Thayer Naples

Born in New Hampshire, Thayer began studying guitar at age 7 and continued for the next 20 years. "My passion and love is behind the instrument." To make a living solely in music Thayer says, "I have had the pleasure of playing in a vast variety of musical genres and situations within the music business. Using the guitar as my creative voice and outlet it has offered me lots of versatile experience, plus a unique hands on education." Studying and graduating from Berklee College Of Music in 2013, Thayer has a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Performance. After graduation at Berklee, Thayer settled in NYC where he has been a professional working musician for the past 5 years. His track record is filled with great achievements. Three solo instrumental guitar records in three years, private events as a solo guitarist (weddings, GB gigs etc), Musical Theatre pit work (Guitar, Mandolin, Ukelele) and video / audio recording sessions. In addition to this Thayer is a versatile guitarist making him able to play in many different genres. He is a gifted composer, strong sight reader, passionate instructor and chart maker as well.