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DEREK PATTON

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Classical guitarist, composer, recording artist and teacher David Walbert.

Three of David's original compositions are featured in "Mel Bay's Master

Anthology of New Classic Guitar Solos." David continues to teach and

is available for private lessons in Birmingham, Alabama

(Click photo to visit David's website)

Michael Dulin, pianist, composer, producer, and recording artist;

Co-owner of PSI Studios,and President of Equity Digital and Equity Digital Music.

His albums of original music have twice been awarded the prestigious Lifestyle

Music Award. Three of his albums have reached the #1 spot on

NAR World Airplay Charts. (Click photo to visit Michael's website)

Frank Ralls is a composer, arranger, producer and music director. He has performed
live in numerous ensembles of many styles including classical, jazz, pop, and rock.
He also arranges for PraiseCharts.com, writing and producing for N-Tracks
(a music production library for film/television). (Click photo to visit Frank's website)

Jeff Dümm, Guitar Center sales and merchandise expert starts the new year
off in his new position as store manager. Congratulations Jeff; "You GM now!"

Master luthier, Sugita Kenji (left) and his apprentice, Hiroshi Ogino (right),

pictured here with me holding my Kenji Carrera SJ. Kenji has built guitars

for over 25 years and studied under Chai Yukinobu and Ervin Somogyi. His

guitars are played by Oshio Kotaro, one of the most famous fingerstyle guitarist

in Japan, and Marco Linares, guitarist for Gloria Estefan. (Click photo to visit Kenji's website)

Guitarist and teacher, Jamie Stillway, weaves a unique style born from her study of

classical guitar, ragtime, and gypsie jazz. She has released three CDs to date featuring

various guest musicians from the Portland, Oregon area. (Click photo to visit Jamie's website)

Fingerstyle guitarist, Richard Gilewitz, has released seven CDs and performs concerts

and workshops throughout the country. Richard and I both studied guitar with classical

guitarist David Walbert (see top of page). In 2000, Richard released a CD titled

"The Music of David Walbert" as a tribute to him. (Click photo to visit Richards's website)