Guitar Teaching

I started teaching guitar professionally at age 17 at Pontones Music in Grove City, Ohio. Since then I’ve had the good fortune to teach for many of the finest music retailers in central Ohio and the surrounding areas:
K.R.A. Music (Columbus) 3 years
Studio One (Chillicothe) 1 year
Sam Ash (Columbus) Group Instruction (6 months)
Sawmill Music (Dublin) 7 years
Music Royale (Powell) 7 years
I currently teach between 35-40 private lessons a week at my own location 47 Clairedan Dr. in Powell, called Stellar Guitar Instruction.

Professional Performing

I started playing professionally in 1988. Here are a few of the bands I’ve played with since then:
Sybil (Classic Rock, Rush Tribute)
STAN (Original Funk/Jazz/Metal Fusion)
Deviate (Funk/R&B/Dance)
Donna Mogavero (Folk Rock)
Mimi Rousseau (Classic Rock, Country, Jazz,)
Tina Moore’s Enchanted (Fleetwood Mac Tribute)
Speak Of The Devil (Ozzy Tribute)
Stop Drop and Roll (Pop Rock cover band)

I’m currently playing with:

The Matt Venus Project (original band)

The Green Room (80′s cover band)

Personal

I am 40 years old. In my free time I enjoy studying martial arts and spending time my with my wife, Gail and my kids Talis, Dillon, and Lily.