*1984 Graduate- Guitar Institute of Technology Hollywood, CA Professional Guitarist program
Writer - "Gigmeister" column- Vintage Guitar, 1993-2006;
Contributing Editor- Gig magazine, 1987-1999; Guitar World, Guitar School, Electronic Musician
*Private Guitar Instruction since 1985- Los Angeles, CA, Raleigh, NC and Dallas, TX
Welcome to the website of Riley Wilson and "Guitar Made Simpler!"
This is the home of the amazing new guitar method everyone's talking about - "Guitar Made Simpler- An Intelligent Approach. " Learn about private guitar and bass instruction, Riley's live music performances with the trio "Sojourn," duo gigs with "Think Twice" as well as his solo act. He is also a busy professional voice talent, and you can download voiceover demos, view his extensive client list and hire him directly for your next critical project.
LIVE PERFORMANCE Many people are familiar with Riley Wilson the entertainer through his extensive live performances. "In addition to teaching full time, I've been playing live gigs as a professional guitarist and vocalist since 1972. That was in North Carolina, and since that time, I' ve worked with dozens of groups like Blue Steel, Men of Distinction, Network, Tiffany, Speed Limit, Still Creek Band, Images, Scarlett, The Fabulous Shades, Triad, Mirror Image, my current solo act, Think Twice and Sojourn! I' ve played from the Atlantic to the Carribean and the Pacific Ocean, and it's just as fun now as it was when gasoline was only 34 cents a gallon."
Riley in concert with Johnny Lovett and Mirror Image- McAllen, TX Convention Center (Photo courtesy Chris Dobsch)
Live shows in these formats
*solo act with sequencing,guitar and vocals;
*with keyboard/vocalist Bryan Stroud in the duo "Think Twice" and
*with percussion/vocalist Nathan Ellison and Bryan in the variety group "Sojourn." While performances these days are usually in Texas and Oklahoma, Sojourn has also done corporate shows as far away as Houston and Las Vegas. Click on the link for each group to see sample songlists, reference letters and even mp3 files you can download now. The following gig calendar is updated weekly. If you can make it to one of our open to the public gigs, stop by and say "hello."
2008 Live Shows
Friday, January 04, 2008, 7:30PM - 8:30PM
Private Party Gig- Solo gig
Frisco, TX
Friday, February 08, 2008, 7:00PM - 10:00 PM
Brookhaven Country Club- "Sojourn" Trio gig
Dallas, TX
Saturday, February 09, 2008, 7:00PM - 11:00PM
De Cordova Bend- "Sojourn" Trio gig
Granbury, TX
Thursday, February 14, 2008, 7:00PM - 10:00PM
The Tower Club- "Sojourn" Trio gig
Dallas, TX
Friday, February 15, 2008, 6:30PM - 10:30 PM
Prestonwood Country Club- Solo gig
Dallas, TX
Friday, March 07, 2008
6:30PM - Prestonwood Country Club- Solo gig
Dallas, TX
Thursday, March 27, 2008
4:00PM - La Buena Vida Vineyard- Solo gig
Grapevine, TX
Friday, April 04, 2008
7:00PM - Hackberry Creek Country Club- solo gig
Irving, TX
Thursday, April 17, 2008
7:30PM - Oakmont Country Club- solo jazz gig
Corinth, TX
Saturday, April 19, 2008
3:30PM - Dallas Arboretum- Wedding- Solo Gig
Dallas, TX
Saturday, April 19, 2008
6:30PM - The Ranch at Stonebridge- "Think Twice" Duo Gig
McKinney, TX
Friday, April 25, 2008
4:30PM - Las Colinas Country Club-"Think Twice" Duo Gig
Irving, TX
Friday, May 02, 2008
6:00PM - Stonebridge Country Club- solo jazz gig
McKInney, TX
Friday, May 09, 2008
6:30PM - Prestonwood Country Club -"Think Twice" Duo gig
Dallas, TX
Monday, May 12, 2008
1:00PM - Law Enforcement Memorial- Solo Gig
Plano, TX
Friday, May 16, 2008
6:30PM - Prestonwood Country Club -Solo gig
Dallas, TX
Friday, May 23, 2008
6:00PM - Brookhaven Country Club- "Sojourn" Trio gig
Dallas, TX
Thursday, June 05, 2008
7:00PM - The Tower Club- "Sojourn" Trio gig
Dallas, TX
Friday, June 06, 2008
6:00PM - Brookhaven Country Club- "Think Twice" Duo gig
Dallas, TX
Saturday, June 07, 2008
6:30PM - Wedding Reception- Solo Gig
Denton, TX
Friday, June 13, 2008
8:30PM - Hackberry Creek Country Club- solo gig
Irving, TX
Friday, June 20, 2008
6:30PM - Prestonwood Country Club -Solo gig
Dallas, TX
Saturday, June 28, 2008
7 pm- The Gables Villa Rosa- Private Party-Solo Gig
Dallas, TX
Friday, July 4, 2008
6 pm- Gabe Nebitt Field- Public Baseball Game- Solo gig
McKinney, TX
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
7 pm- Gabe Nebitt Field- Public Baseball Game- Solo gig
McKinney, TX
Friday, July 11, 2008
2- 3:30 pm- "Taste of Dallas" festival - "Sojourn" Trio gig
Stage Two- Public Function
Dallas, TX
Saturday, July 12, 2008
7PM -Private Party- "Think Twice" Duo gig
Irving, TX
Saturday, July 19, 2008
7 PM -Private Party- "Sojourn" Trio gig
Southfork Ranch, Parker, TX
Friday, July 25, 2008
4:30PM - Las Colinas Country Club- "Think Twice" Duo gig
Irving, TX
Friday, Aug.8, 2008
2-3:30PM -Private Wedding Ceremony- Solo gig
Plano, TX
Saturday, August 16, 2008-
8 pm- Private Party- Bent Tree West Swim & Tennis Club
Solo Gig- Dallas, TX
Friday, Aug.29, 2008
4:30PM - Las Colinas Country Club- "Think Twice" Duo gig
Irving, TX
Friday, September 05, 2008
9:30PM - Private Function- "Sojourn" Trio gig
Ft Worth, TX
Saturday, October 18, 2008
7:30PM - Private function- "Sojourn" Trio gig
Cos House On The River Walk- San Antonio, TX
Saturday, December 06, 2008
7:00PM - "Sojourn" Trio gig
De Cordova Bend Country Club Granbury, TX
VOICEOVERS
Since 1996, Riley Wilson has been a busy voiceover talent, with thousands of commercial, industrial, medical and narration recordings to his credit. He does on camera as well as traditional voiceovers and commercials, from his Pro Tools equipped home studio to the biggest studios in Dallas/Ft. Worth. Some of his past and current clients include Autoflex Leasing, Black and Decker, Cialis, Disney, ESPN, Fox Sports, Grand Prairie Ford, Home Depot, Instruxion.com, Intelemedia, Johnson and Johnson, Lily ICOS, Match.com, Nortel, Speedy Dry, The Associates, Trance Production Group, Vistacast, United American Insurance and Wahl Corporation. Chances are good you've heard his voice before. Visit the voiceovers page to listen to mp3 clips, view comments from satisfied clients and hire him for your next critical project.
PRIVATE MUSIC INSTRUCTION
Riley Wilson has taught guitar and bass guitar since 1985 in Los Angeles, CA. He taught in Raleigh, NC at Audio, Light and Musical, Music Connection as well as his home studio and Brook Mays Music and McKinney Music in Dallas, Texas. He's taught rank beginners to working professional guitarists and everyone in between. He has taught as many as 70 students per week and has taught on average over 50 students for two decades! If you live in North Texas or plan on visiting the area, go to Riley's private instruction page and learn how the material presented to over 5,000 students can help you learn, too! Learn from one of the most experienced, dedicated teachers and communicators how you can develop your guitar and bass skills. Riley's students enjoy his unique approach to teaching music and understanding the complex nature of learning guitar made simpler.
Whether you're interested in voiceovers, private music instruction, live gigs or the best new instruction method for guitar made simple, contact Riley now!