Ric has been playing guitar for over 25 years and has been teaching guitar and songwriting since 1997. Since graduating magna cum laude from Berklee College of Music where he received the Peter Koleta award for Commercial Arranging, he’s had the honor of sharing the stage with members of The Sounds of Blackness, The New Power Generation, The Steele Family, and many other great local and national touring acts.
Ric also has had the honor of opening for rock legends Pat Benetar, Peter Frampton, and Huey Lewis and The News. Before joining the faculty at McNally Smith, he was teaching at The West Bank School of Music in Minneapolis and still teaches privately in Bloomington at his home studio and maintains a rigorous performance schedule with his bands 8 FOOT 4 and World According to Garth.