Pete "Dr. Banjo" Wernick is renowned worldwide for his contributions to bluegrass music and is known for his soulful tradition-based style. He is the hot-picking force in several trend-setting bands including Hot Rize and Country Cooking, a pioneering author and teacher, an originator of banjo camps, and was 15-year President of the International Bluegrass Music Association. In a recording career starting in 1971, Pete recorded dozens of original instrumentals and songs, including two bluegrass chart-topping hits. He currently performs with Colorado bluegrass band Long Road Home, his bluegrass/classic jazz fusion group, Flexigrass, and in a bluegrass duet with his singer/guitarist wife Joan. Since 1980, Pete has conducted over 150 instructional camps nationwide and overseas, and his instructional videos and books have sold in the hundreds of thousands. Tabs of all his recorded solos are in a downloadable archive on DrBanjo.com, which - along with his other instructional website, LetsPick.com - is an information hub for musicians.