VINCE LAURIA
Vince Lauria is an award-winning composer, guitarist, music instructor, author and owner of Vince Lauria Studios.
Vince was also a private guitar instructor to international celebrity, stand-up comedian, and actor Sinbad. He also taught with Jeff Beck (world-renowned guitarist) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys) at the Rock and Fantasy Camp in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Vince was guitar and music theory instructor for members of the R&R Top 40 (No. 27) charting pop-rock band Kropp Circle / Palaye Royale, the Peoples Voice 2010 Winners in the Teen category of the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) judged by music industry luminaries including Peter Gabriel, Tom Waits, Jeff Beck, Kings of Leon, Kelly Clarkson, and Ben Folds. Vince Lauria was also an instructor to guitarist Chris Iorio of the Billboard (No. 4) charting band (EMI/Virgin Records), Adelitas Way (?Invincible?). Vince Lauria is a member of Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI).
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Vince Lauria is Winner of the Gold Medal for Best Impact of Music in a Documentary (Audience Favorite) at the 2008 Park City Film Music Festival (PCFMF) for the feature-length documentary, Man of a Thousand Faces, executive produced by actor James Hong (Chinatown, Blade Runner). Vince also won the Director?s Choice Gold Medal for Excellence at the 2009 Park City Film Music Festival (PCFMF) for his original score of the award-winning feature documentary, Pigweed Philosopher: The Untethered Zen of Kimball Johnson, directed by documentary filmmaker Gabriel Lakey.
Vince is currently working on the independent feature musical, Nowhere Fast: The Forgotten Story of Approach Control, directed by Ryan Williams (Abby Singer). Vince Lauria film credits are listed on the International Movie Database (IMDb).
As a guitar virtuoso, Vince Lauria has served as an instructor at the Dick Grove School of Music, and as a technical adviser to Guitar World Magazine. Vince Lauria also has numerous instructional textbooks to his name, including ?Learn to Burn on Rock Guitar? (Mel Bay), ?Heavy Metal Solos for Guitar? (Mel Bay), ?Teach Yourself Rock Guitar? (Mel Bay), and ?The Rock Riff Dictionary for Lead Guitar? (ADG Productions) which can be found on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders, and other leading international booksellers.