• Graphic Artist

  I started my professional working career as a graphic artist. I starting copying drawings from the Sunday comics at 8 years old.

  As a graphic designer and artist I mainly focus my efforts in the music industry for other musicians and artists.

• Musician

  Stated guitar at 9 and have been too stubborn to give it up. Stick with anything long enough and you tend to get good at it. Hook up with the right teacher and mentors and get really good.

  To key to success in any field is, to a large extent, a matter of practicing a specific task for a total of around 10,000 hours, the 10,000-hour Rule.

• Author

  I've written over 50 books for ukulele, guitar and music.

• Publisher

  I currently publish and handle distribution for all my own books and online lessons.

• Programmer

  Taught myself how to program starting with HyperTalk and Hypercard around 1987 up to a few independent contracting assignments using MacApp, C++. Now focus on PHP, JavaScript and Ruby for my web development. My CurtSheller.com web site is all is hand coded using PHP, HTML, Javascript and MySQL.

After a brief introduction to the ukulele in 1978 by two distant uncles at a family reunion. I rediscover the ukulele in 2003. Finding limited material for intermediate and advanced ukulele players I have authored over 30 books for ukulele players. I have performed and presented workshops and clinics at various ukulele festival across the USA from New York to LA.

I'm recording a jazz ukulele CD titled How About More Uke? Summer 2013

Here is what the Windy City Uke Festival has to say about me.