Lorenzo Venza: funky cool guitar oil



News:
23-02-2008:
Lorenzo Venza...who let the Genie out of the bottle?



10-02-2008:
An early birthday present for me as Lorenzo Venza adds some guitar "rippage" to the growing video collection.



03-02-2008:
Lorenzo Venza got to $600 om sellaband: http://www.sellaband.com/lorenzovenza/, join now and believe in Lorenzo!


01-02-2008:
Lorenzo Venza keeps delivering really great musical output, the latest road to green has been added to MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/lorenzovenza

Also the track on the great music web site: www.sevenotes.com



Don't forget you can help Lorenzo by supporting him on Sellaband: http://www.sellaband.com/lorenzovenza/

25-12-2007:
Short but sweet... perfect after a heavy Christmas lunch. Another improvisation/first take with Lorenzo Venza's Washburn "bad dog",this time on fusion track ,by his friend, truth in shredding buddy and great guitarist Vincenzo Fiore: www.myspace.com/vincenzofiore

Lorenzo Venza -Bad dog short solo II


Lorenzo Venza -Bad dog short solo I


21-12-2007:
That cheeky little elf Lorenzo Venza wishes everyone a happy Christmas!



Shred junior agrees with Mr Venza that this is a great idea.


16-12-2007:
A super psycho Jingle Bells from Lorenzo "Homer Simpson" Venza, recorded in 2003



Check it out at http://www.myspace.com/lorenzovenza

10-12-2007:
More Venza time. VGDisco is the name of the new track posted by Lorenzo Venza. This one features a backing track by Vincenzo Grieco. Check it out at http://www.myspace.com/lorenzovenza

06-12-2007:
Reposted again...because I can...and because it's great! Lorenzo Venza added a new track to MySpace... this time he is in Lydian mood: http://www.myspace.com/lorenzovenza

01-12-2007:
Lorenzo Venza and Vincenzo Grieco burning up centrifugal funk style... see Vincenzo Grieco for the second video in this series.



01-11-2007:
Oooh yeah baby... relax ... kick back it's Venza time! Lorenzo Venza has created a new short track in a super pop/funk demo,using different styles, tasty, dreamy, cool.... enjoy!
http://www.myspace.com/lorenzovenza


06-10-2007:
Lorenzo Venza back with a Jeff Beck cover "cause we ended as lovers" posted on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/lorenzovenza

15-07-2007:
Lorenzo "Lore" Venza, has reached his first milestone goal of raising money for his first CD release, having sold $500 worth of units for his upcoming CD. Those interested in the concept and interested in what Lorenzo is doing should visit
http://www.sellaband.com/lorenzovenza/

Where you can see the process, listen to the music and see some video clips.

08-07-2007:
Lorenzo "Lore" Venza is busy, busy, busy...busy working hard on his upcoming CD ...and other possibily on some other undisclosed, top secret projects...In the mean time Lorenzo has put some new tracks on sellaband.com music player "Mr Green fast psycho trip" and the ever-so cool "just me".


21-05-2007:
Lorenzo Venza is hard at working on his new musical creation, but he's found time to add another vido to youtube, this time some cool fusion phrasing over C minor blues.

Fusion phrasing over a Minor Blues


01-04-2007:
OK, a quick review of where we are with Sellaband. Lorenzo has obtained 21 parts support, that's $210 commitment to the funding of his upcoming CD. He's had 497 visits and the sample track has been played 243 times.

To show you support and help to make the CD a reality visit: http://www.sellaband.com/lorenzovenza/ and buy some units...remember Lornzo Venza says:
You are about to buy parts in Lorenzo Venza. Remember, once the remaining 4979 parts have been sold, Lorenzo Venza and our music partners will hit the studio to deliver a top quality CD. You will receive your exclusive copy and from that moment on you and Lorenzo Venza are in business together.

Also Lorenzo Venza plans to add a special jam track onto the CD, allowing them to become part of the project soloing over a backing track!

25-03-2007:
Lorenzo Venza has his own forum: http://venzafire.proboards46.com/index.cgi

Plus a guitar clinic on 16-04-2007 at "quartier generale" ,via cutilia 41 , at 18:30 This clinic will be an introduction to the guitar course that Lorenzo will be holding next year,don't miss it!

20-03-2007:
OK a great new (to me) concept for artists trying to do what they want to do...check out Lorenzo Venza's http://www.sellaband.com/lorenzovenza. The concept is you can put your money where your mouth is and invest in future stars. So in Lorenzo's case what you rooting for is that his current personal project, an instrumental CD, will become a reality by helping him fund recording and production costs. Check it out and see what I mean. Good Luck to Lorenzo.



14-03-2007:
A long awaited return from Lorenzo Venza, whi has a Guitar Clinic on 05/04/07 at "quartier generale" via Cutilia,41 send a Mail to info@lorenzovenza.com ,don't miss it!...also the MySpace Jam with Joop Wolters....plus a repost of the guitar solo from his Brian Moore... (low-fi audio)

Solo on a vamp


26-02-2007:
Direct link to the tribute to Michael Brecker on musicisitweb

19-02-2007:
Lorenzo Venza returns with a few updates to his main web site, including a Flash intro page with new tune. Lorenzo has also posted a sensitive tribute to the late Michael Brecker who died tragically at the age of 57. Brecker died January 13, 2007 of leukemia in New York City. Brecker, who won 11 Grammys, had a unique style that was widely emulated. Brecker managed to record a final album, completed only two weeks ago and yet to be released.

Visit MySpace to listen: http://www.myspace.com/lorenzovenza

17-01-2007:
Wow...sorry, sorry...too many things to do..I often kick myself...when I miss videos...sorry for the delay in posting one of my players of 2006....plus was there a solo vamp 1?...I feel like I missed out on Christmas present from this December 2006 release... solo vamp http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=2351814761746415700

16-12-2006:
seminario Coatto Guitar Camp - legato fusion


seminario Coatto Guitar Camp - imagine


12-12-2006:
Lorenzo Venza's web site is gradually coming together. The intro page is worth the visit for the accompanying soundtrack...

For fans of the interim web site design


29-10-2006:
A cover of Jeff Beck's "Cause we ended as lovers" has been suitably Venzarised on http://www.musicistiweb.com/

09-10-2006:
To save you the time, why not check out Lorenzo's mp3 overload of legato funky fusion madness:



06-10-2006:
Don't forget that you lucky people in Rome will be able to see Lorenzo Venza live with his band LSD (Santi Romano-bass , Daniele Natrella-Drums) on the 19th October 2006. You can see them at the Qube Rome and check out his cool legato moves in a jazz/rock and groove night! You can also join his crew on MySpace...pop on over and say hello: http://www.myspace.com/lsdfusionband

28-09-2006:
Lorenzo Venza has a new beta version of lorenzovenza.com is now available, stay tuned for the release of the complete version of the website featuring a guestbook, new media contents and a personal blog.

Old web site design


26-09-2006:
Lorenzo Venza, on fusion fire at the moment with trusty Brian Moore guitar in hand. This new segment is a Hendersonite head game, flowing over the wonderful "freejoint" bass of George. Fusion pedal jam

Also "BMooresolo" trascription by guitar players Jason Macedo and John Dawson, in powertab format: BMooreSolo.ptb


14-09-2006:
A big thanks to Lorenzo Venza for dedicating this super cool fusion jam highlighting the tonal qualities of his new Brian Moore Guitar to truthinshredding.

13-09-2006:
Lorenzo Venza jamming on his new Brian Moore Guitar on musicistiweb

31-08-2006:
Lorenzo Venza wants you to know that his band LSD will be live @ QUBE, in Rome on 19/10/06. The band consosts of Lorenzo Venza, Santi Romano (bass) and Daniele Natrella (drums). Say hello to Lorenzo for me if you lucky enough to go to the show.

08-08-2006:
As you may have gathered...I like Lorenzo's smooth playing...so here'some more for you to listen to while you surf the guitar web rock-ballad-jam and wait for an upcoming CD. This was posted on Alessandro Benevenuti's guitar forum.

22-07-2006:
update 2 - Fancy learning guitar with Lorenzo Venza? Join the Rome Music school and you can!! Also other members of Lorenzo's LSD band and master classes from Alessandro Benevenuti and some other special guests..want to know more? http://www.musicalschool.it/

22-07-2006:
Check out the great keyboards of Lorenzo Antonelli and the clip Fusion Metal Jam: http://www.myspace.com/lorenzoantonelli

28-06-2006:
Lorenzo Venza appears again on YouTube sporting the latest guitar (s)h(r)ead gear...following the crazy trend first set by Magnus Olsson and later copied by Shed Junior. Could this be the reason for these players greatness? I...I'll have to nick Shed Junior's...to see if this works for me...

Wake up "nice hat - funky cool shred"


24-06-2006:
Hot off the press:
Lorenzo Vena and LSD - katameiro (live in Siena June 2006)


23-06-2006:
Not sure how I missed this live cover of Toto - hold the line


12-06-2006:
I suspect Lorenzo will be watching the Ghana Italy game as I write this (currently 1 nil to the azzurri). To complement their playing style Lorenzo Venza has published an all too brief...

funk solo


14-04-2006:
New track on Musicistiweb: Jamming over a Guthrie Govan track in minor blues style

Have a good Easter

29-03-2006:
All new - Guitar improvisation 2



26-03-2006:
You can now visit Lorenzo at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/lorenzovenza

25-03-2006:
Lorenzo took some time out to provide some insights into his guitar playing and what makes him tick in the exciting Essential Guitarist interview:
"I think a guitar player should listen to records where there's not only guitar! It' very important. We don't have to dwell on only one kind of music, it takes more to become versatile. We are what we eat!"


Lorenzo also provides some great eamples of his playing style, emulate a modern keyboard licks and right hand picking in the Essential Guitarist lesson

18-03-2006:
Lorenzo Venza and new comer Cris Bertini, pour cool jam licks over a "Blue Bossa" on Musicistiweb. Comments welcome.

09-02-2006:
A double bonus for fusion fans:
Lorenzo Venza - Shred Fusion improvisation

and a new mp3 from Lorenzos band - LSD: Seconds

13-01-2006:
New mp3 from LSD: Secret Plot

Also some nice improvisation from Lorenzo now on google video:


24-11-2005:
More reasons to like Lorenzo playing. This time with keyboard wizard Lorenzo Antonelli and featured on the Web Musicians new web site checkout this two titans of terrifying licks slug it out! To top that Lorenzo has added a shred fusion (avi) video to his own web site. Remember Lorenzo is still looking for your vote to take on Ed DeGenaro!

23-10-2005:
Lorenzo fights back?! While Ed Degenaro storms ahead, Lorenzo has appealed to his fans to vote once more for him. To encourage you to vote he has released a funk fusion cocktail (mp3) + links to other steaming tracks to garner more votes. Check it out now and vote...vote early and vote often..

17-09-2005:
Lorenzo is working with a new jazz / rock trio called LSD, featuring Santi Romano (bass) and Daniele Natrella (drums).

Lorenzo's web site is in full swing, but don't forget the musicistiweb pages where you can hear and see some great guitar playing from Lorenzo and others.

Check out this improv (mp3) with Filppo De Vecchi (guitarhero81)


21-08-2005:
Lorenzo's web site http://www.lorenzovenza.com/ is coming along nicely now. He's added some new audio and video clips, including this rather excellent solo over S Mazzucco Risveglio backing track(avi).

Lorenzo has also added some great power tab lessons. Check out his web site for more details.

29-07-2005:
Great news Lorenzo has got a web site together, which is a work in progress so check it out: http://www.lorenzovenza.com/ You can still find his music and video on http://www.musicistiweb.com/

Some new clips as well, check out this Holdsworth cover of The 4.15 Bradford Executive with Alex Argento

07-07-2005:
Great new track on http://www.musicistiweb.com/ with plenty of OTT playing for you to savour!

04-07-2005:
Lorenzo has his own blog called Venza fire's blog:"musician's revenge"

05-06-2005:
Just a reminder from the web master that http://www.musicistiweb.com/ will be translated into English starting in September. The domain for the English version will be: http://www.webmusicians.net. So you'll be able to read, hear and see some hot Italian players, including Lorenzo, in English.

28-0-2005:
More fluid legato from a man on fire at the moment, check out his latest mp3. I'm trying to find out more about this player and I'll let you know when I do.

20-05-2005:
More great playing for you to here on his Musicisti Web site.
There are more fine samples on the Musicisti Web site. Someone please get this guy signed up!

31-03-2005:
Thanks to email comments, you can find more of Lorenzos playing here

01-03-2005:
Lorenzo is currently working with guitarist Leonardo Porcheddu who has been working with Mistheria

Background:
Not too much on the internet about Lorenzo, however what there is indicates that this is a player to wach out for. He was born in Siena, Italy in in 1979. He studied classical piano and went on to study the guitar from the age of 14. He later attended the Musician Institute for a month in 1999 where he had the good fortune to meet Brett Garsed and TJ Helmerich .

He then studied in Rome with players like William Stravato, Joe Diorio and Eddie Palermo This really shines through in some of his playing. If you want to know more check some cool links to Lorenzo Venza's Stuff or his home page.