Andre Madatian

Andre Madatian is a Nashville-based guitarist, composer, and educator with a dynamic career spanning live performance, composition, and teaching. Known for his expressive guitar work, Andre has played iconic venues across the United States, including the Grand Ole Opry, Fenway Park, Coors Field, BMO Stadium, and T-Mobile Park; to name a few. His international performances include shows in Canada, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Czech Republic, France, Germany, England and more. Andre has proudly performed for the U.S. military in Kuwait, Jordan, Italy, and Spain.

As a Nashville touring artist, Andre currently tours with country star Raelynn, who boasts both GOLD ("Love Triangle," "Lonely Call") and PLATINUM ("God Made Girls") singles, as well as with Keith Anderson, known for his GOLD-certified hit "Pickin' Wildflowers." He has also toured with numerous other Nashville-based artists, including John Schneider, the renowned actor, singer, and filmmaker best known as "Bo Duke" in the original Dukes of Hazzard television series.

In addition to performing, Andre is an accomplished composer for film, TV, and concert works. With over 100 music placements on major national television networks, his recent composition credits include additional music cues for America's Got Talent on NBC, Black Ink Crew on VH1, Return to Amish on TLC, the PGA Tour Championships Learning Center on the Golf Channel (NBC Sports Group), Say Yes to The Dress Atlanta: Season 9 on TLC, Southern Charm: Season 3 on Bravo, NFL Monday QB on CBS Sports, Jim and Chrissy: Vow or Never on WE TV, For My Man on TV One, Married to Medicine on Bravo, and The Book of John Gray on the Oprah Winfrey Network. In 2023, he won the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra's Composition Competition for his Symphony No. 1 - Assertion of the Truth.

A dedicated educator, Andre teaches at Vanderbilt University, sharing his industry experience with the next generation of musicians. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Film Scoring from Berklee College of Music and a Master of Music in Composition from Middle Tennessee State University, grounding his work in both creative and technical expertise.

Currently, he is the guitarist for the American progressive rock band Neal Morse & The Resonance, whose debut album, No Hill for the Climber, released in November 2024 under Inside Out Records. Endorsing some of the top brands in the industry, Andre proudly represents PRS guitars, Ernie Ball, Bogner amps, Kepma acoustics, Voodoo Lab, Creation Music Company, 64 Audio, Shubb Capos, Chicken Picks, and Lollar pickups.