Players that have either performed with me live or have recorded on my CD's:
Battista (Flamenco Guitar, Electric Guitar Solo on "Into the Light", Oud, Vocals, Producer Writer, Engineer, Programmer.)
Quetzal Guerrero (Violin), Avi Sills (World Percussion), Reid Defever (World Percussion), Fernando Diez (World Percussion), Pete Korpela (World Percussion), (Dianna (Backing Vocals). Oskar Cartaya (Bass), Jesse Stern (Bass) Carlos Elorza (Bass) Arturo Solar (Trumpet), Giovahna Battista (Backing Vocals.), Yussi (Flamenco Guitar), Luis Villegas (Flamenco Guitar) and Paul Castellano (Violin).
Influences
Flamenco, Gipsy Kings, Strunz & Farah, Paco de Lucia, Classic Latin Songs , Funk, R&B, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Motown, Middle eastern music, Hard Rock Shredders like Michael Schenker, Ulric Roth, Scorpions, Jazz Fusion, David Sanborn, Blues, Southern Rock and much more.....
Sounds Like
What counts even more is what it feels like or what it makes you feel.
The captivating music of Battista invites you into his soulful world of
romance, fire and passion.
Battista with his unique style of Spanish guitar being the core narrator of his music, intricately fuses sensual rhythms of Middle eastern, African and Latin percussion with funk, house beats, eletronica and soulful vocals that will allure you into an endless dream.
Performed with virtuosity, his music will seduce you and with heart felt melodies that uplift the spirit and awaken the soul.
Hi Battista, Heaven & Earth is on hiatus now as Stuart Smith and Richie Onori have joined forces with bassist Steve Priest to reform "Sweet". For those of you unfamiliar with the band, Sweet originally formed in the early 70s and went on to sell over 40,000,000 albums with 11 International Top Ten Hits such as "Ballroom Blitz", "Little Willy", "Love is Like Oxygen", "Fox on the Run", "Teenage Rampage", "Action", "Blockbuster", "Hellraiser" and many others.
This reincarnation of the band reformed last year, playing their first show in June, and went on to play festivals throughout Canada and the States and had played to over 300,000 people before the year was out. During this tour last year they recorded a live CD available on Amazon entitled "Sweet, Live in America" which has received rave reviews - pick up a copy and please Add Sweet As Your Friend On Myspace!
Sorry, I've been out of touch on myspace for such a long time, but I often thought of you while being busy in the ocean of life. I'm still in the process of big change, and and it's even getting busier as things change rapidly around me! And, Thank Goodness they do! Haha!
I won't show up very often on myspace, but I will now and then, and will say a heartfelt "Hello" to you! I hope All is well with you my dear friend! Thinking of you with much Love! I'll call you to catch up with you. Do you still have the same phone number? Have a wonderful week filled with Inspirations, Fun and Lots of Love!
This is Teresa How is it going........Have you been busy? Wanted to let you know that Unytee has been through some construction and is the group is not together. Still working with Debbie, so I hope I can record with you soon.
glitter-graphics.com Thinkin' Bk 11yrs, & Thankful 4 All The Memories I can Relive. Putting on a Cd & Remembering Where n When you performed. Lookin' @ pictures & Smiling the entire time.. Best of All Hearing your voice when you call..
Happy Halloween 
Have a Great Wickedly Fun Holiday....
Thank You 4 the Birthday Wishes last night,, I hope your havin a good day like me..
Talk to ya soon or should I say see you soon......
.. Time to Start Off GOOD...
