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The Teachers
Tommaso Zillio
Tommaso is a full-time professional rock/metal guitarist and composer based in Edmonton, AB, Canada.
He collaborates regularly with local acting companies for musical theater productions, the most recent being "the Rocky Horror Show", "Hair" (Fringe holdover, Highest grossing Fringe show in 2010, Highest grossing Fringe BYOV of all time), and "Bare". One of Tommaso's songs "Where Angels Stumble" has been featured on the compilation CD "Under the Same Sky", whose 10,000 copies have been distributed worldwide.
Tommaso is the main writer at musictheoryforguitar.com, and collaborates as writer with websites such as ultimate-guitar.com, cyberfret.com, guitar9.com, metalguitarlessons.net, insaneguitar.com, and MyGuitarWorkshop.com. Tommaso is also the author of Sweeping Blues: 101 sweep picking licks for Blues guitar, an innovative course that applies the cutting-edge technique of sweep picking to the grittiness and sincerity of Blues.
Tommaso is a proud endorser of AMT Electronics, the best distortion pedals on the planet. His pedals of choice are the SS-20, the F1, and the DT-2.
Tommaso is a graduate of the Tom Hess' Music Career Mentoring Program and is currently involved in the Tom Hess' Elite Guitar Teacher Inner Circle. Among Tommaso's favorite musicians and influences are: Dream Theater, Pink Floyd, Joe Satriani, Andy Timmons, Mike Oldfield, Jean-Michel Jarre, Deine Lakaien, Litfiba, Nightwish, Astor Piazzolla, Hans Zimmer.
Tommaso is also the main teacher for the GRIP (Guitar Results Intensive Program) in Edmonton and is available for private and group lessons. Contact us for more information.
Dan Smith
Dan has been playing guitar since around the age of 11 taking lessons from a series of private teachers in Manitoba. He moved to Edmonton in his early twenties, always with his guitar on his side.
After taking guitar lessons again from a local teacher, Tommaso Zillio, Dan found out that having a full time music career could become reality instead of a mere dream. Dan is also a member of the Music Career Mentoring Program held by Master musician and teacher Tom Hess.
As of today Dan is teaching guitar full time to students in the Edmonton and surrounding areas, and is available for private and group lessons. Contact us for more information.