Affiliated ArtistsAbout Affiliated Artists
Affiliated Artists, LLC was created in 2007 as a holding company for David Butler's interest in his business partnership with jazz guitarist Jimmy Bruno. This partnership was called Artist One, LLC. Artist One was the business entity behind the Jimmy Bruno Guitar Institute (JBGI) which opened its doors in May of 2007, and will close on Jan 5, 2011. The JBGI utilized the ArtistWorks distance-learning and teaching platform.
About David Butler, CEO-Affiliated Artists
David Butler, CEO-President
Born in Memphis, Tennessee and possessed at an early age with an interest in music and a talent for computers, David graduated from the University of Maryland in 1980 with a degree in Computer Science. After a diverse career in computers and technology that included satellite ground tracking stations and ocean floor mapping, in 1988 David joined Quantum Computer Services, later to be known as AOL. Leading a small team of programmers, David and his team wrote the original AOL 1.0 software. An eleven-year AOL career culminated in his becoming the VP of Technology and Strategy for the Technology Division. In 1999, David left AOL to pursue other interests, including philanthropy and serious jazz guitar studies. While studying jazz guitar, David wondered if there could be a way for a complete guitar instructional method to be made available to the world via the Internet. This led to the creation of The ArtistWorks Project to take the expertise of multiple virtuoso musicians, including Martin Taylor, Andreas Oberg, Tony Trischka, Howard Levy, Christie Peery, and DJ Qbert, to the world. With thousands of students world-wide, David's ideas have changed the way music is taught and learned.
In July of 2008, David filed for a US patent for core inventions at the heart of the ArtistWorks Video Management System.
