Michael Keplinger

Classical guitar is perfect for events such as weddings, corporate events, proposals, restaurants, and more! I offer a wide variety of music genres such as romantic, classical, jazz, spanish, contemporary, and pop!

I also offer duo performances with a female vocalist if you would like that setup better. We perform for the same type of events mentioned above.

Michael began his classical guitar studies at the University of Texas at Brownsville under the direction of Dr. Michael Quantz. Privately, he has studied with Mr. Jose Luis Escobedo, Dr. Jonathan Dotson, and, Dr. Matthew Dunne. Michael has also participated in numerous masterclasses with world renown artists such as the Grammy-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Latin Grammy nominee Berta Rojas, Guitar Foundation of America winner Johannes Möller, and Russian guitarist Dimitri Illarionov. In 2012, Michael placed 1st in the University of Texas Pan Am Solo Guitar Competition and has been a finalist and semi-finalist in many others. Since then, he has continued to compete and perform on the professional level and most recently, finished a Masters Degree in Guitar Performance from the University of Texas San Antonio, December 2016. Aside from his classical studies, Michael has experience playing in various rock and metal bands and composes his own songs which have been professionally recorded and released.

A good playing area would be one that is near outlets, has good lighting (for reading music), and is not windy (for outdoor gigs).