About Griff

At 36 years old, guitarist Griff Hamlin has already enjoyed a successful and varied career that has spanned nearly 2 decades. He is constantly active as a session and performing guitarist and vocalist for a wide variety of musical groups, sometimes performing as many as 200 concerts per year. His musical styles cover rock, blues, country, jazz, and classical music.

His career began in high school where as a junior he began teaching private lessons and doing gigs around the Boston, MA area. In 1989, he moved to Orange County, CA, where he has continued to teach privately, and continues to enjoy an active career as a freelance guitarist, vocalist, bandleader, and songwriter.

In 1998 he attended the prestigious USC Thornton School of Music where he had the opportunity to study and perform with such guitar legends as Steve Trovato, Pat Kelley, Frank Potenza, and Joe Diorio.

Griff has recorded two solo albums, one of original blues/rock songs in 2000, and one live concert recorded in Krosno, Poland in May of 2004. His first album garnered him an Orange County Music Award nomination for “Best Blues.” In addition, he has performed on countless demo recordings, and several independently released albums, most notably by classical guitarist, Eric Henderson, who once humbly introduced Griff at a concert as “the greatest electric guitarist in the world.”

Griff has also done two European tours in support of his own music, and has performed overseas for US troops in Turkey, Italy, and Korea. Griff has also been a regular performer at Disneyland off and on for nearly 10 years, and has done gigs for high profile clients such as ABC Television, The California State University Fullerton Alumni Association, Toyota, Maleluca, Sunrider, and many others.

Griff currently lives in Corona, California with his wife, Laura, and their 3 children.