fusion

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 11^th 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.

Today's Elevenses Throws Eleven Quick Questions At 'Fusion Virtuoso' Todd Grubbs!

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.

My first time was in the early 90's. I was about 17 or 18 at the time and the experience still gives me sleepless nights to this day!

Happy New Year! Here is something to tickle your 2008 ‘lick bone’ with!

In the second instalment of this outside dominant extravaganza, we will look at the other 2 pentatonics you can throw over an, ‘adult entertainment domestic appliance malfunction movie plot excuse’ type groove!

We know we can play 4 blues pentatonics based on the Rt, 2nd, 5th and 7th of the dom7th chord and that the blues scales based on the Rt and 2nd have a Mixolydian b5 and Lydian b7 (or Lydian Dominant or Jazz Lydian) sound to them respectively.

Australian born Brett Garsed has something we all want as guitarists!
He has a style and technique all of his own and has played with some of the finest fusion noodlers of our time including Frank Gambale, Allan Holdsworth and the late, very great, Shawn lane.

He has also had major chart success with John Farnham and Nelson. After a move to LA he hooked up with 8 finger tapper and producer TJ Helmreich with whom he has recorded several awesome instrumental epics including one of my favorites, 'Uncle Moes Space Ranch'.

Allan Holdsworth (the Jedi Master) returns to the UK on his ‘Fish and Chips' tour and features one of his classic line-ups with Chad Wackerman on drums and Jimmy Johnson on bass.
As one of the most influential Jazz/Fusion guitarists of the modern age with even the likes of Eddie Van Halen, and Joe Satriani constantly citing him as an influence.

Liquid Virtuosity Part One: Early Days Down Under

I first heard Brett Garsed's playing whilst half asleep, stuck in a traffic jam in North London on a foggy Saturday morning in late 1990. Cutting through both the external and internal fog (a result of cracking student party hangover...) were the most eloquent, sinuous and melodic rock guitar lines I had pretty much ever heard! Now properly awake, I asked my AOR loving driver who was playing: none other than the much derided 'Timotei Twins' of rock: Nelson!