Keith Wyatt
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Keith Wyatt is a Los Angeles-based guitarist, educator performer, teacher, writer, and developer of music curriculum and educational media. Since 1996, Wyatt has toured and recorded with renowned LA-based “American Music” group The Blasters
and is featured on 4-11-44 (Rainman Records). He has also worked with a variety of other groups and artists including Albert Collins
, Ginger Baker
, Jack Bruce
and Robben Ford
in Los Angeles
and internationally as a solo performer.
In 1978, after graduating from the Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) in Hollywood, California, Wyatt joined the faculty and assisted in curriculum development under the direction of GIT founder Howard Roberts. After serving for a decade as Director of the Guitar program in what had become Musicians Institute
, he was named to his current position as Vice President of Programs with responsibility for overseeing curriculum development for the institution. He also maintains a regular teaching schedule at the school with a specialty in blues guitar.
Wyatt is also known as a writer, teacher, and director of music instructional videos, beginning with his first title, Rockin’ the Blues (REH/Warner), in 1988 and eventually including over twenty DVD titles distributed by Hal Leonard Publishing and Warner Brothers/REH/Alfred Music on subjects ranging from blues and roots guitar styles to comprehensive beginning guitar methods.
Behind the camera, he has also developed multimedia titles (Play Blues Guitar and Play Rock Guitar CD-ROMs for Play Music, Inc.) and directed dozens of music instruction videos for other artists covering a wide array of subjects and instruments. Wyatt has also written and co-written popular music instruction books including Blues Rhythm Guitar, Harmony and Theory: a Comprehensive Guide and Ear Training: a Comprehensive Guide (MI Press/Hal Leonard Publishing). He is a regular columnist for Guitar World, the best-selling guitar magazine in the U.S., and has written hundreds of columns and articles for guitar-oriented periodicals.
The Blasters
The Blasters are a rock and roll music group formed in 1979 in Downey, California, by brothers Phil Alvin and Dave Alvin , with bass guitarist John Bazz and drummer Bill Bateman. Phil Alvin explained the origin of the band's name: "I thought Joe Turner’s backup band on Atlantic records – I had...
and is featured on 4-11-44 (Rainman Records). He has also worked with a variety of other groups and artists including Albert Collins
Albert Collins
Albert Collins was an American electric blues guitarist and singer whose recording career began in the 1960s in Houston and whose fame eventually took him to stages across the US, Europe, Japan and Australia...
, Ginger Baker
Ginger Baker
Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker is an English drummer, best known for his work with Cream and Blind Faith. He is also known for his numerous associations with World music, mainly the use of African influences...
, Jack Bruce
Jack Bruce
John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce is a Scottish musician and songwriter, respected as a founding member of the British psychedelic rock power trio, Cream, for a solo career that spans several decades, and for his participation in several well-known musical ensembles...
and Robben Ford
Robben Ford
Robben Ford is an American blues, jazz and rock guitarist.-Biography:Ford was born in Woodlake, California, United States, but raised in Ukiah, California, and began playing the saxophone at age 10, picking up the guitar at age 13...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and internationally as a solo performer.
In 1978, after graduating from the Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) in Hollywood, California, Wyatt joined the faculty and assisted in curriculum development under the direction of GIT founder Howard Roberts. After serving for a decade as Director of the Guitar program in what had become Musicians Institute
Musicians Institute
Musicians Institute is a privately owned for-profit music vocational school located in Hollywood, California. Although not a regionally accredited school, the school offers a variety of unaccredited Bachelor Degree, Associate Degree and Certificate programs in fields including contemporary music...
, he was named to his current position as Vice President of Programs with responsibility for overseeing curriculum development for the institution. He also maintains a regular teaching schedule at the school with a specialty in blues guitar.
Wyatt is also known as a writer, teacher, and director of music instructional videos, beginning with his first title, Rockin’ the Blues (REH/Warner), in 1988 and eventually including over twenty DVD titles distributed by Hal Leonard Publishing and Warner Brothers/REH/Alfred Music on subjects ranging from blues and roots guitar styles to comprehensive beginning guitar methods.
Behind the camera, he has also developed multimedia titles (Play Blues Guitar and Play Rock Guitar CD-ROMs for Play Music, Inc.) and directed dozens of music instruction videos for other artists covering a wide array of subjects and instruments. Wyatt has also written and co-written popular music instruction books including Blues Rhythm Guitar, Harmony and Theory: a Comprehensive Guide and Ear Training: a Comprehensive Guide (MI Press/Hal Leonard Publishing). He is a regular columnist for Guitar World, the best-selling guitar magazine in the U.S., and has written hundreds of columns and articles for guitar-oriented periodicals.