Maybe it's not a straight line, but you can trace the vast and varied creative journey of Val Staccato (Carlos Miranda, September 19th) – The Musician, Guitarist, Composer and Music Producer of Instrumental New Age Rock – back to his childhood in Peru. Influenced by all kinds of musical genres: Classical, Blues, Flamenco, Heavy Metal, Hindi, Exotic, Hard Rock, Electronic.and Peruvian Music.
"When I was a kid, my older brother used to come home with all these 70's and 80's Heavy Rock albums," remembers Staccato. "We hadn't heard anything like Rainbow or Van Halen. It's Ritchie Blackmore and Eddie Van Halen's guitar playing, why I learned to start playing the guitar, only to find out Yngwie Malmsteen or Joe Satriani, among others. And there are elements of those records, and what I felt when I listened to those records, that still underlie everything I do."
A naturally gifted musician, his guitar playing quickly progressed and became a creative outlet for him during his teenage years. His music, instrumental, melodic, rocker but always inspiring, has navigated through a wide range of the musical spectrum, expressing himself in any of the musical palettes, always adopting these musical languages to his own style of emotion and musical aesthetics.
Staccato describes his music work as thus: "It's a musical journey, a little Malmsteen-esque meets Kitaro meets Joe Satriani meets Vangelis meets Steve Vai.". The blend of the guitar virtuosity and New Age elements with Andean melodies, makes a unique style, it's just reflected in their debut album, Live your own story!, a solid effort, this record may come as a pleasant surprise to those who aren't more familiar with Staccato's musical work.
