Chris Burton
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Musician Looks Toward Favored Nations
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Blazing out of the Lone Star State is guitarist Chris Burton, who submitted a fifteen song collection on CD-R, entitled Mystic Spheres. Offering a blend of vocal and instrumental numbers, this experienced guitarist delivers metallic hard rock tracks, handling the guitars, keyboards, vocals and drum sequencing. On the plus side, you'll hear a number of ripping, shred-influenced, quicksilver runs, fat-toned, bottom string, rhythmic chunk and fist-pounding vocal choruses. The sound of the guitar could be improved somewhat however - a lot of the heavier guitar work on the CD-R has the same overly buzzy, distorted sound, which indicates perhaps the use of a guitar processor recorded direct, that should have been driven through an amp. The production is a little uneven as well, again, perhaps because the songs were recorded over a long period of time. Burton has a good deal of ability, and if he dedicates himself to his writing and recording, good things should happen.
Chris began playing music at age five on a Play By Numbers organ. He later took lessons on piano, drums and trumpet. At age thirteen Chris started playing guitar after hearing the debut Van Halen record. He later studied guitar and piano at school for the performing arts and played in fusion, pop, jazz and hard rock bands throughout high school and college. After college Chris traveled nationally with a pop/R&B band, as well as internationally (Japan, Singapore) with another pop/R&B group. He spent five years with the hard rock/metal group Clever Scam, a fast, technical group based out of Dallas. Chris left Clever Scam in 1997, and has been writing and recording instrumental pieces since then.
Burton's goal is to have his own sound, compose and produce the best music that his is capable of making, and to be marketed worldwide by Favored Nations Entertainment.
Contact Information
Chris Burton
7504 Catamaran Rd.
Rowlett, TX 75088
United States
E-mail:
Chris Burton
Web site:
www.chrisburtonmusic.com
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Gary Wooten
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Steel Guitar Sounding Instrumentals
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On his six song demo CD-R, Austin, Texas based guitarist Gary Wooten takes his love for the instrumental guitar form, mixes it with a Danny Gatton influence to come up with his sound. Called Forever Digging Deeper, the collection takes you on a virtual journey through the countryside. "Speedbump Swing" starts it off, with the promised psuedo-steel guitar type of sound, whereas songs such as "'Grass" deliver bluegrass tinged with a bit of jazz. Wooten can flat play the stuffing out of his instrument; his developed technical ability drives most of the pieces into guitar dreamland. Wooten grew up playing rock guitar, so the material heard on Forever Digging Deeper is quite an about-face. His compositional approach gives each tune on the CD-R a distinctive flavor and mood - seems Wooten is ready for the next step - a full length production.
Gary began taking guitar lessons at the age of six in Greenville, NC. He continued with lessons until the age of eighteen, when he moved to Los Angeles to attend the Guitar Institute Of Technology. Gary has played and toured professionally with Don Cox (country) and the Mike Corrado Band, and spent all of 2001 living in Las Vegas, playing six shows a night, six days a week. His goal is to create a sound somewhere between a steel guitar, Stevie Ray Vaughan and a saxophone. Gary strives to write technically impressive guitar music that can not only be enjoyed by guitar players, but by non-guitarists as well.
It has always been Wooten's goal to be a professional instrumental guitar player. Since completing his studies at GIT and touring for the past six years, he now believes he has the experience and ability to pull it off. Wooten is currently shopping around his CD-R to anyone who will listen.
Contact Information
Gary Wooten
2239 Cromwell Cr. #710
Austin, TX 78741
United States
E-mail:
Gary Wooten
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