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Rob Balducci is a dazzling, potent guitar player from Queens, New York (U.S.A.) who expresses his style as instrumental rock blending progressive, hard rock and fusion, as can be heard on his latest release, "Mantra".  His guitar of choice is an Ibanez Custom Rob Balducci RG Model. Balducci has played guitar since 1981, and frankly confirms his career goal, "To be posibly producing musicians. To be a successful songwriter and guitarist."
When requested to name his ideal effect for the guitar, Balducci responded with, "Delay," and submitted his musicial goals, "All my compositions have meaning. None of my songs are filler tracks for my albums. Each one makes you feel certain emotions and I try to convey what I was feeling when I wrote the song, whether it be sadness or anger or fear. " He would like to someday study engineering, and is currently listening to Tool, Scott Henderson and Metallica. His utmost satisfaction? "My greatest satisfaction is completing my vision for my compositions and seeing them come alive in the studio," he answers indisputably.
 Balducci mentions ongoing and upcoming projects in his own words, "I always try and come up with new song ideas. I carry around a small tape recorder just in case I come up with a melody or riff I will hum it into the recorder. What's next? I am currently getting ready to release my follow up to "Balance" entitled "Mantra". "Mantra" was just recorded at Avatar studio in NY and is produced by Ben Fowler. You can hear samples on my website: www.RobBalducci.com."
Guitar Nine Records visitors have compared the playing style and/or musical approach of Rob Balducci to guitarists such as John Petrucci, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Zakk Wylde and others.
Balducci's discography (available here at Guitar Nine Records) includes several solo albums ("Balance", "Mantra", "The Color Of Light") and participation on a number of other recordings (Michael Knight "Mechanica Diablo", Rewired "A Tribute To Jeff Beck", Brian Tarquin "Fretworx").
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