Brett Wood (musician)
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Brett Wood is a musician based in Melbourne
, Australia
. Born 31 March 1980, Brett attended Montmorency Secondary College and grew up in the north/eastern suburb of Greensborough. At the age of 14 Brett began teaching himself guitar and soon came to the attention of well known guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel
CGP who took Brett to America to play at the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society Convention. Brett had the honor of meeting and playing for Chet Atkins
and was asked to return to the Convention the following year to perform at the convention again.
Brett won the Young Guitarist of the Year Award at the Frankston International Guitar Festival.
At the age of 20 Brett released his first solo instrumental album "Turn It Up..." and completed a promo tour for this album across Australia. The album was reviewed by Australian Guitar Magazine as "sheer guitar wizardry"
Before he turned 21 Brett had toured with Tommy Emmanuel
, Keith Urban
, Harper, Carter & Carter, Mike Carr, Diana Corchran and Brendon Walmsley.
Brett is now an endorser of Fender Guitars and Amplifiers.
Brett has recorded on many Australian albums and has appeared on well known TV show including: Good Morning Australia, Dancing With The Stars, Today, The Footy Show AFL & NRL & Rove.
In 2009 Brett co-wrote "Outta Here" with Michelle Berner who won the Vega 30+ Suburban Superstar competition, the song was recorded at Chong Lim's (John Farnham's Musical Director) studio and was added to the Vega play list gaining much praise and support from fans and music industry professionals.
Brett is currently the Lead Guitarist for Australian Singer/Songwriter Pete Murray and has toured both with the full band and also as an acoustic duo with Pete across Australia, Europe and the UK.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Born 31 March 1980, Brett attended Montmorency Secondary College and grew up in the north/eastern suburb of Greensborough. At the age of 14 Brett began teaching himself guitar and soon came to the attention of well known guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel
Tommy Emmanuel
William Thomas "Tommy" Emmanuel AM is an Australian guitarist, best known for his complex fingerpicking style, energetic performances and the use of percussive effects on the guitar. In the May 2008 and 2010 issues of Guitar Player Magazine, he was named as "Best Acoustic Guitarist" in their...
CGP who took Brett to America to play at the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society Convention. Brett had the honor of meeting and playing for Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins
Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...
and was asked to return to the Convention the following year to perform at the convention again.
Brett won the Young Guitarist of the Year Award at the Frankston International Guitar Festival.
At the age of 20 Brett released his first solo instrumental album "Turn It Up..." and completed a promo tour for this album across Australia. The album was reviewed by Australian Guitar Magazine as "sheer guitar wizardry"
Before he turned 21 Brett had toured with Tommy Emmanuel
Tommy Emmanuel
William Thomas "Tommy" Emmanuel AM is an Australian guitarist, best known for his complex fingerpicking style, energetic performances and the use of percussive effects on the guitar. In the May 2008 and 2010 issues of Guitar Player Magazine, he was named as "Best Acoustic Guitarist" in their...
, Keith Urban
Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
, Harper, Carter & Carter, Mike Carr, Diana Corchran and Brendon Walmsley.
Brett is now an endorser of Fender Guitars and Amplifiers.
Brett has recorded on many Australian albums and has appeared on well known TV show including: Good Morning Australia, Dancing With The Stars, Today, The Footy Show AFL & NRL & Rove.
In 2009 Brett co-wrote "Outta Here" with Michelle Berner who won the Vega 30+ Suburban Superstar competition, the song was recorded at Chong Lim's (John Farnham's Musical Director) studio and was added to the Vega play list gaining much praise and support from fans and music industry professionals.
Brett is currently the Lead Guitarist for Australian Singer/Songwriter Pete Murray and has toured both with the full band and also as an acoustic duo with Pete across Australia, Europe and the UK.