A native of Chicago, Tom Kopyto has defined himself as a well respected instrumental guitarist and one of the most sought after instructors in New England. Tom was introduced to the instrumental guitar scene with with his debut CD YTK. The CD was executive produced by legendary guitarist Michael Angelo Batio and was released by MAB’s MACE Music in 2000. Shortly after the release, Tom entered Ernie Ball/Music Man's "Best Guitarist on The Web" contest and was awarded "Best Rock Guitarist". Between 2004 and 2007, Tom appeared on compilation CD’s released by Lion Music (“Tribute to Shawn Lane Vol. 2”) and Shredguy Records (“Shredding Across the World Vol.1” & “Shredding Across the World Vol.2”).

“My approach to the instrumental guitar genre is to merge the simpler songwriting styles of my favorite hard rock bands with the technical styles of my favorite progressive metal bands while using the guitar as the vocals.”

Musician. Guitar player. Purveyor of cool notes.

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