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Marco Villarreal

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Member Since: 9/26/2006
Influences: Bach, Stravinsky, Debussy, Schoenberg, Allan Holdsworth, Pat Martino, Mick Goodrick, Pat Metheny, Fareed Haque, Paco De Lucia, Steve Vai, Jimi Hendrix, Art Tatum. Ravi Shankar. Thelonious Monk, Miles, Charlie Parker.
Sounds Like: air sculptures
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Simultaneous Tempos and Time Octaves(time inversions)

Say you're in 4/4 and quarter note equals 60bpm. If you were to play 5 beats evenly over the 4 quarter notes the tempo of the five beats would be 75 bpm. 6 beats or quarter note triplets would be 90 b...
Posted by Marco Villarreal on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

Marco featured in GUITAR PLAYER Magazine!!

Yes, it's true. What an honor! I'm in the April 2007 edition. Plus JIMI is the cover.
Posted by Marco Villarreal on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:05:00 PST

Melodic Strand Replication Procedure and Fibonacci

The term Melodic Strand Replication Procedure was coined by guitar guru Mick Goodrick whom I've had the privledge to study with briefly. It is an observation of the movement that occurs in the to...
Posted by Marco Villarreal on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:01:00 PST