my story begins like many guitarists - curiosity, and wanting to be like the rockstars i idolized... i never really knew the possibilities that guitar would bring to my life. from the second i picked up my first acoustic, i was hooked. guitar has always been a part of my life since that day, but it wasn't until i pursued music performance in college... 

... that i saw just how much this world had to offer... especially in that this experience opened my eyes up to jazz. fast forward to today and i've made my full career into guitar and music performance - i am a professional working musician and a full-time online guitar instructor. i get to live, breathe and play guitar day in and day out - and hey, that makes life pretty perfect. 

I'M MIKE

from the second i picked up my first guitar, it was love

I was introduced to music the way a lot of kids are: my parents signed me + my siblings up for piano lessons. 2 years in, I broke my thumb play wrestling with my big brother, and milked that excuse to not practice piano until my mom called me out, saying "you obviously don't like piano... want to switch to guitar?" That was the best gift my parents ever gave me: early exposure to music education and their ability to see my passion for guitar - for that I'm thankful. 

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jazz grew my skills + my mind

Selkirk College really is where I began to dive deeper into my craft, joining ensembles for jazz and forming the band Mango Train. Fast forward from there, and I created the band Saturn Alien with some of my classmates, the band which allowed me to move and tour across Canada to settle down in Montreal. 

While living in Montreal, I began teaching online guitar lessons. I've now  taught thousands of students worldwide for a over a decade. 

I now live in beautiful Prince Edward County, teaching students worldwide and performing. 

events musician: prince edward county

Based in Picton, PEC I am an events musician specializing in finger-style jazz and classical acoustic guitar. 

Available for select travel in Southern + Eastern Ontario. 

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1:1 online guitar lessons

I online guitar lessons + online courses to guitarists worldwide! 


my teaching philosophy is that i believe in bringing you what you want to do. i'm not going to teach you how to play just like me - i'll teach you how to play how you want to play,  

my ultimate goal is for you to want to practice and play, so we'll focus on what you want to cover, and i'm happy! even if that means we aren't covering john coltrane.

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playing guitar daily... pec, canada 

teaching guitar daily... worldwide

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