*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
*Publisher- "Guitar Made Simpler- An Intelligent Approach"- 2005
*Private Guitar Instruction since 1985- Los Angeles, CA, Raleigh, NC and Dallas, TX
*Columnist- "Singer & Musician" www.l2pnet.com
Award winning voiceovers, 37 years of live performances, two decades as one of America's busiest private music teachers and the hottest new way to learn guitar- welcome to the home 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.
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 6,000 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.
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.
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, Images, Men of Distinction, Mirror Image, Network, Scarlett, Speed Limit, Still Creek Band, The Fabulous Shades, Tiffany, Triad, 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."
2009 Live Shows
Friday, January 2, 2009
5-8 PM Las Colinas Country Club- Solo Act
Irving, TX
Saturday, January 10, 2009
6:30- 9:30 PM- Brazilian Master Grill- Solo Act
Frisco, TX
Saturday, January 17, 2009
6:30- 9:30 PM- Brazilian Master Grill- Solo Act
Frisco, TX
Friday, January 23, 2009
7-10 PM - The Tower Club- Solo Act
Dallas, TX
Saturday, January 24, 2009
6:30- 9:30 PM- Brazilian Master Grill- Solo Act
Frisco, TX
Saturday, January 31, 2009
6:30- 9:30 PM- Brazilian Master Grill- Solo Act
Frisco, TX
Friday, Febuary 6, 2009
5-8 PM Las Colinas Country Club- Solo Act
Irving, TX
Saturday, February 6, 2009
6:30- 9:30 PM- Brazilian Master Grill- Solo Act
Frisco, TX
Saturday, February 7, 2009
6:30- 9:30 PM- Brazilian Master Grill- Solo Act
Frisco, TX
Friday, February 13, 2009
6:30- 9:30 PM- Brazilian Master Grill- Solo Act
Frisco, TX
Saturday, February 14, 2009
6:30- 9:30 PM- Brazilian Master Grill- Solo Act
Frisco, TX
Saturday, February 21, 2009
6:30- 9:30 PM- Brazilian Master Grill- Solo Act
Frisco, TX
Friday, March 6, 2009
5-8 PM Las Colinas Country Club- Solo Act
Irving, TX
Saturday ,March 7, 2009
6:30- 9:30 PM- Brazilian Master Grill- Solo Act
Frisco, TX
Saturday, March 14, 2009
6:30- 7:30 PM- Wedding Ceremony- Solo Act
Fairview, TX
Saturday ,March 21, 2009
6:30- 9:30 PM- Brazilian Master Grill- Solo Act
Frisco, TX
Friday, April 3, 3009
6:30- 9:30 PM- The Ranch at Stonebridge- Solo Act
McKinney, TX
Saturday, April 4 2009
6:30- 9:30 PM- Brazilian Master Grill- Solo Act
Frisco, TX
Friday, April 10, 2009
8-11 PM- 55 Degrees Wine Bar- Solo Act
Plano, TX
Friday, April 17, 3009
6:30- 9:30 PM- The Ranch at Stonebridge- Solo Act
McKinney, TX
Friday, April 23, 2009
7-10 PM - The Tower Club- Solo Act
Dallas, TX
Friday May 1, 2009
7-10 PM -Crossroads Winery- "Think Twice" duo
Little Elm, TX
Saturday, May 16, 2009
5-7 PM - Wedding Reception- "Sojourn" Trio
Plano, TX
Friday, May 22, 2009-
7-10 PM- Tower Club- Solo Act
Dallas, TX
Saturday, May 23, 2009
1-2 PM - Wedding Ceremony- Solo Act
Dallas, TX
Friday, May 29, 2009
6:30-9:30 PM-The Ranch at Stonebridge- Solo Act
McKinney, TX
Saturday, May 30, 2009
6:30-9:30 PM- Wing Dingers restaurant- Solo Act
Royce City, TX
Friday, June 12, 2009
7-10:30 PM - Wedding Ceremony- "Think Twice" duo
Dallas, TX
Saturday, June 13, 2009
10:45-11:45 AM - Wedding Ceremony- Solo act
Tyler, TX
Friday, June 19, 2009
7-10 PM - Oakmont Country Club- "Sojourn" trio
Denton, TX
Saturday, June 20, 2009
7-10 PM-Stonebridge Ranch Country Club - "Think Twice" duo
McKinney, TX
Friday, June 26, 2009
1-2:30 PM-The Arbors on Wintergreen - Solo Act
DeSoto, TX
Friday, June 26, 2009
6:30-9:30 PM-The Ranch at Stonebridge- Solo Act
McKinney, TX
Saturday, June 27, 2009
4-6:30 PM -Private Party- Solo Act
Trinidad, TX
Friday July 17, 2009
7-10 PM -Crossroads Winery- Solo Act
Little Elm, TX
Saturday, July 18, 2009
6:30-9:30 PM -Private Party- Solo Act
Planp, TX
Friday, July 24, 2009-
7-10 PM- Tower Club- Solo Act
Dallas, TX
Saturday, Aug. 17, 2009
6:30-9;30 pm Hackberry Creek Country Club- Solo Act
Irving, TX
Whether you're interested in voiceovers, private music instruction, live gigs or the best new instruction method for guitar made simple, contact Riley now!