booth, as well as playing a set at Muriel Anderson’s All-Star Guitar Night, backed by Stu Hamm and Dan Gottlieb. GIT’s jazz genius SID JACOBS also performed at the event, accompanied by MI veteran bass icon Jeff Berlin, as did GIT Director JUDE GOLD. Jude also performed a paint-peeling set of Van Halen songs in the Hilton Lobby on Saturday with tribute act Hot For Teacher.

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- Barry Squire
  Music Industry Talent Coordinator
  MI Hiring Hall Manager



MI alumni are working on stage, in the studio and behind the scenes around the world, with new stories arriving nearly every day. A sample of former MI students who have achieved industry recognition also includes:




Alessandro Cortini
Nine Inch Nails

Kalen Chase
Korn

Dave Kushner
Velvet Revolver

Rafael Moreira
Pink, Christina Aguilera,
Rock Star: Supernova

Mike Ward
Wallflowers, School of Fish

Kevin Hastings
Liz Phair

Pete Griffin
Hanson

Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell,
Scott Shriner
Weezer

Curt Bisquera
Elton John, Mick Jagger,
Bonnie Raitt

Pete Anderson
guitarist, producer

Paul Gilbert
Mr.Big, Racer X

Norman Brown
recording artist

Scott Henderson
recording artist

Oscar Cartaya
Jennifer Lopez, Spyro Gyra

Alex Al
Tupac Shakur, Stevie Wonder

Keb’ Mo’
recording artist

Fred Clark
Chaka Khan, Ray Charles,
Stevie Wonder

Dave Weiner
Steve Vai

Jennifer Batten
recording artist, Jeff Beck,
Michael Jackson

Toss Panos
Steve Vai, Mike Landau,
Robben Ford

Frank Gambale
recording artist, Chick Corea

Kevin Dukes
Don Henley, Boz Scaggs,
Jackson Browne

Chad Smith,
John Frusciante
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Clayton Gibb, Les Falconer
Keb’ Mo’

John Shanks
Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Raitt

Allen Hinds
Randy Crawford, Natalie Cole,
Crusaders

Jeff Buckley
recording artist

Ray Luzier
Korn, STP, Army of Anyone,
David Lee Roth

Matt Laug
Alanis Morissette, Slash

Ash Sood
Sarah McLachlan

Joacim Cans
Hammerfall

Leah Andreone
recording artist

Irene Gutierrez (DJ Irene)
DJ/producer/remixer/recording artist

T.J. Guger
Göla

Valerie Vega
Zomba/JIVE recording artist (France)

Ernest Tibbs
Alan Holdsworth, Natalie Cole

Toshi Hiketa
David Lee Roth

Travis Johnson
Dickies, TSOL

Jimmy Herring
Allman Brothers, The Other Ones,
ARU, Widespread Panic

Josh Sklair
Etta James, Jeffrey Osborne

Dan Caron
Clifton Chenier, Charles Brown

Jimmy Scott
Little Milton, Solomon Burke

Steve Kerscznic
Tom Jones

Brian Allen
Virgil Donati, Greg Adams

Meja
recording artist

Jesse Gress
music editor, Guitar Player Magazine

Sarah Hudson
recording artist

Chris Maloney
Dweezil Zappa, Lisa Loeb