Mike Campese
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Mike Campese is a New York born guitarist.
From the age of 13, Campese, the youngest of the family, was exposed to music around the household, as his father was a virtuoso violinist and his brother played guitar. Campese enjoyed Black Sabbath and also Jimi Hendrix and other artists like Ozzy, AL Di Meola and Van Halen. While Campese was attending Shaker High School he was studying with a well known jazz guitarist.[citation needed]
Campese is a musician /composer and teacher in many musical styles, including electric and acoustic. He is a New York-based guitarist with five solo CDs and two instructional videos. Labeled as a guitar virtuoso[citation needed], Mike graduated with top honors, attending one of the world's top guitar schools, Musicians Institute (GIT) in Hollywood, CA.[citation needed]
Campese's second album, Full Circle, was featured on National Public Radio (NPR) stations across the country. Campese himself has appeared many times on Fox news, as well as on several national and local TV shows.[citation needed]
Campese has been a member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and was awarded a gold record for his work.[citation needed] He has performed extensively in venues throughout the Northeastern U.S. as a solo performer and as the lead guitarist for a number of original bands.[citation needed]
Campese provides private instruction to guitar and bass musicians with a wide range of experience; he currently teaches more than 60 students weekly in upstate New York. He also regularly writes online lessons on many different websites. Mike has been featured in many national guitar magazines such as Guitar World, Guitar One and Guitar Player magazines; he has written several full page lessons for these publications.[citation needed]
Campese appeared on the Jason Becker tribute CD Warmth In The Wilderness on the Lion Music label, which was an international release. He continues to perform and share the stage with many national acts such as Yngwie Malmsteen on 2 tours, Michael Shenker, The B-52's, Lou Reed, members of Yes and Asia, KC and the Sunshine band, Spin Doctors, Sebastian Bach, Dokken, Kip Winger, Rik Emmett Of Triumph, Vinnie Moore and many more.[citation needed] Mike played the National Anthem at hockey games at the Pepsi arena and for a local baseball team for thousands of fans. Mike has worked with Jimi Hendrix's best friend Mike Quashie, writing and arranging, which later lead to Mike playing "The Max's Kansas City" Benefit at the Bowery Ballroom, with Rob Stoner from the Bob Dylan band on bass and Dennis Diken of the Smithereens on drums. Headlining the show was Little Steven of Springsteen, Lou Reed, Garland Jeffreys and Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls.[citation needed]
Campese's 5th solo release Hidden Treasures is a mainly acoustic release. His fan base is growing internationally[citation needed] and he has appeared on national radio and TV. His music has been used for a Lions Gate movie and even appeared in a Busta Rhymes MTV video.[citation needed]
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[edit] Discography
- All This Time by Mister Strange
- Hey the World by Mister Strange
- Jeckyl & Hyde by Jeckyl & Hyde
- Rain by Cole Keneally
- Africa Wise Up by Supa Cumba
- Nationwide Compilation by Rodell R
- Passages by Art Bernstein
- The New Breed by Johnny Lokke
- Total Freedom by Mike Campese
- Full Circle by Mike Campese
- Warmth in the Wilderness (a tribute CD to Jason Becker)
- A Saratoga Christmas Wish
- Vibe by Mike Campese
- The New by Mike Campese
- Hidden Treasures by Mike Campese
[edit] Videography
- Virtuoso Rock Fusion Concepts
- Creative Speed-Building Picking Techniques
