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David M. McLean is an American guitarist & multi-instrumentalist, music instructor, producer, and music entrepreneur originally from San Antonio, TX, and based in Lexington, KY. He is best known for Skinny Devil Music Lab, an umbrella organization under which he composes, performs, records, teaches, produces, and more.

David is the founder of the SDML Academy of Guitar, founder & primary contributor of Skinny Devil Magazine, founder and (with partner Angelee Feltner) producer of the Lexi Music Awards, works as a clinician, live solo performer, studio session guitarist, sideman for stage projects, and much more. 

As a solo performer, band-leader, and sideman, he has also worked with or shared the stage with many notable artists, including Victor Wooten, Lori Lieberman, Bobby Rush, Michael Johnathon, Suzy Bogguss,  Foghat, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Paul Di'Anno (Iron Maiden), JD Crowe, Muriel Anderson, Tom Rush, Ben Sollee, J.P. Pennington, Ben Lacy, Rhonda Vincent, Guy Davis, Steve Wickham, Abbie Garnder, Michael Martin Murphey, Pat Flynn, Si Kahn, Red Molly, Valerie June, and more, on stages, TV (local and national, including PBS, Lifetime, MTV, etc), radio, and the like. 

He performs concert sets as well as master classes and clinics on songwriting, improvisation, hand-drums, music business, and more, across the southeastern US, appearing at private venues, music stores, high schools, and universities.

His students have shared stages with Norah Jones, Judy Collins, Disturbed, Tommy Emmanuel, Pat Benatar, BB King, GooGoo Dolls, Loe Kottke, Ritchie Havens, Amy Grant, JJ Grey, Kenny Loggins, Taj Mahal, Bozz Scaggs, Bela Fleck, Grace Askew, LeeAnn Womack, Lucinda Williams, Gov'T Mule, 3 Doors Down, Mark O'Connor, the Ramones, Jake Shimabukuro, 7 Mary 3, Frank Vignola, Michael Martin Murphy, Black Crows, Craig Morgan, Michelle Shocked, Cindi Lauper, Dustin Lynch, Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul, & Mary), Jefferson Starship, Punch Brothers, Chapin Sisters, Victor Wooten, Exile, Rodney Atkins, Andy McKee, Emmylou Harris, Grammy Hall of Famer Wanda Jackson, Joan Baez, and more They have studied at major music universities including Morehead State University, NYU, Belmont University, EKU, Vandercook College of Music, WKU, Berklee College of Music, and have appeared on TV shows like The Voice, Woodsongs Oldtime Radio Hour, Chasing Nashville, America's Got Talent, Red Barn Radio, and more.

In addition to producing albums and performing as a sideman (guitar, bass, percussion, keyboards, vocals) on hundreds of recordings, David has released (as band member or solo artist) over a dozen albums, all now available via Skinny Devil Records.

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In addition to his music world, David has many other interests, from physical to intellectual. A lifelong athlete, David places a high degree of value on health & fitness (and has competed in distance running, combat sports, and extreme sports) as well as mind sports (specifically, abstract strategy games like Chess and Othello, which he plays daily). He still continues to take classes via Open Culture, EdX, & other platforms - with an interest in music, ancient literature, philosophy, & science - including classes via Oxford, Harvard, and Berklee College of Music....and made a failed attempt at the pull-up world record years ago (completing 44 when the record was 50 in the early 2000s).

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