After his initial 12 year introduction into electric guitar and hard rock and heavy metal music Al set about writing and recording his own original instrumental guitar music in the spanish rumba flamenco style which on his 1997 debut album ‘Equilibrium’ he fused with a more traditional classical approach that, at the time, he was still reluctant to let go of.
Following the relative ...
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After his initial 12 year introduction into electric guitar and hard rock and heavy metal music Al set about writing and recording his own original instrumental guitar music in the spanish rumba flamenco style which on his 1997 debut album ‘Equilibrium’ he fused with a more traditional classical approach that, at the time, he was still reluctant to let go of.
Following the relative success of ‘Equilibrium’ Al made the decision to concentrate on developing his creative and compositional skills recording only works of his own originality. The results of which were ‘Monument’ in 1999, ‘Esperanto’ in 2001, ‘Terra Nova’ in 2007, ‘Insomnia’ in 2011 and 'Alchemy' in 2015 and 'Heartstrings' in 2018.
Over the years the development of modern technology and innovative software has allowed Al to explore new sounds and textures and to bring a more colourful and exotic sound palette into the equation resulting in a more world fusion influenced orientation.
Al has gone on to become one of the most highly acclaimed and internationally respected guitarists in the genre and enjoys a tremendous global following. He ranks among the UK’s top selling independent instrumental guitarists selling his recordings all over the world and he has performed from his home territory in the South West of England to as far a field as Peru and Mexico.
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