Guitar Tutors

The following Guitar Tutors are available to you as part of a guitar course at ACM: Pete Friesen, Giorgio Serci, Mike Goodman, Carl Orr, Nicolas Meier, Mike Casswell, James Betteridge, Nat Martin, Tristan Seume, Peter Roth and Jon Bishop. Find out more about these individual guitar tutors below.

Pete Friesen

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Fellow of ACM – Guitar
Pete has toured the world and recorded with some genuine rock legends. He has been the tour guitarist of choice for Alice Cooper and Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, and was also a member of The Almighty during the ’90s. The skills he has honed throughout his arena-filling » more

Giorgio Serci

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Fellow of ACM – Guitar
Giorgio is an award winning guitarist, composer, arranger and lecturer. He has studied classical guitar with Marco Meloni, Jazz with John Scofield, composition and music teaching at Goldsmiths College and at the London Institute. Furthermore, he gained a Masters Degree in Composition at the University of Surrey.

Giorgio has recorded and performed » more

Mike Goodman

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Senior Lecturer – Guitar
Mike has been a guitar Tutor for seventeen years at Primary, GCSE, A Level, BTEC Diploma, Higher Diploma and Degree standard. During that time he has consistently gigged and recorded with many artists and producers including; Nate James, Cass Fox and Natascha Sohl.

Mike has also written, recorded and » more

Nic Meier

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Lecturer – Guitar
Swiss guitarist Nicolas, now based in London, has toured in Switzerland, Italy and France, having played with such illustrious artists such as; saxophonist Bill Evans, Gilad Atzmon, Dave O’Higgins, pianist Thierry Lang, trumpettist Matthieu Michel, guitarist John Etheridge and drummer Asaf Sirkis.

Nic’s playing style draws on a number of » more

Carl Orr

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Lecturer – Guitar
Australian jazz-rock guitarist Carl Orr is one of Europe’s finest with vast experience touring and recording with some of the greatest artists in contemporary music. Artists he has worked with include Billy Cobham, George Duke, Randy Brecker, Ernie Watts, Sean Wayland, Jackie Orszaczky, Dale Barlow and Nathan Haines.

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James Betteridge

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Lecturer – Guitar
James is an experienced lecturer and performer. He has been a guitar Tutor privately for a number of years and is a regular contributor to the ACM Part Time Guitar School and also on the Guitar School’s Full Time programmes. He is comfortable as both an electric player as well » more

Michael Casswell

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Lecturer – Guitar
Michael studied guitar from the age of 11. At 22, he was signed to RCA America and fronted a band called ‘Heroes’. In the early 90s Michael signed to MCA UK as part of the band ‘Walk on Fire’ and in 1992 joined the Brian May band to tour South » more

Tristan Seume

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Lecturer – Guitar
Tristan is one of the UK’s leading acoustic guitarists. Since completing a music degree at Darlington College of Arts, he has been delighting audiences up and down the country with his blend of folk, country and classically-influenced music and with a cheerful stage presence. He is a regular techniques columnist » more

Nat Martin

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Lecturer – Guitar
Nat Martin has been playing guitar for 17 years and his primary influences are blues, jazz and funk music. He has gigged extensively with a number of bands as well as playing in the pit for a number of musical theatre productions.

As a guitar Tutor Nat mainly teaches in » more

Jon Bishop

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Lecturer – Guitar
Jon has extensive live experience and is currently touring with 80’s rock ‘n’ roll icon Shakin’ Stevens in shows around the UK and Europe.

Jon’s recording credits include work for artists as varied as Gilbert O’Sullivan, Bonnie Tyler, Westlife, Kerry Ellis, Russell Watson, Alexander O’Neil, Hayley Westenra, Coronation Street The » more

Peter Roth

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Lecturer – Guitar
Pete has worked professionally since 1998 in numerous projects such as backing a major artist in the prime-time TV show “Hitparade der Volksmusik”, to playing in the remake of the song “Do they know its Christmas time” for Capital FM Radio.

He has performed with such prestigious International artists like » more

Stefan Redtenbacher

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Lecturer – Cross Discipline
Stefan is an alumni of the Vienna Conservatory and Berklee College of Music. His recording and performing credits include; Sam Brown, Steve Winwood, Amy Winehouse, Herb Alpert, Kaci, Limahl, Taka Boom, and Reeves Gabrels. Stefan’s band, the RB Funkestra have recorded with funk legends like Fred Wesley, ‘Doc’ Kupka, » more

Tim Bricheno

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Lecturer – Cross Discipline
Tim started his career in the hugely successful band All About Eve, where he achieved two gold discs. Following that he joined Sisters of Mercy and toured the world extensively with them. In 1991 Tim formed XC-NN, gained a record deal with Sony Music and scored a number one » more

Jamie West-Oram

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Lecturer – Cross Discipline
Jamie West-Oram is a founding member of The Fixx and has worked as a session guitarist with a host of world famous artists including Brian Eno, Tina Turner, Stevie Nicks, David Bowie, Jane Siberry, Cyndi Lauper, Kirsty MacColl, Rupert Hine, Laurie Anderson, Benjamin Zephania, Depeche Mode and many more.

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Jono Harrison

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Lecturer – Cross Discipline
Jono Harrison is a guitarist/keyboardist and songwriter/producer, with a wealth of industry experience which he brings to his teaching at the ACM.

He has played on stages across the UK and the US, and his playing features on many studio and TV/radio sessions, both on guitar and keyboards. Notable » more

David Tomlinson

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Lecturer – Cross Discipline
David is a singer and songwriter who began his career in 1991 forming XC-NN with fellow ACM tutor Tim Bricheno. They signed to Sony Records and had a top ten Independent album and No.1 Indie single with “Young,Stupid and White”. During this time they recorded a John Peel session and an album in Los Angeles » more

Gregg Kofi Brown

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Lecturer – Cross Discipline
Gregg Kofi Brown has been a member of the world class African pioneers Osibisa for over 28 years and has travelled all over the world promoting the music of Ghana.

Together as One’ is Gregg Kofi Brown’s first solo album and features the likes of Sting, Stanley Jordan, Gabrielle,Des’ree » more

Chris Hanby

Chris Hanby

Lecturer – Cross Discipline
Since turning professional at 20, Chris has had a rich and varied career as a Bassist; including live and studio sessions, extensive touring and numerous television performances. Over the past decade, Chris has gained a wide range of experience as a band leader and musical director and he passes » more