Peace and Love
WELCOME NOTE:
Peace and thank you for visiting my "Myspace Site"., i appreciate all the emails and links., aside from a bass site, this site was made to share my guitar world with anyone interested., hope you enjoy my "crazy lazy" sloppy tracks as much as i did recording them.
ABOUT MY PLAYING HERE:
Three mp3 players in reverse chronological order dating back as far as the sessions i did when i was 15., some where cassette transfers., BE WARNED and wait to let them load or they stop allot.
MY MUSICAL HISTORY:
I come from a Greek musical family background, my dad and Uncle where musicians so i was exposed to Mediterranean music at a very young age, after the family moved to the States from ages 8 years old and on i listened more Radio "pop/hard rock" like Hendrix, the Stones, Beatles and Led Zep and while studying Classical and Blues at the "Brooklyn Conservatory of Music" as my music taste grew i turned to more advanced rock players like Randy Rhoads, Robert Frip, John Mclaughlin, EVH, Summers and then even harder simpler but more skillful and musically defined players like Doctor Know and the Bad Brains, Vernon Ried, Dave Navaro, Blackmore, Jeff Beck and Yngwie as well as fusion players like Brett Garsed, Frank Gambali, Allan Holdsworth., I also grew to enjoy everything from Reggae, Fusion, Electronic, Gothic and Industrial genres as well as Asian Mid East World Music and been a DJ.
ABOUT MY STYLE:
My style is based along the lines of the music i grew up and my inner exploration of it., I like to play Melodic Mediterranean, Flamenco, Arabic and Blues phrases combined with long double tracked Cascading Lush Chords and Feedback to create a Spiritual ambiance., Basically anything "Psychedelic" meaning open string runs, Harmonic minor, Phrygian, Diminished and Pentatonic phrases., And for my guitar sound, i combine all of the above using the same method Doctor Know and the Bad Brains do going from there heavy loud riffs into there trippy Reggae dubb moments., i love dynamic and emotional musical phrasing.
ABOUT MY GEAR:
Ibenez RG 450 with a Dimarzio PAFs,
Gibson Les Paul Studio, Wine red with Gold Hardware,
AlHambra 7FC Flamenco Guitar semi acoustic electric cutaway,
Alvarez Masterworks Series MC90 Classical Guitar,
Jackson Randy Rhoads RR5 Black,
Jackson Randy Rhoads RR3 Pro White ping strips LTD,
Marshall JCM 800 Half Stack+for gigs,
Marshall DFX100 for Jams,
Marshall mini stack for home,
Marshall micro MS4 for travel,
Korg Pandora for travel,
Roland GT10 fx Board (for looping live)
Line6 GearBox, NI guitar Rig, IK Multimedia Amplitube as Sims.
WHAT I LIKE THESE DAYS:
Just working on projects, playing Bass a bit more, Flamenco guitar, Surf the net to watch amateur guitar videos and jokes on youtube., sleep to classical, dead can dance or some Lycia tracks., my new hobbies are improving my guitars, even cosmetically, as well as my foldable Brompton Bike.
WHERE I AM NOW:
I am involved in a few projects in Europe., i am seeking a tour or simply a steady gig with a Major Recording Artist as a Guitarist or Assisting Engineer in recording studios.
Anyone who likes my work and wants to contact me do so here on myspace.
Peace, Love and Light
Gabriel
