Bryan Schwab BIO (for YAF – AUG 2011 Featured Artists of the Month)
Bryan Schwab is a 14 year old blues/rock guitarist. He is from Oil City, PA and is an honor roll student at his middle school. Although Bryan is quiet by nature, he expresses himself through his music.
Bryan began playing the guitar at age 11. He expressed an interest in playing guitar after he
heard his father listening to Stevie Ray Vaughan . He has been hooked ever since. Over the past two and
a half years, he has learned numerous blues/rock guitar classics and is constantly adding to his
repertoire of music. When Bryan covers a song, he doesn’t like to learn a song note for note, but likes to
add some of his own feeling into it while still showing respect for the original artist.
Bryan has had numerous guest appearances with blues artists from western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio including Max Schang, Jimmy Adler, and Damian Knapp. The highlight of his short career was in April of 2011 when he was invited to play on stage with blues legend Buddy Guy. It was at this performance that he received a standing ovation from an audience of 1,000 people. An upcoming guest appearance is scheduled for June of 2011 with Chicago blues great Eddie Shaw and the Wolf Gang who was the original back-up band for the legendary Howlin’ Wolf. In addition, Bryan is tentatively invited to jam on stage with Walter Trout in August 2011.
Bryan’s biggest influences include Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix, BB King, Albert King, Eric Gales, Walter Trout, and Robert Johnson. Bryan continues to spend most of his time practicing guitar, expanding on his musical skills, and incorporating what he has learned from his instructors into the writing of his own music. He is currently exploring his vocal capabilities with a voice coach.
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