Brooks Robertson was born in 1989 in Eugene Oregon, and began playing guitar when he was 12 years old.
His father took him to the Nokie Edwards (former guitarist with the Ventures) Festival near Eugene , whereupon a famous Nashville fingerstyle guitarist; Buster B. Jones performed on stage. After hearing the flying fingers of Jones, Brooks turned to his father and said; "That's the kind of guitar music I'd like to learn."
Brooks sure can make that Godin talk. I wish mine would talk back to me like that! ;)