When we were in high school Renzo won a guitar solo competition sponsored by the big local guitar shop. After high school he went on to a formal music education at both the Musician's Institute of Technology and later the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass. As if that weren't enough he went on to get his Master's in Latin American ethnomusicology at UC Santa Cruz.
If you've visited my portfolio website, you've heard Renzo's "El Ocho Vol. 1." The site selling his CD states, "Eclectic acoustic guitar music, jazz, South American styles, and some blues, all on an Eight-String acoustic guitar."
It had been many years since I had heard Renzo's music when I was looking for music for my site. I was very impressed with his talent. I had a brief stint in High School as a bass player, and because I sucked sooooo bad, I have even more appreciation for someone who can tear up twice as many strings as I could ever, not handle.
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Renzo gave me a couple CD's to give away. I was thinking that since I always love to find new and interesting music, why not have a little giveaway contest. So...
Go check out my portfolio site, take in a sample of Renzo's music, and leave some comments below for him. If you enjoy his music and would be interested in listening to the whole album, leave me some recommendations for new music in the comments below. I'm always on the prowl for new music and I'm open to just about anything. Whoever can turn me onto the best new music (in my opinion of course, and someone I've never heard of), I'll send you out a free CD of Renzo's "El Ocho Vol.1. I hope you enjoy his music as much as I do and if you are on the California Central Coast, go see one of his shows with Frequency Jones or Le Vice
Renzo and I did a session a few weeks ago (right before my site went down for over a month!!!). Here are a few samples. Enjoy, and give him a listen.
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