Holy crap...an update

I.am in the writing stage of my Ph.D., so little time for music for me lately. However, there are some news.

I have entered a Guitar Competition promoted by Dean Guitars. You must submit a video showing your fiercest shredding skills. Here it is my best shot:

http://www.deanguitars.com/shredder/viewProfile.php?id=1333

There is a popular vote stage to decide the finalist, so PLEASE VOTE POR FOR ME (IF YOU DIG IT of course)! THANKS IN ADVANCE!  There is no need to register, you go there, vote from 1 to 11 and that..s all. 

The prizes are really good!!You can check it out here, you might want to enter:

http://www.deanguitars.com/shredder/contestdetails.php

And also, there are great news concerning the record of my debut CD. Expect some great  news made official for November-December!! :-D

All the best,

Paco

Hello!

It´s been a while since something new happened in my space. It is time to do something about it.

Since Myspace lets to upload two more songs than before, I´ve uploaded a pair of songs:

The first one is The World´s Bravest Man, a neoclassical/hard rock tune which I especially like.

The second is Amor Imposible, a ballad which I wrote some time ago and I remixed very recently. Yes, I write/play ballads too!! Not only of shred lives the guitarist xD

I hope you like them.

All the best to everyone,

Paco

Hey there!

I´ve just uploaded a new video of me covering the song "Under the influence" by Rusty Cooley. A friend of mine was kind enough to work on the Backing Track for me to play over it, which he arranged in a cool way.

So, I you want to see me trying to stay alive in between the many shred madnesses on this song, check it out the video here:

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=_8MM8PBXwtE

And for the backing track and a cool tab, go here:

http://www.guitarristas.info/foro/showthread.php?t=1997

Best regards,

Paco

Hey! What´s up?

I always loved John Petrucci´s playing style. Lately, I´ve discovered some good backing track of some of his stuff, and I said to myself "Now is the time to learn some full song, not only excersises". I´ve recorded two video covers and uploaded them in Youtube:

Damage Control,  from his solo CD Suspended Animation:

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=OSTkUmJJj_I

and Kindred Spirits, from Liquid Tension Experiment first CD:

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=LqEsMaNBalQ

I hope you like them.

Have a great weekend!

Paco

Hey Folks!

Here I leave you a link to a Youtube video in which you can see me playing my song David´s Song. For those who haven´t heard it yet, it is a Hard Rock/Melodic/AOR inspired song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGB5Zd9H78U

Oh, and you can see where I do live. The cameraman tapes what can be seen through my window to wait for the keyboard intro to end. Surely it is more interesting than seeing my face waiting for the song to start! xDD

Enjoy!

Have a great weekend! :-)

Paco

Hello!

I have just posted the latest song of my new demo for you to hear in my profile.

It is called Coma, and I imagined, while composing it, the memories and toughts of an old man in a coma about to die.

The sample in myspace sounds horrible: 15 minutes compressed in 5 mg!! For this reason, I leave here two links for you to download it and listen to it in a mp3 of the highest quality. As ever, these links will expire in a few days, so don´t miss your chance...otherwise, you´ll have to wait to the new demo to be released:

http://download.yousendit.com/24FC2C220D829A90

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AH6UKJE9

I hope you like it.

Happy weekend to everyone! :-)

Paco

Hello there!

I have just uploaded in Youtube a new video of me performing my newest song, Beautiful Metal Queen. Here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKa2QjLdOTU

I hope you like it!

Best regards,

Paco

Hey folks!

I have just uploaded a new song to my profile. In it, I´m serously into neoclassical and I must say that contains some of the most difficult playing and cool shred in my songs to date. But, of course, melody and chord chemistry is always there.

Here I leave you two links if you want to listen to it in the highest quality mp3 I can deliver:

http://www.yousendit.com/download/QlVpRGwwdGp0d0UwTVE9PQ

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FNU862U4

Links will expire in a while, so don´t miss this chance!

This one is dedicated to my friend Lola. Sorry, but dedication details go in Spanish: ¡Lolaaaa, por fin está la canción terminada! Me ha costado algún tendón y pérdida de decibelios, pero ya está. Sin más, espero que te guste. Ya no te puedes quejar: tienes TU canción :-)

Thank you all for listening! Comments on the song are welcome!

All the best,

Paco

Hey folks!

People at shredacademy.com have just uploaded a guitar lesson I prepared for them. It is a little glimpse on my particular approach to sweep picking. 

To see the lesson, go here. There you will find an article, a video and a tab of the lesson. It goes without saying that all of this is free.

I hope you crazy guitarists out there enjoy it and find it useful!

Best regards,

Paco

Hello everyone!

I have just uploaded into the Myspace player a remix of my song Faustian Nightmare. The cool thing about it is that italian keyboard virtuoso and Lion Music recording artist Mistheria has collaborated with an ultra cool keyb/guitar duel (check it out at 10:41 to 12:22) and has excellently mastered the song.  

Considering how busy his schedule is and the caliber of the artists with whom he is working (Neil Zaza and Rob Rock, to name just two) this is more than an honor for me. Thanks you SO much, Mistheria! :-)

Also, if you want to listen to the track in its full quality, download it from this link:

http://www.yousendit.com/download/ZUd1Wmd1d0FveE41VEE9PQ

It will expire in 7 days so don´t miss the chance!

Thank you for reading and listening.

All the best,

Paco