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Teja Gerken | Guitar Wizard, Entreprenuer
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TEJA GERKEN
GUITAR WIZARD / ENTERPRENUER
In this most recent episode of the Hot Jazz Network podcast, I had the distinct pleasure of conversing with Teja Gerken. He is a fount of information and our talk is well worth the listen. Teja is, among other things, the co-founder, video producer, and host of the Advanced Fingerstyle Workshop at Peghead Nation https://pegheadnation.com/string-school/courses/advanced-fingerstyle-workshop . He is also a guitar aficionado, and recording/performing artist. Please check out the links below to find out more about Teja his work and his music.
WEBSITE: https://www.tejagerken.com/
ABOUT:https://www.tejagerken.com/about/
RECORDINGS: https://www.tejagerken.com/albums/
WRITINGS: https://www.tejagerken.com/writing/
PEGHEAD NATION: https://pegheadnation.com/
ADVANCED FINGERSTYLE WORKSHOP: https://pegheadnation.com/string-school/courses/advanced-fingerstyle-workshop
SPOTIFY:https://open.spotify.com/artist/0JmQtr8P3IKwP9rUA3BUd4
LATEST RELEASE - "TEST OF TIME": https://open.spotify.com/album/2E85aDIsPGWUGOUWkhVydu?si=C8aBO_dCQuS3IKLYAhMHVg
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/people/Teja-Gerken-Music/100061781719527/?fref=ts
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/tejaguitar
REVIEW - LASTEST RELEASE: https://acousticguitar.com/review-teja-gerkens-test-of-time-is-a-sonic-marvel-from-top-to-bottom/
A Few Facts About Teja Gerken:
– Born in Essen, Germany, in 1970.
– Got his first guitar at the age of six and learned his first chords from his dad.
– First formal lessons at the Freies Musikzentrum München, in Munich, Germany.
– Moved to California in 1986.
– Lived in the guitar-making town of Paracho, Mexico, where he built a classical guitar.
– Private studies with George Quirin, Peter Greenwood, Jim Fletcher, Peppino D’Agostino, Jeff Massanari, and Duck Baker.
– Has managed a guitar shop (Tall Toad Music, in Petaluma, California).
– Was the Gear Editor, then Senior Editor for Acoustic Guitar magazine from 1997 – 2013.
– Wrote The Taylor Guitar Book, and has contributed to several other books.
– Has hosted two long-running monthly Acoustic Guitar Showcases at San Francisco’s Bazaar Cafe (2001 – 2013), and Fairfax’ Sleeping Lady (2009 – 2015).
– Is a former radio host/DJ for KUSF’s Guitar Journey’s program.
– Co-founded Peghead Nation in 2014, where he hosts the Advanced Fingerstyle Workshop, demos instruments, and is the company’s producer.
– Owns a lot of guitars, but you’re most-likely to see him with a Martin Custom Shop OM, a Lowden O10, a Taylor 355 12-string, a Kenny Hill classical, a Mario DeSio baritone, or a National Tricone.
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