Adam "Ticoman" Hernandez is a guitarist/songwriter out of Nashville, TN. Originally from Tulsa, OK and being half Costa Rican, Tico grew up with a diverse musical influences from country, rock, Latin, blues, and more. Since moving to Nashville, Tico has toured extensively with artists such as: Jaci Velasquez, Nicole C. Mullen, The Farm, The Jane Dear Girls, Pillar, Group 1 Crew, and more. He is currently band leader and guitarist for Lauren Alaina. They are touring with Alan Jackson as well as promoting her current single “Road Less Traveled" on Mercury Nashville. Live or in the studio, Tico can be seen using his Eastman Red T386 Thinline.

Twitter: @ticoman

Adrian Utley is an English musician and producer, and a member of the band Portishead. During his career, Utley has worked with artists as diverse as Jeff Beck, Patti Smith, Jarvis Cocker, Massive Attack, Perfume Genius, Alain Bashung, and Marianne Faithfull. His film work includes Sound by Nic Roeg, Arcadia by Paul Wright, and The Passion of Joan of Arc by Carl Dreyer with Will Gregory.

Alessandro “Asso” Stefana (born September 25th, 1981) is an Italian guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer.

He is best known for his collaborations with PJ HARVEY, MIKE PATTON “MONDOCANE”, and producer VINICIO CAPOSSELA, one of the most important and influential modern Italian songwriters.
He's also the founder of the Italian band GUANO PADANO, a group inspired by the sound of Italian Film Soundtracks and Spaghetti Western music, mixed with surf/psychedelic/jazz/country and experimental.
Alessandro is featured on albums by: MARC RIBOT, ALESSANDRO ALESSANDRONI (the renowned whistler of the Ennio Morricone soundtracks), JOEY BURNS (CALEXICO), DAN FANTE, MARK ORTON, BOBBY SOLO, and many others...
He has played many high profile festivals around the world, in some of the most prestigious theaters, concert halls, and clubs, including: Australia, Austria, Finland, Ethiopia, Canada, Portugal, Canary Islands, Russia, Israel, USA, Sweden, Cile, Argentina, Brazil, UK, France, Belgium, USA, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Poland, Slovenya, Belgium, Spain, Greece, Italy.
Albums Alessandro has played on have been released by: Warner Bros, Atlantic, Nonesuch, Thrill Jockey, Ipecac Recordings, Important Records, Skirl Records, Acuarela, S-Curve Records, La Cùpa, Tremoloa Records, Goodfellas, Mescal, Foolica Records, Woland, Urtovox, Malintenti dischi, Santeria, Homesleep, Wallace Records, El Gallo RojoRrecords, Pocket Heaven, Niegazowana Records, Holidays Records, Gibilterra.

https://www.facebook.com/assostefana/

Critics consider Andrés Thor to be one of the finest Icelandic jazz guitarists of his generation. His music combines the eloquence of the guitar-led jazz tradition with a zesty, rock-imbued drive. On “Ypsilon,” his 5th album as a leader, he presents original compositions that blend his positively ambrosial tonal palette with elegant harmonic substance and incisive, ornamented cross-rhythms. The album features collaborators from Denmark, Iceland and the renowned drum virtuoso Ari Hoenig, from the U.S.A.

Andrés began his musical studies at age 12 in his hometown Hafnarfjordur, a little harbour town nearby Reykjavík, Iceland. At first, his influences were glitter rock and hippie rock bands such as Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, and Bon Jovi. Andres first heard the music of John Coltrane and Pat Metheny while in his teens, leading him to be fascinated with jazz music. Soon, he started studying with some of Iceland's finest jazz educators at the FIH music school. After graduating, his musical quest brought him to study at the Koninklijk Conservatorium (The Royal Conservatory) in The Hague, The Netherlands in the year 2000. Andres finished his BM in spring 2004, and his Master's degree in the spring of 2006. In Holland, Andres studied under the guidance of Wim Bronnenberg, Peter Nieuwerf, Eef Albers, John Ruocco and Hein v/d Geyn as his main teachers. He also attended workshops and masterclasses led by musicians such as Michael Brecker, Kurt Rosenwinkel, John Abercrombie and Avishai Cohen, as well as performing at a concert held in the City Hall in The Hague, with the late great Michael Brecker and the Royal Conservatory big band.

Living and studying in the Netherlands led to the first CD featuring Andrés as a co-leader — It Was a Very Good Year (WW&T 2004), by the organ trio, Wijnen, Winter & Thor, and featured songs by Andrés and organ player Bob Wijnen, in addition to a collectively composed piece by the trio.

Since then, Andrés has been working in and out of Iceland, and has released five albums under his own name. He has also released a handful of albums in collaboration. Andrés has been active in various collective projects, and as a sideman with bands like ASA trio, Icewegian, The Viking Giant Show, BonSom, Andreas Dreier quartet, and Music with Z, to name a few. Andres Thor has been an active performer and educator in Iceland, and has performed in Scandinavia, Europe and the USA. He continues to perform as a session musician in studios, at concerts, and in theater productions, where he doubles on mandolin, banjo and steel guitars.

Photo Credit: Alexander Schwarz

Andrew Capra is an American songwriter, producer and session vocalist living in Nashville, Tennessee. Since the disbanding of his band Brave Citizens, Capra began working as a session vocalist in Los Angeles and has written for and sang on a variety of albums, films, and commercials. His vocals were also used in a vocal sample library for SoundBetter. The 2016 Netflix film Walt Before Mickey, starring Thomas Ian Nicholas and Jon Heder, included the song "Just a Wish", written by Capra along with Rob Graves and Jeremy Rubolino. The song was performed by American Idol finalist Julie Zorrilla. Songs in Capra's catalog have been heard on terrestrial radio and Netflix, TV networks like NBCand Fox, as well as part of campaigns for companies like Mazda, Mountain Dew and Engelbert Strauss.

Best Coast is an American rock duo formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009. The band consists of songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Bethany Cosentino, and guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno.

Website: www.bestcoast.net

Facebook: @bestcoast

Twitter: @bestcoast

Performance: http://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2015/06/10/the-current-s-guitar-collection-best-coast-s-bobb-bruno-eastman-t386?WT.mc_id=09da04f881093310bc5d41581aa13342

Barry Hay is an Indian-born, Dutch musician, best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of Dutch rock band Golden Earring. Golden Earring topped the charts in 1974 with their single, “Radar Love,” which was a major hit in both the U.S. and Europe. Most recently, Barry released his autobiography and put out an album with his side-project Flying V Formation. Barry had nothing but praise for his E20OOSS — "I love my little Eastman beauty."

Before joining the Eastman faculty in late 1997, Sneider toured for several years with two-time Grammy Award winner Chuck Mangione. Other notable performers with whom Sneider has performed, toured or recorded include: Nat Adderley, Joe Locke, Don Menza, Lou Donaldson, Joey Defrancesco, Pat Bianchi, Gary Versace, Pat Labarbara, Joe Locke, Grant Stewart, Ken Peplowski, Gerry Niewood, Chris Potter, Roy McCurdy, Eric Alexander, David Hazeltine, Frank Strazzerri, Jon Faddis, Keeter Betts and frequent appearances with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Pops(guitar/banjo). Sneider has performed in major festivals, concert halls and jazz clubs throughout South America, Central America, North America and Europe. Sneider is a graduate of the University of Rochester where he studied with Bill Dobbins and Ramon Ricker. Growing up in Brockton, MA, Sneiders mentor and teacher was Chet Kruley – a veteran of the Fletcher Henderson, and Nat Pierce bands.

Sneider has several solo and co-led cd projects that have received rave reviews and international airplay: Introducing Bob Sneider (self produced), Out of the Darkness (Sonsofsound), duo projects with pianist Paul Hofmann -Interconnection (Sonsofsound) and Escapade (Sonsofsound) and Serve & Volley (Origin), The Bob Sneider/Joe Locke Film Noir Project – Fallen Angel (Sonsofsound) and Nocturne for Ava (Origin), All Through The Night (RIJF). Several of his students have won major jazz competitions and attended renowned institutes: YoungArts, DownBeat, Grammy National Band, The Brubeck Institute, Kennedy Center / Jazz Ahead.

Website: www.bobsneider.net

Facebook: @sneiderbros

Performance: https://youtu.be/Yb9Qcv9Lzh4

Brett Simons, Producer/Multi-instrumentalist/Vocalist who is currently the bassist/vocalist for Country/Rock legend Dwight Yoakam. Brett has played and recorded with Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys, Melissa Etheridge, Liz Phair, Fiona Apple, and many others.

Website: www.brettsimons.com

Facebook: @brettsimons

Casey Foubert is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, producer, freelance engineer, and touring sideman currently living in Western Illinois. He has toured, recorded, or otherwise collaborated with Sufjan Stevens, The Shins, Lucius, Gabriel Kahane, Richard Swift, David Bazan, S. Carey, Damien Jurado, and many others.

Cass McCombs has released ten records over the past fifteen years. His most recent, “Mangy Love,” (ANTI- Records) received four stars from Rolling Stone, Mojo, and The Guardian, and led to a performance on Ellen. NY Times called him “one of the great songwriters of his time.” McCombs currently lives in Northern California.

Website: www.cassmccombs.com

I take great pride in my tone and my Eastman Uptown has been delivering for years. I like a vintage archtop tone with no effects into a tough solid state amp (Polytone). The guitar is clean and full, with the perfect amount of high end, which is the key to that classic 60′s jazz guitar sound.

My new T146 is remarkable. It delivers that true archtop tone which is the heart of my sound, from my solo work to Freddie Green-style big band rhythm playing. Every time I play it I fall in love again with the bright, punchy tone, and expert craftsmanship.

New York City based jazz guitarist Charlie Apicella is the founder of IRON CITY. 

Charlie Apicella was voted onto the 84th annual DownBeat Readers Poll for Guitar.

He has performed concerts and recorded with jazz legends Dave Holland, Sonny Fortune, and John Blake, Jr. as well as contemporary masters Joe Magnarelli, Vic Juris, Dave Stryker, Don Braden, and Jon Herington of Steely Dan.

He began his music training by studying composition and improvisation with Yusef Lateef and music history with Archie Shepp.

In 2014 Charlie was invited by Pat Martino to study improvisation, composition, and Pat’s unique method for learning the mechanics of the guitar.

What Others Have to Say About Charlie:

“A deeply melodic guitarist along the lines of Grant Green. Apicella faithfully has sought to channel an era of American music when hard-bop and r&b reigned...But the guitarist still manages to keep things fresh.” MATTHEW KASSEL, DownBeat

"As a player, Apicella immediately brings to mind Grant Green. He’s funky, he’s bluesy, and he’s not afraid to get dirty at times." JOHN HEIDT, Vintage Guitar Magazine

"Apicella's playing shines...[he] is aware of the straight-ahead tradition, showcasing his Wes Montgomery influence...Apicella's guitar sound is bright and clean, and easily cuts through the huge sound of the organ." TIM FISCHER, Just Jazz Guitar Magazine

"I think you will find that "SPARKS" will light the artistic fires of the soul and intellect." Heartfully, Yusef Lateef

Website: www.IronCity.nyc

Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X3ZRYpcLRw&feature=youtu.be

Chazwick Bradley Bundick,  better known by his stage name Toro y Moi, is an American recording artist and producer. His music has taken on many forms since he began recording, but he is often identified with the rise of the chillwave movement in 2010 and 2011. His stage name is a multilingual expression consisting of the Spanish words toro and y (meaning "bull" and "and", respectively), and the French word moi (meaning "me")

Website: www.toroymoi.com

Facebook: @toroymoi

Chris Blackwell has been playing professionally since the age of 15. His guitar playing can be heard on numerous recordings, film and television shows. Chris is a first call session guitarist in Atlanta, Georgia and has toured with Jennifer Holliday, Bo Bice, James Otto, Chinua Hawk and many more.

Chris Darley is the guitarist for American indie/rock band Father John Misty.

Performing full time with Grammy nominated band Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Chris switches seamlessly from international music to jazz, rock, bluegrass and country comfortably. He has even studied Brazilian Jazz with Seattle based Brazil music legend, Jovino Santos Neto.
Chris’ musicianship reflects the multitude of musical influences he turns to for inspiration. His acoustic guitar playing really stands out, but this virtuosic, multi-instrumentalist is equally at home playing mandolin, drums, bass, electric guitar, banjo, and Greek bouzouki!
In addition, Chris has found himself performing onstage with the likes of Jerry Douglas, Emmylou Harris, Rob Ickes, The Steep Canyon Rangers, Alison Brown and Garry West, The Boxcars, Bobby Osborne, Yogi and The Yogini’s, and many others.

Producer, guitarist, and songwriter for the legendary rock band Heart, Craig's playing adds a unique and exciting energy to Heart's music. He has also worked with Blondie, Madonna, Nikki Sixx, and Simply Red, among others.

Website: www.craigbartock.com

Facebook: @craigbartockmusic

PC: Kimberly Adamis

Dave Davies is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for the English rock band The Kinks, which also featured his older brother Ray Davies.

In 2003, Davies was ranked 91st in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time."