Guy Pernetti is a solo contemporary American guitarist and singer/songwriter who creates original compositions for the guitar. He is an experienced musician and recording engineer. Guy Pernetti's musical experience began at the age of eight with his first guitar. At sixteen he started composing Spanish style guitar pieces and began performing in coffee houses, then radio programs and colleges. Pernetti won a place performing on Linkletter Productions, Disney Channel program, 'Up And Coming .' and later, after a first place win in the talent competition at the Kent State Folk Festival 2004, he opened for Maura O'Connell .For three and a half years he served as Musician in Residence through University Circle Inc.'s joint effort with the Cleveland Veterans Administration Hospitals, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Pernetti has an original composition 'Olufela' on Sony Entertainment Groups' 'Kent State May 4th CD Project,' double CD production. On stage, he has opened for such acts as, Leon Russell, Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Graham Nash, The Ohio Ballet, David Allen Coe, Brian Auger and the Oblivion Band, David Lindley, Greg Brown, and Chris Thomas King. Guy Pernetti has earned a reputation for clean and beautiful guitar work, along with unique vocal interpretation. With six CD's published, he sings and plays with various styling and special tunings that express an intimacy and feeling for the music. Performing on a wide variety of styles and guitars, including ,Dobro and Hawaiian slide instruments, he plays and writes for the electric, steel string and classical guitars as well. Pernetti worked as a music composer for commercial,corporate, and educational productions, for a number of years, while doing studio work, recording projects, and live performance. Guy Pernetti appears from coast to coast and maintains an active schedule.