"Ass kickingly ferocious jazz fusion/progressive hard rock... Roa is an extremely formidable player..." - GUITAR WORLD MAGAZINE
"Hot, hot, hot all instrumental progressive... prolific chops..." - PROGRESSION MAGAZINE
"Carl Roa's playing on the new cd is phenomenal! Great work man!" - JOHN PETRUCCI of DREAM THEATER
"WOW!, talk about a power trio... Roa has a solid feel for rock and fusion which makes for an interesting variety of sounds..." FUSE MAGAZINE
"…Magic Elf will blow you away if you like technical progressive fusion…" - AURAL INNOVATIONS
"… exceptional technical excellence…" - Ian Anderson, JETHRO TULL
Clip from forthcoming Instructional Video
Influences
My main guitar influences are: Eric Johnson, Steve Morse, Allan Holdsworth, Pat Metheny, S.R.V., Albert King, Mike Stern, Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, Christopher Parkening, Shawn Lane, Jimi Hendrix, Alex Lifeson and many more!
I love rock, jazz, blues and classical music. I'm into any music played with soul and passion. My favorite composer is J.S. Bach.
Sounds Like
I've been influenced by all the music I've listened to. Hopefully I have taken these influences and created my own sound!
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Track Listing:
Risen
Calling All Monsters
Eternity
Highway Song
Swamp Stomp
Giant Steps
Captain's Chair
King Of Kings
Lullaby (For Christina and Julie)
Down With The Ship
Whether ripping through a hyper charged 16th note jazz tinted rock solo, or delicately weaving through a mind melding maze of Bach tainted chord progressions, Carl Roa's innate ability to balance musicality and technique has delighted many music fans worldwide. Receiving accolades from the likes of Guitar World, Progression, and Billboard magazines, Carls unique and diverse playing style has put him in the forefront of todays progressive rock and fusion movement. Fusing elements of rock, jazz, classical, country and blues has allowed Carl to develop an interesting and radical hybrid style not often displayed by today's modern guitarists.
Carl Roa is an endorsee for Seymour Duncan, GHS Strings, Tech 21 NYC and Fortin Amplification.
Nice songs & awesome tone Carl. Thank you very much for checking COLOURFAST. I really appreciate for your friendship & support. Greeting from Tokyo. -Akira-
Hi Carl, which pickups are in the beautiful Les Paul in your instructional DVD clip? (Green is my favorite color). And do you have a release date planned you aim for? Best, Frits
Hi Carl, I just finished a new song called "Something Is Out There". Drop by for a listen when you've got a minute, I think you might get a kick out of it.
Hey Carl! Don't worry, you'll get a copy... TLB posted 4 new Youtube Videos!! DVD/CD Pre-Orders start May 1 West Coast Tour starts in June! Come visit our page :-)
that would be soo cool! yeah im a huge fan, ive learned all of your songs, except your solo album, ive only learned about 6 songs off of that so far, yeah i heard you played at a place called orien studios or something, down here.(in baltimore). p.s. thanks a lot for taking time to talk to me, it really means the world to me! i cant believe i am talking to THE carl roa! i have promo posters in my room on the walls, i can never make it out to new york to see you play though. which is a bummer.
AAHHHHHHHHHHHH no way! my dad and dentist are going to be so happy to hear that! im so excited to hear it now! will you play a show around baltimore at all?
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