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Sebastian Rider is an accomplished singer, guitarist, songwriter, and performer whose career has spanned major festivals, world-renowned stages, and collaborations with music icons. Formerly known as Bluhauz/Blue House and the frontman of the acclaimed Berklee-born rock band Stone Giant, Sebastian has built a reputation for musical excellence rooted in technical mastery, artistic…

With over a decade of experience in teaching and mentoring musicians, I am a passionate guitar instructor and founder of the Contemporary Music Promotion Center – Magnitude (Novi Sad, Serbia). My teaching philosophy blends technical excellence with creativity, offering a holistic approach that bridges performance, composition, and production.

I’m a Los Angeles–based musician and teacher with a strong background in jazz, contemporary music, songwriting, and multi-instrumental studies. I attended the USC Thornton School of Music as a Jazz Studies drumset major, and also studied piano, guitar, music theory, and composition.

I’m a touring and recording musician with years of real-world experience playing live, writing songs, recording in the studio, and developing my own sound as an artist. I have had a song I wrote featured on the hit tv series, Yellowstone.

Hi! I’m a passionate teacher with experience working with both children and adults. I offer lessons in singing, guitar, and Romanian, and I love helping students build confidence and grow at their own pace. Whether you’re a total beginner or looking to improve your skills, my lessons are fun, supportive, and tailored to your goals.

I am a passionate music teacher, performer, and songwriter with a deep belief in music as a path to self-expression, connection, and transformation. With years of experience across multiple genres — from rock and blues to world music and singer-songwriter traditions — I guide students not just in technique, but in finding their unique voice and musical identity.

I'm a sound engineer with both Bachelors and Masters degrees. I'm also a professional singer-songwriter and artist with my own project (Mari Segura), which you can find on all music platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, etc. I write all songs for my own project besides writing for other artists as well, from several different music genres.

I offer coaching in voice, piano and guitar for singers, and songwriting. I work from a holistic methodology, incorporating elements of theoretical knowledge, ear training, performance technique, body awareness, mindfulness, creativity, and improvisation into my coaching sessions.

What started as a childhood fascination with the guitar grew into a lifelong pursuit of music. I picked up the bass in middle school and high school, but it wasn't until I found myself living in New York City that I began seriously studying and performing on the instrument — diving deep into jazz, blues, and funk and never looking back.

Hey there! I'm Emily Zimmer, a music lesson teacher with 25 years of experience in recording, performing, and playing guitar, bass guitar, and writing music professionally. Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of teaching music lessons and classes to thousands of students for over 18 years.