Charles Brown
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An Abundance Of Guitar Styles
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The music on Charles Brown's CD-R Mystics could best be described as a collection, because without knowing in advance, it's doubtful one could guess the album wasn't a compilation of instrumental guitarists, all contributing one track each. Each song is as different from the previous as it can be. Brown covers country ("Put Your Boots On"), Pat Metheny-style jazz ("Final Ascent"), hard rock/metal ("Blackjack"), classical (Bach's "Sarabande"), funk ("Funk It Up"), and progressive ("Sunrise Serenade") -- as stated, very few styles don't receive some airtime on Mystics. Brown is a fiery player, delivering bursts of guitaristic energy that rear up in tunes such as "Black Earth Jam" and the aforementioned "Blackjack". If your tastes run to experiencing all the tones and moods of guitar-based music in one 60-minute listening session, give Charles Brown's music a chance.
Charles has been playing guitar for over 25 years, and he has spent over 15 years in various bands traveling throughout the west in Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota and Arizona. He has a degree in music and audio engineering from the University of Colorado at Denver. At the present time he is also involved with the new age group Ana Soundscapes. Charles also writes a classical guitar column at the instructional site "Chops From Hell".
Brown wants to get exposure as a solo instrumental player as well as to do more instructional work. Mystics could serve a good purpose in that role as a musical resume or business card. Brown would also like to get involved doing soundtrack and audio for video work.
Contact Information
Charles Brown
4400 S. Quebec St. #M-103
Denver, CO 80237
United States
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Charles Brown
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Tony Kunen
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Instrumental Heavy Metal Shred From Italy
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Tony Kunen, an American living in Formia, Italy, submitted his CD-R of instrumental heavy metal entitled Second Brother. Kunen is an exceptional player, with a fine tone and an expressive vibrato, who can deliver the goods with a technique that matches speed with precision. He recorded the songs on the CD-R using MIDI programmed bass, drums and keyboards, but the music stands up very well under the circumstances. This guy with a killer team of backing musicians would be something to hear. We're the first organization to hear Kunen's work, he normally just exposes his music to his family -- if some of these tunes were posted on mp3.com, they could probably make some noise on the instrumental guitar charts. Good start, keep the recorder plugged in -- and busy!
Tony began playing in Germany in 1984 with a number of heavy metal bands. He tired of the cover band scene, and then realized that he wasn't being fulfilled writing music with vocalists in mind. Tony thought there must be a better way to express deep meaning without words. Two years ago he decided to give the instrumental guitar genre a try and found it to be very satisfying. Tony currently owns his own home studio, where his typical compositional session is to lock himself in for the weekend, not to leave until something is produced. Knock on wood, it hasn't failed him yet!
Kunen continues to work to find melodies, musical angles and avenues to explore that will keep him recording steadily into the foreseeable future.
Contact Information
Tony Kunen
Nausuppact Gaeta
PSC 811 Box 622
FPO AE 09609
United States
E-mail:
Tony Kunen
Web site:
tonykunen.iuma.com
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