Shaun Lyons | Store Manager, Rock |
Expertise: Electric and acoustic guitar. Rock and pop.
Shaun combines several years of management experience with an extensive knowledge of 20th and 21st century music and guitar playing.
Stephen Aston | Sales Assistant, Rock |
Expertise: Jazz guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar tuition, jazz theory and application.
Steve is an avid gypsy jazz enthusiast, and is a regular on the local live music circuit performing in a duo and as part of a quartet. He also teaches a variety of guitar styles, with an extensive knowledge of chord theory.
Steve attends the annual Samois Django Reinhardt Festival near Paris, where he jams with and gains knowledge from some of the world's best Gypsy Jazz guitar players.
Ellen Campbell | Sales Assistant, Keyboard & Piano |
Grade 8 trombone & piano Expertise: Piano, trombone, theory. Piano and trombone tuition. Classical and jazz.
Ellen has orchestral, big band & music theatre experience. She is a member of an original 8-piece funk/pop band with whom she regularly records and performs live.
Emma Gatrill | Sales Assistant, Sheet Music |
Grade 8 Clarinet & Singing Expertise: Piano, clarinet, harp, theory and vocal. Clarinet tuition. Classical.
Emma uses her musical skills to play a variety of instruments. She plays clarinet in gypsy swing band and studies flamenco dancing.
After several years of saving up Emma has just got her first harp.
Colin Masterson | Sales Assistant, Rock |
Expertise: Guitars, amps, effects. Guitar tuition. Rock and pop.
Colin has been playing and recording in bands since first picking up the guitar in school. He studied music technology at university and has a good knowledge of classic rock and metal. He also teaches guitar.
Colin plays guitar in a prog metal trio, combining heavy riffs with unusual time signatures.
Expertise: Guitars, amps, effects, rock and pop.
Andy has studied in depth Classical/Jazz/Rock/Pop on guitar and bass, and also plays piano and anything else he can make a tune out of! Andy is currently exploring different musical ideas with a jazz band and a noisy 2 piece rock group.