Charli Brewer Was Born to Rock

Charli Brewer didn’t casually pick up the guitar. Once it clicked, it became a daily obsession.

A SoCal guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, Charli has built a large and engaged online following through rock and metal guitar solo covers, performing with the kind of energy that makes it clear she is not just playing the notes. She is living inside them.

In this episode of SoCal Soundcheck, Charli talks about growing up surrounded by music, from Jerry Lee Lewis and The Beatles to Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, Megadeth, Metallica, Motörhead, System of a Down and Pink Floyd. She shares how a dusty, out-of-tune guitar with old strings eventually became the instrument that pulled her in for hours a day, every day.

Charli also breaks down how she studies ...