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Dan Shimmyo is a seasoned and skillful axe wielder currently based in East Meadow, New York (U.S.A.) who represents his playing style as instrumental hard rock with some neo-classical influence, as a music fan can now experience on his most recent recording, "Ram's Rock".  His most utilized guitars consist of a Carvin DC200 and a Gibson Les Paul. Shimmyo has been playing guitar since 1985, and straight from the shoulder divulges his career objective, "Splitting my time betwen being a computer business owner and part-time record producer."
When asked to finally make public his favorite or most used effect for the guitar, Shimmyo unflinchingly stated, "Reverb," and continued by outlining his musicial goals, "I try my best to create an extension of myself through music. There's nothing specific that I want to express; I'm just trying to get people to feel the music by playing as well as I can." He maintains a desire to, at some point, study the violin, and is presently listening to Sting, Dream Theater, Dave Matthews Band, No Doubt and Rush. His principal gratification? "Finishing a great mix and getting it off my hard drive and onto the CD," he explains absolutely.
Shimmyo wraps up by noting current and approaching endeavors enthusiastically, by saying, "I'm in the planning stages of a new Shimmyo solo project. I have a new portable sequencer which I'll use for most of the composition. I'm hoping to find enough time in 1998 to start and finish a new CD. I'll probably need to get a new bass and I'd like a new guitar. I'm toying with the idea of using real drums instead of a drum machine. I might need to build a bigger studio. First I'll need a little inspiration."
Shimmyo's discography (available here at Guitar Nine Records) includes one recording project (Handz Of Danz "Handz Of Danz").
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Vol. 17, No. 2: Feb.-Mar. 2012
