Hey, I’m Sam - thanks for visiting the website!

I’m a Lower Hutt local and have had an eclectic 18-year music journey. I started playing guitar at ten years old on a dingey cash converters guitar and went on to begin teaching at fifteen. In high school I practiced religiously for nearly two years straight, in competition with my fellow guitarist and good friend, putting in up to four hours a day. I then completed a Bachelor of Commercial Music at Massey University in 2018, around which time my band won the New Zealand Battle of the Bands and toured internationally the following year.

Since then, I have been involved in many music projects in Wellington - songwriting, producing, mixing and performing for a range of New Zealand pop artists. I have also released multiple EPs with bands I have been a part of and am currently working on my first full length album with my band ALL I SEEK.

I love teaching guitar and sharing my passion for music with students. Each lesson is not only an opportunity to make technical progress but to deepen the relationship with music - which can ultimately become a rich source of vitality in someone’s life. Through 13 years of lessons, I have fine-tuned my approach for finding each students spark and bringing out their enthusiasm for music!