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Az Samad

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General Info

  • Genre: Acoustic / Folk Rock / Jazz

    Location Berkeley, US

    Profile Views: 45132

    Last Login: 9/25/2012

    Member Since 8/30/2005

    Website www.azsamad.com

    Record Label Unknown Indie

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. .. .. .. .. .... -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.. TIMEOUT Singapore.. "A rising acoustic guitarist". .... KLUE MAGAZINE.. "This is one guy who can finger-pick, hold massive grape fruit-sized chords and make his guitar gently weep with the best." ....THE NEW STRAITS TIMES.. "..Az Samad produces works that are richly textured, poetic and atmospheric." .... -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.. One of 17 Malaysia's most outstanding individuals (Faces Magazine), San Francisco Bay Area acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Az Samad is a full-time musician who focuses on writing original instrumental guitar music. His songs are a blend of world music, jazz, Latin, pop and new age influences. In 2003 and 2004, he studied with the late British acoustic guitar legend Eric Roche in two Residential Guitar Workshops in the UK. Deeply influenced by Eric's music, Az gradually incorporated more percussive and non-conventional guitar techniques in his playing. .... After releasing his debut album "Acoustic Gestures" in Fall 2004 to critical acclaim in Malaysia, he moved to Boston, MA to study under scholarship at Berklee College Of Music. He graduated with Summa Cum Laude honors in a dual major degree in Jazz Composition and Performance (guitar). Since 2007, Az has been a faculty member of Berklee's Summer Guitar Sessions. Az has performed in venues in Malaysia, Singapore, England and the United States as a soloist and duets with his father, Malaysian National Laurete A. Samad Said as well as a member of Malaysian singer-songwriter Shelley Leong's band. He is currently writing material for his second album slated for release in Summer 2009. .... ........This profile was Stylized with ..StyleMySpace.com........ ........ .. ..............↑ Grab this Headline Animator....

  • Members

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  • Influences

    michael hedges ..eric roche ..thomas leeb ..don ross..alex de grassi..pierre bensusan..tommy emmanuel..pat metheny..slava grigoryan..tuck andress..david tronzo..john stowell..tim miller..wolfgang muthspiel..shane kelley..joe pass..jacob fred jazz odyssey..

  • Sounds Like

    .............. ....Buy From iTunes.... ..Buy From emusic.com.. .... ..az samad's 2004 debut album .. acoustic gestures .... 1 train to ericland.. 2 echoes of bangsar.. 3 latah setinggan.. 4 senja mula menangis.. 5 irama espanyola.. 6 lagu royalti belum datang.. 7 berjalan bersamamu.. 8 do you insult me waltz.. 9 the c factor.. 10 girl in the faded photograph.. 11 antartika.. 12 princess lullaby.. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......

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  1. Az Samad

    Taught Dave Matthew's The Stone in #guitar class today. That is one epic song.

  2. Az Samad

    Looked around & found a photo of the Egneter amp from that session with @TaraLindaMusic! Taadaa! @candormusic http://t.co/53WmBceDWA

  3. Az Samad

    Thank you Steven Cheah of @candormusic for the @ztamplifiers Lunchbox Amp, in support of the #electricpoetry tour! http://t.co/bybafDvBR7

  4. Az Samad

    I used an Egnater Tourmaster 4100 when we were recording this album in Texas: http://t.co/ExwXIOrb2R … @candormusic

  5. Az Samad

    Hi @lauriemonkm, thanks for including the article in Truth In Shredding! =) @CheltenhamMusic

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