JamPlay Member: Brendan.Burns

Member Since:	November 2009
Name:	Brendan Burns
Sex:	Male
Location:	Cambridge MA
Occupation:	Musician
Website:	www.brendanburns.com
Brendan has been passionate about music since childhood. He began his studies on trumpet, in elementary school, and then moved to guitar as a teenager. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from Berklee College of Music, and has studied with Norm Zocher, Joe Stump, Bret Willmott, Bob Pilkington, Jay Weik, Tim Miller, & Charlie Banacos. While at Berklee, Brendan was a member of the Music Mentoring Program, teaching private lessons to gifted high school students. He is currently teaches, and is chair of the guitar department at Brookline Music School. Brendan also teaches guitar for Tune Foolery & privately at his home in Cambridge, MA. Along with educating, Brendan plays out often as a Solo Guitarist, performing standards, pop, and classical repertoire. He has recorded and played with the chamber-fusion band Ra Quintent, and as well as Vessela Stoyanova's Eastern Stories Under Western Skies Project. Brendan also performs as a leader, director and sideman for various Boston art-rock projects, and is former member of MIT's Gamelan Galak Tika.

In a Band:	Yes
Skill Level:	Advanced
Guitar(s):	Klein Electric, Godin Multiac Nylon Duet, Fender
Amplifer(s):	GK 250ML, AER Compact 60, Line 6 Flextone II Plus
Brendan proudly endorses Godin Guitars.

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