Alonzo I.
04/25/22
JD Simo
My love of Eddie Hazel brought me to JD Simo. I love his style of teaching and am now a big fan of his and his music. Please add more courses from him. Thank you JD for taking my playing skills to a new level.
JD Simo
JD Simo wants you to know that above all things, what matters most to him is that music should be honest. The gifted artist more than offers this in a psychedelic, free-flowing, dynamic soundscape that exemplifies just that...honesty.
With influences as diverse as the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Captain Beefheart, Miles Davis and the Allman Brothers to blues guitarists such as Lightnin' Hopkins and BB King, this young artist takes the listener on a musical journey using LOVE as the guideposts.
With his band, SIMO, JD and cohorts have gained a solid fan following from touring and opening for bands such as Blackberry Smoke, The Gregg Allman Band, Warren Haynes, Tommy Emmanuel and others. They have played Bonnaroo, Warren Hayne's Christmas Jam and Mountain Jam since the formation of the band in 2010.
SIMO debuted at number 4 on the Billboard Blues chart in January 2016. He has been noticed by No Depression, Rolling Stone, Guitar Player, Relix, Guitar World and NPR among others. The band was featured on NPR's World Cafe which was broadcast nationally after the initial broadcast in late January on Philadelphia's WXPN. The band started its first full national tour in January 2016 bringing them to over 37 states and playing over 80 shows.
With influences as diverse as the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Captain Beefheart, Miles Davis and the Allman Brothers to blues guitarists such as Lightnin' Hopkins and BB King, this young artist takes the listener on a musical journey using LOVE as the guideposts.
With his band, SIMO, JD and cohorts have gained a solid fan following from touring and opening for bands such as Blackberry Smoke, The Gregg Allman Band, Warren Haynes, Tommy Emmanuel and others. They have played Bonnaroo, Warren Hayne's Christmas Jam and Mountain Jam since the formation of the band in 2010.
SIMO debuted at number 4 on the Billboard Blues chart in January 2016. He has been noticed by No Depression, Rolling Stone, Guitar Player, Relix, Guitar World and NPR among others. The band was featured on NPR's World Cafe which was broadcast nationally after the initial broadcast in late January on Philadelphia's WXPN. The band started its first full national tour in January 2016 bringing them to over 37 states and playing over 80 shows.
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aditya2509
10/31/20
Amazing
As a Music Producer it was very important for me to focus on my guitar playing and develop my own sound. A few months ago I came across JD Simos lessons on the Truefire YouTube channel and I decided to start focusing on blues playing seriously to explore. It helped me analyse the song, build different styles of grooves, incorporate different techniques, which was really helpful. The lessons were really easy to follow, precise articulate and most importantly engaging. Hoping to see more lessons on truefire!
Bas
09/22/20
Inspiring
I had the pleasure to see JD Simo in concert with Tommy Emmanuel in 2019 and was able to have a brief chat with him. Not only is he a very nice person, but also an extremely talented guitar player and educator. Inspirational, highly recommended
gia
04/04/20
very unique
I must thank this guy for making me discover a couple of amazing bands I did not know and I am listening deeply in these days (eg Funkadelic).. some lessons were very unique and useful. even the playalong and impro lessons were very cool and I had to spend quite a few time learning the moves (I really missed the 'breakdwon'-like session that usually truefire courses have).. beside this, there's a lot of quality hidden in this course and it's worth give it a try
