Todd Duane: thealien

News:
24-02-2008:
Todd Duane says:

My version of the "Frank" solo from Edgar Winters "Frankenstein". LIVE w/ Touched at Rivercenter in Chaska, MN on 2/23/08. I will have to put up a flipped version later.

27-12-2007:
Todd Duane in sizzling mood... again too short... but you get the idea... this man is on fire! This is the rig load out...Les Paul, Evidence Audio cable, 2 Wizard Modern Classic heads (daisy chained from the Low input of head one into the input of head 2)w/ 2 Mesa Standard 4x12's.

Daisy Chained Wizard Modern Classic heads




02-11-2007:
Todd Duane has been getting requests for some lessons on YouTube. So here is a mini lesson on Alternate picking. One minute of concentrated information! Check out his web site for more lessons.




30-10-2007:
What a cool video...

Todd Duane Brett Garsed - NAMM 94 - 1


11-07-2007:
More cool music thanks to Treetopper, Todd Duane for getting some more time away from serious family duties to record this super hot clip on YouTube!! Obviously those baby crying sleepless nights have not damaged his legato skills!

Elmwood M90 Modena Shred Jam in A Major



10-07-2007:
A cool thanks to Treetopper, Todd Duane for getting some time away from serious family duties to record this super hot 50 second clip on YouTube!! Another bench mark player for young players!

Todd Says:

I'm just jamming and trying not to make too many mistakes. Killer amp! My Les Paul volume knob is rolled back and my M90 is at a lower volume than the other M90 legato lick here on YouTube. I use my own technique of holding the strings above the string I'm currently on with a hybrid pick technique for clarity. Check my instructional video at toddduane.com Oh- I'm tuned down a half step in the video so it sounds in F minor.

Elmwood Modena M90 Legato Jam in F# Minor.


Elmwood Modena M90 Improv Jam


Elmwood M90 Modena


'57 Ebony Historic Les Paul and Elmwood amp



16-04-2007:
A big thanks to Dave B and instrumentalcase.com for spotting this one. This is one of at least two video's...anyone have the other one?!

Todd Duane and Milan Polak playing live


19-02-2007:
Dave B, http://instrumentalcase.com/'s mad interviewer extraordinaire pulls another rabbit out of the hat with his latest with interview with top player Todd "tree topper" Duane

16-11-2006:
Fresh from the awards: Rock Instrumental Album Nominees

Winner - Burn Season/Travis Larson Band
Second - blue electric COOL/Curtis Fornadley
Third - Electric Cartoon Music From Hell/Electrocution 250
Fourth - These Are a Few of My Favorite Things/Mark Wood

Daddy too many notes:


13-11-2006:
Todd Duane says that there may be a new E250 CD in the works.......

Tree "Top"per video from Todd showing that there really is truthinshredding:

I really didn't take a chance to warm up so I missed a few notes... :) and the 1st take is off, but the 2nd one might be a keeper. This is the intro to FLIGHT of the BUMBLE BEE w/32nd notes at 126.(16th notes at 252) It's on my kids guitar (cheap Yamaha Acoustic) This is for Lale the keyboard player of E250 to hear. btw. The Helmet on my youngest (of 3) is to guard him against flying pick debris. ;)

Daddy Daycare Guitar SHRED on Kids guitar


Also you can get the CD that Todd played on: The Price from Junkyard Prophet



03-08-2006:
Todd Duane's ShredOMania is available for immediate download as Chops from Hell goes all Web ennbled on us. While your waiting for it to download, Check out just what a bad boy Todd is with this sizzling video selection.


Mesa IIC+ Brown Tone improv solo jam thang


Or check out his YouTube profile for more video.

22-04-2006:
Some great video of Todd Duane on YouTube:

Herboshred


Classical Echo Concerto Etude Improv


10-04-2006:
A new web site and a new baby boy. Congratulations to the proud parents on bringing Brett James into the world! Ther 3rd addition to to the family was born on March 30th...well on his way to his own band!

old web site design

25-03-2006:
Todd appears on Lale Larsons new web site, under the teenage tapes:

Great stuff like:

• Psychotic Ward
• Space Duck (Cosmic Monstrositors)

Check out Lales web site for more.

Todd has done the sound clips for Wallace Amplifiers

• Clip 1
  
• Clip 2
  

Todd's insane guitar solos are also featured on the Tribute to Slipknot CD

Background:
Todd Duane was one of the first wave of uber shredders. He initially started as a trumpet player, for which he won a number of awards. He is now an all round musician, playing drums, bass and "faking" insane keyboard licks.

After teaching and gigging for two years Todd attended the Guitar Institute of Technology. At GIT, Todd studied with Paul Gilbert, Frank Gambale, Jeff Berlin , Scott Henderson and others.

His incendiary demos, raised his profile around the world as an inventive palyaer and eventually lead to his debut solo record on Shrapnel Records.

Phi Yaan Zek managed to get Todd Duane invited to become the Head of the Rock Guitar department at The American Institute of Music, located in Vienna, Austria. He stayed there for 2 years then moved back to Minnesota to teach at Music Tech of Minneapolis.

• "Todd Duane"
  
• "Omnipresent" (sold out?)
  
• "Eccentricity"
• "Electric Cartoon Music from Hell"

Check out his web site for a complete bio , discography and music samples

You can also get his guitar tuition DVD shredomania