Diego Mizrahi: el pibe de los astilleros



News:
13-02-2008:
Lots of videos on youtube here is just a sample:

Diego Mizrahi en Medellin "Rocketiando"


Mizrahi un grande de la guitarra argentina


Diego MIzrahi - Sweep Jam C 02


Diego Mizrahi - Irresistible


Diego Mizrahi - 333


Background:
Diego Mizrahi was born in in Buenos Aires, Arentina. He started playing music at the age of 8 at the Instituto Vocacional de Arte Labarden.

He also studied music at the Conservatorio Municipal Manuel de Falla, Conservatorio Nacional López Buchardo, Escuela de Música Popular de Avellaneda, Musician Institute of Hollywood, LA, USA, and later with Scott Henderson and Joe Diorio. He received a fellowship from the Berklee School of Music, Boston, in Argentina (1992).

Since 1992 he has played with his band La Mizrahi Blue Band, recording three CDs -and about to release a new one-, and touring the west coast of the USA in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000, performing together with Paul Rodgers (Queen), Jeff Baxter, Ozzomatli, etc.

In 1997 the band hit the first numbers of the Spanish rock charts in radio stations of Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

In 2000 the band was chosen by Leon Hendrix, Jimi’s brother, to be Leon’s own band, offering a tribute concert to his brother Jimi Hendrix at the Coconut Teaser in Hollywood.

Produces and host of Music Expert TV, an a TV Show of Country Music TV (CMT, Nashville, USA). This TV´s program appears in all TV cable station from Miami to Argentina; through the all Latin America.

In 2003 it publishes its first work like soloist of instrumental guitar called "Pampalucha, Music From the Pampas" with excellent reviews from the international press and good repercussion in the specialized public. This album contains 14 songs with a version of the classic "What a wonderful world" of Louis Armstrong; what it was worth the recognition and later launching to him through the prestigious One Music de Korea of the South specialized in instrumental music and UBP the International of Bulgaria. The presentation of this album was made in “ND Ateneo” theater and “La Trastienda”, both scenes of international artists. During the month of June of 2003 it gave clinics and it presented "Pampalucha" in countries like Peru, Colombia, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. I
n December of 2004 its second soloist album called "18 Kilates " where Diego unfolds his technique and virtuosity once again obtaining interesting versions with songs like "El día que me quieras" of Gardel & Le Pera, and "Besame mucho" of Consuelo Velazquez; added to its own and original compositions.

Diego Mizrahi gave clinics all over the Latin America. He gave clinics of products such as Washburn, Ernie Ball, Randall, Digitech, etc., as well as instructional clinics and workshops. He is the endorser of the guitar brand Washburn USA, Randall Amplifiers and Digitech pedals and he gave a clinics with them all around the Latinamérica as well.

In the new edition of NAMM 2005 (Anaheim, L.A., the USA) he played for the prestigious Digitech company with Jenifer Batten), Mark Akkin and Ralph Young.

In May of 2005 Diego left chosen "Artist Revelation" by its last work "18 Kilates " by the prestigious North American magazine "Musico Pro". In June of 2005 it was sponsored by Digitech to present new line of guitar processor in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile and Peru.

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