Mark Nicholas Brady

Guitar Player, Songwriter, Music Maker

Let's make some music.

Hi folks! I'm Mark.

I teach guitar lessons (electric and acoustic), perform, and record and would love to work with you.

Click below to find out more about me and my background in music. Then drop me a line with any questions or just to talk about your musical ambitions and projects.

Can't wait to inspire and be inspired.

Bio

Guitar Muse: A Blog about All Things Six-String

Nov 3, 2023

Why I Think Highly of the Chromatic Scale (Hint: Because it Makes Me Better as a Musician)

When you first pick up a guitar, you think: I want t play! I want to make sounds! I want those sounds to sound good! But it turns out that it takes a while to make sounds that sound really…

Sep 5, 2023

Favorite Guitar Players, and Such: My Guitar Gods (Part I of infinite)

“Who are your favorite guitar players?” I’m often asked.

Loaded question.

Steve Vai. Lighnin Hopkins. Derek Trucks. Chris Olivia. Edward Van Halen. Jimi Hendrix. Jimmy Page.

I can’t keep up with myself when it…

Sep 4, 2023

Acoustic Blues: What I Loves (sic) about It

I can’t quite remember when acoustic blues first caught my ear. It might have been Jimi Hendrix’s solo version of “Hear My Train a Comin,” which is a left-handed twelve-string monster performance and made the song sound so rich, rundown…

Aug 24, 2023

Why Learn Guitar? Because of Iron Maiden

Let's talk guitar inspiration (vs. guitar perspiration, which is another topic).

I wanted to play guitar because of Iron Maiden's Dave Murray and Adrian Smith. But let's back up.

I wanted to play guitar because of the Iron Maiden album…