Shawn Persinger, composer, guitarist and singer/songwriter has released seven critically acclaimed CDs, written two instructional music books and has performed thousands of shows in 36 different countries on 5 continents. He has been the featured artist on NPR’s “Acoustic Cafe” as well as being showcased in various national and international magazines, including: Guitar Player, The Village Voice, Guitar World and Rolling Stone. Shawn has also been a recipient of an American Composers Forum grant to develop improvisational and experimental music workshops, a Fundacion Valparasio Residency in Almeria, Spain, and a semi-finalist in the ASCAP Young Composers Competition. Shawn is endorsed by Elixir Guitar Strings and Taylor Guitars. He plays Scientist Folk, Modern/Primitive guitar and Rock and Roll. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.