Daniele Gottardo YouTube Channel

Daniele Gottardo was born on 26 August 1983 in Rovigo, Italy and he is a young Italian guitarist and composer. He starts playing guitar for pure change when he was 14, inspired by his fathers red Fender Stratocaster which is still his favourite guitar. In the long run, painting his first form of
expression gives up to music.

At the age of 19 he realized for Playgame Music an instructional DVD, based on his own personal 8 fingers tapping technique, entitled TAPPING.

He then graduated at an Italian Music Academy and continues today his study as self-touch man. His main guitar influences are Charlie Christian and Yngwie Malmsteen.

In 2004 Daniele starts his experience as lead guitarist of the international pop singer Alexia and up to 2008 he takes part to intensive live shows among conventions, television shows, touring in Italy and abroad ( Malaysia, Canada, Croazia, Slovenia and Switzerland).

From the age of 21 he teaches electric guitar in several Italian Music Academy and schools. Currently he is an electric guitar teacher for MMI-Modern Music Institute and teaches in different Italian regions, where he held also specialization courses, approved by Frank Gambale.
Hes engaged with different workshops and clinics around Italy. His video on YouTube Come sei veramente was inspiring the contest Reinterpretazione di Giovanni Allevi at the MEET Show in Milan.

Daniele is collaborating since 2005 with Italian Guitar Magazines, dealing with arguments on instrumental technique, chromatic harmony and transcriptions works. These are published in own educational columns.

His style pf playing was transcribed at JamTrackCentral, where he also is a collaborator.

On the podium at the final of GUITAR IDOL 2008, the international online worldwide talent competition held at the London International Music Show. GUITAR IDOL 2009 grant him also both a recognition for his two-hands technique and the Steve Vai 2009 Award.

He realized his first instrumental album Frenzy of Ecstasy where his jazz, nu-metal to high-romantic classical influences are concentrated and where his own personal guitar playing is put into evidence. Frenzy of Ecstasy is available now by digital download worldwide , distributed by Digital Nations (Steve Vai - Favored Nations Records).

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