Private Half Hour Guitar Lessons with Ivgene (In Home)

Years of Experience: 10 Location Options: In Studio, In Home Travel Radius: 10 Genres: Rock, Acoustic Age Groups: Children, Young Adult, Adult Instruments Taught: Guitar Lessons Overview: Julian was born in Kazakhstan. As a child he was introduced to bands like The Beatles, Queen, and ABBA which provided the inspiration for him to pursue a life in music. At the age of 10 Julian and his family moved to Israel where he got a job paying $1 an hour so he could buy a guitar. Music was Julian's only escape in life. A couple years later Julian recorded a few songs with his band, took the demos along with his guitar and boarded a plane for America. He landed in New York City ready to change his life. The date was August 8th, 2001. Two days later, his life did change. After the 9/11 attacks and the ensuing aftermath, Julian couldn't legally stay in the states. He returned to Israel and although a guitarist, Julian became a lead singer in one of the most innovative rock bands in Israel. In 2005 Julian toured Canada with the band, but a calling still beckoned him to quit the band and return to New York. He applied for an Artists Visa, in 2007 Julian was approved as a musician with extraordinary ability by the American Federation of Musicians. Julian came across an add looking for a guitarist put out by fellow Brooklyn-ite and frontman of Chiba-Ken, George William. Julian was accepted into the band, they moved to Los Angeles and became the band they are known as today, Save Our Souls. In 2008 After recording the full length album entitled "Hard To Be Human" with producer Mike Watts (As Tall As Lions), Julian and the band relocated from New York to Los Angeles and soon earned a residency at the world famous Whisky A Go-Go, performed at the Playboy Mansion, performed at the 2010 Sunset Strip Music Festival headlined by The Smashing Pumpkins and Slash, recorded a new track with platinum recording artist Yung Berg, and have just collaborated on a new track with former G-Unit member Chyno Soul. They have quickly gained notoriety as one of the Sunset Strip's best new rock bands. Save Our Souls' music has been licensed to MLB, ESPN, and The Suicide Girls appearing on Showtime. * Formal Education: Education/Musical Training Hed College of Contemporary Music *Completed a two year course of engineering studies Pre production, Post production Private Education: *Studied with Shimshon Leyzerovich, head of Kley ZemerMusic, and with Erez Ulevich, Alumnus of Berkeley College of Music. Performing Experience: My major performances are: 2008 Blossom Music Center with Iron Maiden. 2010 Key Club with Kittie and Soil. 2010 Whisky A Go Go band of the month. 2010 Playboy Mansion 2010 Whisky A Go Go with Yung Berg 2010 Sunset Strip Music Festival with Slash, Smashing Pumpkins, Fergie, Neon trees, Steel Panther and many more. 2010 Whisky A Go Go with Dave Lombardo of Slayer and his new band "Film". 2011 Whisky A Go Go Band of the month. Experience Teaching: Started teaching since 2004. I love teaching guitar as much as I love playing it. I teach music using my own program that I came up with during my long years of playing guitar. The program that I created exists to improve the level of professionalism within the field of music and to advance the value of music study and music making. The program offers an increased opportunity for young guitar players looking to utilize their talents and strengths in music. It also creates an environment that supports musical excellence and artistic integrity. Unlike a lot of teachers who just want to teach what they know, I listen to what my students want to learn, making it flexible and exciting for them. *I teach in English, Hebrew and Russian