Chad Bernstein is a husband and father of four amazing kids, Co-Founder/CEO of Guitars

Over Guns, and a professional musician who has been instrumental in the evolution of the

“Latin Funk” sound of Miami. Chad received a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University

of Miami in 2012, turning the focus of his dissertation to Guitars Over Guns’ research-based

methods. In 2015, Chad was honored as a CNN Hero for his work, and has since been

featured by the Steve Harvey Show and People Magazine. Most recently, Chad was named

an inaugural recipient of The Elevate Prize, selected from among thousands of global

changemakers. Chad is currently serving as a Governor on the board of the Recording

Academy, co-chairing their Education Committee. In addition, he remains one of South

Florida’s premier Latin, jazz, and funk artists, performing with the Latin Grammy-nominated

Spam Allstars and Miami-based Latin-funk band, ¡Suénalo!.