Bio

Troy Stetina is an internationally recognized guitarist and music educator.

• Author of over 35 instructional guitar book/CD and DVD methods for Hal Leonard Corporation, including Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar, Fretboard Mastery and the Metal Rhythm Guitar and Metal Lead Guitar Series, which have sold over 1 million copies worldwide.
   
• Sought after workshop clinian and music educator.
   
• Guitarist and producer for Second Soul, Troy's modern hard rock band featuring vocalist Scott Yanke and drummer Eddie Szczepanski. The Second Soul debut album is scheduled for release in late August, 2010.
   
• Other records include Troy's 2007 prog metal side-project Dimension X "Implications of a Genetic Defense" (Unicorn Records, 2007) his 2000 instrumental guitar CD release Exottica (ModRock Records, 2000).
   
• Music producer, running the Artist Underground recording studio in the Milwaukee area.
   
• Private guitar coach 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."
   
• Formerly "Return of the Shred" columnist for GuitarOne magazine and Director of Rock Guitar Studies at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music.