Windy Bill - Music

Todd Hallawell Is A Classically Trained Guitarist Who For Many Years Has Produced And Engineered Music For The Soundset Recordings Label Where He Is Co-Owner. He Has Recorded And Produced Internationally Known Solo Artists As Well As Full Orchestras. Encouraged By His Clients Wife And Friends To Return To Performing Todd Began Entering Competitions. In 1997 He Won Several In A Row Most Notably The Southwest Regional Fingerstyle Championship In Tucson Arizona And The Prestigious National Fingerpicking Championship At Winfield Kansas. In Addition To Having Been A Clinician For Lowden Guitars He Has Become A Regular Performer At The Chet Atkins Appreciation Society CAAS In Nashville As Well As Other Music Festivals In The U.S. And Abroad. Todd’s Exceptional Musical Range Has Become Well Known Throughout The Music World And His Compositions Have Been Selected For Both Film And Theatrical Presentations. His CDs “Before My Time” And "From Nashville & Back" Have Won Critical Acclaim. Todd Holds A Bachelor Of Music Degree In Performance From Sacramento State University And Has Continued His Education With Graduate Studies At Arizona State University. In 1992 He Was Awarded A Full One-Year Vocational Scholarship From Rotary International Serving As A "Good Will Ambassador" To Great Britain. There He Studied Guitar With Gordon Crosskey Royal Northern College Of Music Composition With John Duarte In London And Recording Engineering With Keith Andrews Of Amazon Recording Studios Now Parr Street Studios In Liverpool. On His Return He Founded Soundset Recordings With Frank Koonce Guitar Professor At ASU And Has Subsequently Produced More Than 50 Recording Projects. read less