Barrett Tagliarino
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Demon On The Fretboard Releases CD
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Barrett Tagliarino's first CD, entitled Moe's Art, was released in May of 1998, and features nine instrumental pieces showcasing his concise compositional style and innovative guitar voice. Tagliarino's music blends rock, lots of blues, a little jazz and a West Coast fusion vibe. None other than Shrapnel's Mike Varney has stated, "With its rich chord textures, odd meters and country blues phrasing, Barrett's music should appeal to fans of contemporary melodic players such as Steve Morse and Eric Johnson." Tagliarino's playing is a breath of fresh musical air and his experience has really helped him to create an appealing instrumental album, with excellent production, great soloing and even a sense of humor!
Barrett has been playing guitar for 27 years, starting with lessons at age nine in Louisville, Kentucky. He studied styles as diverse as blues, reggae, funk and country, and eventually began working in rock cover bands. Barrett later moved to Hollywood and started working as a session guitarist and performing showcases and club dates. He has since released an instructional video, "Classic Rock Guitar Soloing" on Hal Leonard/Star Licks, worked as the head of the Rock Department at Hohner MusikSchule in Austria, and has been working as a staff instructor at the Musician's Institute since 1987. Barrett has also worked on cruise ship tours in North America and Asia in order to fund the release of his CD.
Tagliarino plans to travel to Europe to perform after he promotes Moe's Art in the United States. He is currently writing his first instructional book along with composing music for his second CD.
Contact Information
Barrett Tagliarino
P.O. Box 1644
Los Angeles, CA 90078-1644
United States
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Andy Martin
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Two-Handed, Melodic Mood Music
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Connecticut-based guitarist Andy Martin has taken an unusual, two-handed playing technique and influences such as Vivaldi, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai and created his debut EP-length CD, Just A Dream. Martin came up with his unique guitar technique by watching his mother use both hands on the piano. He adapted her style to guitar so he could play melody, chords and bass at the same time. Martin refers to this technique as "table-top guitar". Just A Dream contains five songs (produced by Alex Salzman) of cinematically rich, instrumental guitar with a wealth of harmonic content. Martin has a wellspring of ability on the fretboard and his compositions exhibit depth, taste and original expression. The tunes "Lady Music" and "Just A Dream" are signature examples of the style that Martin is advancing and striving to perfect.
Andy started playing guitar in his early teens after being exposed to music from an early age by his mother, who often played classical piano for him. He dedicated his teenage years to practicing his instrument for up to 12 hours a day, while studying theory, ear training, composition and improvisation with Linc Chamberlain, Ted Greene and Chris Risola. Andy then began to support himself by giving guitar lessons to other young musicians.
After spending the last few years touring, Martin now resides in Connecticut, where he continues to compose, record and teach guitar.
Contact Information
Andy Martin
81 Wigwam Lane
Stratford, CT 06614
United States
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