Make a life
in music.
Lessons, mentorship, and coaching from a working musician who has played in five countries — now teaching online from Thailand to students around the world.
Places: Santa Barbara County, Tokyo, Japan, Koh Phangan, Thailand, San Antonio, Texas, Santa Ynez Valley.
Highlights: Jazz competition winner, Second engineer, Erickson Sound Labs, Bass, reggae w/ David Segall, Led teen rock bands.
Hear the playing first.
Thirty seconds of playing says more than any headline.
Start with a lesson.
Lessons are the front door. When you’re ready to go further, there’s mentorship and coaching too.
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A quick hello from Alex — who he is, how he teaches, and what your first lesson feels like.
Intro video coming soon
Showing up, listening, serving the song.
Alex sat down at the piano at five, picked up the guitar at twelve, and was performing professionally by sixteen. From solo guitar to drums to bass, he has played across Santa Barbara County, Tokyo, Thailand, and beyond.
He has spent twenty years in music — the last three teaching full time in Santa Barbara, leading teen rock bands. Today he teaches online from Thailand.
Read the full storyStay in music without the drinking.
The scene runs on alcohol. If you want to quit, cut back, or protect your sobriety, here’s a coach who has lived it. Modern, secular, no shame.
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Alex lives in Thailand and teaches online to students around the world. He's a lifelong working musician who has performed professionally in five countries.
A student testimonial will live here — the kind of proof that turns a visitor into a first lesson.
Testimonials coming soon
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