Hyde Square Music Studio

Specialties

I am a Berklee graduate (1999) who teaches lessons on Bass, Guitar, Keys, and Chapman Stick. I focus on theory, technique, and jamming in fun and creative ways. I’ve taught lessons to students of all ages, levels, and abilities. Over my 20 year playing career I have taught and performed rock, jazz, fusion, funk, blues, reggae, prog-​rock, pop, celtic, bluegrass, classical and more.

I hatoured nationally with the popular jamband Uncle Sammy as well as eclectic VT banjo/​pedal steel guitar wizard Gordon Stone. I currently play solo shows on the Touch Guitar and play with several groups: The Grass Gypsys, Gary Backstrom Band, and New Moon Review (featuring former Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom «TC» Constanten).

The music student’s mantra sometimes seems to be, «I suck, I’ll never learn all of this, they are better than me, I’ll never do this, too old to begin the training, etc.»

My goal is to encourage you to chill out, have fun, focus on goals and play for yourself first.

History

Established in 2006.

I have been teaching and performing for over 20 years, since High School. I have taught at several area lessons centers including Timeline Music in Wakefield, South Shore Music in Weymouth, and at Rivers Music School in Westin. I have been teaching students of all ages, abilities on bass, guitar, and piano since moving into this location in 2006.

Meet the Business Owner

Brian O.

Business Owner

I have toured nationally with the popular jamband Uncle Sammy as well as eclectic Vermont banjo/​pedal steel guitar wizard Gordon Stone. I play with local guitar legend Gary Backstrom (of Jiggle the Handle) in his band as well as his Todd Rundgren tribute band called Road to Utopia. I also appear regularly with the rising folk-​rock fusion group, The Grass Gypsys. Aside from that I also play solo shows on the Touch Guitar (www​.war​r​gui​tars​.com). More recently I have begun playing with former Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom «TC» Constanten in the group New Moon Review.

In the past I have shared the stage or recorded with: Mike Keneally, Kasim Sulton, Prarie Prince, Bobby Strickland, DJ logic, various members of bands moe., Soulive, Max Creek, Umphry’s McGee, The Disco Biscuits, and The Spin Doctors; as well as sitting in or Brother’s Past, The Breakfast, Addison Grove Project, The Bomb Squad, Akashic Record, Pete Pidgeon & Arcoda, Oen Kennedy, and many more.