Sam Coulson (born 9 February 1987)[1] is an English guitarist, best known for being a member of progressive rock band Asia from 2013 to 2018, after his guitar-playing skills were noticed on the video-hosting website YouTube.
Coulson made his debut on the video-hosting website YouTube in 2007, sharing videos of himself playing songs on the electric guitar.
His playing attracted the attention of the famous American guitarist Paul Gilbert, who in July 2012 invited him to be a guest instructor for his "Great Guitar Escape" series of workshops,[3] as well as seeing him being invited on stage to sit in with American blues musician Walter Trout in October of the same year.
When Asia's guitarist Steve Howe retired from the band in January 2013, Coulson was selected as his replacement.
[9][10] Following his departure from Asia, Coulson released a second album on 15 March 2019 entitled Black Cross, consisting of original guitar compositions.