BIOGRAPHY
Acoustic Guitar Performer, Composer, Producer, Teacher
Stefan - Solo Artist
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Stefan got his start in the music business in the early 1990s when his group La Vienta was signed by Telarc International.
3 albums later he continued recording on his own.
You can’t pigeonhole Stefan as his music is nylon string guitar based but with lot of influences from Classical and Flamenco to lo-fi and Mexican Folklore.
He’s currently being featured on a Spotify editorial playlist: Guitar Mexicana.
In 2021 he moved to Silver City, New Mexico, a small town at the foothills of the Gila National Forrest.
In 2025 Stefan received the New Mexico Music Award for his song Mis Vials in the World Music Category.
You can Listen to them here: Stefan Music
Stefan - La Vienta
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Stefan was the Classic/Flamenco guitarist of the group La Vienta, signed by Telarc International (now Concord Jazz).
The group released three (3) albums between 1993 and 1996 that were sold in 28 countries.
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Their first album, Jazzmenco, climbed to #17 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Charts and allowed the group the privilege of performing at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, Jazz Times Convention in New York and the Guitar Town Festival in Copper Mountain, Colorado with some iconic artists such as Joe Satriani, Joe Bonamassa & Tommy Emmanuel.
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Educational Back Ground
After a master Class performance by his Students famed Guitarist Paul Galbraith had this comment: "...they have a rare teacher, one that inspires love for their art" Paul Galbraith, April 2003
Stefan Schyga received his Masters Degree in Music Eduction in May of 1991. During his studies he also taught the Beginning and Intermediate guitar classes at The University of Texas at El Paso. Teaching these classes and having had problems finding a suitable method for his private studio inspired him to write a new and different guitar method. This new method attempts to teach guitar playing in a more effective and especially more interesting manner.
In 2002 Stefan switched from the University to teach over 160 High School students at Franklin High School in El Paso, TX. The program has gotten so big that in 2016 an additional guitar teacher had to be hired.
In the fall of 2017 Stefan is started a new Music Production program that will include a state of the art recording studio.
Stefan has also released 4 educational multimedia ebooks available on his website and in the iBookstore.