Guitarists

Biography:

Ty Oliver blazed onto the music scene in 2005 with his self-released debut album, Healed Through Time. It was immediately apparent to listeners that this guy was a guitar player of great intensity and technical ability, and also a musician with deep insight and passion for his guitar playing and composing.

His style can be characterized as extremely melodic, expressive, emotional, and sophisticated. In my opinion, Ty is one of the most exciting new rock players to hit the scene in years and he is clearly a guitarist that will make his mark.

Ty's debut album has gained him immediate attention and acclaim with fans and professionals in the music industry resulting in endorsements, interviews, and a recent record deal. In fact, Healed Through Time should be among your top five music purchases this year and for good reason--you're guaranteed to be blown away.

Biography:

Jason Kelly is an instrumental guitarist based in West Virginia. He began playing at age 17 and would practice up to 16 hours per day. In between his extended fretboard sessions, Kelly would spend his time studying music theory. His hard work paid off, as his playing is both skilled and melodic.

Jason recorded five demo songs and is in the process of recording his debut CD. He has been featured in Guitar Player Magazine and gained wide recognition for his music.

Biography:

Richard Zeier is a rock instrumentalist based in Hollywood, CA. His primary instrument is guitar - he can tear the fretboard - yet his musical compositions transcend a single instrument or style. To understand Richard Zeier, you must take a liberal dose of solid instrumental rock, mix in one part of jazz, add a dash of New Age, throw in some shredding and shake well. In other words, think Joe Satriani meets studio-project Enigma.

Zeier's debut CD, Phenomenation, sounds like a movie soundtrack - in the best possible way. From the opening track, you are drawn in to a compelling instrumental story that is near impossible to stop listening to. The songs feature lush orchestrations and are once accessible yet thoughtful.

Biography:

Jeff Findl is a California-based guitarist/composer who was named the 2003 Instrumental Artist of the Year at the Los Angeles Music Awards. His style combines a pleasant song orchestration with melodic acoustic guitar playing reminiscent of Michael Hedges and Preston Reed. His 2004 release, Somebody Got Happy Fingers, was played on over 200 non-commercial radio stations and rose to #5 on the New Age Reporter Airwaves Chart along with being the 46th most played album in 2004 on the New Age Reporter chart.

After releasing his debut album, Findl reworked and expanded on his earlier sound. The result was "Jeff Findl and the Acoustic Accomplices", a studio-created band brought together by Los Angeles record producer Ronan Chris Murphy (Veneto West Studio). The lineup included Giovanna Joyce Imbesi (Yani and Andy Summers) on keyboards, Ian Sheridan (Jason Mraz) on bass, Victor Bisetti (Los Lobos) on drums and Dave Pearlman (Dan Fogelberg) on pedal steel guitar. The songs from Findl's original album were recomposed and re-recorded along with new material for a 21 song CD titled Beach Buzz Instrumentals.

Biography:

Italian-born instrumental guitarist Alessandro ("Alex") Rosselli cites Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Allan Holdsworth, and Joe Satriani as influences. While there are certainly characteristics of these legends' styles in Rosselli's playing, his music greatly expands upon these elements to create a style uniquely his own. His music often employs a very clean, melodic guitar sound, sometimes punctuated with a distorted lead guitar track.

Rosselli's recording career has spanned five albums, each showing a range of musical styles and nuances. He recorded his first album in 2001, titled Impressions, and followed it up a year later with Walking Through the Gates. In 2003, Rosselli released Moonlight which showed his more introspective side, with songs like Moonlight and Bells and Trains, but still rocked out on songs like Like a Shooting Star. His guitar technique and musicianship evolved considerably by the time he released Arlekkino in 2004 and the album is a finely-textured collection of songs. His most recent release, the 2005 album My Red Guitar, marks a return to a more straightforward recording approach.

Biography:

Mani Sierra is an instrumental guitarist based in San Antonio, TX who has described his style as "progressive ethereal rock". Sierra has released two instrumental albums on Loud Dust records and tours extensively. He plays venues of all sizes and splits his time performing between acoustic solo appearances and fronting an all-electic band.

During his teens, Sierra was a classical guitar instructor at Windsor Music in San Antonio, Texas. At the time, he was fascinated by the range of perceptions his students (both his peers and older players) had about the instrument and became determined to create truly unique music. His recordings contain elements of New Age that communicate the feel of the open sky blended with inspired guitar-scapes.

Biography:

Pennsylvania-based Don Moore was initially inspired by guitarists George Lynch, Chris Olivia, and Jake E. Lee. His later introduction to the guitar instrumental masters Andy Timmons, Eric Johnson, and Joe Satriani helped shape Moore's playing and his interest in instrumental rock.

Moore's self-released debut album, Axe Attack, gained recognition for his skilled guitar work and melodic songs. Both fans and music industry professionals were impressed and Moore began receiving endorsements, interviews, and airplay - including being broadcast on national radio station The Buzz 89.9 FM in New York.

Biography:

Delaware-based Brian Calloway started playing guitar at about 10 years old when he and his brother got Van Halen I. They played Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo Eruption over and over and Calloway became hooked on guitar. He was initially self-taught then attended "Delaware Music School" and the renowned "Berklee College of Music" in Boston.

Calloway is also a private guitar instructor and has taught at Delaware Music School. He's held the #1 guitar instrumental spot on mp3.com for 4 weeks with 3 other in the top 5 and has won various talent shows with his instrumental compositions. In addition to guitar, Calloway also plays bass, drums, mandolin, harmonica, keyboards, dobro, and banjo. Calloway has recorded two guitar instrumental albums and has more on the way.

Biography:

Rod DeGeorge is a guitarist based out of Reading, PA. In addition to playing in the band Burnt Sienna, he writes and records his own solo instrumental guitar rock. His musical style draws from the instrumental guitar greats, like Steve Vai and Allan Holdsworth, but is also heavily shaped by classical music. Despite the classical influence, DeGeorge doesn't sound much like the neo-classical guitar notables Yngwie Malmsteen and Tony MacAlpine. Instead, DeGeorge's style is uniquely his own.

DeGeorge has recorded a number of demos of his instrumental material that can be found on his web site and MySpace page. The songwriting and performances on his demos are impressive and the production sounds better than many commercial releases. Rod will be going into the studio in 2007 to re-record his songs for his first official CD release. DeGeorge is endorsed by Gibson Guitars and Dunlop Guitar Accessories and continues to play live individually and with Burnt Sienna.

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Chris Brooks is an Australian guitar player, recording artist and teacher based in Sydney. His work centers around his solo recordings, and session work including guitar work for other artists and also theme music for radio announcers. Chris has recorded with members of Black Sabbath/Heaven & Hell, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising force, LORD, Age of Nemesis, Feeding The Addiction, Erik Norlander and more.

With his debut solo album, The Master Plan, Chris delivered a diverse instrumental release that draws from a variety of influences while showing an identity all its own. The album is built on a foundation of melodic songwriting, creative arrangements and skilled guitar work.

Chris has also made contributions to albums by Mark Boals (Yngwie Malmsteen, Ring Of Fire), Age of Nemesis, Frontiers Records, and been featured in magazines like Burrn!, Metal Hammer, Sweden Rock and Young Guitar. Chris next release comes in the form of a song on the upcoming Liquid Note Records compilation "The Alchemists II".