Damir Simic: Fender Award Winner

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Europe - Best Electric Guitar Player Award 2006.......featuring Jeff Bowders on Drums, Ricky Riccardo on Bass and Berislav Blazevic on Keyboards

Damir Simic Shime Fender Award Winner

Tony MacAlpine,Damir Simic: live at the whiskey - great live series

Tony MacAlpine,Damir Simic: live at the whiskey

Damir Simic: guitar international interview

Simic was featured in DiMarzio’s ads even though he was an unknown, and the company’s been behind him ever since. “Larry DiMarzio and Steve Blucher have been extremely supportive,” Simic says. “Larry placed several ads with me, which I’m really proud of, because he put me neck to neck with all my heroes like Yngwie and Satriani. And I’m still not that famous of a guitar player in those terms, but the DiMarzio guys have been behind me.”

Things were moving along just fine for Simic until Nirvana hit the next year. “Everything appeared to be phenomenal right from the get go,” Simic recalls. “The problem is about a few months later Kurt Cobain came on the scene. We didn’t really see it coming, but he single-handedly kind of like removed guitar soloing from the mainstream. All throughout the ‘90’s, soloing didn’t exist. Soloing just recently started creeping back in. The past three, four years I’m seeing this movement where all these young bands are coming along. They’re starting to shred, and it’s becoming more popular again. more

Damir Simic Shime - King without Kingdom - from NEW CD "Tone Addict" featuring Chris Impellitteri

Damir Simic: SRV tribute on new CD

Tribute to the BlueS Legend as featured on NEW CD "Tone Addict"

Damir Simic Shime - BlueS RV - from NEW CD "Tone Addict"

Damir Simic: Bogner wall of amps

Bogner Wall of Amps - Music Video by Croatian Guitar Mayhem- Damir Simic Shime

Damir Simic: welcome to my noise

News:
03-03-2008:
A slew of videos from a recent live show posted by Damir Simic.

Damir Simic Shime Requiem For MC


Damir Simic Shime Welcome to my Noise


Damir Simic Shime Never Say Never


Damir Simic Shime Little Boy's Dream


Damir Simic Shime Going Home


Damir Simic Shime Fly High



10-05-2007:
Welcome to my Noise


Hit and Run


Little boys dream


Requiem for MC


Never say never


Live Croatia 2006


Fly High


08-04-2006:
Too Much Coffee - promo video


28-03-2006:
His CD Demonstratus is available from his online store

The CD also features Mike Terrana, Tiho Borosak and Steve Stephens

Background:
Damir Simic was born in Croatia and got his first guitar at the age of 9. He studied guitar in his native country until at the age of 25 he moved to Los Angeles California, in 1991.

He thought the move would bring him success, but when he got there it was closed as rock had moved on!

For the next two years, he placed ads for bands and went on countless auditions.
One afternoon he got a call from another instrumental player called Shime (Shee-may). After a lot of practicing they hooked up with Ricky Riccardo (bass) and Keith Graham (drums) and later Mike Terrana (drums). This lead to an opening slot touring with Tony Macalpine.

To date he has released three CD's:

• Demonstartus
• Live in Zabreb
• The Quest ( features Tony Macalpine)

For a full bio