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Name: Gary Regester
Contact: Available to Members
Focus: Metal
Location: United States
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Me
I am a private music instructor located in Avondale, Pennsylvania (outside of Philadelphia). I mainly teach guitar and drums, and have been playing music for 21 years. I graduated summa cum laude from Berklee College of Music with a degree in film scoring.
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My Musical Direction
When I started at Berklee I wanted to learn composition, and film scoring was a good way to learn to compose in many styles, with the added benefit that you might actually be able to make a living at it. During the summers I did some teaching, and when I finished at Berklee I started teaching again part-time. Four months out of school I had enough students to do it full-time, and I continued to teach for several years. I've taken the last year off to concentrate on writing and form a band, but I am now getting back into teaching.Click here to check out my web page where you can listen to samples of my music and read excerpts from my books. Main Guitars: Carvin DC747 7-string, Godin Artisan ST, 1962 Gibson acoustic, Takamine nylon-string
Guitar Gear: Boss GT-5 effects processor through a Yamaha PA
Main Drum Kits: 1976 Ludwig Vistalite 10-piece, Yamaha DTXpress electronic kit
Main Bass: Washburn 6-string
Synths: Roland XP-50, Waldorf MicroWave XT, Akai S6000 Non-musical influences/inspiration/interests: Psychology/psychiatry, novel writing, James Randi (www.randi.org), critical thinking, British comedies, role-playing games, disc golf, William Styron. "You--you will make no terms with the spirits of fire and earth and air and water. You have made the Darkness your enemy. We--we exchange civilities with the world beyond." - Yeats
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Musical Influences
• Al Di Meola, Steve Rothery, Jim Matheos, Alex Lifeson, John Petrucci
• Mark Zonder, Mike Portnoy, Neil Peart, John Bonham
• Arnold Shoenberg, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Charles Ives, Igor Stravinsky, Steve Reich
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Favorite Recordings
• Currently listening to: Opeth, Immortal, Pain of Salvation, Einherjer, Steve Reich
• Favorites: Vaughan Williams Symphonies 5, 7, 8; Rite of Spring;
• Basil Poledouris: "Conan the Barbarian" soundtrack
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