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Nick Greathouse
Email Address
Nick at UnitedWeTab.com
Private Instruction
I provide guitar instruction at the NYC Guitar School, and online via Skype
Location
Queens, NY
Home Town
Canton, OH
Instruments Played
Guitar
Favorite Playing Style
Rock, Blues, Metal, Classical
Training
Bachelor of Music, Kent State
Musician Bio
Nick Greathouse was exposed to many different musical styles from a very young age. Growing up in the "MTV generation" some of his earliest memories involve watching Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, and Guns n' Roses with his brother and cousin. His mother played piano, sang and filled the house with the sounds of singer-songwriters Cat Stevens, Jackson Browne and Elton John, while Nick's father was always listening to country music along with classic rockers Tom Petty and Bob Seger. Thankfully, this all meant that Nick never had to look far to hear great music.
Though he was constantly surrounded by music, it wasn't until Nick heard his first Beatles album (Revolver) when he was 10 that he became interested in being a musician. Shortly thereafter, his older brother got an electric guitar that Nick began to play (while his bro was out of the house!). From the moment Nick's fingers touched the strings for the first time, he was hooked and had to have one of his own.
After high school, Nick began teaching guitar lessons at a local music store. He also entered the music program at Kent State University where he studied classical guitar with George Bachmann. During this time he performed many solo guitar recitals and also played with the guitar ensemble.
Nick took a break from Kent in 2004 when he moved to Hollywood, California for a short time to study at Musician's Institute (GIT). While there he had classes with Daniel Gilbert, Joy Basu, Tom Kolb, Carl Verheyen and his private lesson instructor Jean-Marc Belkadi.
Nick returned to Ohio in order to finish his college education. He joined a local metal core band called Last Second Decision which was formed by his brother. During his tenure with Last Second Decision Nick began taking lessons from one of his heroes, Cleveland based guitar virtuoso, Neil Zaza. They soon became great friends and, since then, Nick has gone on to perform with Zaza numerous times including television appearances, local club gigs and the holiday spectacular "Neil Zaza's One Silent Night" at Cleveland's Playhouse Square. Nick also appears on the 2007 CD "Neil Zaza's One Silent Night: A Night at The Palace".
Nick is a graduate of Kent State University (BA Music) and is currently an instructor at the Brooklyn Guitar School.
