John W. Warren is a classical guitarist, composer, and publisher, originally from based in the Washington DC area. He specializes in Latin American classical guitar and performs his own compositions as well music by many other composers. Warren performs frequently and in 2016 released the solo classical guitar CD Serenata de la Sirena, featuring nine original compositions as well as music from Brazil and Latin America.

He’s a regular contributor to Classical Guitar magazine, on topics such as the guitar makers of Madrid, practical matters of composing for classical guitar, improvisation and classical guitar, and on amplification for classical guitar, interviewing world-class guitarists and composers such as Roland Dyens, Andrew York, Manuel Barrueco, Benjamin Verdery, and Dušan Bogdanovic, among others.

A publishing professional, Warren is Director and Associate Professor of the Master of Professional Studies in Publishing program at the George Washington University. A veteran of more than twenty-eight years in the publishing industry, he has held positions including Director of the George Mason University Press, Marketing and Sales Director of Georgetown University Press, Marketing Director, Publications, at the RAND Corporation, and Marketing Manager at Fondo de Cultura Económica. He is also a translator, a frequent speaker at international publishing conferences, and has written and published several articles about publishing, including “Innovation and the Future of E-Books”, for which he was the winner of the International Award for Excellence in the development of the book.

In this episode we discuss:

History

Working with Richard Stover

Full-time music careers vs. part-time

Writing for Classical Guitar Magazine

Goal Setting

Developing Your Own Style

Composing

Recording

Writing and Publishing For Guitar

Find out more about John at:

www.johnwwarren.com