Personal Statement

I am an award-winning British guitarist, qualified at diploma, higher diploma and degree level - BA (Hons), have worked and toured with many named musicians (see below) and am now living in Los Angeles. I have taught everyone from well-known YouTubers, company CEO's and famous actors! I am offering in-person, one on one or group guitar lessons, bass and ukulele lessons. I am also experienced and fully equipped to teach online lessons via FaceTime, Skype or Zoom etc. My initial stint as a Los Angeles session guitarist consisted of going for high-profile auditions, and being considered as a guitarist for X Factor USA. I also recorded for a musical and for a movie soundtrack. More recently I have recorded in Travis Barker’s private studio, recorded for Terry McDermott (runner up on The Voice) with x4 Grammy-winning Duran Duran producer John Jones and have recorded on a number of projects with one of Pink Floyd’s engineer/producers at a major LA recording studio, including a session with Steve Ferrone. I was also involved in an extensive European tour with Queen Kwong whose members include Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit), Fred Sablan (Deftones), Carré Callaway and Hayden C. Scott. I have also been working with a music publisher on a global basis, which include writing credits on songs which have gained national radio airplay and charted at the top spot in various iTunes charts (globally) as well as working with an LA based company composing film music and have had placements on major networks such as MTV. Being inspired to pick up the guitar after binging on my brother’s music collection, I enrolled at The Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) in Guildford in the U.K. In my first year, I gained a diploma in Contemporary Popular Music Performance with a Distinction and was also an award-winning guitarist with a year’s endorsement to Ernie Ball. Whilst studying for my music degree, I was chosen to perform live with Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I was taught by many leading professional guitarists within the industry and developed playing in a range of styles including Rock, Pop, Funk, Metal, Latin, Reggae, Jazz etc. Some of the other key skills gained while studying at ACM were in pre-production, post-production, technical and stylistic development, music business, music law, music theory, live performance, sight reading, creative improvisation, composition and arrangement, and musical direction.

Simrin P. Subjects

Guitar