Another cool entry... this time from Italian Federico Accardo. He also has a MySpace: www.myspace.com/federicoaccardo
Truth In Shredding - Shred This Competition - Federico Accardo
Background:
Born on August 1982, in La Spezia Italy, Federico Accardo decided to leave school at the age of 18 to dedicate his entire life to the world of music and specially the guitar instrument.
He started studying classical guitar at the age of 17 taking lessons from a good friend of him that attended the Conservatory. The first time he picked up an electric guitar he understood that it'll be his main instrument and musical expression, so he decided to quit the classical study to concentrate in the "electric world".
He started studying and practicing hard, playing in various local cover bands that brought the great sound of real hard rock like Van Halen, Whitesnake, Extreme, DLR band... He continued practicing and studying hard, taking some private lessons from local guitar players, but most of the time and work was self-taught. At the age of 21 he decided to attend the most important musical institute in Italy, Lizard Accademie. The year after, he succeeded to complete the studies and gained the certification of the 3rd year with an honor mention and maximum votes.
The next years were very proficient. In July 2004 he was asked to collaborate with the "Lizard Academie" to record two songs for the "How our electric guitar can play" album, released on January 2007. So he had a "hot" summer of full immersion spent between valves, amps and guitars to transcribe, record, mixing and mastering all by himself the two songs "Always with me, always with you" and "Echo" (Joe Satriani).
In 2005 he was asked to join a band which had to come out with his 2nd album. “Shining Fury” is the band name, with heavy power metal influences, that kept him busy writing, recording and playing on stage their music for almost a year. This new great experience helped him to grow as a musician, working with professionals and experienced individuals at higher levels, also expanding musical versatility to a genre that was not too familiar with. The album was released on January 2006 with the name of "Another Life" under the well known "Metal Blade Records".
At the end of 2006 he decided to leave the band to concentrate on his own music, expanding the study of his instrument, influences and knowledge. The New Year brought him lot of inspirations and positive vibrations useful to write new material and focus on the recording process. He always values new bands projects and studio works if they are interesting and professionally good...
Influences include: Andy Timmons, Richie Kotzen, Neil Schon, Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen, Prince, Hendrix, SRV, Joe Satriani, Gary Moore, Giacomo Castellano, Steve Lukather, Extreme, Freak Kitchen James Brown, Whitesnake, Journey, Giant, Bad English, Blue Murder, Led Zeppelin, Toto, Dream Theater, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Marty Friedman, Nuno Bettencourt, Eric Johnson, Paul Gilbert, James Brown, Glenn Hughes, Mr. Big, Steve Morse, Ed Gerald, Joey Tafolla, Greg Howe, Mattias IA Eklundh, Bob Brozman
Truth In Shredding - Shred This Competition - Federico Accardo
Background:
Born on August 1982, in La Spezia Italy, Federico Accardo decided to leave school at the age of 18 to dedicate his entire life to the world of music and specially the guitar instrument.
He started studying classical guitar at the age of 17 taking lessons from a good friend of him that attended the Conservatory. The first time he picked up an electric guitar he understood that it'll be his main instrument and musical expression, so he decided to quit the classical study to concentrate in the "electric world".
He started studying and practicing hard, playing in various local cover bands that brought the great sound of real hard rock like Van Halen, Whitesnake, Extreme, DLR band... He continued practicing and studying hard, taking some private lessons from local guitar players, but most of the time and work was self-taught. At the age of 21 he decided to attend the most important musical institute in Italy, Lizard Accademie. The year after, he succeeded to complete the studies and gained the certification of the 3rd year with an honor mention and maximum votes.
The next years were very proficient. In July 2004 he was asked to collaborate with the "Lizard Academie" to record two songs for the "How our electric guitar can play" album, released on January 2007. So he had a "hot" summer of full immersion spent between valves, amps and guitars to transcribe, record, mixing and mastering all by himself the two songs "Always with me, always with you" and "Echo" (Joe Satriani).
In 2005 he was asked to join a band which had to come out with his 2nd album. “Shining Fury” is the band name, with heavy power metal influences, that kept him busy writing, recording and playing on stage their music for almost a year. This new great experience helped him to grow as a musician, working with professionals and experienced individuals at higher levels, also expanding musical versatility to a genre that was not too familiar with. The album was released on January 2006 with the name of "Another Life" under the well known "Metal Blade Records".
At the end of 2006 he decided to leave the band to concentrate on his own music, expanding the study of his instrument, influences and knowledge. The New Year brought him lot of inspirations and positive vibrations useful to write new material and focus on the recording process. He always values new bands projects and studio works if they are interesting and professionally good...
Influences include: Andy Timmons, Richie Kotzen, Neil Schon, Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen, Prince, Hendrix, SRV, Joe Satriani, Gary Moore, Giacomo Castellano, Steve Lukather, Extreme, Freak Kitchen James Brown, Whitesnake, Journey, Giant, Bad English, Blue Murder, Led Zeppelin, Toto, Dream Theater, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Marty Friedman, Nuno Bettencourt, Eric Johnson, Paul Gilbert, James Brown, Glenn Hughes, Mr. Big, Steve Morse, Ed Gerald, Joey Tafolla, Greg Howe, Mattias IA Eklundh, Bob Brozman
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