Dr. Stig Mathisen is a guitarist and educator from Northern Norway.
He has resided in Los Angeles for 15 years, working as the Chair of
the Guitar Program (GIT) at Musicians Institute, in addition to being
involved in numerous music related projects.
An eclectic guitarist by nature, Stig is equally comfortable with rock,

jazz and classical music, and has rubbed shoulders with numerous world-class musicians over the years, such as Steve Vai, Joe Satriani

and Robben Ford.

Stig has a Masters and a Doctoral degree in guitar performance
from University of Southern California, where he graduated with numerous awards for outstanding achievements. He studied Classical guitar at Tromso University for over 6 years, and has worked extensively as a freelance guitarist and University lecturer

in both Norway and in the US.