Jared
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About Jared
Jared Sachs is a guitarist, composer, songwriter and music producer from Los Angeles, CA.
He has been teaching music since 2012 and strives to bring out the maximum potential in all of his students.
His journey started at 9 years old when his father handed him his first guitar. In 2014, Sachs transferred to the University of North Texas on a scholarship. There he honed his skills in the famous North Texas lab Bands, as well as in groups that performed around the Dallas/Fort Worth area. In 2018, Sachs was awarded as a finalist in Lee Ritenour's Six String Theory Competition. He is known for his versatility as a sideman and session guitarist, and also performs and writes music of his own.
Q&A with Jared
Which musician would you like to play with?
Stevie Wonder, Allen Stone, Theo Katzman, White Denim, Norah Jones, Emily King, Wilco, Madison Cunningham, Nick Hakim, Leon Bridges
Which musician has influenced you the most?
Jimi Hendrix, Paul Mccartney, Stevie Wonder, George Harrison
What can you teach me better on your instrument than any other teacher?
Improvisation, total fretboard fluency.
How did you learn to play your instrument?
Various teachers, playing with records, playing with other musicians.
What equipment do you play on today?
acoustic and electric guitar, electric bass, keyboard
Which personal trait helped you the most while practicing?
love and devotion to music.
What does your instrument have that others don't?
an Angled Stratocaster bridge pickup to mimic Jimi Hendrix's use of the upside down Strat
How do you handle children?
With care, encouragement, inspiration and positivity
What has been your greatest experience as a musician so far?
Rather than one single experience, being surrounded by, and being able to play with other fantastic musicians, and the experience of fully expressing myself through music
Which record would you take with you to the desert island?
A Beatles compilation, all things must pass, The Band (self title)
Besides music, what else is important in your life?
Family, friends, books, travel
Music style(s)
JazzFunkRockPop
Level(s) Comfortable Teaching
Beginner to Advanced
What languages can you teach in?
English
Other Music-related work / goals
Healing through music, release plenty of original music and collaborate as a producer/songwriter
Accolades
Lee Ritenour's Six string theory guitar competition
Personal Interests
Music, books, writing, cooking, travel