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Superb Italian Instrumental Rock
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Melodic, instrumental rock guitar songs which command the listener's attention - isn't that the aim of a lot of budding young axe men? Well Italy's Lelio Padovani can deliver the goods - his nine song CD-R, Unknown Evolution, recorded with drummer Davide Corradi and bassist Francesco Signifredi impresses with its clean production, fiery soloing and a sound devoid of bombast and unnecessary adornment. This is just good instrumental rock that won't disappoint the most jaded of fans. Padovani is a master of tasteful melodies, but when called upon to rip out a searing solo, can shred legato licks until the cows come home. Everything seems to be in balance on Unknown Evolution - let's hope there are many more CD collections coming from this Italian musician.
Lelio began playing guitar in his early teens, learning every Beatles song, then briefly playing both bass and drums. At first self-taught, he later graduated from Accademia di Musica Moderna, and attended the National Guitar Workshop, studying with Harry Jacobson and Chris Amelar. Lelio also attended a sound engineering course, then began playing with local bands and writing songs. His instrumental tracks were reviewed in Guitar World magazine's Hometown Heroes column, written by Mike Varney. In 1995 he performed in Milan in the "Symphony For 100 Guitars" by contemporary classical composer Rhys Chatham. Lelio has written for several Italian guitar magazines, and recently was the interpreter at one of Jennifer Batten's clinics in Italy.
Padovani is currently mixing tracks for a forthcoming CD with his band A2A, a progressive instrumental trio (guitar/keyboards/drums).
Contact Information
Lelio Padovani
Via Cenni, 10
43100 Parma
Italy
E-mail:
Lelio Padovani
Web site:
www.leliopadovani.com
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Playing With Technique And Passion
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When guitar greats like Ron Thal say, "What a great combination of melodic composition, and playing with technique and passion," and Marcel Coenen adds, "Some nice melodies there, you really shine - you are a good player that's for sure," well, you know you must be doing something right. Julien Damotte submitted his 12 song CD-R entitled Deep Inside, which features progressive instrumental works over drum machine grooves. Obviously a showcase for Damotte's guitar abilities (he needs to hook up with a drummer with this kind of heavy material), he applies prodigious amounts of technique towards his riffs, rhythms and leads - check out the heaviosity of tracks such as "514" and "Earthquake" (add Mike Portnoy to the mix, and you've got something!) Damotte should have many good CDs coming out of France for quite a long time to come.
Julien was born in Clermont-Ferrand, France and started playing guitar at the age of 12, taking lessons at his local music school. At the age of 13 he started playing in two different bands: Exprim and Devilspoon. When the bands eventually broke up, Julien spent his spare time teaching guitar and improving his skills (with the help of videos by Ritchie Kotzen, Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci, Chris Savourey, Vinnie Moore and Michael Lee Firkins). He has been playing in a band called Ze Froggiez since December 2001. They play standards from the '70s (Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Tina Turner, Creedence), along with more recent stuff like Lenny Kravitz and Melissa Etheridge. During all these years of playing, Julien has recorded nine demo tapes.
Damotte is currently working on the follow up CD to Deep Inside, taking time out from his day job as an English teacher in France.
Contact Information
Julien Damotte
College Joliot Curie
Avenue Charles De Gaulle, BP 10 134
63173 Aubiere
France
E-mail:
Julien Damotte
Web site:
www.juliendamotte.fr.st
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