Artist description Drew Peterson is a seven-string guitarist who seamlessly melds his traditional melodic instrumental rock influences with newer electronica and trip-hop song forms, mixing modern production techniques with modern electric guitar stylings and a strong melodic sense that is distinctly his own. Drew has won a reputation as being one of the most talented and extreme guitarists in both his native western Massachusetts and at his secondary home, Middlebury College.

Music Style Instrumental rock

Musical Influences Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Moby

Similar Artists Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Moby, me (hey, it ain't my fault i'm not popular yet. :o)

Artist History "I grew up around guitars, but never seriously tried playing them until I took a music class in 8th grade. Almost failed it- at the end of the semester I could *barely* play Nirvana's "Come As You Are." (no laughter, please). The winter of my freshmen in high school, though, I picked up my dad's acoustic for the hell of it and started messing around, and the rest, as they say, is history. Initially I played your average alt-rock and blues, and got fairly proficient at it, but my younger brother picked up a compilation CD from some colorado radio station that had a track called "Always With Me, Always With You" by this guitarist I'd heard some stuff about called Joe Satriani. Out of curiosity I dropped it into my CD player, and proceeded to stop breathing for the next three minutes and twenty-two seconds. I didn't exactly stop playing blues (i still love it), but to say Satch has had a profound influence on my music since that night would be a hell of an understatement. I'm mostly self-taught, although over the two years or so i've been studying under Paul Asbell, something that has been a really positive experience. I've been playing about 7 years now, and while I still feel I have a very long way to go, I'm finally getting comfortable with my playing level.

Group Members Drew Peterson- 6 and 7 string guitars, bass, djembe, samples, production and mixing.

Instruments Ibanez RG-7620 and RG-2027 7-strings, Fender American Standard Stratocaster (w/. gold lace sensors), Mesa/Boogie Rocket 44 amp, Ernie Ball and Gore Elixer (6-string) and DiMarzio (7-string) strings.

Location Middlebury, Vermont - USA

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