A guitarist and composer of avant-rock, avant-pop, jazz, art music, and experimental forms, heavily influenced by the likes of Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, John Scofield, and Prince.

24 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Instrumental Rock, JAZZ: Jazz Fusion



Details:
"Transduction Euphony" is a record featuring 24 mostly instrumental tracks at a total run time of approximately 1 hour that will appeal to the rock, jazz, and avant-garde music enthusiast. If you enjoy guitar playing, music, and art from the likes of Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, John Scofield, BMR3000, Neil Haverstick, Dan Stearns, Marco Oppedisano, Ken Rubenstein, Infinite Ego, and other experimentally-minded artists, you'll probably enjoy this record.

Special guests artists DAVE SLACK (aka BMR3000 on bass) and SCOTT SIMMERMAN (on keys) appear on the jazz number, "Glass Shard Teeth."

W H A T SOME V E R Y T A L E N T E D ARTISTS A R E SAYING:

KEN RUBENSTEIN, experimental composer and guitarist; Portland, OR
http://cdbaby.com/kenrubenstein
http://www.myspace.com/kenrubenstein:

"You can play your ass off and the tunes are just beautiful...the playing, production and just overall concept of the music is top notch...It's a near religious experience anytime I encounter a player such as yourself, with total shred chops who also exercises serious compositional restraint...Your influences seem to be coming from every direction. You obviously like the modern, avant classical stuff. You also seem to have faithfully absorbed much of the 'out jazz' (Cecil Taylor, Coleman for example), Zappa avant-rock and whatever else...The ideas and styles are all over the place, and your chops are honestly just fantastic...'Resident Crockhead' is quite friggin amazing...Your music rules, bro."

NEIL HAVERSTICK, experimental composer and guitarist; Denver, CO
http://www.myspace.com/microstick:

"I would like to tell folks that you are a superb guitarist/composer...There are a lot of things happening musically and production wise, and I'm delighted to say that it will take several listenings to see what's going on. You need to get this to folks...All I can say is that you've obviously worked very hard, and it's paying off...your project is mature and developed, guitar playing well integrated into the music...at the end of the day, chops are only part of the story; arranging, orchestrating, and the overall feeling are where it's at, and you've put it all together."

DAN STEARNS, experimental composer and guitarist; Boston, MA
http://www.myspace.com/danstearns:

"Youâve definitely carved out a nice little neighborhood of your own, mixing your love of Zappa and heavy guitar instrumentals a la Vai with the nods to lounge and a few other genres and bits of kitchen along the way as well (maybe even the sink). The moments that I realllllllly LOVE are those very nice multidimensional ones...where trashy low-fi sounds meet lush and more overtly recognizable ones and form a beautifully dense collage. Thereâs a depth to these moments that I find verrrrrrrrrrry rewarding! I also like all the funky ring modulator and pitch wiggling analogish sounding synth stuff...Iâve told you before that your approach reminds me of Howard Robertâs studio guys gone crazy records, and I had this thought again listening to the new CD...In any event, really nice work man."

MARCO OPPEDISANO, experimental composer and guitarist; New York, NY http://www.myspace.com/marcooppedisanomus:

"Love the diversity! Great energy, lots of attitude and very fine guitar playing...[I'm a] big fan of your music and playing. You really use a wide variety of guitar tones and sounds masterfully. I hear the Zappa influence amongst other things. You do have a unique voice and a healthy sense of humor mixed in there too...'I Miss Nothing' is wicked...Great groove and totally inspired and heartfelt playing. Love the subtle guitar noise in the beginning. Love the voice throughout."

BIG METAL ROBOT 3000, composer, guitarist, bassist, and space robot; Knoxville, TN (from the future)
http://www.myspace.com/bmr3000:

"Hey Shane...ROCK OUT!...you need to write more songs about robots."

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