Originally from Switzerland, Davide started playing guitar over 20 years ago. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he graduated with degrees in bass performance, arranging & composition, and has been teaching guitar and bass in Chicago for over 10 years.

Francis is a composer, arranger, orchestrator, conductor, producer and recording musician born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was awarded his bachelor degree from the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico with a major in Music Composition and has a Master degree in composition at University (NYU)

Founder of the Guitar Cities schools and a graduate of Hope College in Psychology and Music, James Lenger has been teaching guitar and bass professionally for 25 years and has given over 70,000 lessons during that time.

Joe Shimmin studied at the London Centre of Contemporary Music, where he gained a Bachelors Degree in Music Performance and Production. His friendly, relaxed, yet methodical teaching style has benefited countless musicians from all ages, styles and abilities.

Chicago pianist/singer-songwriter Liza Micelli is currently the principle keyboardist for Twentieth Century Fox's hit show Empire. She has shared the stage with Alicia Keys, Patti LaBelle, Jennifer Hudson, Rita Ora and others.

Troy Fannin, described by the New York Times as "a gifted guitarist and arranger," is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist and composer. He teaches guitar, bass, ukulele, theory and composition and has been an instructor with the Guitar Cities schools since 2008.