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“...mindbending music for guitar and electronics…
hear Oppedisano’s intricate roar.” – Time Out New York
"...Unlike many others who use the guitar as the
principle tool of their music, he cares little for caressing
the listener with warm washed of brushed guitar strings
- this is full-on, in-your-face and almost confrontational
music, which however never sees salvation in total
mayhem, but in creating an immediate emotional and
endorphinal experience. It is all the more remarkable,
then, that he has never allowd himself to be blinded by
the love for guitars and still considers the human voice
the most expressive instrument. His CV may take twists
and turns, but Marco Oppedisano's music goes straight
to your heart." - Tokafi
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Marco Oppedisano is a composer, guitarist and producer with
ample recording and performance experience as a guitarist in
music ranging from rock/pop, jazz, hip hop, club/dance music,
contemporary concert music, free improvisation, film music
and musical theater.
Oppedisano performs with the BIOS trio and has performed with
various contemporary music ensembles and musicians in the New
York City area. He has had works performed by the Fireworks
Ensemble, Glass Farm Ensemble, Morris Lang and The Brooklyn
College Percussion Ensemble, The Zyryab Guitar Quartet of
Portugal, and distinguished guitarists; Oren Fader and Kevin R.
Gallagher. He has recorded for Capstone Records (Vox Novus
2003 60x60 project), performed in Glenn Branca's pieces for
100 guitars and in the US premiere of Guitars D'Amour by
Glenn Branca. Oppedisano also is featured with Tom Buckner
on an electroacoustic composition entitled, Hoodlum Priest by
Noah Creshevsky (released on the Mutable Music label in 2003).
In October 2006, Oppedisano held a concert at Dominic Frasca's
The Monkey NYC featuring his electroacoustic workd for electric
guitar and works for live electric guitar and CD playback.
Television appearances by Oppedisano include an improvisation
concert at Brooklyn College aired on CUNY TV in December
2005 and for a special called Deadly Women, aired on the
Discovery Channel in February 2005, featuring an opera scene
by Dennis Bathory-Kitsz. He has done radio interviews for Kalvos
and Damian (www.kalvos.org), and had works programmed WNYC
"New Sounds," CBC Radio (The Signal with Laurie Brown),
Contemporary Classical Internet Radio (live 365) and various
internet radio stations. In September 2005 and December 2006,
Oppedisano performed live with Josh Weinstein on WOR710's
Joey Reynolds Show in New York City. In December 2006 he
performed with Josh Weinstein on Vin Scelsa's long running
radio program, "Idiot's Delight." In October 2006, Oppedisano was
featured in an online interview with Urban Guitar 'Zine and in April
2007 did a 15 Questions Interview with Tokafi.
Oppedisano work as a producer and assistant producer include
projects, FIRST FLIGHT, a solo classical guitar disc by the prolific
New York City based guitarist, Oren Fader. He has worked as
assistant producer on an album called DANCE MIX by the Fireworks
Ensemble. His full length CD, ELECTROACOUSTIC WORKS FOR
ELECTRIC GUITAR was released in June 2007 on the OKS Recordings
of North America label. His works have been performed and heard<
in various areas around the world and are all registered with ASCAP.
Oppedisano is a native of Brooklyn, New York. He holds a
B.A in Music Composition from the Brooklyn College Conservatory
of Music and an M.A in Music Composition from the Queens College
Aaron Copland School of Music.
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