Colin first played Classical Guitar at the age of eighteen with his first teacher, Jerry Creedon. This led to his entrance into the Degree course in the Cork School of Music later that year where Colin excelled in the art of performance.
In 1998, and again in 1999, he won the Feis Matthew cup for solo guitar performance. In his final year in the Cork School of Music (2002) Colin was the first guitarist to win the Cork School of Music Senior Recital.
During his time on the Degree course he studied with various guitarists and received many master classes from some of the worlds greatest guitarists such as Fabio Zanon, Paul Gregory, David Leisner, Magnus Anderson and Craig Ogden.
In 2002 Colin decided to take a year out and reform his technique. For this reason he travelled to London during this year to study with the Brazilian Virtuoso Fabio Zanon. Under the supervision of Zanon, Colin completed a Masters in performance over the following two years.
Colin is currently studying with the German Master Tilman Hoppstock and is performing around Ireland.
