Arnaud Dumond (1952), a French guitarist and composer. This Paris-born musician (1952) was only ten when he began to compose and play the guitar and the piano. Arnaud Dumond did enjoy the tuition of such diverse figures as Yepes, Pujol, J.Williams, and with Alberto Ponce at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris. He always combined the activities of composer and guitarist, as though composing was a consolation for the short-lived nature of performing, and playing provided a reminder that music is intended for a living audience. He appeared on the cover of major guitar magazines in England, France, USA and was classified among the most innovative musicians of his generation.