Angel Candelaria

Angel Candelaria

Feb 20, 2023

Fully bilingual (English - Spanish) and originally from the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, Angel Candelaria started playing guitar at the age of 9, when his parents enrolled him in private guitar lessons. His interest in music kept growing, and soon he found himself...
Joe Gonzales

Joe Gonzales

Feb 7, 2022

Joe was 12 years old when his older brother Mike first showed him how to play the guitar. He learned all he could from him within a month, so his parents decided to enroll him in lessons with local jazz guitarist Johnny Frisco. That’s when “the hook was...
Chaney Rutherford

Chaney Rutherford

Jan 3, 2022

Chaney’s love for music took root in Uvalde, Texas, when his parents enrolled him in violin lessons in 1984. At only 4 years old, he still remembers the excitement of learning a song and the joy it brought to those for whom he performed. Although the violin was fun...