The Arzuniverse

Monday, 29 December 2008

band members:

Steve Adams - guitarist
Merrill Hale - drummer

band country: EUA

band biography:

Steve picked up guitar at an early age learning by ear and imitating licks by his favorite guitar heroes. Disillusioned by rock band experiences, a strong interest in Classical technique and Jazz enticed him to begin the study of solo guitar. "I soon became seriously interested in music as a career having discovered the versatility of solo guitar technique, its intricate nature and subtleties of timbre."
After earning his Bachelor's degree in Music Performance from Lewis & Clark College studying classical technique with Scott Kritzer and Jazz with Dan Balmer, Steve furthered his teaching and performing career. Steve played in concert, casual gigs, coffee shops, benefits, even at a nudist colony!

As Steve continued the classical tradition frustration set in his musical life. "After all of the study and training I began to feel a growing need for something, something new, fresh, invigorating. "Then it hit me...I needed to go back to my roots...I needed to ROCK again!

ARZ was born. ARZ is an amalgam of everything I experienced: Rock, Jazz, Classical, basically what I would call Progressive Rock...no boundaries, limitless.

When watching ARZ play live, it is always surprising how full and lush the soundscape is. Part of that comes from the midi guitar which Steve Adams uses, enabling him to play bass, guitar and keyboards through splitting his strings and sending them to different virtual instruments. The second part of their full sound comes from the drummer Merrill Hale. He plays both a drum kit, as well as triggering keyboard and bass sounds through the use of a drum pad, a Roland SPD-20.

band discography: Soon

band official website: http://www.thearzuniverse.com/

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