Jason Sidwell (BA Hons, MA, ALCM) was editor of Guitar Techniques, is senior tuition editor for Guitarist and has written/edited over 25,000 printed articles since 1998. He is an advisor/guest tutor for UK music academies, a director/tutor for the International Guitar Foundation (IGF) plus author of How to Play Guitar Step by Step (Dorling Kindersley) and tutorials for The Guardian and Observer. His unique Guitar Day teaching events have been running for over a decade. He is also a busy classical guitarist and theatre musician, has recorded with musicians such as Steve Morse, Paul Gilbert, Andy Timmons and Marty Friedman and has a broad cliental for studio guitar work.
