With a career spanning over 25 years, Spencer Bean remains one of the most sought-after studio guitarists in the music and entertainment industry worldwide. He offers a broad spectrum of musical styles, including popular music, smooth jazz, Latin, blues, gospel, classic rock, reggae, Motown, R&B, and hip hop. Mr. Bean’s innovative and creative style has led him to perform at venues around the world, including White House performances as part of a PBS special during the Clinton administration and a fundraiser for President George Bush. Mr. Bean has also toured and recorded with Marvin Gaye in Tokyo, Japan; performed at the Playboy Jazz Festival in Hollywood, California; the Apollo Theatre in New York; the Royal Albert Hall in London; and at Hilton Hotels throughout Australia.

Mr. Bean’s versatility has also made him a favorite performer at corporate social events and executive cruises for Fortune 500 companies, including Northern Telecom, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Sun Microsystems, Lucent Technologies, the Atlanta Braves, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Coalition of 100 Black Women in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mr. Bean’s credits also include performances on ABC, NBC, BBC, Sesame Street, and the Disney Television Networks. He has also performed live on The Grammy Awards Show, The American Music Awards Show, The Rosanne Show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, The Arsenio Hall Show, and Regis and Kathie Lee.

As head guitar instructor for Grant’s School of Music in Los Angeles, Mr. Bean taught many of today’s professional musicians, including former guitar student Lenny Kravitz. Throughout his career, Mr. Bean has continued to teach and mentor rising stars and currently teaches young students through the Fulton County Board of Education in Atlanta, Georgia.

While gaining a national reputation as a recording artist and studio musician, Mr. Bean also gained international acclaim as the lead guitarist, background vocalist, and bandleader for Grammy Award-winning Gladys Knight and The Pips for over 20 years. He has toured nationally and internationally with Boyz II Men, Babyface, George Duke, Harvey Mason, Dianne Reeves, Patrice Rushen, B.B. King, Quincy Jones, Barry White, Fred Wesley, Natalie Cole, Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, Glen Campbell, David Hasselhoff, and many others.

With a new CD soon to be released, Mr. Bean blends old-school influences with contemporary sounds as a producer and songwriter. He continues to demonstrate to new audiences that classic sounds, when blended with emerging styles, can create a captivating and energizing fusion that promises to take this legendary recording artist to the next level of an already storied career.  Click here to download the full bio.