Instructor
KEVIN DELANEY was born and raised in Long Island, NY where he taught himself how to read music and play guitar before the age of seven. He would go on to form his first rock band with neighborhood friends by the age of twelve and release his first professional record by sixteen.
Throughout his early teens, Kevin studied classical guitar with Richie Cerniglia (Aviator/The Illusion) and applied theory with Al Pitrelli (Megadeth/Trans Siberian Orchestra/Alice Cooper) before landing teaching jobs himself within the neighborhood.
After High School, Kevin attended Five Towns Music College in Long Island, NY where he mastered audio engineering. At age twenty, he relocated to New York City, continued teaching, and started his music production and management company (Manic Entertainment) and record label (Manic Records). In 1998, he moved west to Los Angeles.
Since the early nineties Kevin has written, performed, produced and released records with a wide variety of artists and labels around the world. He has toured nationally many times over culminating into an impressive body of work. Kevin recently released his new instrumental album Unusual Clarity on Manic Records, which is the follow-up to his instrumental debut The Awakening also released on Manic Records.
In addition to being a musician in high demand, Kevin has also been teaching professionally for over 25 years and continues to be a much sought after guitar instructor both locally and internationally. In 2006 his Heavy Metal Workshop series "Shred Like A Metal God" visited 55 US cities and included over 5,000 attendees. To date, he has taught over 10,000 students worldwide.
To learn more about Kevin Delaney and his music visit his official websites at: