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Art Renshaw Live in Toyko |
| Art Renshaw was born the only child to two successful
fine artists. He spent the first eighteen years of his life in Australia,
submerging himself in the local Aboriginal culture. Growing up in a creative
household and in such colorful surroundings fed his passion for the arts.
Renshaw has spent more than two thirds of his life playing music. Choosing to depart from his parents' world of painting pictures on canvas, Renshaw instead uses the hues and tones of the guitar as his palette and brushes, composing beautifully picturesque songs, reminiscent of his life's experiences. Renshaw has performed his music to enthusiastic crowds on four continents and has played alongside some of the greatest musicians the industry has to offer. Dreamtime, (named for the Aboriginal ritualistic religion), is Art Renshaw's first solo effort. Dreamtime is a graceful and moving representation of Renshaw's unique blend of musical mediums, and the native sounds of his homeland. Art is currently nearing completion on his second solo release. 
Here's what Guitar Nine Records had to say about Art Renshaw's Dreamtime: Jazz, classical, new age...pedestrian attempts to categorize the music of guitarist Art Renshaw are bound to fall short of describing the beautiful, unaccompanied, electric sounds emanating from Renshaw's Les Paul. The title of his new CD, Dreamtime, accurately describe the dreamy, yet dynamic and passionate songs, six of which are Renshaw originals. The CD also features cover versions of the Don Mock tunes, "Prelude" and "Ballad Of Triangles" and Pat Martino's "Country Road." Renshaw's singing guitar style perfectly compliments the material chosen for the record, and amazingly, the tracks on the CD were recorded with no overdubs, editing or outboard effects...completely live, in one or two takes each. Dreamtime, while falling outside of most genre parameters, is destined to appeal to fans of jazz and new age instrumental guitar.
Instrumental Music.Com recently reviewed Dreamtime. This is what they had to say: "You've never heard a solo guitar album quite like Art Renshaw's "Dreamtime". Playing an amplified electric guitar, Art's debut recording features 10 compositions of highly original, harmonically sophisticated tunes. It's hard to define this CD precisely, his music sounds jazzy, new age, modern - it's all of these and yet none of them at the same time. Of note to other guitarists, this recording was done with straight guitar, no overdubs of any kind. His guitar has a great, spacey tone that's tinged with a slight delay, reverb and chorus. Art uses some fantastic chord voicings that are somewhere between Allan Holdsworth and Pat Metheny. Overall, if you're looking for some unique playing that's refreshingly different, check out Art Renshaw."
Email: renshaw@rocketcityrecords.com
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