Mat Kurukchi profile picture

Mat Kurukchi

THE SHREDDER- Michael Smith (The Atlantics)

About Me

Myspace Layouts by Pimp-My-Profile.com

Gday My name's Mat Kurukchi and im a guitarist from the Sydney area in Australia. i started playing at the age of 8 and began playing classical and later moved to the electric. I'm currently studying At the Sydney conservatorium of music where i major in classical guitar. I have just recently started to play with some well known and outstanding Aussie guitarists and have shared the stage with them. These include Les Gock from Hush, Steve Flack (Guitar Heros), Smoking Joe Robinson (a 15 year old guitarist who is phenomenal), Rob Bostock (the Bostocks), Bass player Michael Smith from the Atlantics, Mick O' Shea (drummer for Rose Tatoo) and Dom Turner from the Backsliders. In addition to this im studying classical guitar under the World Renown Greg Pikler from the conservatorium of music. I have just recently started on my first solo album which hopefully should be finished by end of the year. I like drinking Beer, listening to loud music, Beating my mate's asses in pool, shredding the guitar and long walks on the beach (as if).a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.indi vidual&videoid=2024031133"some shred

Add to My Profile | More Videos

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/18/2007
Band Members: Mat Kurukchi
Influences: Dream Theater, Metallica, John Petrucci, Steve Vai, Alan Holdsworth, Mozart, Julian Bream, Segovia, Jimi Hendrix, Yngwie Malmsteen, Eric Johnson, Steve Morse, Heitor Villa Lobos, Johanne Sebastian Bach, Trivium, Liquid Tension Experiment, Michael Angelo Batio, Al di Meola, John Mclaughlin, Vivaldi, Frank Gambale, Beethoven, Apocolyptica, System of A Down, Joe Satriani.
Sounds Like: its hard to say as my music is always changing. id say my electric songs is more of a fusion of John Petrucci's alternate picking with Steve Vais crazy wah pedal abuse and legatos. I sound like myself, not really anyone else.
Record Label: Voice Music
Type of Label: Indie