Josep Traver (Biography)
Josep Traver started playing the guitar at the age of eight. Upon turning eighteen, he began studying harmony, arranging and guitar technique at the Escola de Musica de Badalona (EMB). By 1991, he was working as a professional guitar player while also teaching guitar at the EMB. Later, he studied classical guitar and obtained a masters degree from the Conservatori Professional de Badalona. Masterclasses with John Scofield, Jorge Rossy, Javier Juanco, Pere Soto and Dani Perez.
Teaching experience
At present, he teaches guitar and combo groups at the EMB and is part of the team at the Guitar Department making the teaching materials. He writes articles for the Spanish Total Guitar magazine and gives bluegrass, fingerpicking and gipsy swing courses. Also he wrote writes "La guitarra acústica bluegrass", the first book to be published in Spanish on bluegrass guitar