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San Francisco Native Nick Montes is professional guitarist with over two decades of performance and educational experience. Son of professional drummer, Bob Montes (The Hues Corporation) Nick has been playing the guitar since 2000 and performing professionally since 2003. Having returned to the Bay Area from Hollywood after an intense course of study at the highly-regarded and competitive Guitar Institute of Technology at Musician’s Institute. During his studies at MI, Nick had a unique opportunity to focus on music theory, performance, and composition under many professional studio session and touring musicians, including Scott Henderson, Carl Verheyen, Allen Hinds, Sid Jacobs, Bruce Buckingham, Jinshi Ozaki, Vadim Zilberstein, Keith Wyatt, Dan Gilbert and Ross Bolton.
Prior to receiving his degree from the Musicians Institute, Nick was a student at Diablo Valley College. While there he was mentored by both Steve Sage, Kelly Back and Patrick Bradley. As a performer, Nick has performed with and/or members of Tower of Power, Santana, Malo, Sly and the Family Stone, Booker T and the M.G.'s, John Lee Hooker Jr, The Nick Montes Group, Tortilla Soup, West Grand Blvd, Gokart Mozart, Kaye Bohler Band, Six Peace, and F.L.O. the Funky Latin Orchestra. He continues to perform and record in the Bay Area as a sideman and a soloist. During the day Nick can be found teaching in his Lafayette California studio, Montes Music Academy. |