Carl Verheyen

Carl Verheyen
Verheyen in 2009
Verheyen in 2009
Background information
Birth nameCarl William Verheyen
Born (1954-04-03) April 3, 1954 (age 70)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
GenresRock, instrumental rock, jazz fusion, blues, country music
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1969–present
LabelsCMG, Mascot/Provogue, AIX, Cranktone Entertainment, Peppercake
Websitecarlverheyen.com

Carl William Verheyen (born April 3, 1954) is an American musician best known for being the guitarist of Supertramp, the leader of the Carl Verheyen Band, and as a Los Angeles session guitarist.[1][2] He was ranked One of the World's Top 10 Guitarists by Guitar Magazine and won the LA Music Awards category of Best Guitarist at their 6th annual awards ceremony.[3][4] He has recorded with such artists as The Bee Gees, Chad Wackerman, Dolly Parton, Victor Feldman, Richard Elliot, and Stanley Clarke and has played guitar on film soundtracks including The Crow, The Usual Suspects, Ratatouille, and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and TV shows Cheers, Seinfeld, and Scrubs.[5]

He has been an adjunct instructor of studio jazz guitar for the USC Thornton School of Music and makes frequent instructional performances at the Musicians Institute (MI) in Hollywood, California, Guitar Institute of Technology and has authored instructional books including Improvising Without Scales, as well as Studio City, a collection of articles written for the magazine Guitar for the Practicing Musician[6]

  1. ^ Marshall, Wolf (April 22, 2012). "Carl Verheyen The Tools of Trading 8s". Vintage Guitar. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  2. ^ Jordan, Oscar. "Carl Verheyen Interview". Premier Guitar. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "Los Angeles Music Awards - Best Guitarist Award - Carl Verheyen".
  4. ^ "International Musician - Carl Verheyen".
  5. ^ Marano, Luciano (October 3, 2018). "( Carl Verheyen returns to the Treehouse / Review )". Bainbridge Island Review. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "Carl Verheyen". University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.