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Chowy Fernandez

Chowy Fernandez

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of Birth: January 7th, 1983
Been Playing Guitar Since: 1993

My mother and father taught me everything about music. Since I was a small child, they made me listen to all the epic bands, from old-school classics to the most cutting-edge, contemporary groups and musicians. At 9, I already knew I wanted to play the guitar and at 10 I started to practice 8-10 hours a day, every day, learning by myself, listening to Jimi Hendrix, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Jimmy Page, Robert Fripp, Greg Howe and many more on cassette. They were my real inspiration.

Playing and Influences
I started my career on stage at 12, playing in my parents' band; later I went on with different bands on my own, until I formed my first professional group, PRONOIA, in Buenos Aires city in 2004, adding up to 15 years of experience playing live. During this period, I devoted myself to almost every style, from music composed by myself to Argentine folk and covers of Luis Alberto Spinetta, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Living Colour , Metallica, Megadeth, Los Redondos, Pantera, Steve Vai, etc.

I studied in the Argentine branch of Berklee (Boston) for two years, complementing these classes with private training with Carina Alfie—also playing with her live in several gigs, one of them with Kiko Loureiro (ANGRA)—, Claudio “el Tano” Marciello (ALMAFUERTE), Walter Curri (ALACRAN) and Sebastian Bazan (Berklee guitar instructor). In 2006, I was contacted by the National Music Institute in Quito (Ecuador) to give electric guitar clinics, in which all the Institute students took part. I’ve taught guitar playing for 8 years now, and at present I’m working with several bands as a sessionist and I’m about to release my first professional CD with PRONOIA, after three indie recordings.

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Lessons (454,883 views)

Name Level Type Technique Category
Greg Howe Style 2 8 of 10 Solo Picking (more than one type) Rock - Fusion
Extreme Metal Riffing 6 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Picking (more than one type) Metal - Progressive
Progressive Metalcore 6 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Metal - Progressive
Walking Jazz Guitar 4 of 10 Chords Fingerpicking Jazz - Fusion
Melodic Deathcore Guitar 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Metal - metalcore
Metal Tapping Ideas 8 of 10 Solo Tapping Metal - Progressive
Extreme Metal Riffing 5 6 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Metal - Extreme
Nuno's Blues Style 6 of 10 Solo Phrasing Metal - glam
Slapping & Tapping 7 of 10 Etude Slapping Rock - Fusion
Petrucci Melody 7 of 10 Solo Tapping Metal - Progressive
Phrygian Metalcore 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Metal - Progressive
Andy Timmons Inspired 6 of 10 Solo Phrasing Rock - Fusion
Chowy's Hot Licks 6 of 10 Solo Picking (more than one type) Rock - Fusion
Aeolian Metalcore Riffing 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Metal - metalcore
Guthrie Govan Tapping 9 of 10 Etude Tapping Rock - Fusion
Experimental Guitar Soloing 6 of 10 Solo Picking (more than one type) Metal - Modern
Blues Meets Metal 6 of 10 Solo Picking (more than one type) Rock - Fusion
Lydian Metalcore Riffing 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Metal - metalcore
Extreme Metal Riffing 4 7 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Metal - Progressive
Michael Romeo Tapping 7 of 10 Etude Tapping Metal - neoclassical
Joe Satriani Meets Metal 7 of 10 Solo Picking (more than one type) Metal - metalcore
Extreme Metal Riffing 3 7 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Metal - death
Slapping & Tapping Etude 7 of 10 Etude Slapping Metal - Progressive
Steve Vai Style Lydian 6 of 10 Solo Phrasing Metal - metalcore
The Faceless Style 7 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Metal - death
Chowy's Metal Tune 2 6 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Metal - death
Petrucci Melody Build Up 6 of 10 Solo Phrasing Metal - Progressive
Chowy's Metalcore Tune 7 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Metal - metalcore
Extreme Metal Riffing 2 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Metal - metalcore
Extreme Metal Riffing 1 7 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Metal - metalcore
Chowy's Metal Tune 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Metal - Progressive
Satch's Clean Tap Etude 6 of 10 Etude Tapping Rock - Fusion
Modal Metal Solo 7 of 10 Solo Picking (more than one type) Metal - neoclassical
Metal Riffing in B Minor 6 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Metal - Progressive
Instrumental Progressive Rock 6 of 10 Etude String skipping Metal - Progressive
Greg Howe Style 8 of 10 Solo Picking (more than one type) Rock - Fusion