Freelance Guitarist and Producer.I started playing guitar at the age of 9. My first influences were Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Guns n Roses. I realized very early on that Music would play a big part of my life. I had lessons from many different teachers, By the time I was 11 I was having three lessons a week. One lesson would be Classical guitar, the second in Rock guitar, the third lesson was music theory.I started listening to the more technical guitarists Like Alan Murphy, Tony McAlpine, Greg Howe, Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen. Like many other musicians my taste in music and influences grew the older I got, they are still growing now. After I left school I went to Liverpool Music school were I studied Jazz and Popular music. I started teaching guitar at the age of 17, this was due to many people coming up to me at gigs asking me to teach them.
I have recently finished my Music Degree which was presented to me by Paul McCartney as I was a student at his Fame school in Liverpool (see pics). I am Teaching guitar, Recording and Producing music for various bands and magazines, and Playing in various bands.Also I am writing material for my first release, so keep a look out for that in 2008.Check out my Music Myspace at
http://www.myspace.com/neilmellormusic
