Angel Vivaldi
| Angel Vivaldi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 13, 1985 New Jersey |
| Genres | Instrumental rock, Progressive Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Hard Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, performance artist |
| Instruments | Guitar, Bass |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Associated acts | Scale the Summit, Vext |
| Website | www.AngelVivaldiOfficial.com |
Angel Vivaldi (born June 13, 1985) is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer, philanthropist and environmentalist. Voted 3rd "Best Guitarist in 2014 by Prog-Sphere, he began his solo career in 2003. Vivaldi has self-released 5 records, Revelations, The Speed of Dark, Universal Language, Away With Words- Part 1, and Synapse. In 2015, he released a cover of Joe Satriani's Crystal Planet single. He's known for his virtuoso guitar playing style and cinematic music videos.
It was announced in 2015 that Away With Words - Part 2, a primarily acoustic release, would be put on hold to focus instead on a full album called Synapse. Though the album was slated to be released in 2016, its eventual release date was October 6th, 2017.
Born in New Jersey, Vivaldi grew up on dance music, freestyle music and Spanish music. He started playing guitar at 15 and is self-taught. He cites Nirvana, Megadeth, Yngwie Malmsteen and Eric Johnson as early influences. Vivaldi was strongly discouraged from becoming a musician by his family and had little support from them.
Vivaldi performed live regionally for 4 years before recording any music (sans demos). After releasing his debut album, "Revelations," in 2008 (which since then has been removed from all outlets), he joined Black Market Hero. He released his second EP titled The Speed of Dark in 2009, (which saw a re-release in August 2016) and uploaded his first play-through of Acid Reign on YouTube shortly thereafter.
He competed in Guitar Player Magazine's "Guitar Superstar Competition" in 2010 with judges George Lynch and Gary Hoey.
Released in May 2011, Vivaldi recorded Universal Language with producer Will Putney. It became a viral success following the release of two music videos for "A Mercurian Summer" and "A Martian Winter." Despite critical acclaim and success, it would be 4 years before any extensive touring was done.
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