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Jeff Young - The Unmaking of Me... 5 Song Sampler features 3 songs from his upcoming debut album, How High is Up? plus 2 "unreleased" cuts from his 1994 post Megadeth project. About Jeff's upcoming debut How High is Up?: Among the astonishing facets revealed on his first full-length release is the depth and breadth of Jeff Young's innate creativity as guitarist, songwriter, arranger and producer. Jeff's intuitive assimilation of gypsy flamenco, Brazilian, classical, jazz, pop and rock influences translate into sonic tapestries that are at once modern yet steeped in tradition. Flowing from explosive to seductive, fiery to blissful - this music draws you in deeper and deeper with each listen. Featuring breathtaking vocal performances by Badi Assad, gilli moon, Debby Holiday, Lenine and guest collaborations with such notable musicians as Matt Chamberlain, Tony Franklin, Sergio & Odair Assad to name a few, the 13 ground-breaking tracks on How High Is Up? (RELEASE DATES PENDING) represent a diverse and definitive debut from the platinum selling guitarist with Megadeth (1987-1988) and Badi Assad (1997-2003). SUMMARY The 1985 Musician's Institute graduate launched his career in Los Angeles as a guitar teacher. Less than four years after arriving in California, Capital recording artists Megadeth discovered Jeff's virtuosic abilities. Stepping into an unfamiliar genre, Jeff received high acclaim as lead guitarist for the recording and tour support of Megdeth's 1988 platinum selling album, So Far, So Good...So What! Following his 'life-in-deth' experience, Jeff began penning the eclectic cult favorite Fingerprints column for Guitar magazine. For a portion of the 90s, Jeff stepped away from the spotlight to deal with the untimely deaths of first his father and later his mother while deeply immersing himself in the further study of classical, flamenco, gypsy jazz and other world music varieties. In 1998, he resurfaced with surprising new Brazilian musical partner, Badi Assad. Together, the duo crafted exotic soundscapes for their first acclaimed collaboration entitled, Badi Assad - Chameleon. The album (co-written, arranged, and produced by Jeff), climbed to #1 in Europe while diligent touring introduced their transcendent acoustic-world-fusion sounds to diverse audiences worldwide. Opening concerts for renowned artists including Joe Cocker, jazz diva Cassandra Wilson, as well as highlight performances on 1999's Lilith Fair and Farm Aid 2000 are testament to the considerable cross-over appeal of Badi & Jeff's "new world" music explorations. In 2003, the track "Waves" from Chameleon was prominently featured in the Michael and Kirk Douglas film, It Runs in the Family as well as on the movie's soundtrack. DISCOGRAPHY + Jeff Young - The Unmaking of Me... (guitarist, songwriter, arranger, producer) 5 Song Sampler featuring 3 groundbreaking tracks from his upcoming debut, How High Is Up? plus 2 "unreleased" cuts from his 1994 post Megadeth project with Debby Holiday. + Jeff Young and Debby Holiday - Demos, Riots & Earthquakes (guitarist, songwriter, arranger, producer) 2005 release date pending. Jeff's never released post Megadeth blues/rock project with Los Angeles vocal phenom, Debby Holiday. 4 song EP written and recorded in the midst of the Los Angeles riots. + Badi Assad - Chameleon (songwriter, arranger, producer, guitarist) Released 1998 on Verve/PolyGram label. Chameleon climbed to #1 in Europe also topping numerous "Album of the Year" lists around the globe including JAZZIZ magazine's 1998 Readers Poll + Megadeth - So Far, So Good... So What! (lead guitars electric & acoustic) Released 1988 on Capitol Records. Remixed, remastered & re-released with new liner notes 2004. Platinum and gold album awards for Megadeth - So Far, So Good... So What! and Peace Sells But Who's Buying? *Peace Sells awarded on the basis of touring contributions IN CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS + with Badi Assad: Willie Nelson's Farm Aid 2000, Sarah McLachlan's 1999 Lilith Fair + with Megadeth: Europe's legendary Castle Donnington Monsters of Rock festival with Iron Maiden, Kiss, David Lee Roth, Guns & Roses before an audience of over 125,000 (1989), Iron Maiden Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Tour (1989), Ronnie James Dio Dream Evil Tour (1988) EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES + Penned monthly cult favorite column entitled, Fingeprints for GUITAR Magazine FEATURED ON SCREEN IN + Lilith On Top (Lilith Fair Documentary) + VH1 Behind the Music - Megadeth, + CMT Farm Aid 2000 telecast (2 million + viewers) + The Decline of Western Civilization Part II "The Metal Years" BORN March 31, Ann Arbor, Michigan - USA FIRST INSTRUMENTS Viola - age 6 / Tenor and Baritone Saxophone - ages 8 - 14 EDUCATION Musician's Institute/G.I.T. graduate. During Jeff's tenure at MI, he was fortunate to study in the master classes of Eric Johnson, Steve Morse, Frank Gambale, Rush and Robben Ford to name a few. Past private instructors include: classical guitar with Jim McCutheon, blues with the legendary Steve Hunter, flamenco guitar with Paco Arroyo MOST INFLUENTIAL - PAST "I'm pleased to report that the first album my parents ever gave me was by The Beatles. I've always listened to and enjoyed all styles of music... it was Nancy Wilson's acoustic prelude to "Crazy on You" that inspired me to play guitar. By age 16, I bought my first classical album, John Williams - Echoes of Spain." Early guitar mentors: Edward Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Allan Holdsworth, Jeff Beck, Randy Rhoads, George Benson, Steve Howe, Gary Moore, Tommy Bolin MOST INFLUENTIAL - PRESENT Who I'm listening to like crazy: Ana Vidovic, Raphael Rabello, Xuefei Yang, Vicente Amigo, Fiona Apple, Bjork, Tori Amos, Bob Marley, Jeff Buckley, Meshell Ndegeocello, Charlie Sexton, Led Zeppelin "I've always felt that Paco de Lucia was the king... 6 years ago I began to study flamenco which opened my ears to a new world of exciting music including Vicente Amigo, Tomatito, an obscure guitarist named Manitas de Plata and a plethora of other gifted artists from Spain. While playing with Badi Assad, I was introduced to many amazing Brazilian artists including guitarists Raphael Rabello, Egberto Gismonte, her brothers Sergio & Odair Assad as well as singer-songwriter Lenine and the experimental instrumental group, Uakti. I also listen to a lot of Django Reinhart, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Shawn Lane, Seal, Michael Hedges, Bireli Lagrene, Lenny Breau, and of course, Miles Davis." Check out the artist's website: http://www.jeffyoung.ws Track List: 1. Liquid Voices 2. Spirit Dog 3. Angelina 4. Peace 5. Little Mexico Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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