Around the time I was about ten, my great Uncle Donald ( not the famous duck! ) let me
strum around on his Martin. I knew at the very point even though I had no clue to what I
was doing, what instrument I wanted and needed to play. I wound up teaching myself and
taking an ocassional lesson for the first five years of playing. Around that time I
chose to attend William Paterson University and I began my classical guitar studies with
Guy Capuzzo. While at school I had the opportunity to study with Dr. Richard Jacobowski,
Seth Himmelhoch and perform in master classes for David Leisner and most notably Carlos
Barbosa-Lima. It was also at this time when I managed to stumble onto playing my other
main instrument, mandolin. These days I am not playing too much classical guitar, but I
am busy with this band as well as several other projects. Check out my website for more
info on what I am up to.
You can e-mail Ryan, or visit his website!