Slayen & Fox Guitar Duo
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Melding Classical, Latin & Flamenco Styles
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San Diego's Slayen & Fox Guitar Duo have recently released Reflections Of San Diego, a smooth blending of flamenco, classical and Latin styles and influences that's melodic enough to warrant broad audience appeal, yet laced with a fiery, virtuosic quality that keeps guitar lovers interested throughout the album. The CD is a tribute to the beautiful city of San Diego, and, being that the area is packed with talented guitar players, the music is an authentic and upbeat reflection of the scene. Songs such as "Sunny & 70", "Santa Ana Winds", "Gaslamp Tango (Zabrina's Song)" and "Shores Of La Jolla" evoke images of the area (best appreciated if you live there, or have had the good fortune to visit), and can also be appreciated as top quality music in its own right. Slayen and Fox should have a long career ahead of them with their instrumental and compositional skills already sharpened - and bound to improve even more.
Mike Slayen and Scott Fox grew up in the same San Diego neighborhood and both began playing guitar at a very young age. They both found themselves studying classical guitar with well-known local teacher and performer Fred Benedetti at Grossmont College. They decided to form the Slayen & Fox Guitar Duo while attending San Diego State University during their graduate studies in classical guitar and music composition. In the late summer of 2002, they began writing and recording, eventually releasing their 10 song CD entitled Reflections Of San Diego.
Slayen and Fox have been actively promoting their new CD at venues all over San Diego, Los Angeles and other Southern California locales. They recently performed live on San Diego's local Channel 7/39 on their Concert on the Square series.
Contact Information
Slayen & Fox
6390 Lake Arago Ave.
San Diego, CA 92119
United States
E-mail:
Slayen & Fox Guitar Duo
Web site:
www.slayenandfox.com
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Five To The Face
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Modern, Guitar-Driven Hard Rock
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Fronted by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Ed McMenimon, Boston area rock group Five To The Face have released Pain Inside, a six-song EP-length CD of modern rock permeated with skillful axework and - guitar solos! What would you expect from a graduate of Berklee, keyboard solos, or pseudo-rap interludes? Of course, the guitar fan will bypass the first five cuts in favor of track six, "Brother", a wild, bluesy, structured yet improvised guitar solo that will leave you wondering where are the extended jams in the other material. The first five vocal cuts are rock and pop oriented, but McMenimon does manage to get creative and soulful when it comes time to lay down a solo - he's good. Five To The Face is a power trio, and is rounded out with drummer Bob Pimental and bassist Erik MacPherson. Check out their live show when you're up in the New England area.
Guitarist Ed McMenimon, age 25, has been playing and touring locally and nationally with Denny Dias (original guitar player for Steely Dan), Draw the Line (Aerosmith-endorsed tribute band), and has worked on several projects with Dinky Dawson (sound engineer for Fleetwood Mac, The Kinks and Steely Dan). Starting on guitar at age 10, he now is a locally renown session player appearing on many local and national CDs. Ed also has a degree from Berklee College of Music and works part time as a guitar instructor. He counts as his influences Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Slash, Brian Setzer, and many others. Ed decided in 1999 to front his own band, and Five To The Face was born. The band gigs two to four nights a week in the New England area, playing covers and working in original numbers.
McMenimon's next goal is to get on a national tour. He also would like to get more session work, and he dreams of getting a gig like in the Letterman band.
Contact Information
Ed McMenimon
701 North St.
Randolph, MA 02368
United States
E-mail:
Five To The Face
Web site:
www.fivetotheface.com
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