Troy Stetina is an American guitarist, composer, producer, music educator and author. Specializing in all styles of rock, metal, shred and classical-electric guitar, he has created more than 50 book/audio and video methods that have guided a generation of guitarists toward mastery. He has taught rock stars, conducted workshops and masterclasses around the world, and recorded and performed with various bands.​ Troy is an avid reader of science, history, cosmology, philosophy, psychology, comparative religion, spirituality, and mysterious phenomena of every sort, as well as an ordained minister! He enjoys movies with plots, good TED talks, and a dark, night sky.