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~ "I am a musician with various levels of conciousness and it this ability to let go of the confines of genre and live as a free artist which attributes to why i play the way I do. Life reveals itself in every moment and as an artist I am driven by this. A facinated soul having the human experience. Music is sent to earth from above and I look for musical windows into eternity. Hundreds of years ago artists were so tapped into the spirit world that they almost could not exist in normal society as their eyes were blinded by the inner and outer visions that surpassed the optical lens. So in this world where music is the universal language is where I choose to exist and express. An artistically energized soul looking for its way home through music and finding the way to creation/GOD. It is on this path of divine revealations where music has taken me and in this surrendered reality i trust. Music is so much more than CD sales, concerts, pictures and websites etc. There is a grander experience and higher elevation of conciousness that music brings which can energize us as mortals to see into the spirit world while balancing life on earth. This is where i hope to take you. Riding the soundwaves where the images exist in your minds eye and the emotions burst from your hearts. Even though I use media to connect with the masses, I still wish I could blow up every computer and TV and send people into the streets and musical venues looking for a good time. We can meet on a mountain top called Sedona and there you can find me in concert.â€~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon which your reason and your judgment wage war against passion and your appetite...." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I want to live bravely and Love without fear - I want always to feel the wings of grace near - we all will be christed when we hear ourselves say - we are that to which we pray" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LOVE ~ PEACE ~ COMPASSION ~ TRUST ~ SURRENDER ~ ENLIGHTEN ~ BELIEVE ************************************************************
************************************ Anthony Mazzella is a professional concert guitarist, recording artist and producer. BILLBOARD magazine describes him as "the new generation of guitar hero" and GUITAR ONE magazine voted him "one of the top ten guitarists in the country". Anthony released five CD's, tours internationally, has contributed tracks on compilation CD's, made guest appearances on major artist’s releases, receives airplay on national radio and satellite television, and has an independent film soundtrack to his credit. He is an established presence in the genre of instrumental music and has many new projects on the horizon.Mazzella began studying music on the violin at age five. He then proceeded to learn the rudiments of music on piano until falling in love with the guitar at age thirteen. Throughout his adolescence he studied with several private guitar teachers, but Anthony attributes the greater part of his education to ear training. His influences are many, but none more profound than the music and techniques of guitar masters such as Pat Metheny, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Hedges, Andres Segovia and countless others. In the nineties Anthony shared his musical insights by teaching at Knopf Music shop where he once took guitar lessons, as a private instructor and at the Long Island School for Music and Arts. Anthony was also one of the few chosen understudies of world-renowned guitar master Stanley Jordan. Anthony continues his studies by exploring the music from cultures all over the world and collaborating with musicians indigenous to those regions.
Anthony began his performance career as a concert guitarist in New York City. He quickly built up a strong following performing in most every live music club in Manhattan. He then landed a headlining spot at the BLUE NOTE NYC just one year after street performing in front of it and spent the following years touring colleges & universities all over the USA. He then went on to performing on stages all over the world as a solo artist and as the concert guitarist for world music master Omar Faruk Tekbilek. He has opened for headlining artists, James Brown, Tower of Power, The Commodores, and Spyro Gyra. His original music is composed with a fusion of world influences consisting of acoustic and electric fingerstyle, rock, jazz, classical, flamenco, funk, R&B, celtic, ambient, medieval & middle-eastern. He also plays a one-of-a-kind Ten String Guitar that he designed and was built by his father. On this unique instrument, Anthony displays his abilities in fingering bass lines and chords with his left hand while simultaneously playing melodies on the fret board with his right. Anthony has also collaborated with Grammy nominated recording artist William Eaton. Together they composed and recorded music for an Electric Harp Guitar Group CD which will be released in 2008. He recently performed a spirited solo concert at the Vatican in Rome, Italy where the performance was broadcast world-wide on satellite TV and radio.
Anthony currently resides in Sedona, Arizona where he has created and is producing several groups for the stage as well as performing solo. The groups are: “East Verse West†which is a funk rock fusion group with a soulful east coast sound. “Vega†is a drum and percussion ensemble driven by Anthony’s guitar wizardry.
“Guitar Amore†is a guitar variety show that features some of the best guitar talent from around the southwest. “DJuitar†features a DJ that spins European style club and lounge music while Anthony plays along on guitar. “Pageant of the Sedona Masters†features exotic dancers and world musicians that perform to Anthony’s original eastern style music. He has also composed enough material for a new solo CD and will be recording this winter with plans for a new release by spring. Anthony’s mission is driven by the desire to "give life to music and music to life."