Guitar with Luis R.

Luis is a classical guitar prodigy hailing from Ponce, Puerto Rico. Luis moved to Tampa, Florida when his parents were looking for better opportunities for their family. He began experimenting with guitar at the age of 12 and began classical guitar training at the age of 13, when he attended Howard W. Blake High School of the Performing Arts. By the age of 14 he started traveling to competitions and performing for audiences in the Tampa Bay area. His most notable accomplishments that year were playing for the Mayor of Tampa at an education luncheon, and also becoming the concert master of the High School's Guitar Ensemble. At the age of 17, Luis was awarded for being in the top 85 of the YoungArts Competition out of 10,000 applicants. He was chosen to be a representative to go to the White House and meet Michelle Obama.  As of today Luis is still working on his craft at Florida State University as a double major in Classical Guitar Performance and Commercial Music.