Thayer Naples was born and raised in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1990. Picking up the guitar ate age seven, Thayer has presently been playing for twenty five years. Honing his craft, practicing hard and diligently through adolescence, up to ten hours a day, Thayer played in his schools Jazz band and studied Cla…

Simon Needle is a multimedia composer, sound designer, music theorist, and instrumentalist from Atlanta, GA. Since his enrollment at Kennesaw State University in 2014, he has taken it upon himself to build a diverse repertoire of talents for use in the musical world. Entering college as one of the first Music…

Mitch Neubauer was born and raised in the rural Midwestern town of Waseca, Minnesota. Originally given a banjo at the age of 6, he quickly shifted gears to guitar when the search for a local banjo teacher yielded no results. A performer from the age of 6, Mitch received an associate’s degree in Jazz perform…

Yammy was born in Hong Kong with fluency in Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, and English. Her music life was inspired by her grandpa who self-learned many instruments and always played piano in her childhood. Thanks to heavy encouragement and support from her grandpa, Yammy began self-learning the piano and a han…

Originally from in Topeka, Kansas, Nels first picked up the guitar at the age of 8 and hasn’t looked back since. He is passionate about working with kids and improving his student’s ability at the piano and guitar. Nels has studied under professional guitarists such as Rick Taylor and Lori Buonamici. Follow…

Benjamin’s exposure to music began at the age of 5 on the piano and violin. Around the age of 12, Benjamin began studying bassoon and guitar, receiving musical guidance from Atlanta jazz musicians John and Rosemary Robertson, Tavius Elder, Gordon Vernick, James H. Patterson, and Kebbi Williams. Benjamin hol…

Sebastian Olah originally from Colombia, and now based in Atlanta/Georgia has cultivated a sound of his own, one that represents his multidisciplinary musical background. He is a passionate guitarist with influences ranging from the likes of Joe Satriani, Pink Floyd and Dream Theater. When discovered his pas…

Ohmarx Paniagua was drawn to music from an early age. Growing up in a musical family in his native Peru, he taught himself guitar by ear at age 13 and played in his first band at age 16. In 2000-2001 Ohmarx studied music theory at Escuela Superior de Musica Condorcunca with a focus in classical guitar and fo…

Josh Partridge is a violin and guitar teacher based in the Atlanta, Georgia Metro area. Originally from Rigby, Idaho, Josh has had a passion for music since he started playing the fiddle at age 9. Josh took lessons from multiple-time National Champion fiddlers Joe and Jacie Sites, and after placing 5th in hi…

Brandon is a highly motivated, career musician whose passion is to aid every student to reach their goals. Fun is also a major component of the process. Educated at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Brandon has taken students in guitar, bass and voice from novice to burgeoning musicians. Through developi…