About Ron…

Raised in Missouri, Ron began learning guitar from his bluegrass picking relatives in the family music store when he was eight years old. It wasn’t long before he began playing in local establishments with musicians twice his age. Ron began his journey as a career musician playing six nights a week on a circuit that spanned the mid-west. Traveling from New Mexico to Wisconsin, and North Dakota to Southern Missouri, Ron spent his formative years learning the entertainment business from other performers, and from an entertainment agent who took him under his wing. All this would eventually lead Ron to Jacksonville, Florida where he would accept an extended engagement with “Scooter Lee,” who received recognition for her recording of “Rolling in my Sweet Baby’s Arms.”

After years on the road Ron felt he had acquired the skills to take the next step in the entertainment world and after several auditions he gained national act experience with “Jewel Akins,” (The Birds and the Bees), and more recently The Jimmie VanZant Band, (Southern Comfort, and the self titled first album, “The Jimmie VanZant Band”, which featured Ron as one of the guitarist). Ron has shared the stage with more acts than can be listed here, but to name a few: 38 Special, Molly Hatchet, Foghat, Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean, and Darius Rucker – to give you the sense of diversity that has been the flagship quality of Ron’s career

Landing in Iowa City in 2003, he continued his musical career with teaching, learning new techniques, and staying in touch with current styles, trends, and artists. 

Ron is now teaching from Ron’s Guitar studio at fp Music Academy. Whether beginner, intermediate or advanced guitar player, you can begin a musical journey or enhance an already developed skill. He can take you from a theory-based perspective, then move on to learning inside clues to unraveling and playing popular songs on your own.

With Ron, you can learn today from a veteran musician/performer!