About Me

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 Growing up in a musical household, Keith has been exposed to music of all genres his whole life. He began playing bass at the age of 7 but switched over to guitar and saxophone about two years later. As he experienced and learned more within the classical, rock, and pop genres, he landed his first professional gig at 12. In his early teen years, he began playing slide guitar, electric guitar, and lap steel. During this time, he began studying with midwestern blues guitar phenom Paul Holdman, who taught him extensive guitar theory and techniques. His father, a fellow musician, also taught him advanced music theory. He began to get more serious with woodwinds as well, diving into bari saxophone, flute, and later contrabass clarinet. This all lead to him playing in the Indiana All-State Band and the Indiana All-State Honor Band in back-to-back years. In Late high school, guitar once again became his primary focus when he began studying jazz guitar with the world-renowned guitar player, instructor, author, and editor Sandy Williams. With Sandy’s guidance, not only was he accepted to play in the Indiana All-State Jazz Band, but was accepted into every music school he auditioned to with multiple scholarships. He accepted the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music’s offer, where he is currently finishing his undergraduate in Jazz Studies under the direction of Brad Myers. Keith has marketed himself as a “hired gun,” playing with various one-off shows as well as being an in-demand sub-guitarist. He has also done extensive pit theater work with the Indianapolis branch of the Summer Stock Stage Company and The Rick Weil Theater Company. Currently, he plays with Bluewater Kings, Monte, The Interstate Commerce Commission Organ Quartet, My Exact Style, Philadelphia Phil, and Friends, The Snake Farmers, as well as various jazz groups, one-off shows, and record dates. He also has toured around the Midwest with various acts, including Rosewood Coast. He  also has a passion for teaching that developed in high school when he became an instructor of woodwinds at a summer camp his junior year. He began teaching at various music stores around the Cincinnati area before finding his current studio at School of Rock NKY.

Guitars:

Fender Custom Shop NOS Pink Paisley w/ Fralin Pickups (2021)

Fender Classic Series '72 Thinline RI w/ Wilde Pickups (2014)

Fender MIM Stratocaster w/ Duncan and Wilde Pickups & Vegatrem (2005)

Gibson ES-347 w/ Duncan JB in Bridge (1981)

Gibson ES-175 (1988)

Gibson Les Paul Custom (Currently under restoration-1974)

Gretsch Tim Armstrong Signature Electromatic (2015)

Danelectro Sparkle Baritone w/ Dolphin Headstock (2020)

Line 6 James Tyler Variax '59 (2014?)

Taylor 214CE Koa (2017?)

Regal Chrome Resonator (?)

Basses:

Fender FSR Hot Rod Jazz Bass (2006)

Squier Classic Vibe Late '60s Jazz Bass (2022)

Amps:

Fender Deluxe Reverb w/Eminence Swamp Thang (Modded for 6L6's-1979)

Fender Custom '68 Princeton Reverb (2018)

Fender FSR Blues Junior Emerald Green w/Eminence Cannabis Rex (2009)

Eden World Traveler 400 (1995?)

Pedals:

Line 6 Helix

Woodwinds:

Conn 10M Tenor Saxophone (1941)

Bundy Flute (?)