Arrizza
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ABOUT

Arrizza is an eclectic composer and multi-instrumentalist specializing in Spanish guitar-infused New Age music with strong Electronic and World influences. Based in Long Island, NY, he composes a unique brand of music that is centered around the Spanish guitar drawing from New Age and ethnic World music styles. One can hear Spanish, Latin-American, Greek, and Middle-Eastern sounds fused with Electronic soundscapes that is reminiscent of legendary artists such as Yanni, Johannes Linstead, Jean-Michel Jarre, Amethystium and others.

Arrizza has released four studio albums to date: Arrizza (2014), Electronic Dreams (2020), Astronomia (2022), Voyage to Eternity (2024) and has released several singles, one of which received a nomination of "best contemporary instrumental single" for the 2022 OWMR awards.

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OFFICIAL WEBSITE:
.arrizzamusic

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for bookings, inquiries or just to drop a line:
email: arrizzalive
phone: 631-618-7281

Latest News:

Voyage to Eternity- the new album, available for purchase on all major music stores and streaming platforms!

Voyage to Eternity has earned a #47 position on the OWMR TOP 100 albums chart!

Screen name:
Arrizza
Member since:
Jun 14 2010
Active within 2 weeks
Level of commitment:
Very Committed
Years playing music:
20
Gigs played:
10 to 50
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week
Most available:
Days

Influences

While influences are many, there are those who have inspired and touched me in so many ways, not only in terms of music and playing, but in every day living.

Guitar Influences: (who've inspired me)

- Johannes Linstead - main guitar influence
- Govi
- Jesse Cook
- Pavlo
- Guitarra Azul
- Tomas Michaud
- Gipsy Kings
- Armik
- Didula
- Benise
- Greg Reiter
- David Gallegos
- Dan Sistos
- Luis Villegas
- Saro Tribastone (latin & mediterranean guitarra)
- Marc Antoine (for his smooth vibe)
- Al Marconi
- Mark Barnwell
- Jim Stubblefield
- Incendio

New Age/Instrumental Influences

- Yanni
- Jean-Michel Jarre
- Mehdi
- Karunesh
- Deuter
- Secret Garden
- Loreena McKennitt
- Chris Spheeris (guitar & bouzouki - beautiful music)
- David Helpling
- Sajjad
- Omar Akram

Electronic:

- Jean-Michel Jarre
- Tangerine Dream
- Armin Van Buuren
- Robert Miles
- DJ Dado
- Above & Beyond
- Glenn Main
- Kebu
- Amethystium
- Edelis
- Dynatron


World Music:
Julio Iglesias, George Dalaras, Amr Diab, Cyrene Abdul-El-Nour, Agricantus, Elena Ledda...(Latin, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean influences)

Instrument experience:

Lead Guitar:
Expert
Rhythm Guitar:
Advanced
Acoustic Guitar:
Advanced
Steel guitar:
Advanced
Electronic Music:
Advanced
Keyboard:
Moderate
Piano:
Intermediate
Other:
Intermediate
Mandolin:
Intermediate
Harp:
Beginner

EQUIPMENT

All production, recording and mixing is primarily done at my small private home project studio, "Zen Sounds" - an intimate place specializing in a peaceful environment designed for ease of creativity and workflow.


The equipment list includes but not all:

Instruments:

Guitars:
- 2018 Andy Culpepper (#92) custom flamenco blanca cutaway (My ultimate guitar for recording/in-studio work)

- 2013 model "Luthier Series" Cordoba GK Pro flamenco blanca cutaway (my secondary main guitar for all current studio recordings and live performances) - fitted with a Fishman Pro Blend mic blend pickup system

- Yamaha CG171SF flamenco blanca (my backup guitar for live performance) - fitted with a Fishman Matrix undersaddle pickup

- Montana CF-80 classical-flamenco hybrid Spanish guitar (my "old faithful" - formally used for recording and live performance...now retired - dinged up yet still plays well!)

Others:

- ESP-LTD EC-408 Electric guitar
- Turkish "baglama" long-neck saz (un-named)
- Vamvakas Greek bouzouki (tetrachord)

DI unit: Grace Design BiX DI pedal
Fishman Pro EQ Platinum DI pedal -

Effects:

Nylon-string:
-TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb
- BBE Sonic Maximizer Stomp pedal
- Line 6 wireless
- TC electronic NOVA reverb unit


Hardware (studio):

- UA Universal Audio Apollo Twin X Thunderbolt audio interface

- Behringer Xenyx 802 mixer w/ Premium 8-Input 2-Bus Mic Preamps and British-style EQs (backup)

- 2018 model Mac Mini w/ Quad-Core Intel i3 3.6 GHz processor, 64 GB Ram, 2TB HD running Sonoma MacOS

- 2018 model Macbook Pro w/ 6-core Intel i9 2.9 GHz processor, 32 GB RAM, 500 GB SSD running Sonoma MacOS

Software:

I primarily use Steinberg Cubase as my main audio DAW sequencer for all my recordings.

- Cubase 11 & 13 Pro DAW (for recording, mixing/mastering)
- Cubase 7.5 Artist DAW
- Cubase 12 DAW (mobile recording)
- Studio One 2 "Producer Edition"
- Avid Pro Tools
- Luna
- Sony Sound Forge (Mastering)
- Audacity
- Sony Sound Forge 10
- Fl Studios (for some serious beatmaking)
- tons of FX plugins & VST instruments
- Spectrasonics Omnisphere, Trillian & Stylus RMX
- Nexus 4 virtual synth workstation
- Hybrid 3 soft synthesizer
- Spire soft synthesizer
- Dune 3 soft synthesizer
- Korg Wavestation soft synthesizer

Mics:
- 3 dynamic cardioid dynamic mics from different brands (RadioShack, Audio Technica, Shure)

- AT2020 cardioid condenser (2)
- Shure SM-57 dynamic

Other Equipment:

- Roland AIRA System-8 synthesizer (with Plug-Out technology - Jupiter-8 & Juno-106 synth engines)
- Nektar LX61 MIDI keyboard controller
- Korg Krome 61 workstation synthesizer
- sE Electronics RF-X Reflexion vocal filter

Monitoring:
- M-Audio Bx5a near-field monitors
- Audio Technica studio headphones
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LIVE SETUP:
For live performances, (solo or a small ensemble) I use pro audio equipment by Behringer, Yamaha,, Electro-Voice and Fishman.

PA system:
- (1) Behringer Eurolive B112D 1000W
- (1) Behringer D1200-PRO subwoofer 500W
- Electro-Voice Everse 8 portable PA system speaker

Mixer: Yamaha MG10XU 10 channel mixer (w/ SFX digital effects) - onboard USB connectivity

DI: Fishman Pro EQ Platinum DI pedal, Grace Design Bix preamp

Computer: - 2018 model Macbook Pro w/ 6-core Intel i9 2.9 GHz processor, 32 GB RAM, 250 GB SSD running Sonoma MacOS


cables include: Pro Co Excellines, Planet Waves, and Mogami

Lights:
- H20 water light by Amercan DJ
- Genesis LED light bar
- Suny lasers (2)
- Chauvet LED par lights (2)
- Chauvet Hurricane D4 haze machine
- Pangolin laser system (running Quickshow software)
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