Marco Sfogli
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Marco Sfogli (born April 4, 1980) is an Italian musician.
Marco Sfogli is a rock guitarist. He has appeared on several albums and continues to become a more renowned musician as more of the world experiences his music.
What really makes him unbelievable is the outstanding sense of melody, blended with an up to date guitar technique and a well recognizable phrasing; something that has been called "mature playing" despite his young age and compared to players like Andy Timmons, Eric Johnson, Steve Lukather, John Petrucci and many others.
[edit] History
Born in 1980, his first attempt with music came in 1984 when he played with his parents (both musicians) in Schwetzingen, Germany during an encore. But the story starts in 1989 when he received his first electric guitar as a gift: "a Washburn but I don't remember the model". He started to play along with his heroes (Michael Jackson, Van Halen, Europe) while other kids his age usually preferred to play soccer. In 1992 he left the guitar to study the drums, another huge passion. "Being a drummer first and a guitarist second, helped me a lot in terms of creativity and rhythmic knowledge." In 1996 he left the drums because of his growing interest in guitar, especially after an intense listening of Images and Words by Dream Theater. Today, he's a guitar player, a composer and an arranger. He worked for a lot of artists since. In 2005 he flew to Canada to record James LaBrie's third solo release titled Elements of Persuasion which has become a hit with progressive metal fans. Now member of the James LaBrie band, he's working on his first solo record and on the next LaBrie side project along with Matt Guillory, long time LaBrie companion.
[edit] Discography
- Marco Fasano - e già...!
- NCCP (Nuova Compagnia Di Canto Popolare) - La voce del grano
- James LaBrie - Elements of Persuasion
