Hi, my name is John Tinger from Athens, Alabama. I am a guitarist whose music is considered to be Acoustic or Ambient Instrumental.

My song "Erhodes" is featured on Acoustic Fuel's Digital Compilation "Imagine This"

You can listen to "Erhodes" by pressing Play

I create music that is...
Mainly ambient textured acoustic guitar instrumentals.

Some of the artists that have influenced me and my music are...
Billy Mc Laughlin, Alex De Grassi, Will Ackerman, Eric Tingstad, Stephen Bennett, David Gilmour and Pink Floyd, Debussy, Tarrega, Vivian Campbell(dio), Yngwie Malmsteen, George Lynch(Dokken), Jimmy Page, George Winston. Thats enough for now, I guess! LOL! And I forgot, GOD, the Lord Jesus.

My thoughts on the power of music are...
If it makes people feel good in a positive way, a healing releasing way, it can lift us up in spirit. I have a quite deep philosophy on music, too deep for this info form.

My mission as a musician is...
Basically,to give people that same peaceful, healing effect I get from the positive music I listen to.

To find out more about me, you can visit...
www.johntinger.com
www.myspace.com/johntinger