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Chris Buono
Chris Buono makes music with a guitar in his hands and pedals at his feet. As a leader Chris heads the forward-thinking Chris Buono Collective and the genre-bending Duo Calvo. As a sideman and/or guest soloist Chris Buono has performed and/or recorded with Dweezil Zappa, Snarky Puppy, Bumblefoot, Karsh Kale, Graham Haynes, David Fiuczynski, Oz Noy, Keith Carlock, Rodney Holmes, Steve Jenkins, Tony Grey, Dave Martone, Sophia Ramos, Dopapod, Consider the Source, Kung Fu, JAZZ IS PHSH, James Chance & The Contortions and many more.
As an educator Chris has taught guitarists from all over the world through Berklee College of Music, TrueFire, Guitar Player, Guitar One, Just Jazz Guitar, Hal Leonard, Alfred, Course Technology & Guitarinstructor.com among others. Chris Buono is responsible for 45 TrueFire courses including the celebrated Guitar Gym series, eight instructional books on guitar and music technology and nearly 50 guitar magazine articles.
Chris Buono uses guitars, pedals, accessories and software made by the wonderful people at Rick Toone, Vigier Guitars, Downes Guitars, Taylor Guitars, D’Addario, DiMarzio, Bog Street Picks, Mesa/Boogie, Chase Bliss Audio, Pigtronix, Source Audio, TWA, Graph Tech, Fusion Bags, SKB, Ableton, Arobas Music and Neck Diagrams.
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Primary Instrument
Guitar, electric
Location
Asbury Park
Willing to teach
Intermediate to advanced
Credentials/Background
Private teaching since 1993. Some former students include Bob Lanzetti (Snarky Puppy), Rob Compa (Dopapod), Ben Levin (Bent Knee), Harvey Valdes, Aurelien Budynek & Mark Bronzino (Iron Reagan).
- Berklee College of Music Guitar Department Faculty: 2003-2008
- TrueFire Artist
- Guitar Player Magazine Contributing Writer
- Hal Leonard, Alfred, Cengage Learning Author
- Guitarinstructor.com featured Instructor
- Guitar One Magazine Contributing Writer & Columnist: 2005-2007
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Music
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
Videos
Chris Buono
Location: Asbury Park
Instrument: Guitar, electric
Born: June 5, 1972
