Alex Boccia

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In late 2003 I was referred to Tom Hess by a good friend of mine who was also a student of his. Since then I have studied theory, composition, business, teaching, improvising, and technique. A year later my fellow guitarist, Ryan Rickerson, and myself went away to school, we wrote some new material that we knew we wanted to work on with some new faces. This led to the formation of the band I write, record, and perform with now, Old Ironsides. A twist of Rock and Roll, progressive, and classic jamming on some hard hitting riffs!!!! In the past couple of years I enrolled at Harper College to study Music Theory and Aural skills, attended the National Guitar Workshop to study Delta Blues/slide and Jazz, and have been teaching guitar at JC's Guitars in Algonquin, IL. I am rapidly gaining success in my music career and am well on my way to living my dream. I owe a lot of thanks to Tom for his training and coaching!