A California native, Barry McNaughton received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara and his Master of Music degree from The University of Southern California. Professionally, his time is divided between teaching, arranging, composing and performing. He has performed throughout much of Southern California including live radio broadcast performances on Los Angeles classical stations, KMZT and KPFK. Mr. McNaughton's past teachers include: William Kanengiser, of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, composer/guitarist, Brian Head and guitarist/arranger, James Smith. Additionally, he has performed in masterclasses with many of the top guitarists from around the world including Pepe Romero, Manuel Barrueco, Paul Gailbraith and the Assad Duo.