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Michael Richard - "Mickey" - Guitar Repair Oz's Guitar Repair Price List

Oz’s Music offers professional guitar repairs by Mickey Richard. Mickey is a certified luthier (guitar maker)who attended the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery in Phoenix, Arizona. Roberto-Venn is the top luthiery school of its kind in the world, with students coming from many different countries to learn the art of guitar making.

Mickey learned his craft from the late Messrs. John Roberts and Robert Venn as well as the multi-talented William Eaton, cofounders of the school. He was the first person at the school to successfully hand wind a humbucker pickup. After completing a four month, 5 day per week course, Mickey became a regular at the school, helping new students to learn the many facets of guitar making.

Mickey is also a singer/songwriter/guitar player who performs his self-described "Spirit-based, hopeful, post-depression reflections on life, with a touch of humor, a frank honesty when necessary, and...sometimes, pure fiction." He's the host of the "Songwriters' Circle" Open Mic every 4th Tuesday at Oz's Performance Space.

Read Mickey's review of the Kustom '36 Coupe Tube Combo Amp

E-Mail Mickey at: guitarhealer@spirityard.com

Ken Kozora - "Kenny" - Sales, performer, composer, clinician, multi-instrumentalist

Ken founded Inkwell Education Technologies (as a division of Nalli Music, Ann Arbor, Mi.) to promote the use of technology in music education and encourage the use of modern electronic instruments in school ensembles. He consulted educators and installed multi media labs in many K-12 schools and university settings, including University of Michigan. He collaborated with Harry Sargous (U of M music professor) on "midi-fying" Harry's oboe with synthesizers and Ken composed music incorporating trumpet, keyboards, wind synthesizers, sequencers and the triggering technologies for concerts, workshops and multi media events.

With MGVCB, Ken has recorded and performed with tabla master Badal Roy (Miles, McLaughlin, Ornette), talking drum virtuoso Sikuru Adepoju (Baba Olatunji, Mickey Hart), innovative guitarist James Gurley (Big Brother, Janice Joplin), jazz greats Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, legendary conga master Giovanni Hidalgo, percussionist Jim Donovan (Rusted Root), didgeridoo virtuoso Steven Kent, free jazz innovators Mark Whitecage and Rozanne Levine, Egyptian composer and percussionist Halim El-Dabh and many more. The history of these great musicians and their associations fill volumes and Ken is grateful for these wonderful opportunities and humbled by these experiences.

In January 2005 Ken released two solo CD's ("Street Beat" and "Visualize") consisting of new and old electronic music he has composed. Ken recently formed Zenkora Soundscapes as a vehicle to license his music for movies, multimedia, trade shows, advertisement, art installations and special events. Ken is Founder/Director of Horns for the Holidays, an instrument donation program which gives underprivileged children the opportunity to participate in the joy of music making. He continually utilizes his musical talents for a variety of humanitarian efforts including environmental causes, better understanding of world cultures and promoting world peace.

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