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Rodney VerBrugge

About Me

Where do I begin??I've been playing guitar religiously for almost 25 years now. Up until June of 2005, I hadn't done anything musically for about 15 years. I continued to practice but I didn't write any new material. I concentrated mainly on my family life (wife and 2 kids) and full time job.Then, as fate would have it, I was selected as one of the 10 finalists (out of over 3000 entries) to be in Guitar Player Magazine's "Guitar Hero" competition at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last June. I ended up as the first runner up and things have been a bit different for me ever since.I was inspired to write and record material for a CD. I recorded everything at home on my computer which is located, of all places, in our kitchen. I am just putting the finishing touches on the final mixes and working on a cover and insert. My hopes are that this recording will spark some kind of interest of some labels out there that might want to pick it up. But until then, I will attempt to distribute it myself.The above four songs are from my new CD. I welcome all of your comments. Enjoy!

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Member Since: 4/29/2006
Band Website: rodneyverbrugge.com
Influences: My main guitar playing influences are Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Allan Holdsworth and Stevie Ray Vaughn. I am also influenced by bands such as The Beatles, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Queensryche and Dream Theatre.
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My Blog

New Feature in Premiere Guitar Magazine

Hello all, Here's a link to a feature in Premier Guitar about guitar competitions that I contributed to: http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Category/Web_Exclusive s.aspx The link to my story is abou...
Posted by Rodney VerBrugge on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:03:00 PST

North American Rock Guitar Competition

I made the finals of the North American Rock Guitar Competition: www.guitarcompetition.org Should be a lot of fun. Come by and check it out on June 18th if you can! Wish me luck!...
Posted by Rodney VerBrugge on Fri, 04 May 2007 02:04:00 PST

My Guitar Hero '06 show opener at the Great American Music Hall in SF!

You can view my performance of "Hocus Pocus" at Guitar Player Magazine's Guitar Hero '06 at the great American Music Hall in San Francisco on 9/23/06 at www.guitarplayertv.com. Here is the actual link...
Posted by Rodney VerBrugge on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:45:00 PST