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Steve Pappas is a dynamic and expressive musician/guitarist currently based in Boardman, Ohio (USA) who denotes his playing style as acoustic/fingerstyle/world, as a music fan can hear on his most recent recording, "Refuge".  His workhorse guitars include a Takamine EC132 and an Asturias JM15. Pappas has been playing guitar since 1974, and unreservedly relates his career objective, "To continue to write, and record my own compositions/arrangements for
fingerstyle guitar."
When asked to disclose his top choice for an effect for the guitar, Pappas resolutely answered, "Digital reverb," and outlined his musicial goals, "I want to express my emotions and experiences through each piece." He keeps open the possibility to, at some point, study historical instruments such as the lute, and is at the moment listening to Stevan Pasero, David Qualey and Gene Bertoncini. His most important gratification? "When a listener tells me that they wish my music would never stop
playing," he muses confidently.
Pappas winds up by mentioning long-term and forthcoming endeavors insightfully, by saying, "During the day I teach music in the public school. I maintain a studio
for private instruction and I practice my instrument daily. To complete a
Christmas CD in 2002."
Guitar Nine Records visitors have compared the playing style and/or musical approach of Steve Pappas to guitarists such as Scott Campbell and others.
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Vol. 17, No. 2: Feb.-Mar. 2012
