Amber Russell

Portland Based Fingerstyle guitarist Amber Russell, has had a diverse platform of musical outlets during her 20 years of composing music. She grew up in her midwest hometown of Elkhart, Indiana. ​In the summer of 2012 she relocated to Los Angeles and continued her journey as a singer songwriter with her band Seropolar. Soon after that, she found a profound interest in Fingerstyle guitar. Admiring Fingerstyle guitarists such as Antoine Dufour, Andy Mckee, Erik Mongrain, Kaki King, Preston Reed and many more.
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Amber has remained relevant and active in the Fingerstyle community since 2014 by participating in functions such as the Canadian Guitar festival, Thomas Leeb Percussive guitar bootcamp, Fretmonkey Guitar Collective and attends the NAMM Show convention every year. Her solo acoustic music didn't take off until she relocated to Portland, Oregon. A city calm and collect, yet outrageous and weird enough to find the appropriate audience for her unique and eclectic sound. Amber has a guitar course available through JamPlay and has reached an even larger audience of students. She currently resides in Portland and is a percussive fingerstyle teacher and Co-Founder at Rose City Guitar Company with her wife Samantha Russell.