Welcome to www.RicOliva.com. Based out of Bloomington, MN (a subburb of Minneapolis and home to the Mall of America), I teach guitar lessons & songwriting, and I perform over 50 shows a year with 8 FOOT 4 and World According to Garth.

I have a B.M. in Contemporary Writing and Production from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA and a M.M. in Music Education from Boston University. I currently teach private lessons at my home in Bloomington and I'm a faculty member at McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul. If you are interested in guitar lessons please either call me at 612-701-2439, or send me an email at ric@ricoliva.com.

In late 2000 I recorded and released my debut CD “High Class”.  In 2008 I recorded a reference library disc for Flash Forward Music featuring my original music for acoustic and classical guitar.  I currently perform solo for special occassions such as weddings as well as with larger groups. Check the tour page for performance dates with my bands 8 FOOT 4 and World According to Garth.

Thanks for visiting!

-Ric Oliva