This year at NAMM we had the pleasure of running into Leonardo Guzman, the fleet-fingered Colombian guitarist whose entry in our Guitar Solo Competition earned him gold from master judges Per Nilsson, Jeff Loomis, Ola Englund, and Ralph Santolla. Leonardo caught us up on his projects since the contest, including the release of his first EP, NOW! – mixed and mastered by the talented Alex Argento. See the video below for the full cut of Leonardo tearing up the Scar Symmetry track ‘Domination Agenda’ provided by our friend Per Nilsson for the contest.
Leonardo’s Contest-Winning Video
Click HERE to view all winners and finalists of our guitar solo competition!
[Special thanks to Ola Strandberg for sharing his audio recording of Leonardo’s performance, Chris Dingman and Alexander Pierce for their fantastic video work, and Chris for his additional editing assistance!]
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Ivan Chopik founded Guitar Messenger in the Fall of 2007 and is currently running the online magazine as Editor-in-Chief, webmaster, and writer. He is also a guitarist, composer, and audio engineer who graduated from Berklee College of Music in May 2012 with a Bachelor of Music degree in Guitar Performance, Music Business & Management, and Music Production/Engineering.
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