Legendary Marin guitarist Em K began playing guitar at age seven. Forgoing a scholarship to the prestigious Berklee School of Music, he honed his craft when it was considered cool to be a rock guitarist, and incorporating the outrageous into his playing came naturally. As a teenager, he put together the band Chumbi, a band steeped as much in performance as in original music. The band found success on the East Coast, but wanting more exposure, they moved to Northern California. Em K quickly became known as Chumbi's versatile lead guitar player and he enjoyed being an entertainer as well as a musician, often exploding his guitar in mid-air, before catching it and continuing to play. The band had a loyal following, and before breaking up, opened for many well-known bands in the '80s.

After years on the rock music scene as a performer and composer, Em K decided to go solo and began playing classical pieces, but with a distinctive rock-inspired approach. Paying homage to his rock roots, he also performs some of that genre's most popular songs, which have been classically transcribed. Voted one of Marin's Guitar Heroes, his music and delivery style are appreciated by audiences of all ages. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.