Anders Rye obtained his Popular Music degree from London College of Music and Media in 2002.
Since relocating from Denmark in 1999, Anders has worked as a professional musician both live and in the studio, as well as appearing on various radio and TV shows. One of his first UK gigs took place at the legendary Cavern Club in Liverpool and he has been performing all over the world since then, most recently with artists like Shalamar and Jason Donovan. Anders is a member is the Trinity Rock & Pop examiner panel and he has also been a consultant for the current Rock and Pop Guitar syllabus and the new Acoustic Guitar syllabus. He also wrote the teaching notes for the classical guitar book series 'Raise the Bar’.
TJ started playing the ukulele banjo at aged 4 and took up guitar when he was 7. By 15 he'd started working in professional bands and has since performed all over the world in venues like the Albert Hall and o2 arena. He also writes music for radio and television, his credits including the BBC Radio One Live Lounge theme and BBC 6 Music.