Teaches in Southern California

From Los Angeles, California

Plays Bass, Guitar, Voice, and Songwriting

About

Alessandro "AM Dandy" Meynardi is an Italian guitarist, composer and producer based in Los Angeles (CA), USA.
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He was born in Mondovì, a small village in North West Italy.
At nine years old he picked up his first guitar, after piano and cello, but he started his music instruction at the Conservatory "Ghedini" (Cuneo) and the Academy of Modern Music in Turin few years later.
He graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Some of his notable mentors and inspirations have been Mick Goodrick; Daniele Gottardo; Bobby Stanton; Jim Kelly; David Tronzo; Tim Miller; Gianluca Ferro; Luca Allievi and Marco Roagna.
Strongly influenced by iconic artists such as Steve Vai; Frank Zappa; Pat Metheny; Guthrie Govan; Joe Satriani, Santana and some others. The big range of music styles characterizing his playing is the directed consequence of this variegated background.
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Solo Artist as AM Dandy and AM Dandy & the Elements; Lead Guitar and Lead Vocals for Thunderpetz are at the moment his main projects. In addition to that, he collaborates with artists in person or remotely, as recording guitarist, composer, producer, arranger and occasionally as singer and bass player.
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Many collaborations in studio, included Pop, Rock, Fusion artists and around Boston and LA. Live experience as solo artist, as Band Leader for NBD, AM Dandy & the Elements and Thunderpetz and as session guitarist all around Europe, Japan and USA, also opening from international artists (Planet Funk; Steve Vai; Fates Warning; Arti&Mestieri; Doyle; Faster Pussycat; LA Guns; etc)
Between 2018 and 2019 he collaborated as Lead Guitarist and Band Director with Berklee College of Music for a big project consisting in a memorial video live performance in honour of the Great Frank Zappa, available on the Official Berklee Youtube Page.
He works as Music Producer, Composer and Guitarist as well for Artists and Brands such as Josie Maran Cosmetics.
His career highlights include also two Hollywood Music Awards, a Global Music Award and the prestigious Jimi Hendrix Award from Berklee College of Music.

Along his years of clinics and workshops, he started teaching remotely and in person since 2017. His teaching style is strongly inspired by Victor Wooten's approach. His goal is to make Your own, unique inner musical voice flourishing at its best. Option available to go through Berklee College of Music Guitar Program. As well as Theory, Harmony and Modern Composition and Reading, all applied to the instrument.
Bass and voice as well from basics to intermediate levels

Founder and owner of Studio Thunderpetz LLC and Diamond Thunder Publishing