An incredible number of professional players have come through Clemente Music Studio, some of whom teach there today. A partial list (below) reflects the impact Pete Clemente has had on guitarists for over 40 years.
- Joe D’Angelo (active performer; several recording credits; Joy of Music Program faculty; Burncoat high school guitar and ensemble instructor; current Clemente Music guitar and bass instructor).
- Jim D’Angelo (active performer; several recording credits)
- Doug Moore (active performer/touring /several recording credits; current Clemente Music guitar and bass instructor; Spencer Music guitar instructor).
- Robin Steiger (active performer; current Clemente Music guitar instructor and music technology consultant)
- Peter Clemente Jr. (active performer/ touring; classical guitarist; international performances; several recording credits; winner of national and international guitar competitions; Assumption College faculty; Clark University faculty; former faculty of B.U., Tuffts U., Longy School)
- Mathew Ardizzone (active performer; first guitarist to receive doctorate from Eastman, where he was also awarded the prestigious Performer’s Certificate; has given master classes at schools throughout the country, including the Cleveland Institute of Music, Eastern Michigan University and the University of Iowa; formerly on the faculties of Eastman’s Community Education Division, St. John Fisher College and Nazareth College.
- Rich Falco (active performer; WPI Director of Jazz Studies; Clark University instructor; international performances; jazz competition adjudicator; jazz clician; Mechanics Hall jazz education for kids; New England Jazz Alliance web design; current Clemente Music guitar and bass instructor)
- Jack Pezanelli (active performer; several recording credits; faculty Berklee College of Music; performed with Sammy Davis, Jimmy Giuffie, Larry Coryell, Bebop guitars; author for Advance Music)
- Matt Brown (active performer; several recording credits; current Clemente Music Bass and Flute instructor)
- Cliff Goodwin (active performer/ touring; several recording credits; performed with Joe Cocker; Shaboom Allstars)
- Steve Cancelli (active performer; several recording credits; guitar instructor)
- Jay Tyer (active performer; several recording credits; Wachusett High School instructor; former guitar instructor Clemente Music; innovative on-line guitar instruction; host of weekly jam sessions for 12 years)
- Rich Bishop (active performer in Colorado; several recording credits; guitar instructor)
- Johnny Rhines (guitarist for Emil Haddad’s “notables”; guitar instructor)
- Thomson Kneeland (active performer; recording credits)
- Louie Mercuri (active performer; several recording credits; guitar instructor; New Jersey Governor’s Award for Music Excellance)
- Al Lopez (active performer; guitar instructor)
- Marc Copley (active performer/ NYC/ touring; several recording credits; performed with---- ; recording producer NYC)
- Aram Bajakian (active performer NYC; several recording credits; faculty New York school system)
- Mike Natsis (active performer, Central MA)
- Jane Miller (active performer; several recording credits; faculty Berklee College of Music)
- Martin Schwartz (active performer/ Los Angeles/ touring; several recordings produced by Steve Vai; Roland endorsements)
- Dave DiGiuseppi (active performer Nashville/ touring; several recording credits; author for Mel Bay Pub.)
- Duke Levine (active performer/ touring; several recording credits; guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter for 12 years)
- Mud Demers (from “Chuck and Mud” /active performer; several recording credits)
- Valarie Crocket (active performer; several recording credits)
- Mark Daughny (“stig”; active performer/ touring; several recording credits; guitar tech for many national artists including Steve Vai live performance tours)
- Dave Jaques (active performer/ Nashville/ touring; several recording credits; studio musician in Nashville; featured in Bass Player Magazine)
- Mike Herzog (active performer; guitar instructor)
- Jason Graham (active performer; guitar instructor)
- James Fidlon (active performer; faculty Clark University as Director of Jazz Studies and guitar instructor; Clark University Graduate School Instructor; adjunct faculty Worcester State College)
- Jim Pisano (active performer/touring with several big bands; many recording credits.
- Troy Nielsen (active performer; recording credits)
- Dan Hunt (active performer; recording credits; current Clemente music guitar instructor)
- Joel Rivard (active performer; guitar instructor) Link: http://www.joelrivard.com/
- Joann Connor (active performer, Chicago area/ touring; several recording credits)
- Chet Williamson (active performer; recording credits; Arts and Entertainment Editor for Worcester Magazine)