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Neal

About Me




News:
Reccently Finished my 3rd CD entitled "Transition". 10 song all instrumental CD. It is finally available for sale at guitar9 records.

http://www.guitar9.com/transition.html


I will also rerelease a new version of my 1st CD The Crossing. It will have all new backing tracks. The guitar parts will all remain the same.
Allow me to introduce myself. I am a guitarist/musician and have been playing since the age of 12. Always wanting to be the best, practicing several hours a day when I was young. I even joined my high school jazz band only to play for all 4 years waking up everyday attending class early in the morning. During my formative years, I have also studied with many great teachers ranging from rock to jazz to classical.
After high school, I attended Musicians Institute in Hollywood but I decided to to take it a step further and move to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music. Here I acquired a vast arsenal of my knowledge and technique along with several other abilities in the fields of music such as composition, music theory, ear training, performing, engineering and teaching.
After graduating Berklee, I decided to move back to Los Angeles to pursue my musical career. Over the years I have recorded several of his own original instrumental compositions and currently released 2 instrumental CDs entitled The Crossing and The Second Coming. I have also performed for numerous bands and own solo projects ranging from original compositions, fusion/jazz, acoustic solo guitar, classical, rock, metal, funk and pop, traveling several different locations across the country to perform live with them. I have been teaching guitar for over 20 years. I was a guitar instructor at The Musicians Institute in Hollywood CA. and currently teaching guitar for the National Guitar Workshop. I am also proudly endorsing ESP Guitars and Dimarzio Pickups.
Some of the other things I have done over the years:
Recording and engineering for solo artists and bands.
Arranging and transcribing music scores for various venues.
Teaching Computer Audio Software (Logic Audio, Pro Tools)
Setting up and troubleshooting various personal home recording studios.
Misc live and recording performance for various artists.
Seminars for Schools and Colleges.
Live solo and band performances at social events, private parties, restaurants, church and weddings.
Demonstrations at NAMM Conventions for various equipment companies.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/09/2005
Influences: Eddie Van Halen
Steve Vai
Yngwie Malmsteen
Jason Becker
Greg Howe
Randy Rhoads
Jimmy Page
Allan Holdsworth
Al Di Meola
Frank Gambale
To name a few.
Website: Please visit my newly renovated website at:
http://www.nealnagaoka.com

Musicians Bulletin Board: http://www.nealnagaoka.com/forum

Endorsements:

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CDs Released: Click on the graphics for details on purchasing my first 2 CDs

Second Coming

Purchase The Second Coming CD from:
Guitar9.com
Or
CD Baby

The Crossing

Favorite Links: http://www.guitar9.com

http://www.guitarworkshop.com

Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

NY Times article on Shred Guitar

Check out this very cool article on the NYTimes written by Virginia Heffernan about shred guitar http://screens.blogs.nytimes.com/
Posted by on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:51:00 GMT