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Dario Cortese

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About Me

I'm a professional guitarist, a session player, a song writer, a teacher (at The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance....the Guitar Institute of London) and a columnist for Guitar Techniques.
The sound clip 'Hot Wired' is composed by Brent Mason and performed by me.
Comments: (they're all on my top friends so you can go and check them out, you should!)
Brent Mason
"OK Dario...I've decided you are not allowed to play "Hot Wired" anymore.. You play it too good!!!! Wonderful playing :)"
Steve Trovato
"His musicianship is outstanding. I have rarely known a multi-stylist guitarist that can truly play authenticly in virtually every style of pop and electric guitar."
Brett Garsed
"Hey Dario! Great playing on these tracks mate! It was a great pleasure to jam with you and the other great teachers from the Institute!"
Tom Hemby
"Hey Dario, Great playing! Cool lines and wonderful technique! Hope our paths cross sometime!"
James Mitchell
"Hi Dario, Primo Pickin!!! Great versatility and technique. You sound awesome!!!"
Prof. Richard Smith, L.A. California '07
"Dario Cortese is one of a rare breed of guitarists who throw themselves completely into a wide range of guitar styles, and are able to perfectly extract the essence from each one."
Dario proudly endorses Ernie Ball Music Man and Timberline guitars.
Messin' around after shooting the Slap Masterclass Video for Guitar Techniques at the Guitar Institute in London... (Charl Coetzee on cameras and editing)
My World Visitor Map!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/31/2006
Band Members: Depends on who i'm working with...
Influences: Too many...
Sounds Like:

Doing a Masterclass with the BFD. I didn't even know they were filming! Btw, I played straight into the amp with no pedals, they must have added a compressor to my sound...

Jamming at the end of the Guitar Break

Me playing with Rosalie Deighton at the Borderline (London)

Me playing bass with Rosalie Deighton and Steve Balsamo (The Storys) at the Borderline (London)

A clip of me playing rhythm guitar for Brett Garsed

Type of Label: None

My Blog

Me Neither

Hi there, I've just uploaded a track I've done for Guitar Techniques magazine. It's "Me Neither" as composed and performed by Brad Paisley. For this track I had the pleasure to work with some amazing ...
Posted by Dario Cortese on Tue, 27 May 2008 10:15:00 PST

March 2008

Hi guys, I’ve just become endorsee for Ernie Ball Music Man electric guitars and Timberline acoustic guitars. I will be doing a few shows (London International Music Show) and clinics around Lon...
Posted by Dario Cortese on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:27:00 PST

New songs

Hi there, I've just uploaded a couple of songs that I wrote recently with other people. There are many other songs that I would love to upload and hopefully I'll do that soon. I hope you enjoy these n...
Posted by Dario Cortese on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:24:00 PST