Was born in Brazil in 1974 . At age of 8, he began guitar studies at the Villa Lobos Conservatory where he completed the 7 years course. During the period from 1994 to 1996 he studied with Luiz Claudio Ferreira at School of Music and Fine Arts of Paraná – Brazil where he earned the Bachelors degree in performance.
Mr. Loyola has been in the most important guitar events in the states such Guitar Foundation of America (CA), Stetson International Guitar Workshop (FL) and Guitar Symposium (GA). His activities as an instructor, clinician and performer have been intense and he has received great recognition.

Patrick has been playing music all his life. As a child he used to beat on pots and pans with cooking utensils. Not much has changed, as those same pots and pans are still his favorite instrument. In the course of his life he has studied every genre of music conceivable including rock, metal, flamenco, classical, jazz, country, Latin, ska, fusion, Indian Carnatic music, and everything in between. Constantly evolving, Patrick is always learning different instruments. To date he has experience playing violin, piano, trumpet, guitar, bass, lute, cornetto, drums, and pedal steel. He has aspirations to learn the sitar, tablas, and sarangi next.

Patrick earned a masters degree in information technology from the University of Florida. With that he hit the road as a stand-up comedian, where his act was a mix of monologue and guitar-based material. After a few years on the road he began acting, landing roles in commercials, television, and film, including repeated spots on the...

Rob started playing the guitar at age 12 and was initially inspired to play by seeing one of his favorite bands, Metallica, live in concert. With that inspiration, Rob started taking lessons at a local music store where he learned the basic building blocks. He attended the National Guitar Workshop where he studied with guitar greats John Petrucci, Frank Gambale, and Scott Henderson. To further his music education, Rob attended Rhode Island College where he immersed himself in jazz and classical studies. Rob has played in numerous bands over the years. He currently performs in several bands in Orlando.

I am a recent graduate of the Stetson University Classical Guitar (performance) program and also regularly perform in professional groups across a broad spectrum of genres.

Another passion of mine is digital arts, in which I minored during college. With experience in Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton Live, and Max/MSP (sound design and music programming), I am well versed in these areas.

I grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, where I began playing music around the age of 11. I was selected to attend LaVilla Schol of the Arts in 6th grade, where I began playing various low brass instruments and playing in the school's symphonic band. I decided around the age of 13 that I wanted to begin playing guitar and soon found myself in the classical guitar program at LaVilla, along with still playing in the symphonic band and making All-State band later that year.

When it came to the decision of where I would attend high school, I wanted to attend Douglas Anderson School of the Arts so that...