Hometown: Bozeman, MT
Position: Owner
Years with Music Villa: forever
Instruments: Drums, Guitar
Can be see playing with: Hair Train Awesome, Quinton King
Live Rig: Kick, snare, and a couple of cymbals
Influences: Junior Brown, Beatles, John Mayer, Djanjo Reinhardt, Police, Van Halen, Spoon, Ozzy, and many more.
Musician you'd like to meet: Adam Sandler
Who would play you in a movie: John Cussak
Favorite food/drink: Anything Asian & Spicy
Other than music: livin life

Hometown: Helena, MT
Position: Purchasing, HR
Instruments: Bass, Drums, and Guitar
Live Rig: Bass: Peavey BQuad4’s and Ken Smith Basses EBS 350 & 410, DiMarzio cables. Guitar: Cordoba FWSE, 55Negra, Gibson Herb Ellis Drums: PDP, Roland TD12, Yamaha DTXMulti
Influences: Rush, Oteil Burbridge, All 70's music.
Musician you'd like to meet: Prince, Neil Peart
Who would play you in a movie: Jonathan Schaech
Favorite food/drink: Anything spicy
Other than music: Hot Tubbin' Hiking, x-country skiing

Hometown: Sandown, NH
Position: Sales
Years with Music Villa: >1
Instruments: Classical Guitar / Electric
Can be see playing with: My cats at my desk
Live Rig: Lucero exotic
Influences: Django Reinhardt, Joscho Stephan, Tim Henson, Plini, Periphery
Musician you'd like to meet: Plini
Who would play you in a movie: Jon Bernthal
Favorite food/drink: Vietnamese Pho, Guarana
Other than music: Motocross, Harleys, Snowboarding, Competitive Shooting, Fine Art

Hometown: The Rez
Position: Sales, Instagram talent
Years with Music Villa: 5
Instruments: Anything homemade
Can be see playing with: Gallatin Ghost Train, Death Trophy
Live Rig: anything homemade
Influences: Blink 182, Moth, Benn & Abel Band
Musician you'd like to meet: Tyler James
Who would play you in a movie: Ice T
Favorite food/drink: Tarantino's (to spite Blaise)
Other than music: making pedals & amps, raising kiddos

Hometown: Whitefish, MT
Position: Sales
Years with Music Villa: 1
Instruments: Electric guitar
Can be see playing with: Dreadknight
Live Rig: Gibson Explorer, Quad cortex
Influences: Trivium, Lamb of God, Sylosis, Darkest hour, Mastodon, Hatebreed, Skeletonwitch
Musician you'd like to meet: Matt Heafy
Who would play you in a movie: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Favorite food/drink: Yerba Mate
Other than music: Spending Time With My Girlfriend

Hometown: Billings, MT
Position: Operations
Years with Music Villa: 6
Instruments: Guitar
Can be see playing with: Pedals
Live Rig: '63 Fender Bandmaster & '52 Gibson ES-125
Influences: Jimi Hendrix, RHCP, Robert Johnson & J. B. Lenoir
Musician you'd like to meet: John Frusciante
Who would play you in a movie: Tim Minchin
Favorite food/drink: Espresso
Other than music: Working on my old Dodge

Hometown: Tuscon, AZ
Position: Acoustic Repair & Sales
Years with Music Villa: 7
Instruments: Guitar, banjo, lap steel
Can be see playing with: Polyhigh
Live Rig: '53 Fender Double Eight
Influences: Leo Kottke, Jerry Byrd, Don Tiki, Jeff Beck, David Lindley
Musician you'd like to meet: Huey Lewis
Who would play you in a movie: Jim Carey
Favorite food/drink: Anchor Burger from Bacchus and a Monk Sour
Other than music: Yo-yo's

Hometown: Belgrade, MT
Position: Electric Guitar Repair & Sales
Years with Music Villa: 7
Instruments: Electric guitar
Can be see playing with: Hell's Half Acre
Live Rig: Ibanez RG/Eastman SB-59/EVH 5150 III 50 watt/MojoTone 2x12/Dunlop Cantrell wah
Influences: My Dad, KISS, ZZ Top, Flotsam & Jetsam
Musician you'd like to meet: Ace Frehley, Billy Gibbons, Ed Carlson
Who would play you in a movie: Brad Pitt
Favorite food/drink: Chicken Fried Steak, Bud Light Lime, though rarely together
Other than music: accumulating random trivia knowledge

Hometown: TBD
Position: Service
Years with Music Villa: 3
Instruments: guitar, bass
Can be see playing with: Yips
Who would play you in a movie: Simon Pegg
Favorite food/drink: La Tinga, Albertano's
Other than music: SETI

Hometown: Bozeman, MT
Position: Web Content / Social Media / Art Direction
Years with Music Villa: 18
Instruments: Guitar and vocals
Can be see playing with: Pinky and the Floyd, The B.O.B (Banger's Only Band), and solo acoustic and live looping.
Live Rig: Fender amps, Fender Strats & Teles, Goldtop Les Paul, Martin D-28, and various pedals.
Influences: Pink Floyd, Beck, Zero 7, Gorillaz, Radiohead
Musician you'd like to meet: David Gilmour
Who would play you in a movie: Owen Wilson
Favorite food/drink: Tacos & Squirt
Other than music: Family, friends, biking, surfing, long city walks

Hometown: West Jefferson, Ohio
Position: Photographer
Instruments: Guitar, Cow Bell
Can be see playing with: My cat
Live Rig: Guid, Gibson
Influences: Nick Drake, The Lilac Time, Howard Jones, The Lemonheads, etc...
Musician you'd like to meet: Nick Drake
Who would play you in a movie: Myself
Favorite food/drink: Pizza, Thai Curry
Other than music: Gym, Cooking, Acting

Hometown: Hot Springs, Arkansas
Position: Acoustic Specialist
Years with Music Villa: 8
Instruments: Guitar, Mandolin, Octave Mandolin
Can be see playing with: Lochwood, The Acousticals, Leftover Biscuits.... and whoever else will have me
Live Rig: Martin Custom Shop D-18, Martin D-28 Authentic, Gilchrist Model 5 Mandolin, Gilchrist Model 3 Mandolin, Fletcher Brock Octave Mandolin
Influences: Bill Monroe, John Reischman, Bryan Sutton.
Musician you'd like to meet: Buck Owens, Bill Monroe

Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Position: Sales
Years with Music Villa: 5
Instruments: Piano, Keyboards, Organ
Can be see playing with: Various Broadway Shows and National Tours
Live Rig: Yamaha CP88 & YC61
Influences: Billy Joel, Elton John, Ben Folds, Michael McDonald
Musician you'd like to meet: Cory Henry, Jon Batiste
Who would play you in a movie: Adam Levine
Favorite food/drink: Smoothies & Steak
Other than music: Artistic Director of A.I.R.

Hometown: Santa Fe, NM
Position: Sales
Years with Music Villa: >1
Instruments: Guitar, Bass
Can be see playing with: Guitars in the store
Live Rig: Peavey 6505+
Influences: Metallica, Lamb of God, Slayer, Gojira, Grateful Dead
Musician you'd like to meet: Mark Morton
Who would play you in a movie: Zach McGowan
Favorite food/drink: Burritos and coffee
Other than music: Playing more guitar