ABOUT
Sam is a freelance musician based near London. He has studied at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, learning under Giorgio Serci (Jools Holland, Shirley Bassey) Sandy Beales (One Direction, Wheatus). Here, Sam has been awarded a Bachelor of Music Industry Practice degree with First Class Honours.
He is an experienced guitarist originally inspired by the guitar greats of classic rock. He has since developed his musical vocabulary excelling in many other contemporary genres such as funk, pop and jazz. Sam has spent many years playing in a variety of bands, performing in venues across England. Sam is available for functions, demonstrations, studio sessions, lessions and remote recordings.
TESTIMONIALS
"Sam Canfield is a creative Guitarist dedicated to his studies and to a career in music. His own works show a deeper knowledge of more progressive music and has improved his technical and conceptual knowledge of music considerably in a short amount of time. He would be an asset to any music project due to his dedication and disciplined work ethic." - Scott McGill 2020 (Robert Hazard, Guitar Techniques Magazine).
I've known Sam for 5 years after teaching him first at Farnborough 6th Form and subsequently at The Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford. To start with his main interest was in rock and improving his technique and as a result, developed both areas significantly. Recently he has embraced other genres and through application and hard work, his playing ability has broadened stylistically and harmonically as a result." - Mike Goodman 2020 (Wiley, Nate James).
GEAR AND STUDIO
GUITARS
Gibson Les Paul Traditional
Fender Stratocaster USA
Schecter Hellraiser C-1 FR
Taylor 315 ce
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AMPS AND EFFECTS
Marshall DSL 40c
Line 6 Helix Floor
Ibanez Tube Screamer
MXR Carbon Copy
Electro Harmonix Big Muff
STUDIO
Logic Pro X
Sure SM57 Dynamic
Rode NT1 A Condenser
Yamaha HS7
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