About

Ted Sablay

Musician, musical director, and teacher based in Las Vegas. Practical musicianship: melody, harmony, structure, parts, and intent.

Bio

Ted Sablay is a Las Vegas–based musician, musical director, and teacher. He has spent nearly two decades touring with The Killers—joining during the Sam’s Town era as a guitar/keys utility player and becoming the band’s Musical Director in 2022.

He has performed on major broadcast stages and in the world’s largest venues, and has shared bills with artists including Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, and Elton John. That experience informs how he teaches: clear diagnosis, strong musical decision-making, and repeatable systems that hold up under real-world pressure.

During the 2020 shutdown, he wrote and recorded his debut solo album, You’ll Be Back Here Soon—a set of guitar-driven songs built for replay value. Raised in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and later drawn into the Las Vegas music scene, his writing is often described as British rock DNA filtered through American songcraft—melody-forward, lyric-conscious, and built to move.

Today, he splits his time between touring, solo work, and teaching working musicians, serious songwriters, and high-performing professionals who want structure and measurable progress. His next solo album, State & Motion, is scheduled for release in 2026.

Ted Sablay

Las Vegas • guitar / keys • musical director

Teaching focus
  • Musicianship: time, feel, listening, control
  • Songwriting: melody, harmony, structure, lyric intent
  • Parts & arrangement: choices that serve the vocal and the song
  • Process: simple systems that create consistent progress