Timur Duel is a skilled musician who teaches guitar, specializing in classical and acoustic styles, as well as the ukulele. His musical journey began in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he studied classical guitar at a local music school during the final years of the USSR. He later continued his education at the Tel Aviv Music Academy in Israel after his family relocated there in the 1990s. Since 2003, Timur has been based in Southern California, where he teaches and performs solo gigs locally.