Born just in time for the Halloween night of 1974 at a northern Portugal village, Vitor early demonstrated his interested in music. When he was two years old he recorded his first tape on his parents home tape recorder in which he sang rather corny and popular tunes. His father soon begun to buy him second hand records which Vitor literally devoured. When he was 5, his love to music brought him to piano lessons which, nevertheless, didn't last long.
Despite this, the lessons enabled him to discover what he considers to be the most stunning achievement of his musical education - being able to play the 5 first notes on the piano reading them from a score. Then he felt like a real musician and nothing else could stop him.
Music, his life long companion made him discover by the time he was 13 the fascination for the guitar as a solo instrument and led him to dream of commanding his own band on guitar. Hands out, first guitar bought, a classical nylon 6-strung. One year latter he got his first electric guitar, a black Stratocaster clone.
His teen years are mostly remembered by long hours spent in front of the TV and the home stereo, trying to play the songs.
The idea of imitation was unbearable, he would try to play his own version which soon led him to think of himself as a songwriter. In 1989 he wrote his first "worthwhile" words. His work as a songwriter was something he always claimed his own and never shared until 1995. After playing in several local bands, he started to perform his own material with the band Citizen's Four, latter revamped and renamed to Big Problem. Their setlists fusion of country, rock, folk, americana and other rootsy styles earned them a regional notoriety, partly due to Vitor's songwriter abilities, fingerpicking guitar style and earthy whispered singer tones.
After several years doing the bar circuit, in 2002 he started his more than postponed project - the recording of his first album which features the latest 12 years of songwriting. The album is called STRANGERS AT DAWN and features Portuguese and American musicians, among them Patrick J. Murphy, David Spires and Jim McCarty. Co-produced by Vitor Cunha and Abilio Rocha, STRANGERS AT DAWN is a terrific example of Vitor's low-key instrumentals and thoughtful lyrics.
Hi, Vitor! Please stop by my profile to show your support for my music by listening to and buying my two new singles off iTunes called, “The Singles.” They include the new song, “Someday” and the NEW version of “Have Faith.” click here for iTunes Also, I’d really appreciate it if you’d add my new FACEBOOK music page: www.facebook.com/elizabethsouthmusic and new TWITTER: www.twitter.com/elisabethsouth Thank you! Please leave a comment, let me know what you think, and tell me how you’re doing!
Peace is not the product of terror or fear. Peace is not the silence of cemeteries. Peace is not the silent result of violent repression. Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all to the good of all. Peace is dynamism. Peace is generosity. It is a right and duty. In it each one has a place in this beautiful family, which the Epiphany brightens for us with God's light. - Father C, Romero 8 February 1978
Happy Holidays! Hope you’re enjoying the season so far. Seems it has been quite some time since I spent some time on Myspace. I have been busy altering my website at www. tonycowger. com to reflect my newest efforts in the freelance and ghost writing markets and focus less on my own novel. Anyway, I hope the rest of your year is wonderful and that the new year holds all the abundance you want. If you or someone you know is in need of some writing help please send them my way at www. tonycowger. com. (For any help I receive from my Myspace friends I am offering a 10% finders fee to say thank you for helping out a friend so be sure to write and let me know in case your friend forgets to tell me. If you hire me yourself, that 10% would be taken off what you pay so, either way, you win.) I have experience in writing sales ads/presentations, non-fiction and, of course, fiction. Thanks and happy holidays!
*** IN NEED OF NOW *** GUILTY GUITARS' 3rd ALBUM RELEASED OCTOBER 30th 2008 ON GUILTY GUITARS RECORDS
With 12 songs and nearly 1 hour running time the new album explores new dimensions in the music of Guilty Guitars, taking the listener from joyful fields down to valleys of melancholy and from there, back again to optimistic heights – it’s a journey, designed for your ears. You have several options to join the ride: You can....... .......listen to the smash–hit–singles “Any Other Day” & “Again” in full length on our MySpace page. .......switch through Audio–Clips of all tracks on our Last. fm page (www. lastfm. de/music/Guilty+Guitars). .......download the complete album or single tracks at iTunes. .......waste your time at www. guiltyguitars. com .......waste even more time writing in our guestbook: http://guiltytalk. wordpress. com/guestbook/
Enjoy!
"You can find me in this song I sing to you and I find myself in need of now..."
Vitor, I just wanted to let you know that my CD, “Have Faith,” has finally been released and is now available! Also, if you get a chance, check out my new profile page (with videos on the right side) and my new Website. Leave me a comment and let me know how you are doing.
