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Self-taught musician who has played bass, ukulele, and guitar for over 15 years, Graduated from Columbia International University with a BA in Music with a focus on Classical Guitar Played in and led many worship teams from various churches, denominations, and styles. Teaching through Music & Arts Columbia for 5 years.

Lead Guitarist, vocalist and Music Director for The Beach Boys for over 20 years. Also played on dozens of Broadway Musicals in NYC and on tour. As a sideman and session musician, worked with many artists from Grandmaster Flash to Tom Jones. Performed all over the world in venues ranging from Royal Albert Hall to The Grand Ole Opry. Produced and arranged tracks that charted.

Bio: Jay Harootunian is a nationally touring artist with the Americana roots band Mojo Birds. His teaching background includes Adjunct Professor of Guitar at San Juan College, band coaching, artist development, and Songwriting Studio Online. He is also the founder of the Durango Sound Project and serves as the Vermont State Coordinator for Music Link.

Timothy A. Helisek is the first place winner of the 2004 edition of the Normandale Composer’s Competition for his classical chamber piece 'Beauty in Sadness.' 'Dancing Towards the Sun,' also a chamber piece, won first place in the same competition in 2005, as well as second place in the Minnesota Music Educators Association Composition Contest the same year.

A graduate of The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, I’ve been playing guitar for 18 years and teaching for over a decade. Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, I’ve performed and recorded with many acclaimed musicians both in my hometown and on the NYC jazz scene, including Ari Hoenig, Steve Cardenas, Sam Yahel, John Raymond, and others.

As a performer, Steve has accomplished the following: Former lead guitarist for Vicious Rumors (1995-1999), Testament (1999-2004), Dragonlord (2000-2005), Nevermore (2002-2007), and Forbidden (2009-2012, 2023-present), currently busy with his own band One Machine (2014-present), as well as progressive rock fusion duo The EssenEss Project (1993-present), and is STILL a member of…