Guitar - Marc Barbier
Marc is an active performer with much practical experience playing with bands across Atlanta.Hecurrently spends his time teaching a large and active studio here at Classic Winds, performing at local venues, and serving with multiple praise and worship bands. Marc has studied guitar with Dan Manning and Josh Reed and works well with beginners to intermediate students of all ages. In addition to his musical pursuits, Marc is studying mathematics at Kennesaw State University.
Guitar - Steve Rieck
Steve Rieck is the quality control manager and an instructor for iVideosongs.com. Steve has had a life-long love affair with jazz, blues and rock. A Jazz Guitar and Professional Music graduate of the Berklee College of Music, he's been on the professional faculty of some of the South's premier music programs, including the Pulse Performing Arts Center, the Instrumental Musical Academy, the Atlanta Music Center, the Georgia Academy of Music and now Classic Winds. Steve's been on the faculty of t he Atlanta Institute of Music since 2005, where he teaches classes in jazz performance, sight reading and harmony. His major influences tend to rock icons such as The Police, Eric Johnson and Robbie McIntosh, and also Jazz virtuoso Mike Stern. His favorite iVideosongs titles include his instruction of the Steely Dan tune, "Do It Again", Stevie Ray Vaughan's version of "The Sky is Crying" and the Elvis classic "That's Alright Mama". On why he teaches guitar: "I love to help students feel the power of creating as well as listening to great music. This was the best gift my teachers gave to me and I get to pass it on."
Steve has composed and arranged music for his own jazz-fusion band and also performed with luminaries such as Cory Christiansen. He's played on hundreds of recording sessions, including with Michael Landau, and his work as a producer and player is featured in the iTunes Music Store. In 1998, he won accolades in Billboard Magazine's songwriting contest, for his composition, "Consequences."
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