"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
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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.
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I've been influenced by all the music I've listened to. Hopefully I have taken these influences and created my own sound!
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
Carl Roa is the guitarist of the highly acclaimed progressive rock groups, Magic Elf and Carl Roa Band.
Whether ripping through a supercharged rock solo or gliding through a maze of soulful chord progressions, Carl's ability to balance musicality and technique has delighted music fans worldwide.
Receiving accolades from Guitar World, Progression and Billboard magazines, Carl's unique and diverse playing style has put him in the forefront of today's progressive rock / fusion movement.
Carl Roa is an endorsee for Suhr Guitars, Digitech, Xotic Pedals, Seymour Duncan, GHS Strings, Tech 21 NYC and Fortin Amplification.
hey carl. kc from pravda here. hope all is well with you. if you have some time, give our new cd a listen. let me know what you think. thx for the friendship. peace, kc