Joe DiResta

Guitarist... 

 

Joe DiResta began working as a professional musician at the age of 16. He earned a Music degree in Music Performance at the University of Southern California in 2000.  He graduated cum laude, was inducted into the National Honors Society, and received Graduate of the Year award from the Studio Guitar Department.  While there he studied under some of the finest guitarists in the Los Angeles area including Joe Diorio, Frank Potenza, Pat Kelly, Richard Smith, and David Oakes. Joe has performed around the Los Angeles area in styles ranging from jazz to rock to classical. He has worked with the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. on theatre projects that have toured both nationally and internationally. Joe has also worked with many composers in the Los Angeles area and has recorded tracks for both independent movie projects as well as musical theatre projects. Presently, he is working on incidental music for film and commercials. Working in music education and has taught courses at Marymount California University in Palos Verdes, South Torrance High School, St. Lawrence Martyr, Miraleste Middle School.