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Matt Cafissi started playing the guitar at the age of eighteen under the influences of the hard 'n heavy rock bands like Mr Big, Van Halen, Dream Theater etc ... After some years of self-studying he decided to attend to classes at the famous and renowned Lizard Institute Of Music, situated in Florence, where one of the greatest italian guitarists and musicians Giacomo Castellano (Vasco Rossi, Raf, Irene Grandi) introduced him into new techniques and styles like Jazz, Fusion and New Age.
Very soon he began composing his own music and put together five excellent demotapes very well accepted by the specialized critic and the public: he is called "the new melodic italian genius " and after the appreciation of many Italian magazines such as Flash, Psycho, Metal Shock, Viceversa and 360° he reaches the Top Demo in the famous European one Metal Hammer where the attention for a guitar hero had been absent for years.
Finally Matt managed to realize his first self produced demo cd Extravaganza with the help of Emiliano Mammini, Francesco Rossi, Alex Paolillo and Fabio Montorzi, in Italy distributed by Paranoid Records. In Extravaganza music explores the new sound of melody and tecniques of tomorrow, pouring itself into very direct songs and strong emotions.
Now available the first italian guitar compilation GuitarChef - Volume 1 released in Italy by Level's Productions and distribuited in U.S.A. by Guitar Nine Records.
Ready the new solo cd called Heat Of Emotion released for Level's Productions and available through Guitar Nine Records with guests like Andy Timmons, Alex De Rosso, Giacomo Castellano and many others.