Brazilian Kiko Loureiro recently played a Masterclass at London's The Institute of Contemporary Music, and the Guitar Institute's master of ‘world guitar' Tolis Zavaliaris was on hand on 11th March 2008 to ask a few pertinent questions to this exciting new guitar star. Kiko is a genuinely fresh new addition to the ranks of virtuoso metal based guitarists, bringing an eclectic mix of influences that reflect his South American heritage - and these combined with a world class command of the modern rock guitar idiom results in a genuinely cutting edge axeman.
Todd Grubbs is an internationally respected rock guitarist/composer from Tampa, Florida. His music has been released worldwide and has received critical acclaim as well as commercial success.
Today's Elevenses Throws Eleven Quick Questions At 'The Swedish Technician' Jonathan Carlemar!
Jonathan Carlemar is a 19 year old guitarist and composer from the South of Sweden. He is a member of the Melodic Metal Band Seven Tears that recently released a debut album on Frontiers Records. He is at music school in Sweden improving on his already impressive skills.
Today's Elevenses Throws Eleven Quick Questions At 'Bushwhack's Progressive Scholar' Jamie van Dyck!
Jamie van Dyck is a Yale student and the guitarist for Connecticut’s instrumental progressive rockers Bushwhack. Their acclaimed self-titled debut album is widely available and they describe themselves as ‘An orchestra getting into a knife fight over who's out of tune’.
After many years on the music scene, keyboardist Geoff Downes sprung to fame in 1979 when his band, ‘The Buggles’, released ‘Video Killed The Radio Star‘. Although ‘The Buggles’ was a short-lived creature, Downes enjoyed continued success when he joined YES in 1980 and it was with the prog-rock supergroup he met up with Steve Howe.
The two later teamed up with Carl Palmer and John Wetton to form the excellent ASIA (Heat Of The Moment, Sole Survivor etc). Bassist and singer John Wetton had played with King Crimson in what many believe to be that band’s classic line-up....
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