With the release of his first album 'Heath Bartley's Mission', fans and critics alike were comparing his fiery guitar work to legends such as Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai. While these comparisons were both valid and well-deserved, Heath manages to cultivate a soundscape all his own. With his impending second release due out soon, the world is sure to take notice of this extraordinary talent.Shockingly, Heath had not even touched a guitar until the month before his 16th birthday. Although he had dreamt about playing for as long as he could remember, being inspired by the likes of Eddie Van Halen, Vito Bratta, and many other great 80's rock guitar players, it wasn't until he was first introduced to Yngwie Malmsteen's playing that his future became clear. Remarkably, Heath's first album 'Heath Bartley's Mission' was released at the age of 21. And with only five years of guitar playing experience, he was being heralded as the type of virtuoso that belonged in the same category as his earliest influences...quite an achievement by any standard.Over the past few years, Heath Bartley has broadened his focus onto projects that reside outside of the music world as well. His love of film and acting prompted him to write two feature length movie scripts and a television pilot. This, however, has not taken him away from his music writing, but has actually helped shape his sound into something even more unique and exciting. As with anything he does, Heath refuses to compromise his work and is waiting for the right avenues where his visions for these projects can be fulfilled.Heath currently resides back in his home state of Maine, near the small town he grew up in. His 'day job' teaching private guitar lessons to around 40 students per week, affords him the time to perfect these various projects and to research the possible outlets that will allow all of his hard work to come to fruition. And with an even wider range of both guitar and writing influences that he has studied over the past few years, Heath assures us all that it will be well worth the wait! - bio by Angel Koch
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