Skills taught- Beginning, intermediate and advanced guitar lessons.
Solo improv, music theory, music reading, ear training, song writing, blues, rock, metal, reggae, country, jazz & funk

Bands:  Chris Crossland, DMFM, Bravados, Miss Odette, Wolvie
Kudos:  Guitar Institute of Technology (Musicians Institute) – Hollywood, CA – Graduate Columnist – Arena Magazine Transcriptionist – Hal Leonard Publishing “Official Indian Van” Cartoons featured - Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation Tour - US/Canada

Chris Crossland is a Graduate of the Musicians Institute in California.  Growing up in Branson, MO, he has worked for just about every old school country act – from The Oak Ridge Boys and Glen Campbell , to Kenny Rogers and Reba McEntire. In Austin, Chris has played with the bands Set in Stone, Jump Train, Swinging Johnsons, Steve Travato, Keith Wyatt and many others. His cartoons created with the “Official Indian Van” were featured on tour with Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation, shown in theaters in over 50 cities in the US and Canada.  Chris has also worked as a columnist for Arena Magazine and has done transcriptions for Hal Leonard Publishing.

 

Chris Crossland has been with the Austin School of Music since its inception and has been an integral part of making Rock Camp USA a great success.