Adam Tressler

Adam Tressler

Musician • Songwriter • Guitar Coach

I work across records, film, television and live performance, with artists including Brandon Flowers, Aimee Mann, Selena Gomez, and Lord Huron.

WATCH

Selected TV performances.

Wicked: One Wonderful Night "Wicked: One Wonderful Night" TV special Carly Pearce Carly Pearce on Jimmy Kimmel Aimee Mann Aimee Mann on PBS Selena Gomez Selena Gomez on SNL Kacey Musgraves Kacey Musgraves on The Talk Lil Nas X on HBO Lil Nas X on HBO Angus & Julia Stone on German TV Angus & Julia Stone on German TV

LISTEN

Selected Recordings.

Adam surrounded by instruments in his collection

The Instrument Collection

Guitars & Basses
John Scofield 335WATCH
Les PaulWATCH
Telecaster
Stratocaster
‘60s Harmony Rocket
80s Shredder
My 1st GuitarWATCH
Martin Acoustic Guitars
Martin Nylon String
Rubber-bridge acoustic (60s Kay)WATCH
7-string Electric
Fender Bass
Fretless Acoustic Bass
Bari-tenor (‘60s Harmony, w/ rubber bridge)WATCH
Baritone AcousticWATCH
Baritone ElectricWATCH
Baritone Rubber Bridge
Eastman Romeo
Fender Bass VI
High-string AcousticWATCH
Vintage Jazz Archtop Acoustic
Autoharp
MIDI Guitar
12-string Electric
High-string ElectricWATCH
12 String AcousticWATCH
Dobro (National)WATCH
Mandolins & Banjos
MandolinWATCH
MandolaWATCH
Electric Mandola
Octave MandolinWATCH
Mandocello
1930’s Banj-olinWATCH
Bluegrass BanjoWATCH
Clawhammer BanjoWATCH
Woodbodied BanjoWATCH
Piccolo BanjoWATCH
Cello BanjoWATCH
1930s Gretsch Tenor BanjoWATCH
Banjitar
7-string Banjitar
Long-neck Seeger-style Banjo
Fretless BanjoWATCH
World & Historical Instruments
‘40s Lap Steel
Fretless GuitarWATCH
Electric SitarWATCH
Standard UkuleleWATCH
Tenor UkuleleWATCH
‘20s Banjo-leleWATCH
7-Course LuteWATCH
Mountain DulcimerWATCH
Chromatic Hammer DulcimerWATCH
Tiple (Puerto Rico)WATCH
Sanshin (Japan)WATCH
Shamisen (Japan)
Pipa (China)WATCH
Ruan (China)WATCH
Erhu (China)
Liuqin (China)
Cumbus (Turkey)WATCH
Oud (Turkey)WATCH
Bouzouki (Greece)WATCH
Bandurria (Spain)WATCH
Charango (Peru)WATCH

FILM + TELEVISION

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A Complete Unknown


Coach and Score Musician

Coach for Monica Barbaro(Joan Baez) & Edward Norton(Pete Seeger).

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On Swift Horses

Bandurria Coach

For Sasha Calle.

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Euphoria

On Screen

Performed on screen as a musician in season 3.

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Palm Royale

On Screen

Part of the Club band throughout Season 1.

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Wicked: One Wonderful Night

On Screen / Musician

Part of the live orchestra for this Emmy-nominated special.

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Birds of Prey

Score Musician

for composer Daniel Pemberton.

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Modern Family

Score Musician

for composer Gabriel Mann.

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Emily in Paris

Score Musician

for composer Gabriel Mann.

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Lovecraft Country

Score Musician

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911

Score Musician

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Merry Happy Whatever

Guitar Coach

for Dennis Quaid.

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Ciao Alberto

Score Musician

for composer Dan Romer.

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Man on Fire

Score Musician

for composer Max Aruj.

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High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

Score Musician

for composer Gabriel Mann.

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A Million Little Things

Score Musician

for composer Gabriel Mann.

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Miracle Workers

Banjo Coach

for Geraldine Viswanathan.

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School of Rock

On-Set Guitar Coach

for Season 1.

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Call Me Kat

On-Camera Banjo Player

for Season 3.

MORE CREDITS ON IMDb →

Songs About Presidents

Since 2017, I've been writing and recording biographical albums about American presidents and First Ladies. What started as a songwriting experiment became an ongoing passion project—six albums so far, with more on the way.

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