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About me:

"I have only come here seeking knowledge Things they wouldnt teach me of in college I can see the destiny you sold. Turned into a shining band of gold" -The police

Please allow me to introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and taste. I'm Pleased to meet you and hope you guess my name. I'm a musician/philosopher double majoring in music and philosophy at WSU.

Guitar Lessons

If you've been looking for a place to take guitar lessons then you've arrived at the right place. I teach progressive Rock and Jazz Fusion. I have an Associates Degree in Music from Henry Ford Community College, where I studied Jazz and Classical Guitar with John Hall and Jazz improvisation with legendary Jazz great Ed Nucelli. I'm currently pursuing a degree in Classical Guitar Performance at Wayne State University.

My musical influences are Vinnie Moore, Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, Jimi Hendrix, Yngwie Malmsteen, Wes Mountgomery, Richie Blackmore, Al Di Meola, Joe Satriani, Paco De Lucia, and Eddie Hazel. My Classical influences are John Williams, Christopher Parkening, Julian Bream, Scott Tennant and Andres Segovia

Over the years I've studied with some of Michigan's best Jazz & Classical Guitar Players. They include Lee Dyament (WSU), Brian Roberts (WSU) John Hall (HFCC) Michael Bryce (UMD) Steve Carrier (WSU). I have also given concerts at the Southfield Public Library and The Under Graduate Library at Wayne State University. I often perform when there is a meeting of the Classical Guitar Society of Michigan on the 3rd tuesday of every month.

Feel free to contact me here at MySpace regarding guitar lessons. If you're on the campus of Wayne State University and wish to leave a message regarding lessons I can be reached at box 46 in the Student Services Office located in the basement of the student center building. Please keep in mind that guitar lessons are to be made in advance so you must make an appointment a week ahead of time.

For those of you who are in the Lincoln Park area I teach guitar at A&R music on Mondays from 4:30 to 7:30. If you're interested in taking guitar lessons you can e-mail me or schedule a lesson at the store. Lessons are cheaper if you take them through A&R. If this is a better option you can contact the store and ask about their prices, they can be reached at this address: http://www.armusic.com/. Tell them you want to take lessons from Todd.

Like so many other rock guitar players I started playing guitar seriously when I first heard Jimi Hendrix. He was the guy who really opened the world of guitar music for me. At first I was like any other wannabe guitar hero. I started listing to the blues masters like Buddy Guy, Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton etc. I soon began to listen to Jazz. Wes Montgomery was the first jazz guitar player I listened to. When I attended collage at HFCC my Jazz Improvisation teacher turned me on to the great instrumentalists like Charlie Parker, John Coltrain and Miles. They weren't guitar players but they had a profound effect on how I approached music.

I started to listen to neo classical guitar music of Yngwie Malmsteen and Vinnie Moore during the 80's. It was through them that I started to listen to J.S Bach and Paganini. I later became interested in the 20th Century classical composers like Bartok, and Stravinski.

I'm a huge fan of George Clinton Parliament/Funkadelic, Bootsy's Rubber Band, The Brides of Funkenstien, Parlet, Zapp, (etc) and have been all my life. If your a member of The P-Funk Family please feel free to send me a friend request. I'm always interested in meeting anyone connected with The Funk Mob.