WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS & LECTURES

Dave Arcari is available for bottleneck/slide guitar and songwriting workshops and music industry lectures/ presentations at colleges, schools, community centres and panels/special events. He is also able to conduct occasional private lessons.

As a touring/recording musician, Dave has headlined blues and roots festivals at home & abroad and toured with – and supported – many big names including Alabama 3, Jon Spencer and Georgie Fame. Dave also runs a successful record label and PR company and has spent time in a full-time role covering Scotland and Northern Ireland for the Musicians' Union which puts him in a unique position to share his first-hand experiences with others.

He has also written for most of the UK's leading music and pro-audio publications and has been a music industry consultant for New Deal for Musicians.

So whether you're looking for a hands-on practical workshop (songwriting, bottleneck slide guitar) or a presentation on the music industry (ie: earning a living as a gigging musician, starting/running a small record label, creating a PR buzz etc) Dave is armed and ready to provide an interesting and motivating workshop or presentation for your group.

If you'd like to book Dave for a guest lecture, presentation, panel or workshop, please contact margaret@thebuzzgroup.co.uk for more info and to discuss availability.

Dave's participation on panels and guest lectures has included BBC Radio 2, PRS, Musicians' Union, John Wheatley College, Jewell & Esk Valley College, Reid Kerr College, Perth College, Alternative Soundtrack, NEMIS , Stevenson College...and many more