Truth In Shredding: Jeffrey Ryan Smoots

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Voiceless: All new Instrumental guitar release from Wayde Cooper. This CD combines the rhythm styles of modern metal with the shred guitar styles of 80’s and 90's Shrapnel Recording Artists.

All new Instrumental guitar release from Wayde Cooper. This CD combines the rhythm styles of today's modern metal with the shred guitar styles of 80’s and 90's Shrapnel Recording Artists. If you are fans of Racer X, King Diamond, Megadeth, Cacophony, Psycroptic, Daath, Paul Gilbert, Arch Enemy, Jason Becker and many other amazing musicians you will probably enjoy this addition to your CD collection.

Wayde Cooper: Voiceless

1. Wicked Offerings (Instrumental) 4:14
2. Street Racer X (Instrumental) 3:04
3. Lady Death (Instrumental) 5:00
4. Transmogrifying (Instrumental) 4:16
5. Fearmakers (Instrumental) 5:01
6. Unstoppable (Instrumental) 4:03
7. Theater (Instrumental) 5:35
8. Amusement Park of Doom (Instrumental) 3:59
9. Voiceless (Instrumental) 4:51

Wayde Cooper - Voiceless Promo

Jeffrey Ryan Smoots:

Technical, Melodic, Heavy Shred on Display: This is Wayde's finest instrumental album yet. It's technical and shreddy while still offering up melody. This is not easy to do, but Wayde pulls it off here.

Listening to Voiceless for the past couple days, I'm reminded a bit of Testament -- there are some kick ass thrashy sections in many of the songs. I'm also reminded a bit of more contemporary bands like Nevermore, bands that use low tuned guitars and are not afraid to play guitar solos. Wayde is not afraid to cross genres -- and that makes this music more interesting, IMO.

Did I mention some staggering guitar solos? You will find them here. Arpeggios abound, as do some off-kilter solo leads I wouldn't have a clue how to play.
All in all, this a kick ass album. Give it a listen, then support a musician and buy the album. You won't be sorry!

Wayde Cooper, Jeff Smoots and Nick Valenz, former members of the early 90's Seattle band Axis, have reunited after nearly twenty years to form Continuous Audio Transmission. During that time, the guitar solo has all but disappeared from popular music, and with it, an important aspect of the listener's experience has been abandoned. Out of respect to everyone who loves music, CAT is bringing the music back, and more... with no apologies to those who once controlled what you see and hear. http://www.continuousaudiotransmission.com/

Music http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/ContinuousAudioTransmission

News:
13-05-2006:
A new web site design and some snippets from his 1991 EP - Hybrid

The old web site design

06-10-2005:
Jeffery Ryan Smoots features on the track "Fi-Lo" from Scott Hughes new album "The In-Between Phase"

He also appears on Audible Portrait 2005 a CD featuring 17 songs by Dean Guitar owners

Background
Jeffery started playing guitar and piano at a young age. He took guitar lessons to see if he could be like his musically talented parents. He's been playing guitar for nearly 20 years.

Some of his musical inspiration came from progressive + rock music: Racer X, Loudness, Rush, Dream Theater, Fates Warning and Kings X.

His main guitar influences include: Alex Lifeson, Eric Johnson, Phil Keaggy, Ty Tabor, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Paul Gilbert.

For more details check out his web site bio or read the guitar9 undiscovered article.

See also some video and his extensive discography. You can buy his CD's online at cdbaby.

Truth In Shredding

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Wayde Cooper,Jeffrey Ryan Smoots: Wayde Cooper's Axis - Live at the Farside April, 1992

Wayde Cooper,Jeffrey Ryan Smoots: Voiceless and Continuous Audio Transmission

Jeffrey Ryan Smoots: 1991

Jeffrey Ryan Smoots: spank your inner child