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Dan Sistos

Dan Sistos is a prolific and sought after session and touring musician in the United States. He has played with some of the biggest names in the business, such as Christina Aguilera and Toni Braxton. He has performed on major radio stations and on network television on such well-known shows as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Late Show with David Letterman, Good Morning America and the American Music Awards. Dan was also the featured guitarist on the blockbuster video game, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.

Dan's debut CD,“In the Midnight Hours,” received rave reviews in music publications, and has been excitedly lauded by his fans. 20th Century Guitar Magazine hailed him a “Spanish guitar master” while Black Label Reviews declared him “the Carlos Santana for the next generation.” He was even nominated for Instrumental Artist of the Year at the Los Angeles Music Awards.

Dan's latest album, The Road To Euphoria, continues his tradition of blending classical, latin and jazz influences to create a sonic masterpiece that is truly extraordinary.

Dan started playing the guitar when he was fourteen years old in San Diego, California. His natural ability for the instrument was so evident that he was awarded a scholarship to the National Guitar Summer Workshop a year later. After that he studied at the Berklee School of Music in Boston, and later at the Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood, CA. Since graduating GIT in 1997, Dan has been working as a full-time professional musician in Los Angeles. He has had music licensed for TV & film and currently works out of his studio, Turtle Rock Studios, in Burbank CA

Gear

German Vazquez Rubio guitars, La Bella Strings


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Dan Sistos "In the Midnight Hours" Available Now!

Dan Sistos "In the Midnight Hours" Available Now!

Source: All About Jazz

In The Midnight Hours is the highly anticipated debut album by the virtuoso guitarist and composer Dan Sistos. Known for his passionate and impeccable guitar playing, Dan will take you on a musical journey that includes influences from all over the world. From the Spanish “La Mezquita," to the Afro-Cuban “Contigo," to the Mexican “Pocho Jarocho," Dan blends Latin, Classical and Jazz styles to create a fresh and unique sound. Also completing Dan's musical vision is the use of an ...

The 2008 CD from Spanish guitar master Dan Sistos is a work of guitar art to be appreciated by Flamenco and World Beat music fans. Recorded in L.A., In The Midnight Hours features Sistos superbly recorded in the studio backed up by a full band including bass, drums, piano with several cuts adding in a full string section. While most of the cuts are deep in the modern Flamenco tradition, several others with orchestral backing veer off into a lush, atmospheric, instrumental groove blending orchestral/classical guitar based New Age. In addition to Dan’s skillful guitar playing and composing, In The Midnight Hours benefits from the inventive string and horn arrangements of Arturo Solar.

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