David T. Lester

Extensive playlist covering a variety of styles including: Rock, Country, Jazz & Classical. These categories are generally not all mixed into one performance but rather, are styles one could expect a whole evening of entertainment from. Do you need background music only? I can do that. Do you want the Wedding March, the Bridal Chorus for your wedding or Pomp & Circumstance for the Graduation Ceremony played on Guitar? I can do that. Do you want your guests to sing along with Classic Songs that never seem to grow old? I can do that. Do you want someone to tell dirty jokes and get dunk while they are playing? I do NOT do that. I show up on time, properly dressed, deliver high quality music, and leave when I am done. No 40 minutes of music followed by a twenty minute break. You hire me for three hours- I play for three hours, period.

I play music instrumentally or vocally accompanied by guitar. I can play a wide variety of styles at a professional level including Singer/Songwriter stuff such as Elton John, James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg, The Eagles Jack Johnson, etc. Instrumental background music from chord-melody arrangements of pop tunes and jazz standards from Gershwin, Ellington and others to the classical music of Bach, Beethoven and the Boys. I have a Bachelor of Music in Classical Guitar Performance from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, Graduate work in Music Technology from IUPUI in Indianapolis, Indiana. Active as an educator, I have taught for the Ivy Bridge College of Tiffin University, and I currently am Adjunct Faculty of Classical Guitar Studies at Terra State Community College in Fremont, OH, where I have been on Faculty since 2001. As a performer of over 200 shows annually, I have been a full time musician in both Florida and Ohio playing shows for Walt Disney World, Embassy Suites Hotels, Marriott Hotels, The Catawba Island Club, Nor Easter Club and many others. A prospective client can expect non-stop music, meaning no breaks. For me, music is about sharing and I have too much music I desire to share with others to take a break- unless there is a need for announcements or something that would require a pause in the music.

I have equipment which requires a small footprint for those venues which only have an area of about 4'x4' for the musician. I also have a Bose L1 system which also has a small footprint while providing sufficient volume and projection for larger rooms. I do NOT offer special effects lighting, smoke, fog etc...just music.