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Who I Am & Where I Live
- Name: Tommaso Zillio
- City: Edmonton, Alberta
- Country: Canada
My Life & Work
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Bio:
I am a professional prog rock/metal guitarist and composer based in Edmonton, AB, Canada. I have 19 years of playing experience, on and off stage, both solo and with a variety of bands.
In 2009 I released, together with other 13 artists, the compilation CD "Under the Same Sky", distributed worldwide in 10.000 copies. I am regularly collaborating with local acting companies for musical theater productions, the most recent being "The Rocky Horror Show'' in 2009 (with "Vi Va Voom!'') and "Hair'' in 2010 (with "Patient Mango Theatre'').
I am the author of "Sweeping Blues: 101 sweep picking licks for Blues Guitar'', an innovative course that applies the cutting-edge technique of sweep-picking to the grittiness and sincerity of the blues.
I am also collaborating regularly as article writer with websites such as ultimate-guitar.com, cyberfret.com, metalguitarlessons.net, insaneguitar.com, guitar9.com, and MyGuitarWorkshop.com
I am a proud endorser of AMT Electronics, the best distortion pedals on the planet. My pedals of choice are the SS-20, the F1, and the DT-2.
Composing music is one of my loves, and right now I'm writing and recording material for my first full-length album (listen to some original songs here).
As a teacher I am holding the Guitar Results Intensive Program (GRIP) in Edmonton, AB as the main teacher and I am available for private and group lessons. I am graduate of the Tom Hess' Music Career Mentoring Program and is currently involved in the Tom Hess' Elite Guitar Teacher Inner Circle.
Among my favorite musician and influences are: Dream Theater, Pink Floyd, Joe Satriani, Andy Timmons, Mike Oldfield, Jean-Michel Jarre, Deine Lakaien, Litfiba, Nightwish, Astor Piazzolla, Hans Zimmer.
I also have a PhD in Theoretical Physics and teach at university in Edmonton.
My Media
- ▶ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/MusicTheoryForGuitar
- ▶ Twitter: MusicTheoryForGuitar
- ▶ Website: http://www.tommasozillio.com
- ▶ Book Purchases: http://www.tommasozillio.com/sweeping-blues-101-sweep-picking-licks-blues-guitar
Click to Listen on Spotify
- ▶ (Album/Podcast 1): http://open.spotify.com/album/5E47NSyQzaUFfqiQr94Mqw
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Quotes, Notes & Etc.
"For those who want to build an explosive vocabulary of killer blues phrases and simultaneously achieve ridiculous sweep picking chops I highly recommend Tommaso's book 101 Sweep Picking Licks for Blues Guitar. This book will keep you inspired and motivated for years to come!"
- Nick Layton, Professional Guitarist and Author.
"101 Sweep Picking Licks for Blues Guitar is a no-nonsense book packed full of useful information. Most instructional products today seem to be filled with material to reach a particular page number and sacrifice quality while doing this. Not this product! It gets right to the point and delivers comprehensive information that is valuable for any guitarist whether they play blues or not. Excellent work Tommaso!!"
- Zack Uidl, Professional Guitarist and Composer
"The first book of its kind to cover an innovative approach to blues playing is here. Tommaso does a great job of breaking down and integrating a common metal guitar technique into the structure of the blues style, enabling guitarists to play blues with the highest levels of creativity and expression . Fans of Eric Johnson, Guthrie Govan, Scott Henderson and Frank Gambale will find a lot of awesome ideas from this book to expand upon their stock blues licks and phrasing ideas and take their blues soloing to a much higher level."
- Mike Philippov, Guitarist and Instructor
My Instruction:
- Online Instruction: http://www.musictheoryforguitar.com
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