A.J. Lang

A.J. Lang, a former student of two Columbia greats – Don Russo and Robert Newton – began studying the guitar at age 14.  A native of Chapin, South Carolina, he […]

Brian Conner

Brian Conner, from Lexington, South Carolina, has been teaching since 2006.  Guitarist, vocalist and creative drive of the band Villanova Band, Brian has been writing music since he was 11 years […]

Michael Atwater

Michael Atwater is an accomplished guitarist who has established himself in Columbia’s music scene and throughout the region. As a lead guitarist with The Casual Kings, his stylings may be heard on their […]

Paisley Suttlemyre

Paisley has been singing since she could talk, studying voice for 13 years, performing as a solo artist since the age of 12, and has even racked up some awards […]

Kelley Porterfield

Singer/Songwriter Kelley McLachlan plays in several bands around Columbia, including The Post-Timey String Band, The Prairie Willows, and The Boomtown Waifs. Her mixture of styles involves both silly ruckus and […]

Trey Martin

Trey Martin began playing guitar at seven years old and started teaching lessons in 2016. He first became involved with Freeway Music as a student at the age of 13. […]

Jackson Kemp

Jackson Kemp, a Wofford College graduate, has studied guitar for 10 years, learning from two of Columbia’s great guitarists – Rhett Sanders and Don Russo (both students of renowned instructor, […]

Adrian Gonzalez

My name is Adrian Gonzalez. I have been playing acoustic and electric guitar since I was 12 years old and, more recently, I learned how to play the ukulele. I […]

Adam Haltiwanger

Adam is a Columbia native, who’s interest in music began very early in life. He started playing guitar at the age of twelve and after originally being self taught, he began studying under […]

Ross Swinson

Ross is a musician from Columbia who started his musical education with piano at the age of 7, before eventually taking up the guitar at age 14. After taking lessons […]