I AM THE LEAD GUITARIST OF THE PROGRESSIVE METAL BAND ELYSIAN ARMOR AS WELL AS A FREQUENTLY REQUESTED SESSION MUSICIAN
I STARTED MESSING AROUND WITH GUITARS AND OTHER VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS AS SOON AS I COULD WALK BECAUSE I COME FROM A FAMILY OF MUSICIANS,I WENT ON STAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE AGE OF 4 YEARS OLD
SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD MANY GREAT MEMORIES AND OPPERTUNITIES,I HAVE PLAYED IN VARIOUS DIFFERENT BANDS WITH MANY DIFFERENT STYLES
I BECAME OBSESSIVE ABOUT THE GUITAR AND WAS NEVER SEEN WITH-OUT IT,I NEVER PUT IT DOWN,I WOULD PRATICE AT LEAST 8 HOURS PER DAYS SOMETIMES MORE,7 DAYS A WEEK FOR MORE YEARS THAN I CAN REMEMBER
MY MUSIC WAS MY ONLY OUTLET FOR EMOTIONS BECAUSE I WAS NOT VERY SOCIALBLE,BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME I SPENT LOCKED AWAY IN MY ROOM WORKING ON TECHNIQUES I MISSED OUT ON ALOT OF EVENTS AND OPPERTUNITIES AND SOME GREAT JOBS....BUT I GAINED SO MUCH MORE....
OTHERS HAVE REFERED TO MY STYLE AS STUNT GUITARIST BECAUSE I HAVE FEW BOUNDARIES,I WILL PLAY ANY STYLE AND CAN WORK AND CONTRIBUTE WITH ANYONE, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY FORMAL LESSONS,I AM SELF TAUGHT,I LEARNT TO PLAY BY EAR
I STUDIED LOTS OF DIFFERENT PLAYERS AND STYLES AND I ANALYSED WHAT MADE THEM UNIQUE AND I SOUGHT TO FIND THAT WITHIN MYSELF
IT IS SO COMMON TO FIND A GREAT GUITAR PLAYER WHO CAN PLAY EVERY SONG EVER WRITTEN BY ANY OF THE OTHER TOP CLASS OR POPULAR MUSICIANS/COMPOSERS, BUT ASK THEM TO PLAY SOMETHING ORIGINAL AND THEY CANT DO ANYTHING
I DIDNT WANT TO BE THE NEXT WHOEVER??? I ONLY WANT TO BE MYSELF, I THINK THAT TO LEARN FROM OTHERS LIKE I DID MYSELF IS THE BEST WAY,BUT TAKE A TECHNIQUE AND MAKE IT YOUR OWN
I BUILT A STYLE BASED ON WHAT WORKED FOR ME,AS A RESULT I AM ABLE TO PLAY WITH HEART AND SOUL AND CREATE A PICTURE OF SOUND OR I CAN PLAY AT FRET MELTING SPEED,MORE IMPORTANT IS TO KNOW WHEN NOT TO PLAY,A NOTE LEFT OUT CAN HAVE BETTER RESULTS THAN 100 NOTES PUT IN
I TRY TO NEVER OVER PLAY FOR THE SAKE OF PLAYING FAST, I AM VERY STRICT ON MYSELF AND I SEEK TO BE THE BEST THAT I CAN BE,I AM PRECISE AND A PERFECTIONIST BY NATURE WHEN IT COMES TO ANYTHING CONCERNING MUSIC OR CREATION
I OPENLY ADMIT THAT LIKE BILLIONS OF OTHER MUSICIANS I ALSO DREAMED OF FAME BUT I KNOW NOW THAT REACHING THE GOAL IS NOT THE POINT,ITS THE JOURNEY THERE THAT HOLDS THE MEMORIES,EXPERIENCES AND THE FUN
I WILL ALWAYS STRIVE TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW AND PUSH MYSELF,MUSIC HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH,I HOPE I CAN CONTINUE TO DO THIS AND GIVE BACK....
I WILL BE RELEASING AN INDEPENDANT INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND ALSO AN EP WITH ELYSIAN ARMOR
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