Ultimate-Guitar.com has featured
Victor as one of their
UNSIGNED ARTISTS OF THE MONTH
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Victor Gann is an
obvious artist to feature in this article. As an instrumental guitarist, he has
studied with greats such as Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert and Nuno Bettencourt. Of
course, his self-titled EP, released in 2006, is still making waves to date; and
after selling 1,500 copies, it’s easy to see that it has been an underground
revelation. The second track on the EP -- Just Another Day
-- proves Gann’s love of rock giants AC/DC, which makes
one ponder upon whether Gann could do with a partner in crime. However, it isn’t
all about sleazy rock ‘n’ roll for Victor -- his hard
work ethic under instructor Thad Bonduris is what he puts his readiness for
G.I.T. down to. As a graduate of G.I.T., Victor is professionally endowed with
virtuoso guitar skills, and experiences that other featured artists would die
for. He has played live on MTV, and it’s not a wonder that the February 2008
edition of 20th century Guitar Magazine had him down as ‘one of four guitarists
making waves in the musical world’.
When I said that Victor Gann is not about sleazy rock ‘n’ roll, I meant it.
Without resorting to ‘dumping his trick bag’, Victor Gann is a restrained
virtuoso guitarist whose work is very much fundamentally based on strong
song-writing foundations. Playing his custom Ibanez, equipped with Screamin’
Demons, Gann plays rough rock ‘n’ roll songs such as the emphatically named, Not
Now!, without forgetting his human side. Victor’s Shannon With Child, which
features some of the most tastefully appropriate guitar playing I have heard in
a long time is a great testament to Victor’s greatest influences: Joe Satriani.
With that, I leave you to discover Victor Gann’s music for yourself: you will
not be disappointed.
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