Technical Guitarist and Songwriting/Music Production Coach

Mason C.

Guitar

I’ve been playing guitar for 16 years and teaching for 8, and I’m passionate about helping students become confident, creative guitarists. I’ve also worked professionally as a touring musician and as a recording artist and producer, giving me experience beyond the practice room and classroom. My lessons are personalized around each student’s goals and interests. Whether you’re picking up the guitar for the first time, learning your favorite songs, improving your technique, or wanting to write and record your own music, I’ll help you develop the skills to become a more independent musician. I can teach chords, scales, music theory, rhythm, lead guitar, improvisation, fingerpicking, songwriting, and learning songs by ear. I especially enjoy working with students interested in alternative, indie rock, math rock, experimental, and other creative guitar-driven styles. I love exploring interesting chord voicings, unusual rhythms, effects, textures, and techniques that help guitar parts stand out. As a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, I also like to connect guitar playing to the bigger picture of making music. I can help you understand how to build guitar parts that work within a song, play with other musicians, develop your own sound, and eventually use your guitar playing for songwriting and recording. Most importantly, I want lessons to be enjoyable and relevant to the music you actually want to play. I’ll meet you at your current level and build from there.

Music Production

I’m a recording artist, songwriter, and producer with years of experience writing, recording, arranging, and producing my own music. I specialize in indie, alternative, psychedelic, and electronic-influenced music, and I enjoy helping students turn their ideas into complete, polished tracks. I can help with the entire production process, including songwriting and arrangement, sound selection, recording, MIDI, drum programming, synthesis, sampling, effects, mixing, and developing a cohesive sonic identity. I can also help you learn how to work more efficiently in your DAW and develop a workflow that fits the way you naturally create music. My approach is hands-on and centered around the student's own music. Rather than simply teaching you what each plugin or button does, I want to help you understand why production decisions work and how to apply them creatively. We can work directly on your songs and projects while building the technical knowledge you need to eventually produce independently. I have experience working with both hardware and software production, live looping, sampling, electronic instruments, guitar, vocals, drums, and keys. My background as a touring musician and recording artist also gives me a practical understanding of how production connects with songwriting, musicianship, recording, and live performance. Whether you're completely new to music production, have been making beats for a while, or are struggling to turn your ideas into finished songs, I can help you develop your skills and your own sound.