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Serious educator and top player joins Team GBMatt is a highly experienced and versatile musician & educator. A qualified teacher with a PGCE in Contemporary Music Performance. He has taught at ACM, DIME, ICMP and is currently head of the Guitar School at LCCM in London. Matt has endorsed and demonstrated for Fender, DOD, Digitech, Tokai, Amped and Elite. He has also contributed regularly to Total Guitar and Guitar Techniques magazines.
As a freelance musician Matt has played alongside many inspirational and amazing musicians/artistes from acts such as: Ce Lo Green, Rumer, The Kinks, Zoot Money, Tim Rice, Jamie Cullum, Mel B, Shola Ama, Bernard Purdie, George Lynch, Wham, Republica, Ronan Keating, Asia, A-Ha, Ian Dury, UFO, Roachford, Alice Cooper, Go West, ABC, China Crisis, Greg Koch, Graham Norton and Tim Minchen. He has had recording, publishing and distribution deals with Polygram, Polydor, Powerplay Records, Black Cat (Japan) and Head Records, and has performed at International events in Bahrain, Belgium, Bermuda, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Portugal, Abu Dhabi and Thailand. SUBSCRIBE NOW: GUITAR BREAKS TV
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Amazing composer & performer joins Guitar BreaksGiorgio Serci is a Sardinian born, UK based and award winning guitarist, composer, arranger and lecturer. Classically trained and with a Masters Degree in Composition, but also fluent in Jazz, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and Contemporary music, Serci is an in demand musician in the London and international scene, performing, composing and arranging for the likes of David Garrett, Basia, Nigel Kennedy, Sylvain Luc, TM Stevens, Harvie S, Andy Sheppard, Martin Taylor, Julian Lloyd Webber, Paolo Fresu, Denys Baptiste, Abram Wilson, Antonio Forcione, Nawal Zoughby, BBC Concert Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt, Ronu Majumdar and supporting Shirley Bassey, Jools Holland
and Dr John, to name but a few. Co-founder of the Bansangu Orchestra, as well as Duos, with singer Filomena Campus. His recordings include “Lo Scenario”, “Loch Ness”, “New York Sessions” “Silver Lining” and his latest “Scaramouche” which has received critical acclaim (Outstanding – Jazzwise) Giorgio is a renowned educator, working as columnist for Guitar Interactive magazine, Lick Library and as senior lecturer and Fellow of Academy of Contemporary Music, Guildford. Giorgio endorses Yamaha guitars and Acus amplifiers. SUBSCRIBE NOW: GUITAR BREAKS TV Visit: www.giorgioserci.com Session king Specialising in live, studio, radio & tv. Sam is an successful session musician, composer and teacher based in the UK, whose guitar playing has appeared on TV and radio around the world.
Born into a family of musicians, Sam was influenced by guitar wizards such as Tom Quayle, Guthrie Govan, John Mayer & Brad Paisley. He graduated from the Academy of Contemporary Music in 2009, where his tutors included Pete Friesen (Alice Cooper), David Kilminster (Roger Waters) and Jamie Humphries (Brian May). He had already toured the UK & Europe and appeared twice at the London Guitar Show. Sam is actively engaged in the music industry, playing with various artists (Akala, Emma Stevens) and agencies such as 'Gigz Management', 'Fruit Pie Music' and 'The Band Boutique'. Sam is also involved in recording and session work, having performed at dozens of studios, including Dean St. Studios and Abbey Road. Sam is a JamTrackCentral artist, and works alongside the best guitarists in the world to create educational content that reaches audiences across the globe. He has appeared on BBC radio 2, BBC introducing, BBC Wales/Scotland/Lincoln and BFBS Radio, as well as numerous other radio stations around the world. Sam’s guitar playing features on Emma Stevens’ Albums ‘Enchanted’, 'Waves' and 'To My Roots': available from iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, and in HMV stores. SUBSCRIBE NOW: GUITAR BREAKS TV Visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj1cpI8XRDU Legendary 'The Fixx' Guitarist Stars in 'Chat & Jam'Included in Guitar Player magazine's '50 Kings of Tone', Jamie is a founding member of The Fixx, who formed in 1980 and have scored considerable commercial and critical success over the years, particularly in North America, where they have toured extensively, playing to crowds of up to 80,000 strong.
Their 2nd album “Reach The Beach” reached multiplatinum status and includes the hit singles “One Thing Leads To Another”, “Saved By Zero” and “The Sign Of Fire” as well as deeper cuts such as “Opinions”, “Privilege” and “Outside”. Their critically acclaimed 10th album “Beautiful Friction” was released in July 2012 and The Fixx are as popular as ever in the U.S.A. and Canada. Alongside The Fixx Jamie has worked live and in the studio with many other well-known artists including Tina Turner, David Bowie, Stevie Nicks, Brian Eno, Rupert Hine, Laurie Anderson, Jane Siberry, Kirsty MacColl, Cyndi Lauper, Benjamin Zephaniah and Depeche Mode. SUBSCRIBE NOW: GUITAR BREAKS TV Visit: www.thefixx.com |
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