Geoff started on electric guitar at age 12. He “practiced all day, every day” for about 10 years. Then he ‘discovered’ acoustic fingerstyle guitar and shifted largely to that for the next 10 years. Along the way, he realized a passion for film scoring and orchestral music, so he got degrees in Film Scoring and Orchestration from the Berklee College of Music. He’s been “pulling it all together ever since.” Geoff considers himself to be very fortunate to have studied guitar with Shawn Lane, Alex Degrassi, and Franco Morone. Some of his other main influences, in addition to these world renowned guitarists, include Alex Lifeson, Trevor Rabin, Eric Johnson, John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson Williams, Peter Gabriel, Hammock, and John Metcalfe. Geoff has released 3 previous albums. Two of them, Understanding the Signs (film score/orchestral/hybrid) and While It Lasts (fingerstyle guitar) were nominated for a total of 8 “Of the Year” awards between ZMR and One World Music.