Samuel Perez-Gomez

Founder & Director

After giving 10,000 lessons, our director decided to create a platform for music students everywhere to have access and learn from world class musicians and teachers. Sam Perez is one of the world's premier classical guitarists. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Sam is a highly experienced musician with a demonstrated history of working in the music industry. 

Beginning his guitar studies with world renown guitarist Efrain Silva at the age of eight. At age fourteen, Sam debuted at the Texas Music Festival. Soon after he took first prize at the Eastfield guitar competition in Dallas and has won and prized in many more competitions including ECU and Columbus State guitar symposium. He has played in many master classes for important guitarists like Pepe Romero, Pavel Steidl, Judacael Perroy, and Luis Ochoa to name a few. Sam went on to receive a full scholarship to study with the worlds best faculty at San Francisco Conservatory lead by David Tanenbaum.

Sam has played at some of the worlds most prestigious concert venues including Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, and Santa Maria de la Pieta. He has also been featured on programs for numerous music societies and festivals.He was Director of Guitar Studies at Vivaldi Music Academy for six years. As of March 2020 he crossed a teaching milestone of giving 10k guitar lessons and is happy to pass on the knowledge of his experience with everyone. Sam is a practitioner of Alexander technique as well as the 7 Habits and is passionate about guitar pedagogy.