An Intimate Evening of Acoustic Music With Taylor Guitar Artists Kev & Scot Ryder

Join Portfolio Coffeehouse for an intimate evening of acoustic guitar featuring Taylor Guitar artists Kev & Scot Ryder. The last few times these artists have played Portfolio it’s been a packed house, so get there early to guarantee a seat! Friday, Sept 14, 7-9pm.

Scot Ryder is an energetic fingerstyle acoustic guitarist hailing from San Diego whose style can be described as a mix of folk, classical and flamenco, blended with harmonics, tapping, percussive guitar slapping. His playing has often been compared to guitarists such as Preston Reed, Michael Hedges and Stephen Bennett. Ryder’s debut solo recording, Inspiration, was released this past April. Scot is currently featured in Music That Pays magazine as well as in the last edition of Crazy N Sane Music magazine.

Ryder is a member of the AFM (American Federation of Musicians) local 325 and owns San Diego’s largest rehearsal & recording facility, Superior Sound Studios and Room 16 Recording Studio. His guitars of choice include a Taylor 712ce and 514ce for studio recordings, and a Taylor 414ce and 514ce for live performances.

Harp and fingerstyle guitarist KEV (Kevin Rones) is also based in San Diego and is an author and educator. His music is a fiery blend of slapping, tapping, picking and plucking, weaving in flavors of Celtic, Flamenco, Blues and Rock into his fingerstyle guitar compositions, and tying it together with his own style and sound. KEV is known for his high energy live shows. Among his many accolades, KEV is the founder of the San Diego Guitar Society, The School of Guitar Wizardry™, and is a Taylor guitar artist and guitar inspirer for the Taylor Guitars in Schools program. He is also a top competitor in the International Fingerstyle competition held in Winfield Kansas, a promoter of The Acoustic Underground Concert Series, and the  author of QuickstartGuitar™ and Quickstart Ukulele methods. His latest projects include a new CD release, Guitar and Harp Guitar Inspired and a new Centerstream/Hal Leonard instructional book titled, KEV’s Quickstart Fingerstyle Ukulele Set for international release in February 2012.