Bio

Troy Stetina is an internationally recognized guitarist and music educator.

• Current bands: Second Soul, prog-metal side project Dimension X and solo guitar artist.
   
• Author of over 35 instructional guitar methods and DVDs for Hal Leonard Corporation, which have sold over 1 million copies worldwide.
   
• Runs Artist Underground recording studio in the Milwaukee area, where he occasionally produces other bands as well as his own projects.
   
• Formerly "Return of the Shred" columnist for GuitarOne magazine.
   
• Formerly Director of Rock Guitar Studies at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music.
   
• Private instructor to high profile artists.
   
• Main formative influences: Randy Rhoads, Van Halen, Beethoven, Paganini, and all 70s and 80s guitarists. Current Influences: Modern rock, metal, classical, movie soundtracks...anything that's well done."