Barry Brooksby is a driven, self-motivated guitarist from Utah (U.S.A.) who describes his style as progressive, melodic instrumental guitar, as documented on his latest release, "The Experience". His guitars of choice consist of a Hamer Chaparral and a Taylor Acoustic. Brooksby has played guitar since 1983, and has enjoyed playing all styles of music over the last 30 years. When prompted to reveal his preferred effect for the guitar, Brooksby responded with, "Reverb," and offered his musicial goals, "I'm hoping for a true listening ear. I personally enjoy delving into someone else's music and trying to experience what they have in writing it. So much can be said in a harmony, a phrase, a tone. I want people to walk away from hearing "The Experience" and feel like they've just had one! I want feelings to be felt that can't be described with words." He would love to jam on stage someday with Steve Vai, and is currently listening to anything progressive. His greatest musical satisfaction? "When someone tells me about positive feelings they've had from a particular tune off the CD. Or, when I create something musical that has never been created before," he states unambiguously.