Mar 8: The Technique & Artistry of Modern Solo Guitar with Kyran Daniel

Saturday, March 8

11am – 1pm

Dusty Strings, 3406 Fremont Ave N

Maximum enrollment: 16

Registration and Refund Deadline: Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Join Tommy Emmanuel protege, Kyran Daniel, on a transformative 2hr workshop covering both the technique and artistry behind the creation and performance of contemporary solo guitar pieces. Together, you’ll look at fundamental technical approaches to the instrument, how they’ve evolved over time, and how to find your unique combination and voice amongst them. You’ll then spend the second hour being introduced to Kyran’s creative process of taking life-experience and other artistic inspirations, and finding the vocabulary on the guitar to articulate those stories and emotions. From scales, to arranging, chord-functions and dynamic articulation, you’ll leave this session with a blueprint for how to create your own body of work as an artist yourself.

Skills needed: All that is really needed is basic knowledge of the guitar and a willingness to be creative with it. Seasoned composers and players will have an efficient compositional method to use as well as additional techniques in their arsenal, but beginners can essentially begin using the same concepts in a simplified manner.

What to Bring: Guitar, Picks, Notebook

Teacher: Guitarist, Composer, Producer and Musical Director, Kyran Daniel began his career performing alongside Grammy Nominee Tommy Emmanuel on stages spanning the globe. His debut album ‘Per Se’ became a highly influential work in the acoustic guitar world, opening the door to his attendance of the prestigious Berklee College of Music studying under the greatest songwriting & production professors in contemporary music.

Following his time at Berklee, Kyran focused on the roles of songwriter & producer for a cohort of Australian artists including G Flip, Gretta Ray, and Kingswood. His diverse musical palette and superlative musicianship saw him fast become one of Australia’s finest studio talents, and a go-to for artists & labels domestically & abroad, with credits including Gretta Ray’s ARIA Nominated Album ‘Begin To Look Around’ (EMI), G Flip’s #1 ARIA Charting Album ‘Drummer’ (4x ARIA Nominated), and Australian & European tours and televised performances with legendary rock group Kingswood.

Recent years have seen Kyran return to his most authentic musical form as solo artist, with sold-out concerts spanning three continents in the lead up to the launch of his renaissance album ‘Like The Night Itself’, generously supported by the Australian Cultural Fund and Creative Australia via MATCH Lab. Expect a new chapter of emotive compositions drawing upon rich global influences, cinematic soundscapes, and virtuosic expression from the heart.

‘I knew at that time he would be an incredible force in music…he was always received with thunderous applause and standing ovations…’ - Tommy Emmanuel AM