C. J. Tywoniak

C.J. Tywoniak (born February 20, 1990) is an American electric guitarist and Paul Green's student.[1]

Biography

Born on February 20, 1990, in San Mateo, California, Tywoniak was portrayed in the rock music documentary film Rock School as a "guitarist who can play better than most of the guitarists seen on Saturday Night Live."[2] As a twelve-year-old in the movie that was filmed from 2002 to 2003 and produced in 2005, he played riffs from Carlos Santana, Frank Zappa and The Kinks.[3] After the movie's release, he was invited to perform on MTV's Total Request Live.[4]

He has studied with Joe Stump and has played with Jon Anderson, Adrian Belew, Ike Willis, John Wetton, Max Johnston, Brad Roberts, Peter Frampton, Alice Cooper and Eddie Vedder.[4]

Tywoniak received a scholarship offer from the Berklee College of Music and was accepted at the University of Miami.[4] Roger Ebert suggested he could have been destined for the Juilliard School.[2] He is currently[when?] attending the University of Miami and teaching at the Paul Green's School of Rock in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, in his free time.[citation needed] He also appeared in the 2012 film Rock of Ages.[5]

References

  1. ^ Moss, Corey (June 1, 2005). "'Rock School' Kids Tell Off Their Teacher". MTV Networks. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Ebert, Roger (June 2, 2005). "Rock School". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved June 23, 2007.
  3. ^ "Rock School: An Interview with Director Don Argott, Producer Sheena m. Joyce, Founder and director Paul Green, and student C.J Tywoniak". BlackFilm.com. May 2005. Retrieved June 23, 2007.
  4. ^ a b c "Homepage". CJ Tywoniak. 2006. Archived from the original on July 17, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2007.
  5. ^ "C. J. Tywoniak". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 5, 2012.