ROCK LESSONS
Guitar Lessons Atlanta has put together a team of music professionals to ensure students have everything they need to compose or perform at an expert level, whether in the music industry, or as a serious hobbyist. Jimmy Cypher, Ford Productions, Dave Fisher, and Neal Ballew are now part of the team, making Guitar Lessons Atlanta the one stop shop for aspiring musicians. Look for weekly online content from our instructors or schedule a one on one session with us today.
JIMMY CYPHER
Jimmy Cypher has played on billboard charting singles, worked with platinum selling, grammy award winning producers, performed with guitar legends, composed his own original music and played in front of 15,000 people. He has taught celebrities and helped thousands of aspiring musicians to reach their goals. Numerous students have gained acceptance into prestigious music schools including Berkelee, Musician's Institute, Atlanta institute of Music, etc. Learn to think about music like the pros do, from a guitarist and industry professional who has worked in every aspect of the music business!
One of the hottest Electronic Music Producers in the world, FORD is hitting his stride as the Multi-Platinum production & EDM remixing maestro for major labels and stars.
With over 350 commercial releases to his credit (including 53 Billboard Hits), FORD has been producing music with the biggest stars on the planet for more than 20 years. FORD is recognized as one of the world's most talented music producers, and he has earned production credits on records selling over 30 million copies world wide.
Since 2003, FORD has earned 19 Multi-platinum, Platinum and Gold RIAA sales awards for producing, mixing and remixing many of the world's biggest artists including: Michael Jackson (for which FORD also earned a RIAA Diamond Award with 13.4 million copies sold), Ludacris, Rob Thomas, Jennifer Lopez, Ciara, Missy Elliot, Britney Spears, Eminem, 'Lil Kim, Twista, Brandy, Venessa Williams, P Diddy, Christina Aguilera, Mandy Moore, Jewel, Craig David, Fabolous, Pet Shop Boys, Shinedown, Duran Duran, Ryan Cabrera, Danity Kane, Sugar Ray, Paul Oakenfold, and Mick Jagger just to name a few.
With his exhausting list of credits, It's no wonder FORD has been regularly contracted for production work by labels including SONY, Warner Bros., Atlantic, Lava, Bad Boy, EMI, Def Jam, Epic, Jive, Capitol, Universal, La Face, Tommyboy, Robbins, and Ultra Records.
FORDs music is spun by the biggest DJ headliners in the world. He has had 4 remixes reach #1 on the Billboard Dance Chart, and 5 original songs breach the Billboard Top Ten. In 2004 Billboard Magazine hailed him as "America's Most Added Remixer". FORD continues his chart topping success to this day with Top Ten dance singles in 2010, 2011 and a Radio Top 40 hit in 2012.
Additionally, FORD has placed hundreds of songs on network television and film. In 2011, FORD wrote and produced the title tracks to the theatrically released films "Backwards” and “Sam & Amira”. In 2014 FORD wrote and produced 2 songs for Disney’s “Russell Mania” and he has dozens of songs regularly appearing on CSI, CSI-Miami, Burn Notice, Psyche, The Bachelor, American Idol, Miami Ink, Monk, Good Morning America, Today Show, Keeping Up with The Kardashians, Fly Girls, Bad Girls Club, Disney Channel, MTV, The Weather Channel, ESPN and countless others.
Beyond music production, FORD has been named president to two independent record companies, Nebulous Records which formed a joint venture with Big Beat/ Atlantic Records in 2002, and currently Peaceman Music, the first record label of it's kind dedicated to the proliferation of peace and human enlightenment.
FORD is currently developing and grooming new and upcoming recording artists, focusing on music, artist branding, and marketing for global representation through his Atlanta based production company, FORD Productions, LLC.
MUSIC PRODUCER, COMPOSER,
REMIXER, ARTIST DEVELOPMENT
Since beginning his teaching career in 1974 David has taught 7000 people how to play guitar! Some aspiring only to play at home for fun and others to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. David Fisher has also taught advanced guitar and music theory to several professional musicians who already play other instruments fluently including Oscar nominee Scott Rogness, who co-wrote and performed the songs featured in the movie That Thing You Do.
David Fisher plays a custom built guitar made by Jay Rhyne, with a custom Bartolini pick up system designed by Mr. Bartolini. To process his guitar sound, David uses a custom built Dual Quad Xeon processor based computer running Cubase 4. A Roland Gr-30 Guitar synth is used as a midi controller for David's midi synthesizers, which include; Kontakt 2, Absynth 2, Sonik Synth 2, East West Silver, East West Strings, Atmosphere, Garritan Personal Orchestra, and Guitar Rig for Guitar processing during his live perfomances.
"I am always looking for the band that will allow me to express myself, my influences include Hendrix, Page, Dimeola, Weather Report, Chick Corea, Emerson Lake and Palmer, and many others. I read music and charts, and between practicing, teaching, playing, and recording, I have spent 80+ hours a week for the past 34 years with a guitar. I like to soar in the wind when I am playing."
David Fisher
DAVID FISHER
Over 17 years of experience of stringed instruments!
Our services include:
Stringed Instruments
Amps
Re-stringing to complete set-up
Full Customization
Pick-up & Delivery available
Atlanta Instrument Repair strives to give you the most complete service possible on your gear!
