Igor Paspalj was born in 1981 in Zagreb, Croatia (EU). Introduced to music and the guitar at an early age his enthusiasm for the instrument led to private tuition and the study of classical music theory.  After finishing primary and secondary music school, he was accepted to Academy of Arts in Banja Luka (BIH) where he finished his four year curriculum in three years with honors and the highest average marks in the university.

Obtaining a Master degree in Music Theory and Harmony with analysis in 2009, Igor has published several science papers in the music theory domain, his fields of expertise are primarily Acoustic and Electric guitar, Music Theory, Harmony with Analysis, Counterpoint and Analysis of Musical Work.

As a performer and studio musician Igor has over 25 years of experience, playing and recording guitars with numerous artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia and released his first solo project entitled “Gravity” in 2010 via the Moonwolf entertainment group.

In prestigious world-wide guitar competition “Guitar Idol’’ 2009 Igor made it into the online finals 2 years in a row, and got stunning reviews from around the globe.  Moving to Dubai in 2014, he became a full-time teacher at Academy of Arts, University of Banja Luka, BIH.

At beginning of 2020, Igor joined the prestigious JTC Guitar Company.  One of the largest and best known online instructional companys for guitar in the world, he has published 3 masterclasses and variety of packs for the company, playing collaborations with some of the best known names in industry such as, Andy James, Justin Derrico, Jan Cyrka, Marco Sfogli and others.

Winning the prestigious “Guitarist of the Year 2020” from Guitar World and Guitar Player magazines, Igor was also ranked in Music Radar’s top ten world wide best new guitarists of 2022.

Igor Paspalj uses Wilkinson WLS130 locking saddles on his custom instruments, and here Igor explains the benefits in this short video on WLS130 Saddles and in full flight on this stunning fusion jam