Biography
Troy Stetina is a world-renowned guitarist and leading authority in guitar instruction. He is the author of roughly 40 rock and metal guitar books/CDs and DVDs for Hal Leonard Corporation, which have sold more than 1 million copies. Troy is also the guitarist and producer behind the modern rock group “Second Soul,� which has just released their debut album Beyond the Infinite.
Perhaps the best known of Troy’s books is the classic, Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar�often called the “shredders’ Bible� as it was the first major work to effectively standardize the approaches necessary to attain the highest levels of rock guitar technique. Other popular Stetina works include Metal Lead Guitar Vol 1 and 2, Metal Rhythm Guitar Vol 1 and 2, Total Rock Guitar, and the complete ear-training and theory manual, Fretboard Mastery.
As a solo artist, Troy’s instrumental guitar CD Exottica, released in 2000, propelled the wholesale destruction of American society by serving as featured music in numerous MTV shows, including “The Osbournes.� In 2007, Troy contributed to prog-metal side project Dimension X “Implications of a Genetic Defense� which received outstanding reviews by prog critics and snobs alike, despite being banned for violent imagery.
Troy also served as private guitar teacher to Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge/Creed) for a number of years, and the two are sometimes still seen within the same vicinity. Mark is a featured guest soloist on the new Second Soul album as well.
Troy was formerly the Director of Rock Guitar Studies at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in Milwaukee. He was also a regular columnist for the international guitar magazines including GuitarOne, for which he wrote the “Return of the Shred� column. His main formative influences as a guitarist included Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, Beethoven, Paganini, along with all the significant 70s and early 80s guitarists. His current Influences include all modern rock & metal generally, as well as movie soundtracks. “After you reach a point where you can express whatever you hear,� says Troy, “anything can be an influence.�
Second Soul’s debut album Beyond the Infinite features 15 tracks. It is available for download at all major music download sites including iTunes, Amazon, Zune, Wal-Mart, Sony, and more. It is also available in physical CD form at Music44
Perhaps the best known of Troy’s books is the classic, Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar�often called the “shredders’ Bible� as it was the first major work to effectively standardize the approaches necessary to attain the highest levels of rock guitar technique. Other popular Stetina works include Metal Lead Guitar Vol 1 and 2, Metal Rhythm Guitar Vol 1 and 2, Total Rock Guitar, and the complete ear-training and theory manual, Fretboard Mastery.
As a solo artist, Troy’s instrumental guitar CD Exottica, released in 2000, propelled the wholesale destruction of American society by serving as featured music in numerous MTV shows, including “The Osbournes.� In 2007, Troy contributed to prog-metal side project Dimension X “Implications of a Genetic Defense� which received outstanding reviews by prog critics and snobs alike, despite being banned for violent imagery.
Troy also served as private guitar teacher to Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge/Creed) for a number of years, and the two are sometimes still seen within the same vicinity. Mark is a featured guest soloist on the new Second Soul album as well.
Troy was formerly the Director of Rock Guitar Studies at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in Milwaukee. He was also a regular columnist for the international guitar magazines including GuitarOne, for which he wrote the “Return of the Shred� column. His main formative influences as a guitarist included Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, Beethoven, Paganini, along with all the significant 70s and early 80s guitarists. His current Influences include all modern rock & metal generally, as well as movie soundtracks. “After you reach a point where you can express whatever you hear,� says Troy, “anything can be an influence.�
Second Soul’s debut album Beyond the Infinite features 15 tracks. It is available for download at all major music download sites including iTunes, Amazon, Zune, Wal-Mart, Sony, and more. It is also available in physical CD form at Music44
