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We launched of our first in-person program in Los Angeles, January 2022. Powered by a generous gift from the Cameron Boyce Foundation, our inaugural team of LA-based mentors brought guitar, bass, piano, and songwriting instruction to 24 students at USC Hybrid High in Historic South Central.

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Los Angeles Mentors

Our mentors come from different walks of life and artistic paths, all connected by their love for the arts and a passion to pay it forward.

They are Guitars Over Guns’ heart and soul, implementing and customizing our comprehensive curriculum that uses arts-based mentoring as a powerful intervention tool for young people.

Marcelo Araujo-Cox

Marcelo Araujo-Cox

Guitar & Production

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Auree ‘Honey Blu’ Edmundson

Rap & Vocals

Lucas Lenny

Drums & Percussion

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MixedBySkool

MUSIC PRODUCTION

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Josh Wright Jr

MUSIC PRODUCTION

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Nate Stenberg

Guitar

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USC Hybrid High
3939 S Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90037
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Marcelo Araujo-Cox

Marcelo Araujo-Cox

Guitar & Production

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Marcelo Araujo-Cox is a guitarist/producer from Miami Beach, living in Los Angeles. Marcelo has produced music with artists such as Iban Lee, Nicole Ngo and MEVS while finishing his Bachelor’s Degree at Los Angeles College of Music. Artists he has performed with include those aforementioned, plus Anton Iakukhin and Lucas Lenny. In addition to performing, Marcelo has been teaching private lessons since 2017, and carries an immense appreciation for the generosity of the music organizations/educators that have helped him improve as a young musician. Marcelo makes it his duty to inspire his students to find their own path and ideally form a relationship with music that could be cherished long-term.

Auree "Honey Blu" Edmundson

Rap & Vocals

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Auree ‘Honey Blu’ Edmundson is a Lyrical MC, Singer/Songwriter, and Community Organizer from Los Angeles, California. Her genres include Hip Hop, Neo-Soul, and R&B. She is a powerful lyrical emcee that always keeps it real, and leaves you feeling refreshed. Honey’s lyrics always exude with positive and honest wisdom that leave the listener feeling uplifted. 
 
Blu picked up music at age six and began recording herself on a karaoke machine that her mother gifted her for the holidays. She then followed in her aunt’s footsteps by joining the youth choir at Rock of Faith Missionary Baptist Church in South Central LA , and often tagging along with her father to the recording studio.
 
She has been recording her own music professionally since the age of 16 years old. Honey’s father is also a hip-hop artist and brought her to the studio at a young age to encourage her artist development.She also attended Renaissance High School for the Arts in Long Beach, California, which also further encouraged her to pursue her creative aspirations. Honey Blu is also an alumni of the Black Owned Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center in Leimert Park, which is where she began recording her own self-written music. 
 
Her inspirations include: Tupac Shakur, Queen Latifah, Erykah Badu, Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes, Musiq Soulchild, Jill Scott, Sista Souljah, and Kehlani just to name a fe

Lucas Lenny

Drums & Percussion

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Lucas Lenny is a musician from Paris, France based in Los Angeles. After a few years studying jazz in his hometown, heavily influenced by legends like Elvin Jones or Jack dejohnette, he ventured to new horizons to find other inspirations. He performed actively around the Los Angeles area, allowing him to gain experience and widen his horizons. After graduating from Los Angeles College of Music, his passion for  West-African music led him to collaborate with Elhadji Sora, a kora player from Senegal. The polyrhythmic and lyrical aspects of this music led him to develop a melodic and unique approach on the drumset, reinforced by his left-handed abilities that helped shape another conception of the instrument. His curiosity for new sounds brought him to the California Institute of the Arts, where he completed his Masters program. In an open and creative environment, he refined his skills and shaped his own voice. He started composing and producing his own songs, with a debut EP planned for release in March 2023. Through his sensitivity to melodies and understanding of rhythm, Lucas is creating a music full of colors, groove and soul, that is grounded in traditions yet refreshing and innovative.

MIXEDBYSKOOL

Music Production

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William “MixedBySkool” Barnes, better known as Skool, is a genre-blending music producer, audio engineer, and music business professional straight out of New Haven, CT, now calling Los Angeles home. His sound is all about fusing R&B, Pop, Rap, Afrobeat, and more into tracks that feel good and stay stuck in your head. With his engineering skills, your music won’t just sound great—it’ll sound next-level.

Skool’s journey started with a deep love for music and the drive to create something bigger. In 2012, he launched Skool House Sounds, a New Haven studio that became a creative hotspot for artists and a space for workshops, writing camps, and community vibes. Since landing in LA, Skool has worked with major artists, joined the Recording Academy, and scored music placements on Netflix, Hulu, Paramount, and CW.

But it’s not just about the music— Community is at the heart of everything. From mentoring at-risk youth with Homeboy Art Academy to helping emerging talent through GrammyU, he’s using music to inspire and uplift.

With inspirations like Quincy Jones, Dr. Dre, Pharrell, and Skool’s father who was a singer in his youth, he brings passion, creativity, and purpose to every beat, mix, and project.

Josh Wright Jr

Music Production

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Kendall Joshua Wright, affectionately called Josh Wright Jr, is a musician, producer, and music entrepreneur from New Providence, The Bahamas. Josh now resides North Hollywood, California, where he works as a professional musician and as a professional in the event production industry in roles such as: Sound Engineer, Lighting Engineer etc. Before moving to California, Josh attended college in Canada where he obtained his Associates in Music Performance. During this period of studies, Josh received multiple opportunities in which he got to tour Canada as a professional drummer for some of Canada’s favorite local artists. Today, Josh is working on his solo projects, as he’s working his way through his career to find his path as an Independent Musician and Artist.

Nate Stenberg

Guitar

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Originally from Des Moines, Iowa, Nate Stenberg is a recent graduate of the University of Denver, where he studied jazz guitar, honing both his technical understanding and creative skills. Nate began playing guitar at 16 and has since developed a versatile style influenced by genres such as blues, R&B, indie, and rock. Now based in Los Angeles, he is dedicated to sharing his love for the guitar and inspiring the next generation of musicians. Outside of teaching, Nate has collaborated with talented artists such as Reid Jarvis and B0dies, experiences that have shaped his approach to teaching and performance.