Carl Verheyen

A member of the smash hit British rock group Supertramp since 1985, Carl has played to millions of enthusiastic fans in sold out arenas worldwide. As the creative force behind the Carl Verheyen Band, he has released an impressive and eclectic discography that showcases his endless talents across a wide array of musical genres.

In his 40-plus years of playing the instrument, Carl has created a wildly successful, multi-faceted career. He is a critically-acclaimed, Grammy®- nominated musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, producer and educator with 17 records released on CD and vinyl and two live DVDs released worldwide. Carl is commonly regarded as a guitar virtuoso capable of playing any style of music with remarkable mastery and conviction. He has been one of LA’s elite “first call” session players for the past 38 years, playing on hundreds of records, movie soundtracks and television shows. Verheyen has graced the pages of countless industry publications and been the subject of numerous articles chronicling his rise to the forefront of the modern day guitar scene. Carl has won numerous polls and musical honors in the US, Germany, France, Italy and the UK.

A much sought after studio musician, Carl plays on other artists’ CDs whenever his busy schedule permits. He has recorded and played with a virtual who’s who of the music industry. His vast collection of movie soundtrack and television credits is enviable. Carl was heard by 67, 000,000 people as a featured soloist at the 2009 Academy Awards. He's been featured in the documentary film about the electric guitar called "Turn It Up," as well as many books about guitar playing, recording and tone.

On the educational front, Carl has produced multiple instructional videos as well as on-line lessons. He also has a book detailing his unique “intervallic” style called "Improvising Without Scales" and a "Songbook" full of transcriptions and charts of his music. Another book entitled "Studio City" is a compilation of all the columns Carl wrote for Guitar Magazine between 1996 and 1999. You've no doubt read his monthly columns for Guitar Player and Guitar World in the USA as well as Chitarre in Italy and Guitar and Bass in both France and Germany. Carl also conducts master classes both on and off the road.

Carl proudly helped design the LsL Instruments “CV Special” and “CV Studio” signature guitars in addition to his numerous existing endorsements.

“Best Guitarist 1998” LA Music Awards

“Best Studio Guitarist” Guitar Player Readers’ Choice Awards

2005 release Rumor Mill nominated for four DVD Entertainment Awards (“Best Musical Performance,” “Best Audio Presentation,” “Best Dual Disc,” “Best Authoring Design”). Win for “Best Dual Disc.”

“Best Additional Features” Surround Sound Award for Rumor Mill.

Motion Pictures : Star Trek, UP, Land of the Lost, The Crow, The Negotiator, Strange Days, LA Story, Gladiator, Blow, Walking Tall, Titan AD, True Lies, The Usual Suspects, Collateral Damage, Scrooged, The Big Hit, Forces of Nature, Mad Love, Idle Hands, Race the Sun, Ratatouille, Speed Race, Cars 2, Call of the Wild and numerous more.

Television Shows: Cheers, Scrubs, Samantha Who, Frasier, Married...with Children, Larry Sanders Show, Seinfeld, Happy Days, Murphy Brown, The Tonight Show, The Gary Shandling Show, The Martin Short Show and hundreds more.

Performed/Recorded with: Albert Lee, Robben Ford, Joe Bonamassa, Rick Vito, Guthrie Govan, Steve Vai, Stewart Copeland, Scott Henderson, Glenn Frey, John Fogerty, B.B. King, Cher, the BeeGees, Lucy Pearl and countless more.