Rich Falco

An incredible number of professional players have come through Clemente Music Studio, some of whom teach there today. A partial list (below) reflects the impact Pete Clemente has had on guitarists for over 40 years.

  • Joe D’Angelo (active performer; several recording credits; Joy of Music Program faculty; Burncoat high school guitar and ensemble instructor; current Clemente Music guitar and bass instructor).
  • Jim D’Angelo (active performer; several recording credits)
  • Doug Moore (active performer/touring /several recording credits; current Clemente Music guitar and bass instructor; Spencer Music guitar instructor).
  • Robin Steiger (active performer; current Clemente Music guitar instructor and music technology consultant)
  • Peter Clemente Jr. (active performer/ touring; classical guitarist; international performances; several recording credits; winner of national and international guitar competitions; Assumption College faculty; Clark University faculty; former faculty of B.U., Tuffts U., Longy School)
  • Mathew Ardizzone (active performer; first guitarist to receive doctorate from Eastman, where he was also awarded the prestigious Performer’s Certificate; has given master classes at schools throughout the country, including the Cleveland Institute of Music, Eastern Michigan University and the University of Iowa; formerly on the faculties of Eastman’s Community Education Division, St. John Fisher College and Nazareth College.
  • Rich Falco (active performer; WPI Director of Jazz Studies; Clark University instructor; international performances; jazz competition adjudicator; jazz clician; Mechanics Hall jazz education for kids; New England Jazz Alliance web design; current Clemente Music guitar and bass instructor)
  • Jack Pezanelli (active performer; several recording credits; faculty Berklee College of Music; performed with Sammy Davis, Jimmy Giuffie, Larry Coryell, Bebop guitars; author for Advance Music)
  • Matt Brown (active performer; several recording credits; current Clemente Music Bass and Flute instructor)
  • Cliff Goodwin (active performer/ touring; several recording credits; performed with Joe Cocker; Shaboom Allstars)
  • Steve Cancelli (active performer; several recording credits; guitar instructor)
  • Jay Tyer (active performer; several recording credits; Wachusett High School instructor; former guitar instructor Clemente Music; innovative on-line guitar instruction; host of weekly jam sessions for 12 years)
  • Rich Bishop (active performer in Colorado; several recording credits; guitar instructor)
  • Johnny Rhines (guitarist for Emil Haddad’s “notables”; guitar instructor)
  • Thomson Kneeland (active performer; recording credits)
  • Louie Mercuri (active performer; several recording credits; guitar instructor; New Jersey Governor’s Award for Music Excellance)
  • Al Lopez (active performer; guitar instructor)
  • Marc Copley (active performer/ NYC/ touring; several recording credits; performed with---- ; recording producer NYC)
  • Aram Bajakian (active performer NYC; several recording credits; faculty New York school system)
  • Mike Natsis (active performer, Central MA)
  • Jane Miller (active performer; several recording credits; faculty Berklee College of Music)
  • Martin Schwartz (active performer/ Los Angeles/ touring; several recordings produced by Steve Vai; Roland endorsements)
  • Dave DiGiuseppi (active performer Nashville/ touring; several recording credits; author for Mel Bay Pub.)
  • Duke Levine (active performer/ touring; several recording credits; guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter for 12 years)
  • Mud Demers (from “Chuck and Mud” /active performer; several recording credits)
  • Valarie Crocket (active performer; several recording credits)
  • Mark Daughny (“stig”; active performer/ touring; several recording credits; guitar tech for many national artists including Steve Vai live performance tours)
  • Dave Jaques (active performer/ Nashville/ touring; several recording credits; studio musician in Nashville; featured in Bass Player Magazine)
  • Mike Herzog (active performer; guitar instructor)
  • Jason Graham (active performer; guitar instructor)
  • James Fidlon (active performer; faculty Clark University as Director of Jazz Studies and guitar instructor; Clark University Graduate School Instructor; adjunct faculty Worcester State College)
  • Jim Pisano (active performer/touring with several big bands; many recording credits.
  • Troy Nielsen (active performer; recording credits)
  • Dan Hunt (active performer; recording credits; current Clemente music guitar instructor)
  • Joel Rivard (active performer; guitar instructor) Link: http://www.joelrivard.com/
  • Joann Connor (active performer, Chicago area/ touring; several recording credits)
  • Chet Williamson (active performer; recording credits; Arts and Entertainment Editor for Worcester Magazine)