Tender Surrender (Vai/Reid)

Berklee Steve Vai Techniques Assignment. Backing by Steve Vai. All added sounds produced on guitar using pick scrapes, artificial harmonics and whammy.

Very Bad Horsie (Vai/Reid)

Original Scandinavian crime drama soundtrack

Gerningstedet

With a broad range of experience, guitarist Jack Reid specialises in bringing diverse areas of knowledge together to create music that is both novel and arresting to the ear of the listener. Originally from Melbourne, he has studied guitar, bass and voice in contemporary, jazz and musical theatre settings with the Melbourne Guitar Lab, William Bates Academy, The Soundlab Melbourne, London College of Contemporary Music, Berklee School of Music and the Western Academy of Performing arts. His cache of musical discourse has been developed with the assistance of extended guidance from a variety of talented performers including Lucas Michailidis, Merlin Rhys-Jones, Fran Swinn, Scotty Johnson, Hayley Teal, Bob Sedergreen, Brett Garsed and Michael Dolce. He is particularly influenced by the music of Steve Vai and was in the first group of alumni of the Steve Vai techniques course conducted through the Berklee School of Music.

Jack’s interests lie in collaborating with performers and bands in live work and recording projects to develop new sounds and approaches. Also a forensic psychiatrist and having represented Australia in international sport, he applies the reliability and dedication required of those endeavours to his music work. He places high value in developing and maintaining a positive and successful culture within any group in which he becomes involved.