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  • Genre: Acoustic / Classical / Folk Rock

    Location BRIGHAM CITY, Un

    Profile Views: 7438

    Last Login: 5/19/2012

    Member Since 11/29/2007

    Website www.austinweyand.com

    Record Label ACW Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Austin Weyand is passionate about the guitar and has run the gamut of performing situations. From playing guitar concertos with symphony orchestras, jazz jam sessions in Chicago, bluegrass and Celtic music on a tour through Europe, a local rock band which plays regularly in the intermountain west, to Spanish Flamenco for an 8 week run of the U.S. Premiere of Zorro the Musical, Austin can't get enough of the guitar. Drawing from this range of musical styles and experiences Austin uses what he has learned to enhance his special skill in composing and arranging for fingerstyle guitar. He creates a truly diverse and awe-inspiring experience with his pianistic approach, displaying melody, harmony, bass lines, even percussion in stellar arrangements and compositions that fascinate audiences wherever he performs. Austin's new CD is entitled "They Call me Dad" Songs for my daughters. Austin composed and/or arranged 11 pieces for guitar and violin each of which are dedicated to his three young daughters. It contains songs that he wrote specifically for each daughter such as "Carry Me," "Kiki's Smile," and "Crawling." It also has covers of songs that have special meaning to his girls such as "Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce, "Concerning Hobbits" from The Lord of the Rings, as well as others. Austin is the 2008 champion of the State of Wyoming Fingerstyle Guitar Competition and has drawn attention to his music. National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Chris Proctor says, "Austin plays imaginative, original pieces and arrangements for solo guitar with a fine technique and excellent tone. If you like solo acoustic guitar, my guess is that you'll find his music right up your alley." Austin did his undergraduate music/guitar study at Utah State University and then earned a Masters degree in guitar/jazz studies from Northern Illinois University where he studied with classical, jazz, jam band, and world music virtuoso Fareed Haque. He has been featured as a soloist and ensemble musician in concerts, television, radio and various recordings. He makes his home in Honeyville, Utah and enjoys performing and teaching whenever he can. Both of Austin's solo albums can be purchased through his website. www.austinweyand.com

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    Adam Del Monte, Doyle Dykes, Pat Metheny, Chris Proctor, Chet Atkins, Sting, Tim Reynolds, John Coltrane, John Doyle, John Fahey, Chick Corea, Billy Joel, Grant Green, The Beatles, Andres Segovia, Martin Taylor, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pat Donahue, U2, Joaquin Rodrigo, Jerry Reed, Scott Tennant, Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt, Don Ross, David Russell, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Andrew York, Rachel Gauk, Goran Ivanovic, Merle Travis, Thelonius Monk, John, Mclaughlin, Shostakovich Symphony 5, Stravinsky, Herbie Hancock, Indigo Girls, Edward Van Halen, Gene Ammons, Fareed Haque, Mike Christiansen, Joe Pass, Lindsay Buckingham, Frank Vignola, Itzhak Perlman, Lenny Breau, Johnny Smith, John Williams, Leo Kottke, Tommy Emmanuel, Tuck Andress, Von Freeman, The Who, Wes Montgomery, Steven King, William Kanengiser, Charlie Parker, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joe Satriani, George Van Eps, Miles Davis, Metallica, Jimmy Page, Michael Hedges, Simon and Garfunkel, Ricardo Cobo, Chuck Berry, Christopher Parkening, Manuel Barrueco, Mark Whitfield, Jason Becker, Bach violin partitas and sonatas, John Pizzarelli, Pat Martino, Clifford Brown, David Leisner, David Tanenbaum, Duck Baker, Serge Prokofiev, and others.

  • Sounds Like

    Don Ross, Tommy Emmanuel, Pierre Bensusan, Peppino D'Agostino, Chris Proctor

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Austin Weyand is passionate about the guitar and has run the gamut of performing situations. From playing guitar concertos with symphony orchestras, jazz jam sessions in Chicago, bluegrass and Celtic music on a tour through Europe, a local rock band which plays regularly in the inter-mountain west, to Spanish Flamenco for an 8 week run of the U.S. Premiere of Zorro the Musical, Austin can't get enough of the guitar. Drawing from this range of musical styles and experiences Austin uses what he has learned to enhance his special skill in composing and arranging for fingerstyle guitar. He creates a truly diverse and awe-inspiring experience with his pianistic approach, displaying melody, harmony, bass lines, even percussion in stellar arrangements and compositions that fascinate audiences wherever he performs. Austin's new CD is entitled "They Call me Dad" Songs for my daughters. Austin composed and/or arranged 11 pieces for guitar and violin each of which are dedicated to his three young daughters. It contains songs that he wrote specifically for each daughter such as “Carry Me,” “Kiki’s Smile,” and “Crawling.” It also has covers of songs that have special meaning to his girls such as "Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce, "Concerning hobbits" from The Lord of the Rings, as well as others. Austin is the 2008 champion of the State of Wyoming Fingerstyle Guitar Competition and has drawn attention to his music. National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Chris Proctor says, "Austin plays imaginative, original pieces and arrangements for solo guitar with a fine technique and excellent tone. If you like solo acoustic guitar, my guess is that you'll find his music right up your alley." Austin did his undergraduate music/guitar study at Utah State University and then earned a Masters degree in guitar/jazz studies from Northern Illinois University where he studied with classical, jazz, jam band, and world music virtuoso Fareed Haque. He has been featured as a soloist and ensemble musician in concerts, television, radio and various recordings. He makes his home in Honeyville, Utah and enjoys performing and teaching whenever he can. Both of Austin’s solo albums can be purchased through his website. Here are some of Austin's influences: Adam Del Monte, Doyle Dykes, Pat Metheny, Chris Proctor, Chet Atkins, Sting, Tim Reynolds, John Coltrane, John Doyle, John Fahey, Chick Corea, Billy Joel, Grant Green, The Beatles, Andres Segovia, Martin Taylor, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pat Donahue, U2, Joaquin Rodrigo, Jerry Reed, Scott Tennant, Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt, Don Ross, David Russell, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Andrew York, Rachel Gauk, Goran Ivanovic, Merle Travis, Thelonius Monk, John, Mclaughlin, Shostakovich Symphony 5, Stravinsky, Herbie Hancock, Indigo Girls, Edward Van Halen, Gene Ammons, Fareed Haque, Mike Christiansen, Joe Pass, Lindsay Buckingham, Frank Vignola, Itzhak Perlman, Lenny Breau, Johnny Smith, John Williams, Leo Kottke, Tommy Emmanuel, Tuck Andress, Von Freeman, The Who, Wes Montgomery, Steven King, William Kanengiser, Charlie Parker, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joe Satriani, George Van Eps, Miles Davis, Metallica, Jimmy Page, Michael Hedges, Simon and Garfunkel, Ricardo Cobo, Chuck Berry, Christopher Parkening, Manuel Barrueco, Mark Whitfield, Jason Becker, Bach violin partitas and sonatas, John Pizzarelli, Pat Martino, Clifford Brown, David Leisner, David Tanenbaum, Duck Baker, Serge Prokofiev, and others. ..

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Don Ross, Tommy Emmanuel, Chris Proctor

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