Demitrius Barbito
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Guitarist Draws Instrumental Influence From Ancient Writings
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Anaheim, California's Demitrius Barbito's newest demo project is a CD-R entitled Jammin For Jesus. A follow-up to his last project, Background Music For The Bible, guitarist Barbito again draws his inspiration from ancient writings in the Bible. As he explains, "Some of the scriptures are thousands of years old and invoke feelings that can only be expressed in music." Nevertheless, most of the six cuts on the CD-R have recorded sounds samples (voices, gunfire, explosions) which set the mood for each piece. Featuring bare-bones production and arrangements, each cut on the project features a rhythmic groove and extended, 'jammy' improvisations. Barbito's playing showcases his frequent use of fast, exotic lines played with headbanging intensity and technical flash.
Demitrius began playing guitar 15 years ago and over time has come to believe that great guitar playing has to be inspired. His early influences included players such as Yngwie Malmsteen, Uli Roth, Al Di Meola, and Randy Rhoads, as well as some relatively obscure players. After distributing several hundred copies of his debut project, Demitrius Background Music For The Bible, decided to keep writing and recording new music. He currently plays and records with a guitar that must be frequently retuned and an RP-1 that's seen better days. Demitrius also plays the bass parts with his guitar and taps drum parts on his Roland TR-707 drum machine.
Barbito plans to distribute this new project for the rest of 1998 while he begins work on his latest effort.
Contact Information
Demitrius Barbito
1670 W. Broadway #15D
Anaheim, CA 92802
United States
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Alfredo Herz
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Rock Meets Latin Shred For Instrumentalist
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Minneapolis guitarist Alfredo Herz submitted his 4 song demo tape, containing rock and shred instrumentals recorded on a 4-track cassette recorder. Herz, by virtue of a rigorous practice schedule, is technically potent, effortlessly ripping a barrage of flawlessly picked notes at a moment's notice. The mid-tempo "When I..." features a strummed rhythm track with squeaky clean, improvised melodic lines that lead to an overdriven break featuring rapid-fire chromatic passages. The metallic "Stress" includes more savage lead work, as Herz serves up impressively fluid guitar solos. It would be great to see Herz develop a keener melodic sense as he continues to refine his compositions in the future.
Alfredo, born in Mexico, began playing at the age of 15, when a friend lent him a guitar and some Yngwie Malmsteen tapes and said good luck while walking away laughing. Alfredo had the last laugh when six months later he was playing some Malmsteen tunes after practicing four hours each day. He later increased his practice regimen to an incredible eight hours per day in an effort to acquire the skills to wake up people's emotions with his guitar playing. Alfredo is currently a full-time guitar player, touring with his band, Leghound. He counts Greg Howe, Marty Friedman, Pat Metheny and Steve Vai among his influences.
Herz' is planning to take lessons from Greg Howe in the hopes of taking his music to the next level. He would like to show the world that technique does not kill feeling.
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Alfredo Herz
1816 Stevens Ave. So., Apt. 33
Minneapolis, MN 55403
United States
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