Musicians Institute (MI) is a

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for-profit

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. MI students can earn Certificates and – with transfer of coursework taken at

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– Associate of Arts Degrees, as well as Bachelor of Music Degrees in either Performance or Composition. The college was founded in 1977.

History

Founders Howard Roberts and Pat Hicks

Musicians Institute was founded as The Guitar Institute of Technology in 1977 as a one-year vocational school of guitarists and bassists. Its curriculum and pedagogical style was shaped by guitarist

Howard Roberts Howard Mancel Roberts (October 2, 1929 – June 28, 1992) was an American jazz guitarist, educator, and session musician. Early years Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona to Damon and Vesta Roberts, and began playing guitar at the age of 8 - a ...

(1929–1992). Pat Hicks ''(né'' Patrick Carroll Hicks; born 1934), a Los Angeles music industry entrepreneur, was the co-founder of Musicians Institute. He is credited for providing the organizational structure and management that rapidly transformed Howard Roberts' educational philosophy into a major music school. Programs added under Roberts and Hicks include: * 1978: Bass Institute of Technology (BIT) * 1980: Percussion Institute of Technology (PIT) * 1987: Vocal Institute of Technology (VIT) * 1991: Keyboard Institute of Technology (KIT) * 1993: Recording Institute of Technology (RIT) * 1994: Bachelor of Music Degree

Early curricular offerings

At the time of its founding, formal education in

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at institutions of higher learning was limited mostly to universities and conservatories offering jazz studies, which were few. At the founding of the Musicians Institute, Jazz studies was, and is today, a strong component of the curricular offerings. In early days of the Musicians Institute, the demand for musicians and music industry professionals with comprehensive collegiate credentials in the field of contemporary music was low. Yet, the demand for contemporary music professionals was high.

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, when he founded the school, wanted to give aspiring rock and roll musicians a conservatory experience. Nowadays, comprehensive music education in higher education, from bachelors to doctorates, covers rock and roll from several perspectives, including literature, musicology, history, performing arts, technology, business, and law. For musicians working towards degrees in performance, proficiency in rock and roll is standard, particularly for aspiring

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. The rise of contemporary musicians holding comprehensive academic credentials over the last 50 years is partly the result of more universities offering programs in the field, which, in turn, has increased the demand for contemporary oriented music educators with academic credentials at universities. Because the Musicians Institute was an

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in rock and roll in higher education – and years ago began offering bachelor of music degrees – its alumni are well-represented as educators of contemporary music at institutions of higher learning. Japanese businessman Hisatake Shibuya (born 1937) bought the school in 1994 and Musicians Institute began developing new programs to keep abreast of the modern music industry. Programs added under Shibuya include: * 2000: Independent Artist Program (IAP) * 2000: Audio Engineering * 2000: Guitar Craft Academy (GCA) * 2002: Music Business Program (MBP) * 2016: DJ Performance and Production (DJP) * 2016: Associate of Science in Music Business (AS.MB) * 2017: MI Online (MIO) * 2018: Artist Producer and Entrepreneur (APE) * 2018: Master in Music Degree (MM) On 25 August 2007, the

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adopted a resolution declaring 25 August 2007, "Musicians Institute Day in the City of Los Angeles" in recognition of its achievements over three decades during its 30th anniversary celebration. The resolution was presented by

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, seconded by

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, and passed by a vote of twelve to zero out of fifteen, three being absent.

Former institutional and division names

Active names * MI College of Contemporary Music™ (service mark & trade mark) * MI Connects™ (service mark) – online talent resource for students and alumni * MI Musicians Institute™ * Guitar Craft Academy™ – for the design, construction, and maintenance of guitars and basses Trademark names of Campus Hollywood * Tricycle Entertainment™ (service mark – abandoned in 2004) Former names * Guitar Institute of Technology (service mark – became inactive 22 June 1990) * Vocal Institute of Technology (service mark – became inactive 19 May 1989) * Bass Institute of Technology * Percussion Institute of Technology * Keyboard Institute of Technology * Recording Institute of Technology (trademark – became inactive 5 December 2005) * Film Institute of Technology (trademark – became inactive 5 December 2005) * Encore Program * World Institute of Percussion (launched in 1987) Trademark notes

Academics

The Musicians Institute offers instrumental performance programs for

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, keyboard technology, and vocals. Music industry programs include audio engineering, Independent Artist Program, the Guitar Craft Academy and Music Business. The school offers

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, Associate of Science, and

Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Music (BM or BMus) is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of a program of study in music. In the United States, it is a professional degree, and the majority of work consists of presc ...

degrees in addition to certificates. The

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, in its assessment of "Top 40 Specialized Institutions, 2009/10," from its publication, ''International Students: Leading Institutions by Institutional Type,'' ranked Musicians Institute 13 in the

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out of 40. Musicians Institute and its programs are registered by the state of California by the

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. It has been an accredited institutional member of the

National Association of Schools of Music The National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) is an association of post-secondary music schools in the United States and the principal U.S. accreditor for higher education in music. It was founded on October 20, 1924, and is based in Reston, ...

(NASM) since 1981. In 1992, new musicologist Robert Walser cited the Musicians Institute as one of the best-known schools for guitarist, one that has flourished outside the

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, offering students broader professional training. But a trade-off, according to a review in the October 2012 issue of

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, is that a lack of

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– specifically from the

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– can make it challenging for students to transfer credits from MI to academic institutions. To meet the academic criteria for a Bachelor of Music Degree – 45 quarter units or 30 semester units in

liberal arts Liberal arts education (from Latin "free" and "art or principled practice") is the traditional academic course in Western higher education. ''Liberal arts'' takes the term '' art'' in the sense of a learned skill rather than specifically th ...

– the Musicians Institute has a partnership with nearby

(LACC) to study English, mathematics, natural science, social science, and humanities. LACC is accredited by the

The Carnegie Foundation has designated the Musicians Institute as a "Special Focus Institute in Music."

Facilities and constituent institutions

Facilities When MI celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2007, its facilities included over 75,000 square feet of studios, performance venues, classrooms, and practice rooms across several blocks in central Hollywood. , the Musician's Institute Stage was added as a venue for the Annual

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. December 2013, The ESP Company, LTD, unveiled plans to expand its Campus Hollywood complex of schools in Los Angeles. From 2010 to 2013, ESP invested $47 million in new property and will expand its facility to exceed 180,000 square feet of adjoining buildings on or near Highland Avenue between

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. and

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. The expansion is part of a reorganization and upgrade of existing Campus Hollywood properties that accommodate the Musicians Institute, Theatre of Arts, International Dance Academy, and Elegance International. The new facilities will include a performance venue, student dormitory, and parking lots. The Hollywood Campus constituent institutions will become more integrated with one another."ESP Set to Expand Campus Hollywood,"
''

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'', 10 December 2013 Constituent institutions of Campus Hollywood, Inc. – Hisatake Shibuya, President # Musicians Institute – Hisatake Shibuya, President # Theatre of Arts, 1536 N. Highland Avenue, Hollywood, an acting school founded in 1927 – Hisatake Shibuya, President # Elegance International, 1622 N. Highland Ave., a school for professional makeup artists – Hisatake Shibuya, President # Los Angeles College of Music, 300 South Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, California – Hisatake Shibuya, President # International Dance Academy Hollywood, 6755

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, Suite 200 Hollywood – Hisatake Shibuya, President International sister educational institutions # MI Japan (ja) –

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Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most p ...

Sendai is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 designated cities. The city was founded in 1600 by the ''daimyō'' Date M ...

and

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– Hisatake Shibuya, President # UTB Video Academy (ja),

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, founded in 1998 under the auspices of

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(ja) # ESP Entertainment,

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– Hisatake Shibuya, President Other entities closely held by Hisatake Shibuya # Hollywood Entertainment ESL, founded as a California corporation in 2012, active () – Hisatake Shibuya, President # ESP Investment Holdings, Inc., founded as a California corporation in 2010, active () – Hisatake Shibuya, President # ESP Gakuen, founded as a Japan corporation in 2001, registered as a foreign non-profit corporation in California, active () – Hisatake Shibuya, President #

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, acquired by Shibuya in 1987 – Hisatake Shibuya, President # ESP Company, Limited, ''doing business as'' ESP Guitars, founded by Shibuya in 1975 – Hisatake Shibuya, President #

(ja), a Japanese language television station based in Los Angeles and syndicated in Japan # E.S.P. Shibuya Enterprises, Inc., founded as a California corporation in 1998, active () – Hisatake Shibuya, President Inactive entities that were closely held by Hisatake Shibuya # Tricycle Records, Inc., founded as a California corporation in 2001, dissolved – Hisatake Shibuya, President # ESP Co., LTD., doing business in California as ESP Real Estate Investment, Inc., registration surrendered – Hisatake Shibuya, President # Entertainment Enterprises Hollywood, Inc., founded as a California corporation, dissolved – Hisatake Shibuya, President # CHMG, Inc., founded as a California corporation, no longer active – Hisatake Shibuya, President # Hollywood Pop Academy, Inc., founded in 2003 as a California corporation, no longer active – Hisatake Shibuya, President

Musicians Institute Press

The Musicians Institute Press is a division of the Musicians Institute, and is focused on instructional publications – print and video – by instructors of guitar, bass, drums, vocals, and film editing, audio engineering, composition, arranging, musicology, music theory, sight reading, sight singing, and the entertainment business. The publications are distributed by the Musicians Institute and

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Performing Arts Publishing Group. Since 1997, the publishing imprint has been the "Musicians Institute Press." Before that, from about 1982 to 1997, the imprint was "Musicians Institute Publications."

Notable faculty

Faculty – current and former Guitar *

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Joe Diorio Joseph Louis Diorio (August 6, 1936 – February 2, 2022) was an American jazz guitarist. He performed with Sonny Stitt, Hal Crook, Eddie Harris, Ira Sullivan, Stan Getz, Pat Metheny, Horace Silver, Anita O'Day, and Freddie Hubbard. In recen ...

* Ron Eschete *

Brett Garsed Brett Edward Garsed (born 20 April 1963) is an Australian musician and songwriter, best known for his work as a guitarist with John Farnham and T. J. Helmerich, as well as being a former member of the American band Nelson. Garsed was featu ...

Paul Gilbert Paul Brandon Gilbert is an American hard rock and heavy metal guitarist. He is the co-founder of the band Mr. Big, and was also a member of Racer X, with whom he released several albums. In 1996, Gilbert launched a solo career, for which h ...

Jude Gold Jude Gold (also credited as Judah Gold) is an American guitarist who has toured with Jefferson Starship since 2012 and has toured with Kristin Chenoweth, JGB (formerly the Jerry Garcia Band), Eddie Money, 2 Live Crew, Jeff Berlin, and more. He h ...

Scott Henderson Scott Henderson (born August 26, 1954) is an American jazz fusion and blues guitarist best known for his work with the band Tribal Tech. Tribal Tech Henderson formed Tribal Tech with bass player Gary Willis in 1984. Under the direction of H ...

* Steve Lynch *

Alex Machacek Alex Machacek (born 1 July 1972, Tulln an der Donau, Austria) is an Austrian jazz fusion guitarist. Early years Machacek was born to a Czech family in Tulln, Austria. His family had moved to Austria in the 1960s as refugees. Since then, the ...

Pat Martino Pat Martino (born Patrick Carmen Azzara; August 25, 1944 – November 1, 2021) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Biography Martino was born Patrick Carmen Azzara in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, to father Carmen "Mickey" ...

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* Kevin Stevens *

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Keith Wyatt The Blasters are an American rock band formed in 1979 in Downey, California, by brothers Phil Alvin (vocals and guitar) and Dave Alvin (guitar), with bass guitarist John Bazz and drummer Bill Bateman. Their self-described " American Music" ...

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* Jamie Glaser *

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* Don Mock *

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Jennifer Batten Jennifer Batten (born November 29, 1957) is an American guitarist who has worked as a session musician and solo artist. From 1987 to 1997 she played on all three of Michael Jackson's world tours, and from 1999 to 2001 she toured and recorded wi ...

Bass guitar *

Tim Bogert John Voorhis "Tim" Bogert III (August 27, 1944 – January 13, 2021) was an American musician. He graduated in 1963 from Ridgefield Memorial High School in his hometown of Ridgefield, New Jersey. As a bass guitarist and vocalist he was best ...

* Louis Johnson *

Stuart Hamm Stuart Hamm (born February 8, 1960) is an American bass guitar player, known for his session and live work with numerous artists as well as for his unconventional playing style and solo recordings. Career Born in New Orleans, Hamm spent his chil ...

* Bob Magnusson *

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* Alexis Sklarevski * Greg Weiss (son of

Larry Weiss Laurence D. "Larry" Weiss (born March 25, 1941) is an American songwriter and musician. He wrote " Rhinestone Cowboy", a US no.1 hit for Glen Campbell in 1975; and co-wrote " Bend Me, Shape Me", " Hi Ho Silver Lining" and several other internatio ...

) Vocal *

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, Chair * Anika Peress Percussion *

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(tr) * Efa Etoroma *

Chuck Flores Charles Walter "Chuck" Flores (January 5, 1935 - November 24, 2016) was an American jazz drummer. One of the relatively small number of musicians associated with West Coast jazz who were actually from the West Coast, Flores was born in Orange, Cal ...

* Horacio Hernandez *

Thomas Lang Thomas Lang (; born 5 August 1967) is an Austrian drummer. He is the founding member of the Los Angeles-based progressive/ avant garde metal band stOrk and is known for his international session work on a wide variety of genres such as rock ...

Glen Sobel Glen Sobel is an American drummer who has performed and recorded in many different genres. Mainly known for being the drummer for Alice Cooper since 2011, Sobel has worked with other musicians/groups, including Mötley Crüe, Hollywood Vampire ...

* Kevin Stevens * Ralph Humphrey Keyboards *

Russell Ferrante Yellowjackets is an American jazz fusion band founded in 1977 in Los Angeles, California. History In 1977, guitarist Robben Ford, for his first solo album, recruited keyboardist Russell Ferrante, electric bassist Jimmy Haslip and drummer R ...

Carl Shroeder Carlton Schroeder is an American jazz pianist who was an accompanist to Sarah Vaughan in the 1970s. Schroeder taught at the Musician's Institute in Los Angeles, California from the 1980s until his retirement in 2015. Carlton Schroeder has also pla ...

* Steve Weingart Audio engineering * TJ Helmerich Music Industry, entrepreneurship * Don Grierson *

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Independent Artist program *

Lisa Harriton Lisa Rae Harriton is an American singer-songwriter, keyboardist and sound designer. She writes and records music with her husband Joshua Bartholomew under the moniker JoLi. Harriton is a co-writer of the Grammy and Oscar nominated song " Every ...

, Chair *

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Original Song Pre-Production *

Richie Zito Richie Zito (born August 21, 1952) is an American songwriter, composer and record producer from Los Angeles. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Zito has experienced success as a prolific session musician, being featured on a wide array of ...

Guest instructors – current and former Guitar * Jimmy Boyle * Kim Carroll *

Marty Friedman Marty Friedman (born December 8, 1962) is an American guitarist, best known for his tenure as the lead guitarist for thrash metal band Megadeth from 1990 to 2000. He is also known for playing alongside Jason Becker in Cacophony from 1986 unti ...

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Bass guitar *

Jaco Pastorius John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (; December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987) was an American jazz bassist, composer and producer. He recorded albums as a solo artist and band leader and was a member of Weather Report from 1976 to 1981. ...

Alphonso Johnson Alphonso Johnson (born February 2, 1951) is an American jazz bassist active since the early 1970s. Johnson was a member of the jazz fusion group Weather Report from 1973 to 1975, and has performed and recorded with numerous high-profile rock ...

* Patrick "Putter" Smith *

Gary Willis Gary Willis (born 28 March 1957) is an American bassist and composer known foremost as the co-founder (with Scott Henderson) of the jazz fusion band Tribal Tech. Aside from his work in Tribal Tech, Willis has worked with numerous other jazz music ...

Percussion *

* Dom Famularo Guitar Craft Academy * Howard R. Paul

Notable alumni

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Howard Alden Howard Vincent Alden (born October 17, 1958) is an American jazz guitarist born in Newport Beach, California. Alden has recorded many albums for Concord Records, including four with seven-string guitar innovator George Van Eps. Early life H ...

Juan Alderete Juan Alderete de la Peña (born September 5, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the longtime bassist of Racer X, the Mars Volta and Marilyn Manson. Biography Alderete was born in Los Angeles, California the fourth of five children. ...

* Shane Alexander * Ioannis Anastassakis (el) *

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(sv) * Mateus Asato *

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David Becker David Becker (born 20 October 1961) is an American jazz guitarist and leader of the David Becker Tribune. He is also a graduate of the Musicians Institute. Career David and his brother Bruce (drummer) formed the David Becker Tribune and toure ...

Jean Marc Belkadi Jean Marc Belkadi is a French-born, American jazz fusion guitarist known for his improvisational soloing technique.Gold, Jude (December 13, 2007)"Extreme Sweeping: Jean-Marc Belkadi's Polytonal Plectrum Pyrotechnics" '' Guitar Player''. Retrieved ...

Jeff Berlin Jeffrey Arthur Berlin (born January 17, 1953) is an American jazz fusion bassist. He first came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the band Bruford led by drummer Bill Bruford. Musical career Berlin was born on January 17, 1953, in Que ...

Curt Bisquera Curt "Kirkee B." Bisquera is an American drummer known for his extensive work as a touring and session musician. Biography Bisquera has worked with Johnny Cash, Josh Groban, Mick Jagger, Seal, Sarah McLachlan, Elton John, Johnny Hallyday and ...

* Roberto Bossard (de) * Jimmy Boyle * Rolf Brendel (de) * Gunnlaugur Briem (de) *

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* Norman Brown *

Jeff Buckley Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), raised as Scott Moorhead, was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. After a decade as a session guitarist in Los Angeles, Buckley amassed a following in the early 1990s by ...

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* Mike Campese *

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* Sydnei Carvalho (pt) *

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Tanya Chua Tanya Chua (; born 28 January 1975) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter. She launched her singing career by releasing her debut studio album ''Bored'' in 1997. Her albums, ''Amphibian'' (2005), '' Goodbye & Hello'' (2007), ''Sing It Out of Love'' (2 ...

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Gustav Eurén Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: *Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media *Primeval (film), ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film *Gustav (film series), ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hu ...

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Synyster Gates Brian Elwin Haner Jr. (born July 7, 1981), better known by his stage name Synyster Gates or simply Syn, is an American guitarist, best known for being the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. He ranks No. ...

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Terje Gewelt Terje Gewelt (born 8 June 1960) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass). Career Gewelt was born in Oslo and raised in Larvik, a small town on the southeastern coast of Norway. He started playing guitar at the age of 10, switched to elect ...

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Pelle Holmberg Pelle may refer to: * Pelle (album), ''Pelle'' (album), a 2000 studio album of the Italian band Punkreas * Pelle (given name) * Pelle (surname) * Pelle Pelle, a fashion brand ** "Pelle Coat", a 2023 song by Lil Durk named after the brand * An enzy ...

:sv:Pelle Holmberg (gitarrist), (sv) * Gabriel Improta :pt:Gabriel Improta, (pt) * Cherno Jobatey :de:Cherno Jobatey, (de) * R.J.Jones :sv:Roy Jones (Guitarist, Owner at Earth III), (sv) * Elli Kokkinou * Dave Kushner * Charles Olivier * Wolfgang Laab :de:Wolfgang Laab, (de) * Lex Lang * Daniel LeBlanc (musician), Daniel LeBlanc * JinJoo Lee * Chris Letchford * LaToya London * Ray Luzier * Matt McJunkins * Christopher Maloney * Guernica Mancini * Paul Masvidal * Meja * Miri Miettinen :fi:Miri Miettinen, (fi) * New Years Day (band), Nikki Misery * Teri Moïse :nl:Teri Moïse, (nl) * Sonny Moorman * Rafael Moreira * Taps Mugadza * OX (rock musician), OX (aka Samer El Nahhal) * Ant Neely * Ehsaan Noorani * Stefan Olsdal * Naoki Osawa :ja:大澤直樹, (ja) * Phillip Michael Pacetti * Mimi Page * Toss Panos * Russ Parrish * Patiparn Pataweekarn * Marcus Paus * Anel Paz * Francisco Pachi Paz * Rio (Japanese musician), Rio ''(né'' Takeshi Kubo) :ja:Rio (日本のエンターテイメントプロデューサー), (ja) * Yannick Robert :fr:Yannick Robert, (fr) * Constantine Roussos * Mitsuhisa Sakamoto :ja:坂本光久, (ja) * Ilya Salmanzadeh * John Shanks * Scott Shriner * Kelly Simonz :ja:ケリー・サイモン, (ja) * Marcus Singletary * Mohammad Ridwan Hafiedz, Ridho Slank (Indonesian Guitarist) * Micah Sloat * Chad Smith * Ashwin Sood * Jorma Styng :fi:Jorma Styng, (fi) * Shane Theriot * Carl August Tidemann * Jasmine (Taiwanese singer), Jasmine ''(né'' Chu Ting) * Jerry Torr * Les Townsend *

(Honorary) * Leonardo Valvassori * Eric Vandenberg * Jaime Vendera * Jakob Wahlberg :sv:Jakob Wahlberg, (sv) * Joyce Wahlberg * Brooke White * Mike Wolf * Nick Wong :zh:黃兆銘, (zh) * Aguai Wu :zh:阿怪, (zh) *

* Yammy (Japanese singer), Yammy :ja:Yammy, (ja) * Jeff Young * Bibi Zhou * Tyler Zarzeka * Jeff Zwart :nl:Jeff Zwart, (nl) Language codes : hr = Croatian : de = German : el= Greek : es = Spanish : fi= Finnish : fr= French : ja= Japanese : it= Italian : nl= Dutch : pt= Portuguese : sv= Swedish : tr= Turkish : zh = Chinese

References

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External links

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